This is another closeup image ๐๐ ฑ๐ from Imhotep’s ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ช Book of the Dead (Early Ptolemaic Period) at the MET. Fun fact: Imhotep’s ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ช version of the Book of the Dead is mostly complete, and is over 70 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ feet long!
This page illustrates Spell 110, which gives Imhotep ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ช the ability to enjoy various earthly activities. This takes place in the Field of Reeds ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ฑ๐ฐ๐. Spell 110 states โโฆbeing in control there, being a blessed one there, plowing and harvesting there, eating and drinking there, and doing everything that one was used to do on earth.โ
Imhotep ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ช is actually seen doing work in the field ๐๐๐ – he can be seen using a scythe to harvest grain (just like Spell 110 states)! So the things he used to do on earth, he could also accomplish in the Field of Reeds ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ฑ๐ฐ๐. This is where ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures came into play – instead of the deceased doing all of the work, the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures would have taken care of it all!
The Field of Reeds ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ฑ๐ฐ๐ was mentioned a lot on Marvelโs show Moon Knight! In the show, Marc and Steven traveled through the Duat ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ on a boat ๐ง๐ช๐๐, but in reality, this mode of transport was typically reserved just for pharaohs ๐๐ป๐ฆ!
On the show, the Field of Reeds ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ฑ๐ฐ๐ was literally depicted as just a field ๐๐๐, while in Egyptian culture it was meant to be a better version of life ๐น on earth. There were many different depictions; a lush land with waterfalls, islands that could be traveled amongst by boats ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ฆ, farmland, and lots of parties! Access to the Nile ๐๐๐๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐บ and the ability to farm were considered to be the ultimate reward for a good and truthful ๐๐ด๐ฃ๐๐ life ๐น!