TAA i.3.5.7

Page number
7
Caption
Note for scientific publication on canopic equipment
Creator
Date of creation
c. 1923-1939
Material
Ink
Paper
Pencil
Measurements
25.1 x 20.5 cm (h x w)
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
Notes

Typewritten and annotated report on the canopic equipment, page 7.

Transcription

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much heat as was prudent, before they could/<but unfortunately they could not> be extracted. Unfort-unetely I was unable to det<e>ct sufficient evidence to arrive at 

any final conclusion as to whether the anointing had taken place 

in the tomb at the time of burial, or before the equipment was 

transported to the tomb. However, the human-headed lids were found 

somewhat displaced when I opened the box, which suggested that 

the box had been closed and sealed before it was transported to 

the treasury, which makes me inclined to believe that the anointing 

did <not> take place in the tomb where one would have expected such a 

ceremony to have taken place.