Folder 3
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Egyptian Papyrus, approx. 1500-1100 BCE or the Eighteenth to Twentieth Dynasty. A piece from the "Book of the Dead," this would have been buried with the person they honored. There is a small illustration in it accompanied by hieroglyphics written with lamp-black or charcoal mixed with water and an adhesive.
Dates
- Creation: 2500 BCE-1894 CE
- Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE
Conditions Governing Access
WMU Special Collections. Non-circulating. Contact department for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
lib_rbr@wmich.edu
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
lib_rbr@wmich.edu