Book of the Dead of Hunefer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Book_of_the_Dead_of_Hunefer
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Egyptian funerary text
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1852
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Papyrus_of_Hunefer
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Hunefer
gptkbp:contains spells from the Book of the Dead
gptkbp:created gptkb:19th_Dynasty
circa 1300 BCE
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Hunefer
gptkb:Anubis
gptkb:Osiris
gptkb:Ammit
gptkb:Thoth
gptkb:Ma'at
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Book of the Dead of Hunefer
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian_hieroglyphs
gptkbp:length 5.5 meters
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:museum gptkb:EA_9901
gptkbp:notableFor depiction of the Weighing of the Heart
detailed vignettes
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Thebes,_Egypt
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Hunefer
gptkbp:purpose guide for the afterlife
gptkbp:script hieratic
gptkbp:significance one of the best-preserved examples of the Book of the Dead
gptkbp:type illustrated papyrus scroll
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hunefer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7