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title: Coffin Decorated with the Book of Two Ways
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6406/coffin-decorated-with-the-book-of-two-ways/
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updated: 2024-09-24
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# Coffin Decorated with the Book of Two Ways

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Coffin Decorated with the Book of Two Ways](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6406.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6406.jpg)

## Image Caption

Rectangular wooden inner coffin of Sen, dating to c. 1850 BCE. The coffin sides are inscribed in ink with religious writings now known as the [Coffin Texts](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1021/the-coffin-texts/). On the floor of the coffin is a composition called the 'Book of Two Ways,' a guide to the afterlife in which paths and watercourses are marked out for the deceased.

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, March 08). Coffin Decorated with the Book of Two Ways. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6406/coffin-decorated-with-the-book-of-two-ways/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Coffin Decorated with the Book of Two Ways." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 08, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6406/coffin-decorated-with-the-book-of-two-ways/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Coffin Decorated with the Book of Two Ways." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Mar 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6406/coffin-decorated-with-the-book-of-two-ways/>.

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