This is part of a papyrus roll discovered during a second excavation in the Thebes area attended by the Prince of Wales in 1862. The rolled papyrus was found attached to a mummy and later divided into eight sections, each placed in a leather-covered mount. The papyrus contains part of the Amduat (‘that which is in the netherworld’), a funerary text describing the subterranean journey of regeneration of Re, the Egyptian sun god. The Prince’s papyrus covers the first eight hours of the twelve-hour journey. Acquired by the Prince of Wales in Egypt, 1862