Qenna Explained

Qenna was the name of a merchant in Ancient Egypt.^[1] Qenna's tomb contained the Papyrus of Qenna, a part of the Book of the Dead.

The papyrus is in the collection of the Royal Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, and is about 50 ft long.^[2] The papyrus includes spell 151, which refers to embalming.^[3]

Notes and References

1. [Wallis Budge]
2. E. A. Wallis Budge, Book of the Dead, Kessinger Publishing, 2003, p 217 Google Books
3. Jan Assmann, Death and salvation in ancient Egypt, Cornell University Press, 2005, p 432 n 53 Google Books