Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Weighing of the Soul: Two Papyrus Scenes
Two long registers show the weighing of the soul and presentation before enthroned deities. Divine and human figures stand around the balances, with rows of smaller figures above. Tirard’s frontispiece identifies two papyrus sources, one in the British Museum and one in Leyden. The paired scenes permit comparison; they are not both attributed to the Papyrus of Ani.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Weighing of the Soul: Two Papyrus Scenes" [editorial title]. In The Book of the Dead, H. M. Tirard. 1910 edition. The curated reading copy omits Édouard Naville’s separately signed introduction; Tirard’s own preface, main text, illustrations and original index are retained., 1910, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0003
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Illustrator not identified. The Weighing of the Soul: Two Papyrus Scenes. The Book of the Dead. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0003