There are many intriguing aspects to Imhotep's Book of the Dead. For example, the first spell begins in the middle, as if the scribe forgot to copy down the beginning![1] Over the past year or so, I have been fortunate to have the guidance of our language specialist, Assistant Curator Niv Allon, who has pointed out, among other things, how prominent Imhotep's mother, Tjehenet, is throughout the texts.