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Title Wooden tag for the mummy of Tnaphersaïs
Author unknown
Summary A wooden tag for a mummy with order or permission for the burial
Citations Editio Princeps: E. Boswinkel - P.W. Pestman, Textes Grecs, Démotiques et Bilingues (P. L. Bat. 19) (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava 19, Leiden, 1978), p. 176-177 nr. 43 [= P. Batav. 43, also cited as P. L. Bat. 19 43]
S.P. Vleeming, Demotic and Greek-Demotic Mummy Labels and Other Short Texts Gathered from Many Publications (Short Texts II 278-1200) (Leuven, 2011), p. 98-99 nr. 427 [= Short Texts 2 427]
Inv. Id Leiden Pap. Inst. V3
Support/Dimensions Wood, H. 16,4 x W. 7,4 x Th. 1,3 cm
Condition Well preserved. The hole is found in the middle near the top.
Lines 9 lines on the front
Recto/Verso Back is empty
Origin Hermonthite nome
More from Hermonthite nome
Language Demotic
Date 18 August 99 BCE (see Short Texts 2. 427)
Note (general) Edited by: Abd el-Halim Nur el-Din - R.L. Vos
Note (general) Printed plate: P. L. Bat. 19, plate XXVI
Note (general) New edition: Short Texts 2. 427
Note (local/note) Acquired in 1971 from Amsterdam antiquarian Hakkert
Subjects Wooden tag; Mummy; Tnaphersaïs; Documentary; Wooden tag; Mummy label
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

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APIS Translation (English)

[Translation from P. L. Bat. 19:] Petosiris, son of Oteyris, says to Totoês, son of Imuthês, The Overseer of the Mystery of Osorbuchis: "perform burial for Tnaphersaïs, daughter of Hôros, her mother is Nb-t-wḏꜣ". Written in year 15, fourth month of the pr.t-season, day 6 (6 Pharmuthi). [Translation from Short Texts 2, including corrections:] Petosire, son of Uojhor, is the one who says to Tutu, son of Imhotep, the overseer of the mystery of Osobuchis: 'Perform burial for Tnafershai, daughter of Hor, her mother Nebuoj.' Written in year 15, 4th month of the šmw season (Mesore), day 6.