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The rose-coloured granite sarcophagus belonging to Bakenkhonsu, First High Priest of Amun during the reign of Ramesses II. It is decorated with representations of funerary deities and bands of text.

De roze granieten sarcofaag van Bakenchons, eerste priester van Amon tijdens de regering van Ramses II. Hij is versierd met afbeeldingen van funeraire goden en tekstbanden.

Sarcophage en granite rose appartenant à Bakenkhonsou, premier prophète d'Amon durant le règne de Ramsès II; il est décoré de figures de divinités funéraires et de bandes de textes.

Der rosafarbene Granitsarkophag gehört Bakenchons, dem ersten Hohepriester des Amun während der Regierung Ramses II. Er ist mit Darstellungen von Totengottheiten und Textbändern verziert.

Il sarcofago di granito rosa appartenente a Bakenkhonsu, Primo Grande Sacerdote di Amon durante il regno di Ramses II. Esso è decorato con rappresentazioni di divinità funerarie e righe di testo.

Sarcófago de granito cor-de-rosa pertencendo a Bakenkhonsu, sumo sacerdote de Amon durante o reinado de Ramsés II.  É decorado com representações de divindades funerárias e linhas de texto.

Sarcófago de granito rosado perteneciente a Bakenjonsu, sumo sacerdote de Amón durante el reinado de Ramsés II. Está decorado con representaciones de divinidades funerarias y textos.

The rose-coloured granite sarcophagus belonging to Bakenkhonsu, First High Priest of Amun during the reign of Ramesses II. It is decorated with representations of funerary deities and bands of text.

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bA-k-n-xnsw

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From the private collection of Joseph Mayer, given to the museum in 1867. For more information see Record 1 M13519 Liverpool Museum, Object History.
 The sarcophagus was found in Bakenkhonsu's tomb (TT 35) at Dra 'Abu el Naga on the West Bank at Thebes and was formerly in the collection of Viscount Valentia. Joseph Mayer bought the sarcophagus along with most of the Valentia collection at Sotheby's in 1852.

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Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 72; pl.111

General Comment


Provenance: 
 Found in situ in the tomb of Bakenkhonsu, TT35, the body was no longer in the tomb, which appears to have been robbed in antiquity.

Site: 
Found in situ TT35, belonging to Bakenkhonsu. The body was no longer in the tomb and it appears to have been robbed in antiquity.

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A rose coloured granite.

Preservation: 
 The sarcophagus was destroyed when a bomb landed on the museum in May 1941, during World War II but has now been rebuilt with some restoration.

Text comment: 
  On the sides of the sarcophagus are relief scenes depicting Thoth holding a standard bearing a star and the four sons of Horus, with the appropriate accompanying text adoring Bakenkhonsu. Other significant events in his life are recorded on a statue now in Munich, including the construction of a temple for Ramesses II at Karnak.

Disposition: 
 On the sides of the sarcophagus are bands of funerary text and carvings of Thoth holding a standard, along with the four sons of Horus, the protectors of the deceaseds internal organs.

Iconography: 
 The sky goddess Nut is depicted as a winged figure across the lid of the sarcophagus, a band of text below is a prayer to her.

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