Introduction
PAHMA 5-1404c
This coffin is one of a pair that belonged to a woman named Amenirdis. This is her inner, anthropoid coffin, which was nested inside of her four-posted outer coffin.
Acknowledgements
The coffin belongs to the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. These pages were prepared by Rita Lucarelli, Kea Johnston and Mark-Jan Nederhof, for the Book of the Dead in 3D.
Context
William Randolph Hearst brought both of Amenirdis' coffins back from Egypt in February 1903. Amenirdis' mummy is not in the museum's collection and her ultimate fate is a mystery.
Provenance
Because of her name, titles, and the style of her coffins, we suspect that Amenirdis lived in the area of Thebes during the 25th or 26th dynasty. Amenirdis' name is common for this time period, but we have not yet found another monument that may belong to this particular Amenirdis, who is the daughter of a lector priest named Iwefaa (also a common name).
Amenirdis
The name literally means 'she was given by Amun'. As 'singer of the interior of Amun', Amenirdis made music in the temple of Amun in Thebes. The writing of 'Amun' is shared between the title and the name.
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3D Model
In the left half, one can zoom in by turning the mouse wheel or by pressing '<' or '>'. Drag with the left mouse button pressed down to let the camera orbit around the center. Arrow keys move the camera in the desired direction, relative to the current perspective.
In addition, the following keys can be used:
- t: tilt object up
- T: tilt object down
- r: reset camera to initial position
- d: mark one of two points on object for measuring distance; a third d clears points
Views
In the right half, the buttons at the top provide access to different kinds of information. Areas of interest may appear in the left half, marked by thin/dashed lines. By clicking on these areas, connected text on the right appears shaded. Alternatively, by clicking on text, relevant areas in the left half are marked by thick/solid outlines. If several areas are relevant, one can visit the next by typing n and the previous by typing p. Alternatively, one can click on the text repeatedly to visit all the relevant areas.
The left half can be expanded to span the complete window by typing i. The split view can be restored by typing i once more, or by pressing the 'information' button in the top left corner of the window.
Browsers
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Tablets
On multi-touch screens, navigation of the model and selection of areas is by one finger. Zooming is by moving two fingers towards each other or away from each other; by moving two fingers together, the camera is moved. Swiping by three fingers toggles the 'information' panel (swipe up), resets the camera (swipe down), or tilts the object (swipe left or right).
There is a known issue with rendering textures on a number of Android 7+ devices.