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- 2018
The Papyrus of the Treasury Scribe IryKeywords: Book of Caves,Book of the Dead,funerary literature,netherworld books,New Kingdom,underworld books Abstract: A publication of the papyrus of Iry-Iry in full with accurate identification of its contents. As a result, a Memphite hymn to Osiris has been identified from several sources gathered together with P. Iry-Iry. In addition, a new source for the introductory section of the Book of Caves (BD 168) has been discovered, known previously only from the papyrus of Bakenmut. This article provides a full discussion of the papyrus of Iry-Iry as well as a comparative edition of parallel manuscripts for the two compositions it contained
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