Qenna
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Qenna was the name of a merchant
in Ancient Egypt
. Qenna's tomb contained the Papyrus of Qenna, a part of the Book of the Dead
.
The papyrus is in the collection of the Royal Museum of Antiquities
in Leiden, and is about 50 ft long. The papyrus includes spell 151 which refers to embalming.
Merchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. Qenna's tomb contained the Papyrus of Qenna, a part of the Book of the Dead
Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead is the modern name of an ancient Egyptian funerary text, used from the beginning of the New Kingdom to around 50 BC. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw is translated as "Book of Coming Forth by Day". Another translation would be "Book of...
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The papyrus is in the collection of the Royal Museum of Antiquities
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands. It is located in Leiden. The Museum grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology...
in Leiden, and is about 50 ft long. The papyrus includes spell 151 which refers to embalming.