id: 94192 accession number: 1914.716 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.716 updated: 2022-09-12 09:01:29.886000 Coffin of Senbi, c. 1918–1859 BC. Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III. Gessoed and painted cedar; overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.716 title: Coffin of Senbi title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1918–1859 BC creation date earliest: -1918 creation date latest: -1859 current location: 107 Egyptian creditline: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust copyright: --- culture: Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III technique: gessoed and painted cedar department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - Middle Kingdom type: Funerary Equipment find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The most common type of coffin during the Middle Kingdom took the shape of a rectangular box with lid. The mummy inside was placed on his left side, facing east, his head behind the two magical eyes. These—in the shape of human eyes, to which have been added the markings of a falcon's head—were supposed to enable him to behold the rising sun, reborn daily. The long horizontal inscriptions are prayers to Anubis (god of embalming) and Osiris (god of the dead) for offerings of food and drink and other items necessary for survival in the afterlife. The short vertical inscriptions place him under the protection of the gods of earth, sky, air, and moisture, as well as various funerary deities. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. page number: Reproduced: p. 2 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n18 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.716/1914.716_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.716/1914.716_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.716/1914.716_full.tif