Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun, Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period This papyrus was part of the burial of Nany, a Chantress of the god Amun-Re who died in her seventies. She also bore the title "king's daughter," which probably means that she was a child of the High Priest of Amun and titular king of the Theban area, Painedjem I. As was customary during the Third Intermediate Period, Nany's funerary equipment included a hollow wooden Osiris figure, which contained this papyrus scroll inscribed with spells from a collection of texts called the "Book of Coming Forth by Day" - today usually known by its modern name, the Book of the Dead. When unrolled, this scroll is more than seventeen feet long. On the papyrus are images and texts from a number of spells. The central scene illustrates Spell 125, better known as the Judgment of Osiris or The Weighing of the Heart. Nany is in the Hall of Judgment. Holding her mouth and eyes in her hand, she stands to the left of a la

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Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun, Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period This papyrus was part of the burial of Nany, a Chantress of the god Amun-Re who died in her seventies. She also bore the title "king's daughter," which probably means that she was a child of the High Priest of Amun and titular king of the Theban area, Painedjem I. As was customary during the Third Intermediate Period, Nany's funerary equipment included a hollow wooden Osiris figure, which contained this papyrus scroll inscribed with spells from a collection of texts called the "Book of Coming Forth by Day" - today usually known by its modern name, the Book of the Dead. When unrolled, this scroll is more than seventeen feet long. On the papyrus are images and texts from a number of spells. The central scene illustrates Spell 125, better known as the Judgment of Osiris or The Weighing of the Heart. Nany is in the Hall of Judgment. Holding her mouth and eyes in her hand, she stands to the left of a la

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