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Original filePinedjemIIBookOfTheDead-BritishMuseum-August21-08
This segment of a papyrus scroll features two distinct columns of dense Hieratic text to the left, followed by a vignette on the right. In the vignette, Osiris sits on a throne, characterized by his green skin, white atef crown, and the crook and flail held in his hands. Facing him, Pinedjem II is depicted in profile, wearing a white kilt and an elaborate collar, extending his hands to offer incense over a stand containing a lotus flower. The scene is framed by a decorative border at the top and vertical columns of hieroglyphic captions identifying the figures and the ritual.
This papyrus is a prominent funerary text from the Third Intermediate Period, specifically belonging to the High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem II. It serves as a vital artifact of Egyptian mortuary belief, illustrating the deceased's efforts to achieve eternal life in the underworld through ritual offerings to Osiris, the god of the dead.
Hieratic script occupying the left and center sections of the papyrus. Hieroglyphic captions are present above and between the figures in the vignette on the right.
Translation
The text contains various spells from the Book of the Dead and identifying titles for Pinedjem II and the deity Osiris.
Book of the Dead (Spells of Coming Forth by Day)
The image is a contemporary illustration accompanying the funerary spells intended to assist the deceased in the afterlife.
Object
painting
papyrus
Third Intermediate Period
Egyptian
manuscript-illumination
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
3282 × 1726 px
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