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mythological papyrus of Bakenmut

mythological papyrus of Bakenmut

An item at Louvre

Setting: adoration scene; man (standing, adoring); Osiris; Isis welcoming the dead (in front); falcon-headed god (pulling, snake: dog's head) guardian genies of the afterlife; hare-headed god; snake-headed god; dog-headed god; monkey-headed god; mouse-headed god; flame-headed god; donkey-headed god; prisoner (2, overturned) Geb (lying down); two-legged snake (two-headed); vulture (2); baboon (3); flame (2) pool (flanked by, 8, flame); swimming man (4)


Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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The collections of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities present the civilization that evolved on the banks of the Nile, from the end of Prehistory (around 4,000 BCE) to the Christian era (from the 4th century CE).