Sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibra, cross symbol

European Museums, The British Museum

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Cross symbol on the sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibra

Sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibra

Ankhnesneferibra built a tomb at Medinet Habu, but in early Roman times a priest, Pamontu, reused her sarcophagus and a tomb at Deir el-Medina. He added his name inside her cartouches on the case, and a line along its edge.

The inscriptions are an eclectic mix of religious texts to help the deceased attain the afterlife. There are excerpts from the Pyramid Texts, the Book of the Dead, magical and mythological texts, recitations from funerary rites, a sun hymn and hourly rituals for a vigil over the deceased.

26th Dynasty, reign of Amasis (570 - 526 B.C.), or Psamtek III (526 - 525 B.C.); usurped in reign of Augustus (30 B.C. - 14 A.D.)

Found in Western Thebes, Deir el-Medina; originally from Medinet

Habu, precinct of Ramesses III

Greywacke

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Cross symbol on the sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibra

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Source:  London, United Kingdom