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Spell 15 from the Papyrus of Userhat

This is a vignette (illustration) from the Book of the Dead of Userhat (British Museum. EA10009), an 18th Dynasty papyrus (c. 1450 B.C., around the reign of Amenhotep II), belonging to a Theban royal scribe and official. The scene shows four greenish-grey baboons (hamadryas type) standing upright on their hind legs with arms raised in...

Book of the Dead of Neferoubenef

More than 3,400 years ago, an Egyptian royal chamberlain named Neferoubenef commissioned a beautifully illustrated Book of the Dead to accompany him into eternity. Today, twelve surviving fragments of this remarkable papyrus are preserved in the Louvre Museum, offering a vivid glimpse into how one man hoped to overcome the dangers of the afterlife and...