Keku's outer coffin
The outer coffin was a luxury that only the upper classes could afford and was used to protect the more highly decorated inner coffin. The hieroglyphs in the centre column of the lid identify Keku as the owner of the coffin and also tell us her title and the names and titles of her parents. The horizontal band along the side of the case contains offering formulas and prayers to the gods. The inside of the coffin is decorated with the large figure of the goddess of the west, Amentet.
The goddess Amentet
The large figure of the goddess Amentet adorns the inside of Keku's outer coffin. Amentet's name means 'She of the West', referring to her role as a goddess of the dead and guardian of the entry to the underworld.
Outer coffin of Keku
Sycamore wood
Late Period, 26th Dynasty (664 BCE - 525 BCE)
From Thebes
National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden
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