Papyrus Collection

Book of the Dead or Papyrus of Any. ca. 1275 BC. 19th Dynasty. Scene from the dead judgement before the presence of Osiris. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. London

Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement
(Above) -Twelve Gods seated in Order, as judges before a table of offerings. (Below) - The Psychostasia of Weighing of the Conscience of Ani

The Book of the Dead of Hunefer, ca 1450 BC. Found in the collection of British Museum

The Derby 1923 by Cecil Aldin
Leaving the post at the start of the Derby of 1923, a race famously won by Papyrus, owned by Mr B. Irish and ridden by Steve Donoghue

The Book of the Dead: Heruben Papyrus. 1075 - 945 BC. Papyrus with the cow goddess Hathor, a woman and two snakes. Work from the 21st Dynasty. Egyptian art. Third Intermediate Period

Book of the Deads. 651 -525 BC. Papyrus. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. TURKEY. Istanbul. Archaeological Museum

Book of the Dead
Detail from the Book of the Dead of Cesmedhed khonsu, Amons (Amun) musician. Properly called the " Spells of Coming (or Going)

Papyrus
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The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840BC
The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840 BC. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Papyrus from The Book of The Dead, Anubis during the weighing of the souls (psychostasy)
Egyptian civilization. Papyrus from The Book of The Dead : Anubi during the weighing of the souls (psychostasy)

Heruben papyrus, divinity on solar boat of Seth
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XX. Heruben papyrus, divinity on solar boat of Seth

Book of the Dead / Plate 4
PAPYRUS OF ANI The dead Ani, judged innocent, is presented by Horus to Osiris. He kneels with whitened hair

The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, c1550 BC
Detail of the Rhind mathematical papyrus, showing mathematical problems, from Thebes, Egypt, End of the Second Intermediate Period, c1550 BC

A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Tomb painting of a pool full of ducks, lotus flowers and tilapia fish; papyrus grows along the edge

Papyrus, Derby winner 1923
Mr B. Irish leads in his horse, Papyrus with jockey Steve Donoghue up, following its win in the 1923 Derby at Epsom. For Donoghue it was a third successive win in the race. Date: June 1923

The Judgment Scene - Anis heart being weighed in the balance (colour litho)
3621124 The Judgment Scene - Anis heart being weighed in the balance (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 29, with a fragment of Euclids Elements, Between 75 and 125 AD. Found in the Collection of Penn Museum

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Temple of Amun & Sacred Lake

Papyrus boat, fisherman, pelicans, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Aquatic plants (colour litho)
3630333 Aquatic plants (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aquatic plants. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

ancient civilizations, ancient egyptian, cut out, flora, medium group of objects, no people, paper, papyrus, resourceful, slice, stem, studio shot, the past, watercolour painting, white background

From a very ancient vase in the British Museum decorated with a man riding a two-horse chariot
FLO4679311 From a very ancient vase in the British Museum decorated with a man riding a two-horse chariot, another man with a spear

Bringing sacrifices to the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow
3507958 Bringing sacrifices to the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow; (add.info.: Papyrus scroll with a painted view of an ancient Egyptian Mut-em-Via;)

African vegetation including papyrus, date palm, banana tree, waterlily, etc
FLO4620666 African vegetation including papyrus, date palm, banana tree, waterlily, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique

Papyrus grass root, Cyperus papyrus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his
FLO4617185 Papyrus grass root, Cyperus papyrus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Antiquite egyptienne : extrait du papyrus du Livre des Morts d'Any. 19eme dynastie
AIS5335322 Antiquite egyptienne : extrait du papyrus du Livre des Morts d'Any. 19eme dynastie. 1275 avant JC Londres, british museum; © Iberfoto.

Ornament: Natural Forms, The Lotus, the Papyrus, and the Palm (engraving)
8647058 Ornament: Natural Forms, The Lotus, the Papyrus, and the Palm (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural Forms, The Lotus, the Papyrus)

Papyrus uses to make the scrolls of Egyptians growing along the Nile. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4855135 Papyrus uses to make the scrolls of Egyptians growing along the Nile. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus
FLO4684679 Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus, sugar (sugar), sorghum (sorghum), bamboo (bamboo), waterlily (nenuphar)

Papyrus, Winner of the Derby, 1923 (colour litho)
8660255 Papyrus, Winner of the Derby, 1923 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Papyrus, Winner of the Derby, 1923)

