Look at how gorgeous this is π€πππ ±πππ!!!
I spent so long just trying to take in all of the beautiful π€ π ±ππ ±πͺ images of the gods πΉπΉπΉ that are on this Mummy Cartonnage at the Brooklyn Museum! Cartonnage is a material that is linen or papyrus mixed with plaster! This is from the Third Intermediate Period, and dates from the 22nd through 25th Dynasties.
This mummy case π ±ππΎ belonged to a priest πΉπ named Nespanetjerenpere. While to many the images π ±ππ ±πͺ may seem like random pictures of the gods πΉπΉπΉ, it is actually a collection of carefully selected religious symbols meant to help guide Nespanetjerenpere on his journey to the afterlife πΌπΏππ and associate him with and ensure divine resurrection.
The ram headed pendant on his chest is meant to represent the sun godβs journey across the sky πͺππ― during the day πππΊπ³ – and through the underworld πΌπΏππ at night πΌπππ. The images π ±ππ ±πͺ of the gods πΉπΉπΉ can almost be thought of as the picture-book version of the Book of the Dead.
On the back, Horus π π and Thoth π €π are seen with a Djed pillar π½, which is the symbol of stability. The Djed pillar π½ is thought to be the spine of Osiris πΉπ¨π, so itβs very cool that this image π ±ππ ± appears on the back of the mummy π ±ππΎ!
