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title: Book of the Dead of Henuttawy
author: Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12843/book-of-the-dead-of-henuttawy/
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updated: 2024-07-19
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# Book of the Dead of Henuttawy

_Authored by Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Book of the Dead of Henuttawy](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12843.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12843.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Book_of_the_Dead/) of Henuttawy. The winged serpent [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Nehebkau is depicted on the left. In the center of the papyrus is [Osiris](https://www.worldhistory.org/osiris/), who lies beneath the personification of the night sky. On the right side of the scene, the goddess Nut arches over her consort, the earth god Geb (depicted here with the head of a snake). [Third Intermediate Period of Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/) (c. 1069-525 BCE).

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2020, October 04). Book of the Dead of Henuttawy. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12843/book-of-the-dead-of-henuttawy/>
### Chicago
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Book of the Dead of Henuttawy." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 04, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12843/book-of-the-dead-of-henuttawy/>.
### MLA
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Book of the Dead of Henuttawy." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Oct 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12843/book-of-the-dead-of-henuttawy/>.

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