The book of the dead was a description of the ancient egyptian conception of the afterlife and a collection of hymns, spells, and instructions to allow the deceased to pass through obstacles in the afterlife. The first edition of the facsimile of the papyrus was issued in 1890, and was accompanied by a valuable introduction by mr. Wallis budge and published by the british museum in 1899. Hunefers book of the dead and judgment in the presence of osiris posted on january 12, 2018 by mamcintosh a detail from the book of the dead of aaneru from thebes, third intermediate period, xxi dynasty, 1070946 bce. Anubis is also shown supervizing the judgement scales. Veja mais ideias sobre fatos biblicos, curiosidades da biblia e biblia estudo. The judgement of osiris the scene reads from left to right. Hunefer s book of the dead, detail with osiris close. Le page renouf, then keeper of the department of egyptian and.
See more ideas about history, ancient egypt and egyptian art. It shows the soul of the deceased hunefer being led to judgment by anubis. See more ideas about ancient egypt, egyptian art and egypt. The book of the dead is the common name for the ancient egyptian funerary text known as the book of coming or going forth by day. Papyrus of ani as typical of the funeral book in vogue among the theban nobles of his time.
See more ideas about ancient art, ancient history and archaeology. This is a famous scene from the book of the dead, chapter 125. Hunefer s heart, represented as a pot, is being weighed against a feather, the symbol of maat, the established order of things, in this context meaning what is right. He was the owner of the papyrus of hunefer, a copy of the funerary egyptian book of the dead, which represents one of the classic examples of these texts, along with others such as the papyrus of ani. Hunefers book of the dead and judgment in the presence of. Hunefer s heart is weighed on the scales on the left, against the feather of truth maat on the right. He was the owner of the papyrus of hunefer, a copy of the funerary egyptian book of the dead, which represents one of the classic examples of these texts, along with others such as the papyrus of ani hunefer was scribe of divine offerings, overseer of royal cattle, and steward of pharaoh seti i. To the left, anubis brings hunefer into the judgement area.
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