Storage Boxes with Linen Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut (ca. 1479-1458 B.C.) From the tomb of Ramose and Hatnofer, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes These two whitewashed boxes originally held lengths of linen ๐ช๐ก๐๐ณ โpAk.tโ, many of which bear the mark of the treasury, indicating that they came from the royal stores. The boxes were closed by winding a string around the two knobs (one on the tront of the box, the other on the lid. A piece of mud would then be pressed around that string and a seal would be impressed on the mud. ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ ๐ธ @egyptologylessons ๐น๐ฝ๐ด๐๐๐ณ๐ ยฉ (@metmuseum and description) ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ #Ancientegypt #รคgypten #egyptianhistory #egyptology #hieroglyphs #egypte #egitto #ๅๅ #ู ุตุฑ #egipto #์ด์งํธ #linen #linenbox #royal https://www.instagram.com/p/CddrVhzuZqW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
