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Book of the Dead of Sobekmose

One of the greatest aspects of the Brooklyn Museumโ€™s Egyptian collection is The Book of the Dead for a man named Sobekmose, who had the title โ€œGoldworker of Amun.โ€ Sobekmose was buried in Memphis ๐“ ๐“ˆ–๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“‰ด๐“Š– and that is where this papyrus ๐“…“๐“‘๐“๐“› was found. This Book of the Dead dates to the 18th Dynasty (early New Kingdom 1500-1480 B.C.E.). It is displayed as one complete papyrus ๐“…“๐“‘๐“๐“›!

The Book of the Dead is interesting because it doesn’t follow a particular story. The spells ๐“Ž›๐“‚“๐“›๐“ฆ do seem to be grouped by theme, and sometimes pictures ๐“๐“…ฑ๐“๐“ฆ can be representative of the spells ๐“Ž›๐“‚“๐“›๐“ฆ as well.

In this image ๐“๐“…ฑ๐“, you can see some of the Hieratic script that the Book of the Dead is written in – don’t ask me to translate, because I can’t read Hieratic! I can only read hieroglyphs ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช! I would love to learn Hieratic though! The text is read from top to bottom, right to left.

Some of the Hieratic is in black ๐“†Ž๐“…“ ink while some of it is in red ๐“‚ง๐“ˆ™๐“‚‹๐“…Ÿ. The red ๐“‚ง๐“ˆ™๐“‚‹๐“…Ÿ ink seems to symbolize either the beginning or the end ๐“Žผ๐“‚‹๐“Ž›๐“‚๐“› of a spell ๐“Ž›๐“‚“๐“›, or it could highlight a word for a noun that was considered “bad” in Egyptian culture. However, sometimes even “offering table ๐“‚๐“ƒ€๐“…ก๐“„ฟ๐“‹ƒ” could have been written/drawn in red ๐“‚ง๐“ˆ™๐“‚‹๐“…Ÿ and offering tables ๐“‚๐“ƒ€๐“…ก๐“„ฟ๐“‹ƒ were not bad at all! So, some of the red ๐“‚ง๐“ˆ™๐“‚‹๐“…Ÿ ink seems kinda random.

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Gold Wreath from the Ptolemaic Period

Much like today, gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ was very valued in the ancient world. This piece is from the Ptolemaic Period (3rd century-2nd century B.C.E.), and it has a very obvious Greek influence. Many different types of wreaths ๐“Œด๐“„ฟ๐“Ž›๐“†ฐ๐“ฆ were made in ancient Greece using different plants ๐“†พ๐“†ฐ๐“†ฐ๐“†ฐ. The โ€œplant ๐“‡๐“…“๐“†ฐโ€ used in this wreath ๐“Œด๐“„ฟ๐“Ž›๐“†ฐ may be the laurel, which was associated with the Greek god Apollo. While gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ wreaths ๐“Œด๐“„ฟ๐“Ž›๐“†ฐ๐“ฆ like this one could be used to crown athletic victors, it could have also been used in a funerary context. The wreath ๐“Œด๐“„ฟ๐“Ž›๐“†ฐ pictured is most likely one that had a funerary purpose. The wreaths ๐“Œด๐“„ฟ๐“Ž›๐“†ฐ๐“ฆ worn by the living were most likely made of real flowers ๐“†ผ๐“…ฑ๐“†ฐ๐“ฆ.

Gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ is a very malleable material, meaning that it can be easily shaped and bent into various shapes. While a great property to have when considering art, this also means that anything made of gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ is extremely delicate. Most gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ jewelry made today is actually an alloy – meaning gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ is mixed with another metal to make it more durable.

Due to the delicate nature of these wreaths ๐“Œด๐“„ฟ๐“Ž›๐“†ฐ๐“ฆ, there are only four ๐“ฝ surviving today!

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Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

This is the burial chamber ๐“„š๐“ˆ–๐“๐“‰ of Sobekmose, who was a treasury official ๐“‹ด๐“‚‹๐“€€ under the pharaoh ๐“‰๐“‰ป Amenhotep III ๐“‡ณ๐“ง๐“Ž (18th Dynasty, c. 1417โ€“1379 B.C.E.). The south ๐“‡”๐“…ฑ๐“ wall, part of the east ๐“‹๐“ƒ€๐“๐“ญ wall, and the ceiling ๐“‰”๐“„ฟ๐“๐“‡ฏ blocks are all preserved here. The blocks are made of sandstone ๐“‚‹๐“…ฑ๐“‚ง๐“๐“Œ—๐“ˆ™.

