16h 28min, feb 18, 1275 y BC - Last judgment of Hu-Nefer from Book of the Dead

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1275 BCE
Papyrus scroll
Egypt
• Contained spells, prayers, and incarnations needed in the afterlife
• Began as pyramid text then coffin text now a scroll
• Ankhs are shown throughout, like a key to afterlife
• Hear needed to weigh less than the feather from ma'at to go to next step
• Presented to Osiris by his son Horus
• Crook and flail- rule
• Lotus blossom- eternal life
• 4 children- 4 cardinal points
• Organs in carnopic jars

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