How They Went on in Nineveh (engraving)
8672594 How They Went on in Nineveh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How They Went on in Nineveh)

African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) feed amidst Egyptian papyrus plants, (Cyperus Papyrus), 1882
7125193 African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) feed amidst Egyptian papyrus plants, (Cyperus Papyrus), 1882; (add.info)

The Remains of the hall of Annals of Tuthmosis III in the temple of Amon in Karnak
3571019 The Remains of the hall of Annals of Tuthmosis III in the temple of Amon in Karnak; (add.info.: Karnak, Egypt 1870-1880 Date of Artwork: 1450 a.C. ca)

Elephantine Papyrus 407 BC
2600580 Elephantine Papyrus 407 BC; (add.info.: Elephantine Papyrus 407 BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Papyrus with a line of Virgil's Aeneid, 1st cnetury
3330427 Papyrus with a line of Virgil's Aeneid, 1st cnetury; (add.info.: Papyrus with a line of Virgil's Aeneid, which has been repeated as part of a writing exercise)

Young woman in profile, before 1895. Creator: Etienne Tourrette
Young woman in profile, before 1895. Woman with red hair against a background of papyrus plants. (Profil de jeune-fille)

Papyrus Depicting Horus and Queen Nefertiti
Egyptian papyrus depicting Horus and Queen Nefertiti

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl with his wife Jacqueline - 3
Thor Heyerdahl 1914-2002 - Kon Tiki explorer - with his wife Jacqueline at his home in Tenerife, Canary Islands Date: 1995

Papyrus Depicting Tutankhamun and His Wife Ankhesenamun
This beautiful garden scene shows Tutankhamun receiving flowers from his wife Ankhesenamun. This scene comes from an ivory chest that was found in his tomb in 1922

The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, reign of Ramesses IV, c1200 BC
The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, probably Deir el-Medina, Egypt, reign of Rameses IV, c1200 BC. At forty-two metres, this is one of the longest papyri still in existence from ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead on papyrus showing written hieroglyphs. Depiction of ploughing with oxen. From the Bodmer Library, Geneva, Switzerland

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Colossal statue of King Ramesses II with his daughter Bent anta

Papyrus (Papyrus sp), Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Thoueris and Hathor in the papyrus. College is similar to the papyrus of Ani, from Thebes, 19th dynasty
JLJ4674150 Thoueris and Hathor in the papyrus. College is similar to the papyrus of Ani, from Thebes, 19th dynasty. by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Bibliotheque du College de France

View of "Castleton Garden", Kingston, Jamaica. America Kingston, Castleton Garden. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Detail of the two heraldic pilasters of Tutmosis III inside the temple of Amon-Ra in Karnak. The pilasters are adorned with depicitions of lotus and papyrus

Group portrait on board a boat Taormina. Date of Photograph:11-12/04/1913

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"Papyrus: Unveiling the Ancient Secrets of Egypt's Sacred Texts" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the world of papyrus, an ancient writing material that has preserved countless stories and beliefs from the depths of Egyptian civilization. From the Papyrus of Ani to The Book of the Dead, these delicate scrolls offer us a glimpse into the spiritual journey undertaken by Egyptians in their quest for eternal life. One such remarkable example is The Judgement scene depicted on the Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead). This intricate illustration showcases Ani standing before Osiris, god of death and rebirth, as his heart is weighed against Ma'at's feather. Will he be deemed worthy to enter paradise or face eternal damnation? Dating back to approximately 1275 BC, The Book of the Dead or Papyrus of Any serves as a guidebook for souls navigating through various challenges after death. Similarly, The Book of the Dead belonging to Hunefer transports us to around 1450 BC with its vivid illustrations depicting Hunefer's journey towards immortality. Intriguingly, papyri were not solely reserved for religious texts but also found their way into everyday life. Cecil Aldin's painting "The Derby 1923" captures this transition beautifully as jockeys race past spectators clutching newspapers made from papyrus. Delving deeper into history reveals more fascinating examples like Heruben Papyrus dating back to 1075 BC and numerous other Books of the Deads created between 651-525 BC. These invaluable artifacts provide insights into ancient Egyptian rituals surrounding death and burial practices. Beyond religious significance lies another facet where papyri served practical purposes. Take The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus which dates back to approximately 1840 BC - it contains mathematical problems that challenge our assumptions about early civilizations' knowledge in this field. To truly understand papyrus' importance within Egyptian culture, one must visit the magnificent Karnak Temple in Luxor.