Book of the Dead for Chonsu-mes
21st Dynasty, ca. 1000 BC
The Book of the Dead was a compilation of spells which should enable the deceased to gain entry to the underworld. This particular example consists almost entirely of scenes; the text amounts only to names. The vignette of mummification by Anubis is especially important, like the judgment scene with the weighing of the heart before Osiris and the monster Ammit, the “Devourer”.
The Book of the Dead was a compilation of spells which should enable the deceased to gain entry to the underworld. This particular example consists almost entirely of scenes; the text amounts only to names. The vignette of mummification by Anubis is especially important, like the judgment scene with the weighing of the heart before Osiris and the monster Ammit, the “Devourer”.
Time:
21st Dynasty, ca. 1000 BC
Object Name
Papyrus
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Theben (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Papyrus
Dimensions:
L 410 cm, H 15,5 - 16 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 3859
Provenance
1825, acquired from the collection of Bernardino Drovetti