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title: Detail of the wooden coffin's lid of the lady Tenddinebu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4321/detail-of-the-wooden-coffins-lid-of-the-lady-tendd/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Detail of the wooden coffin's lid of the lady Tenddinebu

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

## Image File

[![Detail of the wooden coffin's lid of the lady Tenddinebu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4321.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4321.jpg)

## Image Caption

The mummy, wrapped in linen bandages, is enclosed in a body-shaped envelope of cartonnage (a light-weight material composed of layers of gummed linen and plaster, which could be moulded to the desired shape. The surface is decorated with texts and religious images in brilliant colors. On the upper body, a ram-headed falcon representing the sun-[god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) embraces the deceased. Between this and the 2nd falcon, are the figures of the 4 sons of [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/), minor deities who protected the internal organs of the body. A central inscription addressed to the sun god requests funerary offerings on behalf of the dead woman. The wooden coffin is also painted and inscribed but the details are obscured by a coat of thick varnish. X-rays of the mummy have shown that Tentdinebu died at an advanced age. Artificial eyes were inserted into the sockets and the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis were filled with dense packing material; all features typical of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) embalming techniques in the 22nd and 21st Dynasties. Probably from [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). 22nd Dynasty, 945-716 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 07). Detail of the wooden coffin's lid of the lady Tenddinebu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4321/detail-of-the-wooden-coffins-lid-of-the-lady-tendd/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the wooden coffin's lid of the lady Tenddinebu." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 07, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4321/detail-of-the-wooden-coffins-lid-of-the-lady-tendd/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the wooden coffin's lid of the lady Tenddinebu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Dec 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4321/detail-of-the-wooden-coffins-lid-of-the-lady-tendd/>.

## License & Copyright

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