escenas del libro de los muertos

A vignette from a Book of the Dead in which the dead man and his wife can be seen praying before Osiris. The man wears a short kilt with a long diaphanous overskirt and the lady wears a long gown held on the shoulder with one strap. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 137.

Detail from the Book of the Dead of Nebqed. Arrival of the deceased in the court of the deity of the after-life. Country of Origin: Ancient Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, early-mid 18th Dynasty,. Place of Origin: c.1400BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Louvre Museum,Paris . Location: 137

 Detail from the funerary papyrus of Nebqed. The dead man, followed by two women, stands before the god of the dead Osiris and presents him with offerings. Country of Origin: Ancient Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, early-mid 18th Dynasty, c.1400BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Louvre Museum,Paris . Location: 137.

 

 Detail from the Book of the Dead of Nebqed. The dead man's soul in its ba-bird form flies down the tomb shaft. At the bottom, the underground chamber is depicted, complete with coffin and furniture. Country of Origin: Ancient Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, early-mid 18th Dynasty,. Place of Origin: c.1400BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Louvre Museum,Paris . Location: 137.