Decorated burial chambers ๐“„š๐“ˆ–๐“๐“‰ were not super common in the 18th Dynasty. Instead, the scenes depicted here were usually distributed amongst many chambers. They are all condensed into one room here.

The ceiling’s ๐“‰”๐“„ฟ๐“๐“‡ฏ inscriptions include a prayer to Nut ๐“Œ๐“๐“‡ฏ๐“€ญ (goddess ๐“Šน๐“ of the sky ๐“Šช๐“๐“‡ฏ), โ€œwords spoken by ๐“†“๐“Œƒ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–โ€ Isis ๐“Šจ๐“๐“ฅ and Nut ๐“Œ๐“๐“‡ฏ๐“€ญ, and inscriptions saying that “the Osiris Sobekmose” is “honored by” the Four Sons of Horus and various other gods ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน. The east ๐“‹๐“ƒ€๐“๐“ญ entrance wall is decorated with protective texts and images ๐“๐“…ฑ๐“๐“ฆ of Anubis ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“Šช๐“…ฑ๐“ƒฃ. The south ๐“‡”๐“…ฑ๐“ wall is covered in prayers to many different Egyptian gods ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน and goddesses ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“.

This was purchased from the Egyptian government in 1908, and the north ๐“Ž”๐“ and west ๐“‹€๐“๐“๐“ˆŠ walls of the burial chamber ๐“„š๐“ˆ–๐“๐“‰ are actually in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston!

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Canopic Jars and Canopic Jar Lids

Here are some canopic jars and canopic jar lids!

Ever since I was a little kid ๐“๐“‡Œ๐“€• I have been obsessed with the process of mummification and mummies ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ๐“ช – I have never been scared of it I just thought it was so cool! The purpose of the canopic jars was to hold the organs ๐“‡‹๐“‚ง๐“‚‹๐“„น๐“ฆ that were removed during the process of mummification. The stomach ๐“‚‹๐“„ฃ๐“ป, intestines ๐“ˆ–๐“Šช๐“…ฎ๐“„ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ผ, the liver ๐“…“๐“Šƒ๐“๐“„น๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ธ and the lungs ๐“Šƒ๐“Œด๐“„ฅ๐“…ฑ๐“„บ. The brain ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“„น was removed through the nose ๐“†‘๐“ˆ–๐“‚ง๐“‚‰ but then gotten rid of! The heart ๐“‡‹๐“ƒ€๐“„ฃ was not removed because the deceasedโ€™s ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ heart ๐“‡‹๐“ƒ€๐“„ฃ needed to be weighed against Maatโ€™s ๐“™๐“Œด๐“‚ฃ๐“๐“ฆ feather in order to enter the afterlife ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“๐“‰.

The canopic jars on the top row belonged to a woman ๐“Šƒ๐“๐“‚‘๐“๐“ named Nephtys who was a mayorโ€™s daughter. These are dated to the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 12 – c. 1981โ€“1802 B.C.E.), and human headed lids were popular during this time period. Before this, the canopic jars had flat lids. These four ๐“ฝ jars are made of limestone ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ™๐“Œ‰!

The canopic jars on the bottom row belong to a person named Kay. These are also dated to the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 12 – c. 1981โ€“1802 B.C.E.), and are made out of linen ๐“ฑ and stucco. These canopic jars contain a hieroglyphic ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช inscription ๐“Ÿ๐“›๐“ฅ on the front. I think the lids of these jars are so cool because they look like a mummy mask!

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Coffin of Nephtys

This rectangular outer coffin ๐“‹ด๐“…ฑ๐“Ž›๐“๐“†ฑ and mummiform inner coffin ๐“…ฑ๐“‡‹๐“€พ belonged to a woman ๐“Šƒ๐“๐“‚‘๐“๐“ named Nephtys who was a mayorโ€™s daughter (the canopic jars from yesterdayโ€™s post belonged to her too). These are dated to the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 12 – c. 1981โ€“1802 B.C.E.).

