Weighing of the Heart from Papyrus of Ani. For the ancient Egyptians, the Book of the Dead tells of the path the dead must go to the underworld. This image is a part of the book that belonged to the scribe Ani. The Papyrus Ani, as the papyrus is called today, dates to about 1275-1250 , the time of the 19th Dynasty during the New Kingdom. At top are two goddesses of law. The frame below shows the scribe Ani, who appears here, dressed in white, before the god Osiris, whose skin is green, the symbol of regeneration and rebirth. Osiris holds the royal scepter and flail. Below, the jackal-he
Weighing of the Heart from Papyrus of Ani. For the ancient Egyptians, the Book of the Dead tells of the path the dead must go to the underworld. This image is a part of the book that belonged to the scribe Ani. The Papyrus Ani, as the papyrus is called today, dates to about 1275-1250 , the time of the 19th Dynasty during the New Kingdom. At top are two goddesses of law. The frame below shows the scribe Ani, who appears here, dressed in white, before the god Osiris, whose skin is green, the symbol of regeneration and rebirth. Osiris holds the royal scepter and flail. Below, the jackal-headed god of the dead, Anubis, is weighing the heart of the deceased, that is - Ani's, against the feather of truth to decide Ani's fate. The monster is known as Devourer. It will eat the soul of Ani if he is judged to be bad. Below, the ibis-headed figure is the god of writing, Thoth, who is recording the official judgement made on Ani.
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