Papyrus of Hornedjitef: Funerary Vignettes and Spells

The papyrus is divided into five horizontal registers of vignettes on the left and a large block of hieroglyphic text on the right. The top register shows figures in a solar barque; the second features a central sun disk flanked by two goddesses, likely Isis and Nephthys, kneeling with their hands raised. The third register depicts a figure, likely the deceased, with arms raised in adoration before two falcon-headed deities. The bottom register shows the deceased seated before an offering table with a smaller figure, possibly a priest or family member, presenting offerings. The entire composition is rendered in black ink line work on beige papyrus, with traces of red pigment on the solar disks.

This fragment belongs to the Book of the Dead of the priest Hornedjitef, dating to the early Ptolemaic Period, providing critical evidence of funerary practices and the evolution of liturgical texts during the transition to Hellenistic Egypt.