Anthropoid Inner Coffin of a Woman Named Ta-ir-kap (Lid) (ÄM_04_01)

Name: Anthropoid Inner Coffin of a Woman Named Ta-ir-kap (Lid) (ÄM_04_01)
Published: 2026-05-13
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Persistent identifier: doi:10.60507/FK2/I9MDEV
Published version: 1.0
Publication date: 2026-05-13
License: CC BY 4.0

Description

Tairkaps inner coffin is a fine example of richly decorated coffins of the Late Period. As is typical for inner coffins, it represents the mummiform deceased standing on a socle like a statue. The pictures and inscriptions could be chosen and arranged in many different ways, but in short, the coffin may be called ‘typical’ for its time. Still, the choice of texts, especially on the inner sides of lid and case, is remarkable and deserves closer attention. All texts inside have been taken from the so-called Book of the Dead. On the head, an extract from spell 99 evokes air for breathing which explains its position. All other inscriptions strictly follow the sequence of spells as found on Book of the Dead papyri from the 26th dynasty onwards, here spells 43–49 (lid) and 50–54 (case). The sequence shows that lid and case were not seen as separate objects once the coffin was closed.

Creators

Lang, Matthias
Pathé, Philippe

Keywords

Egpyt, 3D-Documentation

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Citation

Lang, Matthias; Pathé, Philippe, 2026-05-13, Anthropoid Inner Coffin of a Woman Named Ta-ir-kap (Lid) (ÄM_04_01), doi:10.60507/FK2/I9MDEV, V1.0

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Dataset Type	dataset
Internal Version Number	11
Latest Version Publishing State	RELEASED
Release Time	2026-05-13T15:51:49Z
Create Time	2026-03-17T13:52:30Z
Citation Date	2026-05-13
File Access Request	True

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Title title

Anthropoid Inner Coffin of a Woman Named Ta-ir-kap (Lid) (ÄM_04_01)

Author author

Author Name
Lang, Matthias
Author Affiliation
University of Bonn, BCDH
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Pathé, Philippe
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Dataset Contact datasetContact

Dataset Contact Name
Lang, Matthias
Dataset Contact Affiliation
University of Bonn
Dataset Contact Email
mlang2@uni-bonn.de

Ds Description dsDescription

Ds Description Value
Tairkaps inner coffin is a fine example of richly decorated coffins of the Late Period. As is typical for inner coffins, it represents the mummiform deceased standing on a socle like a statue. The pictures and inscriptions could be chosen and arranged in many different ways, but in short, the coffin may be called ‘typical’ for its time. Still, the choice of texts, especially on the inner sides of lid and case, is remarkable and deserves closer attention. All texts inside have been taken from the so-called Book of the Dead. On the head, an extract from spell 99 evokes air for breathing which explains its position. All other inscriptions strictly follow the sequence of spells as found on Book of the Dead papyri from the 26th dynasty onwards, here spells 43–49 (lid) and 50–54 (case). The sequence shows that lid and case were not seen as separate objects once the coffin was closed.
Ds Description Date
2026-03-17

Subject subject

Arts and Humanities

Subject Refinement subjectRefinement

Subject Refinement Value
Ancient Cultures: Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies [101-05]

Free Keyword freeKeyword

Free Keyword Value
Egpyt, 3D-Documentation

Publication publication

Publication Relation Type
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Publication Citation
Burkhard Backes, Tairkap und Pestjenfi, Zwei Bestattungsensembles der Spätzeit im Berliner Ägyptischen Museum (ÄM 3-6 und 50-54) (Studien zu altägyptischen Totentexten 22) Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2024, 463 S., ISBN 978-3-447-12083-8
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Depositor depositor

Lang, Matthias

Date Of Deposit dateOfDeposit

2026-03-17

Software software

Software Name
Agisoft Metashape
Software Version
2.0

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