mythological papyrus of Baoumouternakhtou

mythological papyrus of Baoumouternakhtou

An item at Louvre

Decoration: bird-ba lustration; offering of flowers (onion, ?); woman (standing, in front); Osiris serpent (erect, in front); the four sons of Horus wedjat eye (4); oar (4); Isis (wedjat eye, ?); Isis (oar, ?) god with a serpent's head (on, divine boat); vulture (on, divine boat); scarab; cobra (on, divine boat) baboon (2); serpent; winged serpent (lion's head); winged serpent (vulture's head); goddess with a serpent's head; genius with a non-human head (head of: ostrich feather, holding, knife, serpent, lizard)


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).