The Mummification Deposit in the Courtyard of TT 209

Description of its Fabrics and Questions it Raises

Résumé

This study offers a detailed analysis of the contents of five ceramic vessels, predominantly of the type known as “sausage jars”, which make up a mummification deposit that appeared in the courtyard of the Theban Tomb 209. They were found on the west side of the entrance to its underground chambers, although the specific context of the find showed that they had slipped from an adjacent area. The association of the objects with the tomb would allow us to assign them to the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty. The procedure used to individualize and catalogue each piece of fabric is described, as well as conservation and storage. From the analysis of the fabrics and their spatial arrangement inside the jars, practical aspects of the mummification ritual are addressed and the specific functions of the different types of fabrics in this context are reflected upon.