The papyrus of hunefer british museum london judgment sc. Anubis guides the souls of the dead and oversees the ceremony of the weighing of the heart. The papyrus of hunefer british museum london judgment. An egyptian funeral procession and the performance of the ceremony of opening the mouth at the.
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. Next, the triumphant hunefer, having passed the test, is presented by the. This is an excellent example of one of the many fine vignettes illustrations from the book of the dead of hunefer. An egyptian funeral procession and the performance of the ceremony of opening the mouth at. If the heart of the dead man is found to be heavier than a feather in death, the man. The judgement of the dead in the presence of osiris. A papyrus pullout paperback october 18, 2010 by richard parkinson this is an ancient egyptian book of the dead papyrus, reproduced in its entire length as a pullout illustration. The next scene is the weighing of his heart against the feather of maat, with ammut waiting the result, and thoth recording. Una delle rappresentazioni piu conosciute della psicostasia e contenuta nel celebre papiro di hunefer. The project gutenberg ebook of the book of the dead, by e. Read and learn for free about the following article. Hunefer s wife and daughter mourn, and three priests perform rituals.
He was the owner of the papyrus of hunefer, a copy of the funerary egyptian book of the dead. In the three scenes from the book of the dead version from 1275 bc the dead man hunefer is taken into the judgement hall by the jackalheaded anubis. Ver mas ideas sobre egipto, arte egipcio y pintura egipcia. Next, the triumphant hunefer, having passed the test, is.
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