Detail from a Book of the Dead scroll, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Artist: Unknown

Detail from a Book of the Dead scroll, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Artist: Unknown

1-156-369 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Detail from a Book of the Dead scroll, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance. The Ibis-headed god Thoth, secretary to the gods, presents the reckoning to Osiris, god of the dead, after-life and resurrection. Detail from Book of the Dead scroll, Ptolemaic Perioid (332-30 BC). From the Oriental Institute, Chicago, USA.


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Society & Culture Art & Literature

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Society & Culture Death & Burial

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3898x2742
File Size : 31,314kb


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  1. 000964
  1. 000964
  1. 0390003124
  1. 1-156-369
  1. 1156369
  1. 3124

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