This fragment of a wooden coffin is a very interesting example of the grave-goods reserved to members of the priestly elite. It was made for the high priest of Thoth Djedthothiuefankh, the brother of the famous Petosiris. The latter was the owner of an extraordinary temple-tomb in Tuna el-Gebel, in Middle Egypt. The coffins of both brothers, who lived in the late fourth century BC, were distinguished by a decoration of inlaid colored glass forming the hieroglyphs of a long inscription, an extract of Chapter 72 of the Book of the Dead.
