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Nefrina

Culture: Egyptian

Date: c. mid 3rd century BC
Medium: human body (skeletal remains), linen, gesso
Dimensions:
Overall (with lid): 79 x 22 1/4 x 18 in. (200.7 x 56.5 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1930.318.3
Translating the Egyptian texts that are visible on the sarcophagus, this woman's name is Nfr-ii-n (Anglicized Nefrina), roughly meaning ‘It is a good thing that has come to us’. Her father's name was Irt-Hr-r-w (Irethourrou), and he held honored titles given by cult personnel in the 8th and 9th provinces of Upper Egypt.  Nefer-ii-ne’s mother was a housemistress and was in the service of the clergy of the god Min, as a sistrum player. Her name is given as Ir (ty)-r-w (Irty-rou). She sustained a fracture of her right hip and had a poultice bag inserted near the fracture site when mummified, perhaps for healing in the afterlife.
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