A great introduction to the art of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom
Coffin texts guiding the dead through the underworld primarily were drawn during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom (ca. 1985-1795 BCE). This example appeared early in the early Middle Kingdom era.
The interior of a coffin from 1310 B.C.E (after the Middle Kingdom)
Restoration of a coffin text before museum display
Below some of the important sites of the Middle Kingdom.
View Nile River in a larger map