Funerary Papyrus of the Singer Tiye: Weighing of the Heart and Offering

This papyrus fragment depicts a funerary sequence across three sections. On the far left, Tiye sits before a shrine, then stands to present a cup of incense to a deity. In the central register, the god Anubis kneels to operate a balance scale where the heart is weighed against the feather of Maat, overseen by the Four Sons of Horus. On the far right, Osiris sits enthroned in a striped blue and green structure, holding his crook and flail, while Tiye stands before him offering incense. The work is rendered in black ink outlines with selective coloring on the figures and ritual objects.

This papyrus is a document of the Egyptian 'Book of the Dead' (Spells of Coming Forth by Day), specifically illustrating the Psychostasia or 'Weighing of the Heart' ritual, a prerequisite for entering the afterlife. It reflects the theological focus of the 21st Dynasty on the individual's judgment before Osiris.