mythological papyrus of Serimen
An item at Louvre
Decoration: worship scene; man (standing, sandals with upturned points, worshipping); the four sons of Horus (on, lotus); Ptah-Sokar-Osiris (falcon-headed god, atef crown); Isis bird-ba (flying, on); mummy (on, embalming bed, flanked by); Isis; Nephthys; canopic jar (4) man's head (2, on); lotus (in, basin) ram (in front of, altar) man (holding, sign of breath) mouth opening man (holding, bird-ba) man (worshipping, Abydos reliquary) man (worshipping); Horus (falcon-headed god) phoenix; falcon child god (playing, sistrum, in front); Hathor (cow-headed goddess); man (worshipping); god (2, holding, serpent); guardian genies of the afterlife; serpent; genie (head of: ostrich feather); genie (head of: flame); scarab-headed god; ram-headed god; serpent-headed god; genie (head of: solar disk, equipped with arms); genie (head of: wedjat eye) boat of Ra; Ra; Isis; Nephthys; Thoth; Horus; winged goddess fish (protecting) representation of the world; Nut; Geb; scarab; djed pillar vignettes from the Book of the Dead (Ch 23-Ch 26-Ch 54-Ch 77-Ch 81-Ch 83-Ch 85-Ch 89-Ch 138)
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
An exhibit at Louvre
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).