Papyrus of Ani

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Papyrus of Ani

Thoth's declaration to the Ennead, based on the weighing of the heart of the scribe Ani
Material Papyrus
Size Length: 67 cm (26 in) (frame)
Width: 42 cm (17 in) (frame)
Writing Hieroglyphic
Created 1250 BCE (circa)
Period/culture 19th Dynasty
Place Tomb of Ani
Present location British Museum, London
Identification 10470,3
Registration 1888,0515.1.3

The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations created circa 1250 BCE, in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Egyptians compiled an individualized book for certain people upon their death, called the Book of Going Forth by Day, more commonly known as the Book of the Dead, typically containing declarations and spells to help the deceased in their afterlife. The Papyrus of Ani is the manuscript compiled for the Theban scribe Ani.

It was purchased in 1888 by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge for the collection of the British Museum where it remains today. Before shipping the manuscript to England, Budge cut the seventy-eight foot scroll into thirty-seven sheets of nearly equal size, damaging the scroll's integrity at a time when technology had not yet allowed the pieces to be put back together.

Contents

DivisionsSectionsTitle
01 16 Hymns
02 36 Praises of Khert-Neter
03 08 Seven Arits
04 10 Pylons of the House of Osiris
05 05 Speeches
06 22 Hail Thoths
07 32 Chapter Collection 1
08 20 Homages
09 19 Miscellaneous (Hymns, Hails, Homage, Chapter, Rubric)
10 18 Chapter Collection 2
11 20 Funeral Chamber Texts
Note: Divisions vary based on compilations; Sections are groups of related sentences; Titles are not original to the text.

See also

References

  • The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day, The First Authentic Presentation of the Complete "Papyrus of Ani", Introduction and commentary by Dr. Ogden Goelet, Translation by Dr. Raymond O. Faulkner, Preface by Carol Andrews, Featuring Integrated Text and Full Color Images, (Chronicle Books, San Francisco) c1994, Rev. ed. c1998. Contains: Map Key to the Papyrus, Commentary by Dr. Ogden Goelet, Selected Bibliography, and "Glossary of Terms and Concepts".
  • Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum, Edna Russmann.
  • The Egyptian Book of the Dead: (The Papyrus of Ani), (Dover Ed., New York), c1895, Dover ed., 1967. Egyptian Text Transliteration and Translation, Introduction, etc. by Sir E.A.Wallis Budge.

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