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Osiris, Isis and Nephthys

Reproduction of a vignette from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, taken from the Papyrus of Hunefer from c. 1450 BC.

About the Artwork

Reproduction of a vignette from the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, taken from the Papyrus of Hunefer from c. 1450 BC.

It shows the god of the underworld Osiris, flanked by his sisters Isis and Nephthys, listening to the evidence from Hunefer’s judgement and granting him admittance in the afterlife.

Art Ref

DP014

Available to purchase as

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Giclée Print

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Object Record

Object Type

Papyrus

Materials

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Date

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Period

Dynasty 18

Findspot

Theban Necropolis

Dimensions

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Current Location

British Museum

Object Number

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People Depicted

Hunefer

Deities Depicted

Osiris, Imseti, Duamutef, Qebehsenuef, Hapi, Isis, Nephthys

Animals Depicted

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Themes

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