This coffin was discovered within the Deir el-Bahari Cache, and was used in the re-burial of Amenhotep I during the 21st Dynasty (1069-945 BCE).
Across the top of the coffin’s lid over the chest is a hieratic (cursive hieroglyphs) text written in black ink. This inscription is what Egyptologists call a docket: a record from the official caching that lists the contents of a coffin or mummy bundle, sometimes accompanied by a dated description of the activity carried out in connection with the reburial of the deceased. The docket from Amenhotep I’s coffin reads:
“Year six, fourth month of peret, day seven: On this day, the high priest of Amun-Ra king of the gods Panedjem (I), son of the high priest of Amun Panedjem (sic), son of Piankh commanded: Renew the burial of king Djeserkara, Son of Ra Amenhotep (I) Life, Prosperity, Health! By the Overseer of the Double Treasury Pa…” [X]
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