From Book of the Dead of the Goldworker of Amun, Sobekmose Papyrus, ink, pigment New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, probably reign of Thutmose Ill to reign of Amunhotep II, circa 1479-1400 This is one of the most important religious texts of the New Kingdom, in part because it is an early version, revealing the development of all later Books of the Dead. The papyrus is about twenty-five feet long, inscribed on both sides (a rare feature), and contains nearly one hundred "chapters," almost half of the total known group of Book of the Dead texts.

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