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title: Detail of the Coffin of Llady Diefiawet
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4315/detail-of-the-coffin-of-llady-diefiawet/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Detail of the Coffin of Llady Diefiawet

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Detail of the Coffin of Llady Diefiawet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4315.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4315.jpg)

## Image Caption

The surfaces of the coffin of Diefiawet were covered with painted scenes and hieroglyphic texts to assist and protect her passage into the afterlife. [Isis](https://www.worldhistory.org/isis/) and [Nephthys](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nephthys/), the sisters of [Osiris](https://www.worldhistory.org/osiris/), protect the head and the foot of the mummy, and goddess Nut spreads her winged arms over the breasts. A series of gods arranged along the sides of the case provide additional divine protection. The inscription in the center of the lid begins with the parentage of Diefiawet, who was the daughter of a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) doorkeeper. They continue with the full text of Chapter 89 of the [Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Book_of_the_Dead/), a magical spell to ensure that the Ba (spirit) should be united with the body after [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/). From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/); precise provenance of excavation is unknown. The coffin dates back to the 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BCE, while the mummy dates back to the [Ptolemaic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/), 305-30 BCE. (National Museum of [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/)-[Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, December 19). Detail of the Coffin of Llady Diefiawet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4315/detail-of-the-coffin-of-llady-diefiawet/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the Coffin of Llady Diefiawet." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4315/detail-of-the-coffin-of-llady-diefiawet/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the Coffin of Llady Diefiawet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4315/detail-of-the-coffin-of-llady-diefiawet/>.

## License & Copyright

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