Sheet from an Amduat Papyrus
Description
Object Label: This papyrus is an abridged version of the Amduat, a series of texts and pictures describing the twelve-hour nightly voyage of the sun god (Re) through the Netherworld. During his journey, the sun god faced an array of dangers and presented himself in a series of manifestations that both aided and underscored his triumph over the forces of evil and chaos. Being identified with the sun god was believed to help a deceased person ward off threatening forces in the hereafter. Caption: Sheet from an Amduat Papyrus, ca. 1075–945 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1699Eb. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Fragments of an ancient papyrus document with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The image depicts several fragmented sections of an ancient Egyptian papyrus. The papyrus has been mounted under glass, displaying intricate hieroglyphic text arranged in vertical columns. These fragments are carefully organized, suggesting an effort to preserve the original layout. There appears to be a mixture of faded and clearer hieroglyphic signs, indicative of age and historical usage.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1699Eb tier-2
- BKM-Object 184169 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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