The rectangular outer coffin ๐“‹ด๐“…ฑ๐“Ž›๐“๐“†ฑ is very standard for this time period. The two ๐“ป eyes ๐“น๐“๐“ฆ that are seen would serve as a way for the mummy ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ to be able to see into the land of the living. The head ๐“ถ๐“บ of the mummy ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ would have been placed directly behind these two ๐“ป eyes ๐“น๐“๐“ฆ. Below the eyes ๐“น๐“๐“ฆ, is the Middle Kingdom version of the false door (particularly popular in Old Kingdom tombs). The false door would allow the spirit of the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ to be able to travel between the land of the living and the land of the dead. The design is sometimes referred to as the โ€œpalace facade.โ€

The mummy ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ of Nephtys is still preserved in in the mummiform coffin ๐“…ฑ๐“‡‹๐“€พ. The mask she is wearing has a gilded ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ face and is wearing a faience ๐“‹ฃ๐“ˆ–๐“๐“ธ๐“ผ broad collar ๐“…ฑ๐“‹ด๐“๐“Žบ๐“‹.

Letโ€™s read some hieroglyphs ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช! The standard offering formula is seen in the long line of text at the top of the coffin ๐“‹ด๐“…ฑ๐“Ž›๐“๐“†ฑ!

๐“‡“๐“๐“Šต๐“™ – โ€œAn offering the king gives..โ€

๐“Šจ๐“น๐“บ – โ€œ…Osiris…โ€

๐“ŽŸ – โ€œ…Lord…โ€

๐“Šฝ๐“Šฝ๐“…ฑ – โ€œ…of Djedu…โ€

๐“Šน๐“‰ป – โ€œ…the Great God…โ€

๐“ŽŸ – โ€œ…Lord…โ€

๐“Œ๐“ˆ‹๐“ƒ€๐“…ฑ๐“Š– – โ€œ…of Abydos.โ€

๐“‚ž๐“†‘๐“‰“ – โ€œGiven a voice offering of…โ€

So put together, the inscription says:

๐“‡“๐“๐“Šต๐“™๐“Šจ๐“น๐“บ๐“ŽŸ๐“Šฝ๐“Šฝ๐“…ฑ๐“Šน๐“‰ป๐“ŽŸ๐“Œ๐“ˆ‹๐“ƒ€๐“…ฑ๐“Š–๐“‚ž๐“†‘๐“‰“

โ€œAn offering the king gives Osiris, Lord of Djedu, the Great God, Lord of Abydos, Given a voice offering of…โ€

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Canopic Jar from the Amarna Period

This beautifully ๐“„ค made canopic jar was made during the reign of Akhenaten ๐“‡‹๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡ณ๐“…œ๐“๐“ˆ– (Dynasty 18, c. 1349โ€“1336 B.C.E.).

Since itโ€™s discovery in the Valley of the Kings (Tomb KV55) in 1907, Egyptologists have been trying to figure out who the canopic jars (there are four ๐“ฝ of them) originally belonged to. The jar has been identified as: Queen Tiye, Akhenaten’s ๐“‡‹๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡ณ๐“…ž๐“๐“ˆ– mother ๐“…๐“๐“; Queen Nefertiti ๐“‡‹๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡ณ๐“„ค๐“„ค๐“„ค๐“„ค๐“„ค๐“‡๐“๐“ญ, his principal wife ๐“‡“๐“๐“๐“ˆž; Queen Kiya, his secondary wife; and Princess Merytaten, Akhenatenโ€™s ๐“‡‹๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡ณ๐“…œ๐“๐“ˆ– eldest daughter whom he married later in his reign (๐Ÿคข).

There were hieroglyphs ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช on the jar to help identify the original owner, however they have been completely faded or erased. Very faint traces of hieroglyphs ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช could identify the owned as Queen Kiya. Some argue that the face looks like Queen Tiye, and that the lid was just placed on Queen Kiyaโ€™s jar. I guess we will never know for sure who the canopic jars belonged to!

The face on the lid is wearing what is called the Nubian Wig, which was very popular during the Amarna Period. There is also a hole on the forehead, where a Uraeus ๐“‡‹๐“‚๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— would be. These features indicate that the owner of the jar was in fact part of the royal family.

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Amulets of the Four Sons of Horus

These are four ๐“ฝ faience amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช that represent the four Sons of Horus.

