Book of the Dead of the Priest of Horus, Imhotep (Imuthes)
Object type: Papyrus, funerary, Book of the Dead, Imouthes, Imhotep, Imuthes
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Ptolemaic Period
Date: ca. 332–200 B.C.
Medium: Papyrus, ink
Dimensions: Approximate measurements (framed): L. 21.9 m (71 ft. 10 3/16 in); H. 35 cm (1 ft. 1 3/4 in.). Length previously estimated at 63 ft. (19.2 m).
Geography: Probably from|From  |  Egypt Middle Egypt Meir
Credit line: Gift of  Edward S. Harkness, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Lions|Birds|Boats|Hieratic