# 24 Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb at Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1290–1280 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll, 1’ 6” high. British Museum, London.

Form

-Drawings and paintings on a papyrus scroll

Content

-Anubis -Leads the diseased Hu-Nefer into a hall where his soul is being weighed against a feather/ Osiris -God of the underworld and enthroned on the day of judgment Thoth -God with a bird head -He is the stenographer writing down events in hieroglyphics Hippo/Lion -eat the evil soul

Function

To show Hunefer, the white-robed priest, had lived an ethical life and deserved to go into the afterlife.

Context

Context

Additional Information

--The original afterlife texts were just for kings, but this eventually extended to wealthy people and people of status. -Ankh, Lotus Blossom, and ostrich feathers depict eternal life.