Three Papyrus Sheaths of Priestesses of Amun. Issue 1 (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Enany, Abir
• Is Part Of: Journal of Egyptian archaeology. Volume 107:Issue 1/2(2021)
• Page Start: 159
• Page End: 175
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Papyrus sheaths -- Osiris -- priestess of Amun -- Twenty-First Dynasty funerary customs -- Bab el-Gusus -- DB 320 -- Chantress of Amun; Egypt -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Antiquities; Egypt; Archäologie; Ägypten; Égypte -- Antiquités -- Périodiques; 6.140; Periodicals; Zeitschrift; Online-Publikation; Electronic journals; 932.005
• DOI: 10.1177/03075133211014197
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0307-5133

Abstract

During the Twenty-First Dynasty, funerary customs of the priesthood of Amun in Thebes were relatively altered due to the socio-political and economic circumstances of that period. The quest for security compelled the priests to use hidden collective tombs with no decorations or inscriptions other than those written on funerary objects. Of these are three papyrus sheaths that once belonged to three priestesses of Amun. Those formerly unpublished statuettes have been particularly intriguing as they were found within the priestesses' burials in two collective tombs of Deir el-Bahari - the Royal Cache (DB 320), and Bab el-Gusus - and hence belong to a class of objects that has not been sufficiently investigated.