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Original fileFunerary Papyrus Belonging to the Singer Tiye
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.
Various columns and horizontal bands of Egyptian hieroglyphs, including ritual formulas naming the deceased Tiye, the god Osiris, and the deities attending the weighing ceremony.
Translation
Transliterated as liturgical text related to the justification of the deceased and offerings to Osiris.
Book of the Dead (Egyptian Mortuary Texts)
The imagery illustrates central spells concerning the judgment of the soul.
Object
ink drawing
papyrus
Third Intermediate Period
Egyptian
manuscript-illumination
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
3965 × 820 px
Linked Data
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