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Funerary Art

A. Tomb of Nefertari (QV66)

The One for Whom the Sun Shines

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Queen Nefertari from her tomb (QV66, ca. 1255 BCE)

Transcription and translation of the texts from the walls of Nefertari’s tomb (QV66)

Transcription and translation of the texts from the walls of Nefertari’s tomb (QV66), translated into Chinese




B. The Cat Sarcophagus

The Sarcophagus of Ta-miut (the She-Cat), the Cat of Crown Prince DHwti-ms (Tuthmosis), the eldest son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye (d. ca. 1350 BCE).

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imAxy.t xr Ta-mi(w).t
The honored one before Tamuit (the She-Cat).


Transcription and translation of the texts from the Sarcophagus of Tamuit



C. Mawangdui 馬王堆

Imagining the Afterlife Journey

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The Sun Crow and a Dragon from Lady Dai's T-shaped Banner (ca. 168 BCE)

Description and images from Tombs 1 and 3 at Mawangdui (ca. 168 BCE)


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