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Original fileAni LDM 151
This segment of the Papyrus of Ani displays a grid of Egyptian hieroglyphs interspersed with iconic vignettes on a light tan papyrus background. In the center, a black-skinned Anubis with a canine head leans over a horizontal mummy resting on a lion-legged funerary couch. To the immediate left and right of the couch, kneeling female figures identified as Isis and Nephthys wear distinctive crowns and hold their hands in gestures of mourning or reverence. Below this, a black jackal with a red collar reclines on a rectangular shrine structure. Vertical registers of black ink hieroglyphs frame these figures, organized into distinct rectangular sections.
This artwork belongs to the 'Book of the Dead' (Spells of Coming Forth by Day), a funerary collection central to Ancient Egyptian belief systems regarding the afterlife and the preservation of the soul. The scene specifically illustrates the ritual mummification process overseen by Anubis, the deity of embalming, essential for the deceased's transition to the Field of Reeds.
Numerous columns of Middle Egyptian hieroglyphs spanning the registers of the scroll.
Translation
The text consists of funerary spells and incantations intended to ensure the deceased's safe passage through the Duat, including liturgical appeals to Anubis and other deities.
Book of the Dead
The image is a direct illustration of the funerary spells and liturgical instructions found in the Papyrus of Ani, a premier manuscript of the New Kingdom.
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