Open AccessA CORPUS OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN EMBALMING PLATES
Author(s) -
Francisco L. Borrego Gallardo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
isimu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2659-9090
pISSN - 1575-3492
DOI - 10.15366/isimu2020.23.003
Subject(s) - embalming , ancient egypt , art , ancient history , literature , history , classics , archaeology
The ‘embalming plate’ is a type of artefact that is mentioned quite frequently in the literature on ancient Egyptian mortuary practices. However, it has not been well studied so far. This paper is a preliminary corpus that can serve as a basis for further studies of this kind of objects, as an open list that can be expanded in the future. This corpus is divided into four lists: A) pieces removed from the mummies with which they were associated; B) doubtful examples; C) items discovered by the x-raying or scanning of mummies; D) embalming plates currently in two display cases in Room 22 at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.