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The Hymn to Ra: Isis and Nephthys

Reproduction of a vignette from a 19th Dynasty copy of the Book of the Dead.

About the Artwork

Reproduction of a vignette from a 19th Dynasty copy of the Book of the Dead.

The motif symbolises rebirth and the sunrise and shows the sun disc of the god Ra raised into the sky by an ankh-sign (signifying life) and a djed-pillar (signifying stability and the god Osiris). It is being adored by the sister goddesses Isis and Nephthys, and baboons.

Art Ref

DP006

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 19

Findspot

Theban Necropolis

Dimensions

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Current Location

British Museum

Object Number

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People Depicted

Ani

Deities Depicted

Isis, Osiris, Nephthys

Animals Depicted

Baboon

Themes

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