The Solar Barque and the Sky Goddess Nut

A black and white line drawing in the style of an ancient Egyptian papyrus. At the bottom, the goddess Nut is depicted from the waist up, arms extended diagonally upward to cradle a curved boat. Inside the boat, a central, large scarab beetle (Khepri) holds a circular solar disk aloft; it is surrounded by ten standing figures, five on each side, who face toward the center. Above the boat, a circular enclosure contains stylized hieroglyphic text, and further hieroglyphic registers appear below the boat, all set against a background of zig-zagging wavy lines representing the celestial waters.

This depiction illustrates the cosmogony of the New Kingdom afterlife, specifically derived from the 'Book of Gates', which details the solar barque's nightly journey through the Duat to ensure the sun's rebirth.