The human-shaped coffin functioned as a substitute for the mummified body, while also supplying a surface for magical images and texts to protect the deceased and assure his safe passage to the netherworld. Made from two large pieces of cedar wood for the burial of an important and wealthy individual, this beautifully carved and inscribed inner coffin presents a haunting and timeless image of a house for the mummy and its spirit. Carved into the wood with great attention to each detail, the unusually long inscription (Book of the Dead: spell 79) discloses the name of the owner of the coffin. Imported cedar was considered a luxury commodity in ancient Egypt, which had little in the way of its own wood, and care was taken to insert patches into holes next to knots in the wood. Multicolored inlays were once inserted into the glyphs and, remarkably, a few of these remain.