COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Hieroglyphic P 3
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL030596tr
Image Title:
Book of the Dead
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Subject:
Rites and ceremonies
Subject:
Magic
Description:
On the left hand side are drawings of the dead person being led before Osiris; his soul is weighed against the feather of Mat. On the right are spells to support him in the other world.
Creation site:
Egypt
Date created:
1st-2nd century BCE
Time period covered:
750 - 1 BCE
Place covered:
Egypt
Language:
Egyptian
Language code:
egy-EG
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Scrolls
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
hgl003r
Image technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Book of the Dead
