Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb
Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead). New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. c. 1275 B.C.E. Painted papyrus scroll.
- FRAGMENT OF PAPYRUS SCROLL
- PAPERLIKE SUBSTANCE
- MOST IMP SURFACE FOR WRITING
- BOOK OF THE DEAD
- ANCIENT TEXT
- SPELLS, PRAYERS, INCANTATIONS
- SETS OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR AFTERLIFE
- CAME TO BE USED BY PEOPLE OF HIGH RANK
- TOMB OF HU NEFER, A SCRIBE
- PRIESTLY STATUS
- LITERATE, HIGH STATUS IN EGYPTIAN SCULPTURE
- SCENE OF JUDGMENT
- AFTERLIFE?
- DISTINGUISHED BY WHITE ROBE
- GUIDED BY ANUBIS, ASSOCIATED W/ MUMMIFICATION, DEATH
- ANKH - SYMBOL OF ETERNAL LIFE
- ANUBIS ADJUSTING A SCALE, BALANCE
- MA'AT DIVINE ORDER, ETHICAL LIFE
- PASS TEST, ACCESS TO AFTERLIFE
- THOTH RECORDING PROCEEDINGS
- HUNEFER INTRODUCED TO OSIRIS BY HIS SON, HORUS
- HORUS FALCON
- ENTHRONED, SYMBOLS OF EGYPT, LOTUS BLOSSOM SYMBOL OF ETERNAL LIFE
- HORUS'S CHILDREN, FOUR, CARDINAL POINTS; THEY KEEP DEAD PRESERVED
- HORUS REPRESENTED AS AN EYE
- REPRESENTATIONS IN ART REMAIN THE SAME THROUGHOUT THOUSANDS OF YRS
- WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND VISUAL ARTS UNIFIED