Could Lady Hors coffin have been made for a woman and then used by a man?
No. The cartonnage has no inscription at all, and cartonnages are inner coffins. The outer coffin is in storage because it’s never been conserved and it’s very dirty. The name was identified in the 20s based on the coffin and when I went to look at the coffin and I could only see one side. I have to get our handlers to take it off the shelf because the back is against a wall. I could see the htp di nsw formula but I could not find the name. [htp di nsw= A common inscription found on coffins which means “A gift which the king gives…” and is followed by a list of offerings to the gods.] I had to get down on the ground because that was the only way I could see it. The coffin is in a plexiglass box because we have a microclimate inside. What we have to do is get enough art handlers to move it, to open the box, and then to see. I think I know where the name is. The title would be nbt-pr, that’s how lady is usually translated, if it’s a woman. I would be greatly surprised if the outer coff
