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The Weighing of Hunefer’s Heart in the Presence of the Gods

Reproduction of a vignette from the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, taken from the Papyrus of Hunefer from c. 1285 BC.

About the Artwork

Reproduction of a vignette from the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, taken from the Papyrus of Hunefer from c. 1285 BC.

It depicts Hunefer during the Weighing of the Heart before the gods in the underworld and contains the spells he’d need to safely pass judgment by Osiris and the gods of the Ennead.

Art Ref

DP023

Object Record

Object Type

Papyrus

Materials

Date

Period

Dynasty 19

Findspot

Theban Necropolis

Dimensions

Current Location

British Museum

Object Number

People Depicted

Hunefer

Deities Depicted

Isis, Nephthys, Osiris, Imseti, Duamutef, Hapi, Qebehsenuef, Nekhbet, Horus, Thoth (Djhutey), Anubis, Ammit, Geb, Nut, Great Ennead, Re, Shu, Tefnut, Hu, Sia, Atum

Animals Depicted

Ibis, Jackal, Falcon, Lion, Hippo, Crocodile

Themes

Available to purchase as

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