id:			94192
accession number:	1914.716
share license status:	CC0
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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
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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
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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
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measurements: Overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

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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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 2
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n18

	Gengler, Matthew. "You Ask, We Answer.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>59, no. 4 (July/August 2019): 20.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 20.
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