Book of the Dead for Chonsu-mes
21st Dynasty, ca. 1000 BC , Presumably from Thebes
Book of the Dead for Chonsu-mes
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”.
Object data
Object Name
Papyrus
Culture
Ägyptisch
Period
3rd Intermediate Period
Dated
21st Dynasty, ca. 1000 BC
Material
Papyrus
Dimensions
L 410 cm, H 15,5 - 16 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Inv. No.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 3859
Provenance
1825, acquired from the collection of Bernardino Drovetti
100 Meisterwerke - Totenbuch des Chonsu-mes
IGS - Totenbuch des Chonsu-mes
OESG - Totenbuch des Chonsu-mes
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