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This Egyptian-style composition is rendered in warm, ochre tones on a textured surface. To the left, a baboon-headed Thoth adjusts the scale, while to the right, a jackal-headed Anubis oversees the operation. In the center, a small human figure with a dark silhouette sits suspended near the scales, representing the heart of the deceased undergoing final judgment. The upper register is bordered by rows of hieroglyphic inscriptions, and the entire scene is stylized in profile, consistent with ancient funerary papyri or tomb wall paintings.
This iconography is central to the Egyptian 'Book of the Dead' (specifically the 'Spell of Weighing the Heart'), representing the critical transition between death and the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian theology.
Various columns of Egyptian hieroglyphs spanning the top and interstitial spaces.
Translation
General funerary invocations and labels for the deities Thoth and Anubis, and the concept of Maat (Truth/Justice).
Book of the Dead
The image illustrates the core ritual of the Weighing of the Heart described in Spell 125 of the Book of the Dead.
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