Author: Moni Islam

The outer lid of Panedjem I (CG 61025/JE 26217). Note the extensive chiseling of gilding. Photo by UCLA Coffins Project, Courtesy of the Egyptian Museum Cairo. From Recycling for Death by Kara Cooney, used by permission of the publisher, AUC Press.

February 20, 2025

Egypt Funerary Practices

When Is It Ok to Recycle a Coffin? The Rules of the Reuse Game in Ancient Egypt

If the benefits of funerary materiality drove ancient Egyptians to reuse coffins, what limitations were set on whose coffins could be reused, where, and when?