Illustration
Weighing of the heart scene, with Ammit, the 'Devourer of the Damned' sitting, from the Egyptian Book of the Dead of Hunefer, Egypt, 19th Dynasty.
The British Museum, London.
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Bodsworth, J. (2012, April 26). Weighing the Heart, Book of the Dead. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/113/weighing-the-heart-book-of-the-dead/
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Bodsworth, Jon. "Weighing the Heart, Book of the Dead." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/113/weighing-the-heart-book-of-the-dead/.
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Bodsworth, Jon. "Weighing the Heart, Book of the Dead." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/113/weighing-the-heart-book-of-the-dead/. Web. 01 Jul 2025.
