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The Weighing of the Heart in the Hall of Judgement

Reproduction of a scene from the Book of the Dead, taken from the Papyrus of Ani dating from c. 1250 BC.

The Weighing of the Heart in the Hall of Judgement

It depicts Ani during the Weighing of the Heart before the gods in the underworld and contains the spells he’d need to safely pass this judgement.

Reproduction Details

Object Type

Date

Findspot

Current Location

People Depicted

Deities Depicted

Art Ref

Papyrus

Dynasty 19

Theban Necropolis

British Museum

Ani, Tutu

Maat, Great Ennead, Thoth (Djhutey), Anubis, Shay, Meshkenet, Renenutet, Ammit, Re, Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Isis, Nephthys, Horus, Hathor, Hu, Sia

DP011

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