Art, Symbol & Imagination
Baboons Adoring the Rising Sun
Six baboons raise their arms towards a large solar disc, with two kneeling human figures below. An upright central form and ankh connect the lower and upper parts of the scene. Tirard explicitly captions it Baboons Adoring the Rising Sun and cites a Leyden papyrus. The repeated raised arms link the baboons with the human worshippers below.
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Illustrator not identified. "Baboons Adoring the Rising Sun" [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 108. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0098
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Illustrator not identified. Baboons Adoring the Rising Sun. The Book of the Dead. Scan leaf 108. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0098