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Hunefer

Ancient Egyptian scribe

PersonhumanQ4026912

Occupation: scribe
, civil servant
Notable work: Papyrus of Hunefer‎

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Hunefer was a scribe during the 19th Dynasty. He was the owner of the Papyrus of Hunefer, a copy of the funerary Egyptian Book of the Dead, which represents one of the classic examples of these texts, along with others such as the Papyrus of Ani.

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Papyrus of Hunefer-127 · papyrus of ancient Egypt

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Sex or gender: male
Has works in the collection: British Museum
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide

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