. Français : Jugement de l'âme et pesée du cœur, extrait du Livre des Morts du fr:Papyrus de Hounefer. English: Weighing of the heart scene, with en:Ammit sitting, from the book of the dead of Hunefer. From the source: 'The judgement, from the papyrus of the scribe Hunefer. 19th Dynasty. Hunefer is conducted to the balance by jackal-headed Anubis. The monster Ammut crouches beneath the balance so as to swallow the heart should a life of wickedness be indicated. EA9901.' Anubis conducts the weighing on the scale of Maat, against the feather of truth. The ibis-headed Thoth, scribe of the gods,
. Français : Jugement de l'âme et pesée du cœur, extrait du Livre des Morts du fr:Papyrus de Hounefer. English: Weighing of the heart scene, with en:Ammit sitting, from the book of the dead of Hunefer. From the source: 'The judgement, from the papyrus of the scribe Hunefer. 19th Dynasty. Hunefer is conducted to the balance by jackal-headed Anubis. The monster Ammut crouches beneath the balance so as to swallow the heart should a life of wickedness be indicated. EA9901.' Anubis conducts the weighing on the scale of Maat, against the feather of truth. The ibis-headed Thoth, scribe of the gods, records the result. If his heart is lighter than the feather, Hunefer is allowed to pass into the afterlife. If not, he is eaten by the waiting chimeric devouring creature Ammit, which is composed of the deadly crocodile, lion, and hippopotamus. In the next panel, showing the scene after the weighing, a triumphant Hunefer, having passed the test, is presented by falcon-headed Horus to the shrine of the green-skinned Osiris, god of the underworld and the dead, accompanied by Isis and Nephthys. The 14 gods of Egypt are shown seated above, in the order of judges. . 8 December 2007, 21:24 (UTC) (original upload date). unknown Egyptian artisan 77 BD Hunefer
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