The book of the dead was a description of the ancient egyptian conception of the afterlife and a collection of hymns, spells, and instructions to allow the deceased to pass through obstacles in the afterlife. The book of the dead is the common name for the ancient egyptian funerary text known as the book of coming or going forth by day. Hunefers book of the dead and judgment in the presence of osiris posted on january 12, 2018 by mamcintosh a detail from the book of the dead of aaneru from thebes, third intermediate period, xxi dynasty, 1070946 bce. See more ideas about history, ancient egypt and egyptian art. Hunefer s heart is weighed on the scales on the left, against the feather of truth maat on the right. This is a famous scene from the book of the dead, chapter 125. Hunefers book of the dead and judgment in the presence of. Historia arte primera parte2 sesion linkedin slideshare. The judgement of osiris the scene reads from left to right. See more ideas about ancient art, ancient history and archaeology. It shows the soul of the deceased hunefer being led to judgment by anubis. Anubis is also shown supervizing the judgement scales. The first edition of the facsimile of the papyrus was issued in 1890, and was accompanied by a valuable introduction by mr.
Le page renouf, then keeper of the department of egyptian and. He was the owner of the papyrus of hunefer, a copy of the funerary egyptian book of the dead, which represents one of the classic examples of these texts, along with others such as the papyrus of ani. Veja mais ideias sobre fatos biblicos, curiosidades da biblia e biblia estudo. He was the owner of the papyrus of hunefer, a copy of the funerary egyptian book of the dead, which represents one of the classic examples of these texts, along with others such as the papyrus of ani hunefer was scribe of divine offerings, overseer of royal cattle, and steward of pharaoh seti i. Wallis budge and published by the british museum in 1899. To the left, anubis brings hunefer into the judgement area.
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