Illustration
A letter to the dead, addressed to the 'excellent spirit, the Count, Overseer of the Army'.
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
British Museum
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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, June 01). Letter to the Dead. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6732/letter-to-the-dead/
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