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Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt

CHAPTER V
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Boxes of various shapes and sizes were required for the wardrobe of the mummy, for his viscera, and for his funerary statuettes.

He must also have tables for his meals; stools, chairs, a bed to lie upon, a boat and sledge to convey him to the tomb, and sometimes even a war-chariot and a carriage in which to take the air.[71] The boxes for canopic vases, funerary statuettes, and libation-vases, are divided in several compartments.

A couchant jackal is sometimes placed on the top, and serves for a handle by which to take off the lid.

Each box was provided with its own little sledge, upon which it was drawn in the funeral procession on the day of burial.

Beds are not very uncommon.


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