Picture No | 10215375 |
Date | 1882 |
Description | Funeral Papyrus of Queen Makara |
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A reproduction of one the last pages of the funeral papyrus of Queen Makara. The manuscript would have been buried along with the body and contained prayers and invocations to be recited by the deceased person when passing through to the afterlife.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 4 February 1882 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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