Here, they are depicted as mummiform figures and while amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช could be worn by both the living and the dead ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ, these specific amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช were most likely used by the dead ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ. While the Sons of Horus were first mentioned in the Pyramid Texts, these amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช are dated between The Late Period and the Roman Period (664 B.C.E.-after 30 B.C.E.).

After the 18th Dynasty, the Four Sons of Horus were associated with being the heads on canopic jars which would guard the organs ๐“‡‹๐“‚ง๐“‚‹๐“„น๐“ฆ of the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ. While each were associated with an organ ๐“‡‹๐“‚ง๐“‚‹๐“„น, they were also each associated with a cardinal direction and were protected by a funerary goddess๐“Šน๐“.

(From Left) Imsety ๐“‡‹๐“๐“‹ด๐“˜๐“‡‹ had the head of a human, protected the liver ๐“…“๐“Šƒ๐“๐“„น๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ธ, was associated with the South ๐“‡”๐“…ฑ๐“ and was protected by Isis ๐“Šจ๐“๐“ฅ.

Duamutef ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘ had the head of a jackal, protected the stomach ๐“‚‹๐“„ฃ๐“ป, was associated with the East ๐“‹๐“ƒ€๐“๐“ญ, and was protected by Neith ๐“ˆ–๐“๐“‹Œ๐“€ญ.

Qebehsenuef ๐“๐“Œข๐“Œข๐“Œข๐“†‘ had the head of a falcon, protected the intestines ๐“ˆ–๐“Šช๐“…ฎ๐“„ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ผ, was associated with the West ๐“‹€๐“๐“๐“ˆŠ, and was protected by Selket ๐“Šƒ๐“‚‹๐“ˆŽ๐“๐“.

Hapy ๐“Ž›๐“‘๐“Šช๐“‡Œ had the head of a baboon, protected the lungs ๐“Šƒ๐“Œด๐“„ฅ๐“…ฑ๐“„บ, was associated with the North ๐“Ž”๐“, and was protected by Nephthys ๐“‰ ๐“๐“†‡.

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Relief of the God Horus

Here is a sunken relief of the god ๐“Šน Horus ๐“…ƒ๐“€ญ in white ๐“Œ‰๐“†“๐“‡ณ limestone ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ™๐“Œ‰ at the Louvre! This is a simple but beautiful ๐“„ค piece!

Geology Lesson!!! Limestone ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ™๐“Œ‰ was incredibly abundant in Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– because about 500 million years ago (for perspective, the dinosaurs first started evolving around 250 million years ago), Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– was completely underwater! Limestone ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ™๐“Œ‰ (and other sedimentary rocks ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“‚‹๐“ˆ™๐“ฆ) mostly form under large bodies of water like oceans and seas! If Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– didnโ€™t have the abundance of limestone ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ™๐“Œ‰ that it does, the Egyptian civilization would have been very different! The geology gave the Egyptians ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ช the natural resources they needed to build the worldโ€™s most successful ancient civilization!

Eguptโ€™s geologic history is also cool because the Egyptian creation myth says that everything started off as water ๐“ˆ— and the primordial mound rose out of the primordial sea! The creation myth corresponds with Egyptโ€™s ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– geologic past!

Horus ๐“…ƒ๐“€ญ was one of the most important gods ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน in the Egyptian pantheon. Horus ๐“…ƒ๐“€ญ was the mythological representation of the pharaoh ๐“‰๐“‰ป/heir to the throne of Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š–. He is usually represented as a human body with a falcon head. On his head, Horus is always seen wearing the double crown ๐“‹–, which is the combination of the white crown ๐“‹‘ (๐“„ค๐“‹‘) of Upper Egypt ๐“‡“ and the red crown ๐“‹” (๐“‚ง๐“ˆ™๐“‚‹๐“๐“‹”) of Lower Egypt ๐“†ค. The double crown ๐“‹– was representative of a unified Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– under the pharaohโ€™s ๐“‰๐“‰ป rule ๐“‹พ.

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Scarab of Hatshepsut

Here is a scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ of Hatshepsut ๐“‡‹๐“ ๐“ˆ–๐“Žน๐“๐“„‚๐“๐“€ผ๐“ช from the MET! The MET has so many of these beautiful ๐“„ค scarabs ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ๐“ช and I honestly love looking at them! I really like tiny things, so scarabs ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ๐“ช and other amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช are some of my favorite pieces to see in museums!

This scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ has a very simple message:

๐“Šน๐“„ค – โ€œPerfect Godโ€

๐“‡ณ๐“ง๐“‚“ – โ€œMaatkareโ€

Interestingly, Hatshepsutโ€™s ๐“‡‹๐“ ๐“ˆ–๐“Žน๐“๐“„‚๐“๐“€ผ๐“ช throne name Maatkare (which translates to โ€œTruth is the Soul of Reโ€) is usually written as ๐“‡ณ๐“ฆ๐“‚“, however on the scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ, the symbol for Maat is slightly different! On this scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ, the symbol shows Maat holding an ankh ๐“ง! Itโ€™s a very subtle but cool variation. It doesnโ€™t change the meaning or the pronunciation of her name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ–, but I love seeing little changes like this! Clearly, this was an artistic choice!

When learning hieroglyphs ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช, throne names are a great place to start learning because the names arenโ€™t too complex! Letโ€™s use Maatkare ๐“‡ณ๐“ง๐“‚“ as an example!

๐“‡ณ – Re

๐“ง – Truth (Maat)

๐“‚“ – Soul (Ka)

With the three ๐“ผ symbol cartouche, especially when Re ๐“‡ณ๐“บ is involved, itโ€™s read middle-right-left. So why is Re ๐“‡ณ๐“บ written first but said last!? Honorific transposition! As a sign of respect, Re (or another god ๐“Šน) is always written first!

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Roman Period Mummy Mask

This is a mummy mask of a woman ๐“Šƒ๐“๐“‚‘๐“๐“ from the Roman Period of Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š–.

The Roman Period of Egypt is characterized as being after the death of Cleopatra VII ๐“ˆŽ๐“ƒญ๐“‡‹๐“ฏ๐“Šช๐“„ฟ๐“‚ง๐“‚‹๐“๐“„ฟ๐“†‡, the last pharaoh ๐“‰๐“‰ป, in 31 B.C.E. Even though Cleopatra VII ๐“ˆŽ๐“ƒญ๐“‡‹๐“ฏ๐“Šช๐“„ฟ๐“‚ง๐“‚‹๐“๐“„ฟ๐“†‡ was Greek, she is considered to be the last pharaoh ๐“‰๐“‰ป of Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š–.

My Nonno loved the Roman Period of Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– because he loved Roman history too, and it was always so interesting to see the merging of the two civilizations. The merging of the civilizations also meant the merging of both Egyptian and Roman art styles, as is demonstrated by this mask. The mask is made of cartonnage and mostly overlaid with gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ leaf. The eyes ๐“น๐“๐“ฆ are inlaid with glass ๐“‹ฃ๐“ˆ–๐“๐“ธ๐“ผ, while the garland ๐“Œด๐“„ฟ๐“Ž›๐“†ฐ of flowers ๐“†ผ๐“…ฑ๐“†ฐ๐“ฆ is painted.

My favorite detail on this mummy mask are the snake ๐“‡‹๐“‚๐“‚‹๐“๐“†™ bracelets ๐“‚๐“ ๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“‡›๐“ฆ that are carved in raised relief on the arms ๐“‚๐“ฆ. I love snake ๐“‡‹๐“‚๐“‚‹๐“๐“†™ themed jewelry and wear snake ๐“‡‹๐“‚๐“‚‹๐“๐“†™ rings ๐“‚๐“ˆ–๐“๐“‹ช๐“ฅ and bracelets ๐“‚๐“ ๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“‡›๐“ฆ myself! I think it is such a beautiful ๐“„ค detail on the mask! The woman ๐“Šƒ๐“๐“‚‘๐“๐“ who owned this mask was most likely extremely wealthy because most mummy masks were not completely overlaid with gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ leaf such as this one.

The eyebrows on the mask are blue ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“๐“„ฟ๐“ธ๐“ฅ because it is supposed to be the same color as lapis lazuli ๐“๐“‹ด๐“ƒ€๐“‚ง๐“ง! Many of the gods ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน and goddesses ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“ were thought to have blue ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“๐“„ฟ๐“ธ๐“ฅ lapis lazuli ๐“๐“‹ด๐“ƒ€๐“‚ง๐“ง hair! The blue ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“๐“„ฟ๐“ธ๐“ฅ eyebrows could represent this woman joining the gods ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน in the afterlife.