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Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the Dea Artist: Unknown

Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the Dea Artist: Unknown

2-586-479 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Weighing of the heart of the deceased (Anhai) against the feather of truth by Anubis. Ammut waits to devour the heart if not justified. Thoth, on the left, records the verdict. Horus on the right leads Anhai. From the papyrus of Anhai, a priestess, from the British Museum's collection.

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  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer
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  1. NDCE20
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  1. 0370001455
  1. 2-586-479
  1. 2586479
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