One of the greatest aspects of the Brooklyn Museumβs Egyptian collection is The Book of the Dead ππππ»π πππ²π³πΊπΌπΊ for a man named Sobekmose, who had the title βGoldworker of Amun.β Sobekmose was buried in Memphis π ππ€πππ΄π and that is where this papyrus π πππ was found. This Book of the Dead ππππ»π πππ²π³πΊπΌπΊ dates to the 18th Dynasty (early New Kingdom 1500-1480 B.C.E.).Β
The Book of the Dead ππππ»π πππ²π³πΊπΌπΊ is interesting because it doesn’t follow a particular story.Β The spells ππππ¦ do seem to be grouped by theme, and sometimes pictures ππ ±ππ¦ can be representative of the spells ππππ¦ as well.
The Book of the Dead ππππ»π πππ²π³πΊπΌπΊ contained instructions/spells ππππ¦ for the deceased π ππ± as they made their way through the Duat πΌπΏππ. The red π§πππ text that you see is used to indicate the start of a new spell πππ, the end of a spell πππ, or the names πππ₯ of certain mythological figures.
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