This painting adorned the entrance to Tomb KV 5 (Tomb #5 in the Valley of the Kings) in West Thebes.

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This painting adorned the entrance to Tomb KV 5 (Tomb #5 in the Valley of the Kings) in West Thebes. The tomb belonged to the sons of Ramses II, or Ramses the Great. This illustration dates to 1903 and appeared in the book History of Egypt by French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero. It shows the god of the underworld Osiris sitting at left. The scales to judge the deceased are in front of him. At right are pictured the deceased being brought to him. Above Osiris are four representations of the ba, the human-headed bird that represented the soul of the deceased.

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Size: 4817px × 3540px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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