Detail from the linen shroud of the official Meh

Detail from the linen shroud of the official Meh. The text is taken from the judgement chapters of the Book of the Dead. An example of the illustration of shrouds bearing funerary texts, an innovation begun in the reign of Hatshepsut. Country of Origin: Egypt Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom,18th Dynasty,1550-1295BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Louvre Museum, Paris