Relief, tomb of Renni, Elkab, Egypt
Ritual washing of a body before mummification, painted wall relief, detail, from the tomb of Renni, governor and high-priest of Nekheb (Elkab) in the reign of Amenhotep I, 18th dynasty, 1525-04 BC, at the Elkab necropolis, on the river Nile in Aswan Governate, Egypt. Elkab is the site of Ancient Egyptian rock-cut tombs from 18th dynasty, 1550-1295 BC, New Kingdom, Ptolemaic temples and a Coptic monastery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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