Coffin of Shep en-Mut

The ancient Egyptian mummy, coffin and cartonnage of Shep en-Mut were donated to the museum in 1897. The decoration and inscriptions show she was a married woman, and the daughter of NesAmenempit, who is described as a ‘carrier of the milk-jar’.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
1897/11/3/3
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
North Africa
Collector Excavator
West, RB, Mr
Material
woodplasterpigment
Common Name
coffin of Shep en-Mut
Simple Name
coffin
Period Classification
3rd Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21-25) - 1070-661 BC
Production Country
Egypt
Production Date
-800

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coffin of Shep en Mut