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Wonderful Things Art
Authentic Reproductions of Ancient Egyptian Art by Natalie Watson
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.
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 judgement by Osiris and the gods of the Ennead.
Reproduction Details
Object Type
Date
Findspot
Current Location
People Depicted
Deities Depicted
Art Ref
Papyrus
Dynasty 19
Theban Necropolis
British Museum
Hunefer
Isis, Nephthys, Osiris, Imseti, Duamutef, Hapi, Qebehsenuef, Nekhbet, Horus, Thoth (Djhutey), Anubis, Ammit, Geb, Nut, Great Ennead, Re, Shu, Tefnut, Hu, Sia, Atum
DP023
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