{"id":1355,"date":"2022-09-18T18:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T18:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientegyptblog.com\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2022-12-04T10:52:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T10:52:45","slug":"the-book-of-the-dead-of-imhotep-priest-of-horus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/?p=1355","title":{"rendered":"The Book of the Dead of Imhotep, Priest of Horus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This copy of the Book of the Dead (known to the Egyptians as the Book of Coming Forth By Day) belonged to a priest \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf5b of Horus \ud80c\udd43\ud80c\udc2d named Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa! Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa, Priest \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf5b of Horus \ud80c\udd43\ud80c\udc2d, lived during the early Ptolemaic Period (between 332-200 B.C.E.) Fun fact: the word priest \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf5b actually translates to \u201cgod\u2019s servant\u201d!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, this is definitely not that Imhotep from “The Mummy” (1999), however, this is still a funny coincidence! I always get a laugh when I see this in the museum! The Book of the Dead was created for Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa so he could have a successful journey into the afterlife \ud80c\uddfc\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude50. The spells on the papyrus \ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udf51\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfdb were also meant to ensure his safety and well-being in the duat \ud80c\uddfc\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude50(realm of the dead).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Book of the Dead is interesting because it doesn’t follow a particular story. The spells do seem to be grouped by theme, and sometimes pictures \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfe6 can be representative of the spells as well. The scene shown here is the Weighing of the Heart, in which the deceased\u2019s heart \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udd23 was weighed against Maat\u2019s \ud80d\udc19\ud80c\udf34\ud80c\udca3\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc66 feather. More details on that scene later in the post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imhotep’s version of the Book of the Dead is complete, and is over 70 feet long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This page illustrates spell 110, which gives Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa the ability to enjoy various earthly activities. This takes place in the Field of Reeds, which is also known as The Field of Offerings. Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa is actually seen doing work in the field \ud80c\uddcf\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude07 – he can be seen using a scythe to harvest grain, plowing the field, and doing other various activities. In the top left, there are hieroglyphs \u201c\ud80c\udcf9\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udd91\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\uddcf\ud80c\udfdb\ud80d\udc1d\ud80c\udfed\ud80c\udfcf\u201d that translate to “it is he in the Field of Offerings.\u201d The Field of Reeds could also be written as \ud80c\uddcf\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude05\ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\uddb0\ud80c\ude96<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have provided some close up images of some of the aspects of the image that I mentioned in the caption above!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s take a look at some other portions of the Book of the Dead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I only have the drawings in this photograph, but to the left of the images would be the Hieratic script which would spell out the Sun Hymns. The Sun Hymns would allow Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa to be turned into a spirit and join the Khepri \ud80c\udda3\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udc5b in the daily cycle of death and rebirth (rising and setting of the sun). During the night \ud80c\udfbc\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\udf9b\ud80c\udd1b, Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa would travel through the Duat \ud80c\uddfc\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\ude50 underworld\/netherworld) and be born again the next morning in the form of ba \ud80c\udd61\ud80c\udffa (individual’s soul that was depicted as a human headed bird).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The top image \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf shows the goddesses \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udfcf Isis \ud80c\udea8\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc65 and Nephytys \ud80c\ude60\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd87 attending to the sun god Khepri \ud80c\udda3\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udc5b, who is in the form of a scarab \ud80c\udda3. The middle image \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf shows the sun \ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udffa in human form and is attended by two \ud80c\udffb ba \ud80c\udd61\ud80c\udffa and baboons. The bottom image \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf shows Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa and his wife* receiving offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Since Imhotep\u2019s \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa mother \ud80c\udd50\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc50 is mentioned a lot throughout his Book of the Dead, many people think that the woman who always accompanies Imhotep in the images \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfe6 is his mother \ud80c\udd50\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc50 and not his wife!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun fact! The words for \u201cnight \ud80c\udfbc\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\udf9b\ud80c\udd1b\u201c and \u201cend \ud80c\udfbc\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\udf9b\ud80c\udc9d\ud80c\udfdb\u201c were very similar in hieroglyphs \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf03\ud80c\udfea!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now on to my favorite scene from the Book of the Dead (in more detail)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While I have already posted a pic of the Weighing of the Heart, I wanted to post some alternative angles because this series of images is my absolute favorite – no matter whos Book of the Dead it is from!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, Anubis \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udeaa\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udc62 weighs the heart \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udd23
of the deceased \ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udff1 against Maat\u2019s \ud80c\udf34\ud80d\udc19\ud80c\udca3\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc66 feather. If Anubis determines there\u2019s balance between the two, then the deceased would be presented to Osiris \ud80c\udc79\ud80c\udea8 \ud80c\udc2d by Horus \ud80c\udd43\ud80c\udc2d. Thoth \ud80c\udd64\ud80c\udc2d records the findings. Ammit waits to eat the heart if it\u2019s unworthy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here we can see that Imhotep\u2019s \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa heart \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udd23 is balanced against the feather! There are some really cool images in this particular scene – instead of just being a feather on the scale, it is the hieroglyph determinative for Maat (\ud80c\udc67). Also, in the last picture, Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa is accompanied by a feather with a human body! This is probably a representation of Maat \ud80c\udf34\ud80d\udc19\ud80c\udca3\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc66, though she is usually depicted as a woman with a feather on her head and rarely as just a human body with a feather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the last picture I have from Imhotep’s \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa Book of the Dead. Due to the way that the papyri \ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udf51\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfdb\ud80c\udfe6 are displayed at the MET, it can be very difficult to get clear pictures \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfe5. I’m happy that I went back through my pictures \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udfe5 because I had taken some better ones than I initially thought!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this image, you can see some of the hieratic script that the Book of the Dead is written in – don’t ask me to translate, because I can’t read hieratic! I can only read hieroglyphs \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf03\ud80c\udfea! I would love to learn hieratic though! Some of the hieratic is in black ink while some of it is in red. The red ink seems to symbolize either the beginning or the end \ud80c\udfbc\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\udf9b\ud80c\udc9d\ud80c\udfdb of a spell, or it could highlight a word for a noun that was considered “bad” in Egyptian culture. However, sometimes even “offering table” could have been written\/drawn in red and offering tables were not bad at all! So, some of the red ink seems kinda random.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imhotep \ud80c\uddcd\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udeb5\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udeaa is seen here with Anubis \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udeaa\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udce3, who is seated on top of a shrine. As you all know, Anubis \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udeaa\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udce3 is my favorite Egyptian god (he is the god of mummification and cemeteries) so I was very excited to see I got an image \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf with Anubis \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udeaa\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udce3! I like this image \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf because it reminds me of the Anubis \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udeaa\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udce3 shrine that was found in Tutankhamun’s \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfe0\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udef9\ud80c\udefe\ud80c\ude7a\ud80c\uddd3 tomb – that is one of my absolute favorite pieces of all time! The drawing is also like the hieroglyph determinative \u201c\ud80c\udce3\u201d for Anubis!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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