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Original fileBook of the Dead of Ani, sheet 6, Detail right
This monochromatic, high-contrast illustration depicts a scene from the Egyptian funerary rites. On the right, the jackal-headed deity Anubis, wearing a striped kilt, supports a wrapped, vertical mummy. The mummy wears a traditional mask with a short, curved beard. To the left, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a simple garment, kneels on the ground with her arms reaching toward the torso of the mummy in a gesture of grief or ritual care. To the far left, a floral offering or papyrus bush is visible, and the entire scene is grounded by a base decorated with a register of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
This scene is a vignette from the 'Book of the Dead' (specifically the Papyrus of Ani), which contains spells and incantations intended to assist the deceased's soul in navigating the underworld. The ritual act performed by Anubis, the god of mummification and protector of the dead, represents the physical and spiritual preservation of the deceased to ensure their survival in the afterlife.
The lower register contains a standard row of hieroglyphic signs, including the owl (m), the quail chick (w), the bread loaf (t), and various determinatives representing offerings and ritual concepts.
Translation
The hieroglyphs constitute a standard offering formula typically requesting bread, beer, oxen, fowl, linen, and incense for the Ka of the deceased.
The Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)
The image is a direct illustration from the funerary scroll of the scribe Ani.
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