File:Opening of the mouth ceremony.jpg
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Summary
Hunefer: Papyrus of Hunefer
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| Title |
Papyrus of Hunefer  |
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manuscript |
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| Description |
English: This is an excellent example of one of the many fine vignettes (illustrations) from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer.
The centrepiece of the upper scene is the mummy of Hunefer, shown supported by the god Anubis (or a priest wearing a jackal mask). Hunefer's wife and daughter mourn, and three priests perform rituals. The two priests with white sashes are carrying out the Opening of the Mouth ritual. The white building at the right is a representation of the tomb, complete with portal doorway and small pyramid. Both these features can be seen in real tombs of this date from Thebes. To the left of the tomb is a picture of the stela which would have stood to one side of the tomb entrance. Following the normal conventions of Egyptian art, it is shown much larger than normal size, in order that its content (the deceased worshipping Osiris, together with a standard offering formula) is absolutely legible. At the right of the lower scene is a table bearing the various implements needed for the Opening of the Mouth ritual. At the left is shown a ritual, where the foreleg of a calf, cut off while the animal is alive, is offered. The animal was then sacrificed. The calf is shown together with its mother, whose bellowing mouth might be interpreted as a sign of distress at hearing its offspring screaming in pain. |
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| Date |
1275 BC |
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papyrus |
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| Dimensions |
height: 39.8 cm (15.6 in) ; width: 550 cm (18 ft) |
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EA 9901 (British Museum) |
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| Place of creation |
Ancient Egypt |
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| References |
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA9901-3 |
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| Source/Photographer | http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/p/page_from_the_book_of_the_de-1.aspx, https://www.webcitation.org/63YCN7sEt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 05:57, 29 November 2011 | | 2,168 × 1,775 (1.34 MB) | InverseHypercube | larger version |
| 21:31, 25 September 2007 |  | 420 × 257 (29 KB) | Jeff Dahl | {{Information |Description=Ancient Egyptian opening of the mouth ceremony, painted on papyrus. {{pd-art}} |Source=website [http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/page16.html here] |Date=9-25-07 |Author=British Museum |Permission= |other_versions= }} |
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