Ramesses I Welcomed by Horus and Anubis (Tomb KV16)

This wall painting from the tomb of Ramesses I features three figures rendered in the classic Egyptian profile view. The central figure, King Ramesses I, wears a striped nemes headcloth and a sheer white kilt, while his skin is depicted in a deep reddish-brown pigment. To his left, Horus stands wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and a striped wig; to his right, Anubis wears a black jackal head with upright ears and a short, dark blue wig. Both deities place their hands on the pharaoh's shoulders in a gesture of divine blessing, and the entire scene is framed by hieroglyphic columns and a top register of protective spear-like motifs.

This scene depicts the ritual reception of the deceased pharaoh into the afterlife by the gods, a central theme in the funerary texts of the New Kingdom. It serves as a visual guarantee of the king's transition into divinity, reflecting the theological focus on royal transfiguration found in the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings.