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Title Type
Paper from Manuscript of Cavalier Sport
Paper from Manuscript of Cavalier Sport

This paper was extracted from the manuscript of Cavalier Sport. It is a scene of two persons dueling with rods with their trainer behind them.

Manuscript

Amduat of Nespaqashuty
Amduat of Nespaqashuty

The book is an abbreviated version for Nespaqashuty of the book of the Amduat"the book of the underworld", which describes the journey of the sun god through the 12 hours of the night.

Papyrus

Amduat of an Unknown Official
Amduat of an Unknown Official

This funerary papyrus shows the 11th and the 12th hours of the Amduat, or "Book of the Underworld." The Amduat describes the journey of the sun god through the 12 hours of the night.

Papyrus

An Illustrated Manuscript Page
An Illustrated Manuscript Page

The manuscript page is illustrated with a drawing in black ink that portrays two warriors standing beside a tree with many branches, upon which two birds in a back to back position

Paper

Black Ink Drawing of Man in a Turban
Black Ink Drawing of Man in a Turban

The black ink drawing on an irregular piece of paper depicts a man with detailed features in a turban and baggy trousers.

Paper

Book That is Part of a Katamarus
Book That is Part of a Katamarus

This book is a part of a Katamarus, which means "according to the day." The readings are divided into days according to the Coptic months.

Parchment

Book of Four Gospels
Book of Four Gospels

This book contains the four Gospels in two columns and the Dallal of the Coptic year seasons.

Manuscript

Book of Lections of the Jonah Fast and Lent
Book of Lections of the Jonah Fast and Lent

This Katamarus, or Dallal, contains the lections of the Jonah Fast and Lent. It is written in Arabic and has a modern red cover of hard paper.

Manuscript

Book of Psalms of the Old Testament
Book of Psalms of the Old Testament

This is the Book of Psalms of the Old Testament. In addition to the psalms, it contains collections of Ibn El-Assal and the story of Chaste Susanna.

Manuscript

Book of the Dead of Her-weben-khet
Book of the Dead of Her-weben-khet

The Book of the Dead of the Lady Her-weben-khet, the Chantress of Amun, shows her kneeling in prayer.

Papyrus

Book of the Holy Pascha
Book of the Holy Pascha

In the Book of the Holy Pascha, the word Pascha means Passover. It contains the readings for the last week of Lent, which is also called Passion Week.

Manuscript

Circular Seal Engraved with Coptic Text
Circular Seal Engraved with Coptic Text

The circular seal, which was used to protect the contents of a container, is decorated with a low-relief in the Coptic language.

Seal Impression

Circular Seal with a Foliage Motif
Circular Seal with a Foliage Motif

A circular clay seal with a foliage motif of five petals joined together at the stem. The seal may have been used to embellish objects with this beautiful floral designs.

Seal Impression

Circular Seal with a Picture of Christ
Circular Seal with a Picture of Christ

A round stone seal bearing a picture of Christ with a halo of light around his head. The seal was used in the church to stamp objects to bless them.

Seal Impression

Coptic Seal in the Form of a Crescent
Coptic Seal in the Form of a Crescent

This metal seal in the form of a metal crescent is inscribed with a Coptic word that consists of seven raised letters, which means "holy."

Seal Impression

Copy from the Book of Nuzhat al-Azhaan Fi Islah al-Abdaan
Copy from the Book of Nuzhat al-Azhaan Fi Islah al-Abdaan

This manuscript pertains to general medicine and deals with anatomy, diseases and how to cure them, and drugs related to the diseases.

Medical Manuscript

Cuneiform Tablet Letter
Cuneiform Tablet Letter

In this tablet, Kadashman Enlil the First informs Amenhotep the Third that his daughter, whom Amenhotep the Third has asked to marry, is now marriageable.

Writing Board

Fragment of a Bible
Fragment of a Bible

A fragment of the Bible containing 32 pages of the New Testament written on parchment.

Written Document

Fragment of an Ostracon of a Gazelle
Fragment of an Ostracon of a Gazelle

The fragment of a decorated limestone ostracon bears a simple image of a person standing on the ground. The person is in the act of driving a gazelle. He holds the gazelle's horn tightly in his right hand, while the left one holds a whip.

Ostracon

Funerary Papyrus of Te-net-wesret-en-per-nesu
Funerary Papyrus of Te-net-wesret-en-per-nesu

This papyrus was made for the Singer of Amun, who appears in scenes at both ends and is being led by Isis to the throne room of Osiris, Lord of the Dead.

Papyrus

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