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title: Geb & Nut, Book of the Dead
author: Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12844/geb--nut-book-of-the-dead/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Geb & Nut, Book of the Dead

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## Image File

[![Geb & Nut, Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12844.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12844.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail of the [Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Book_of_the_Dead/) of Henuttawy, depicting the goddess Nut arched over the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Geb. Geb is depicted with the head of a snake. The full papyrus measures 74 cm x 23 cm (29 in x 9 in). [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). [Third Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/) (c. 1069-525 BCE). (Courtesy of the British Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2020, October 04). Geb & Nut, Book of the Dead. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12844/geb--nut-book-of-the-dead/>
### Chicago
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Geb & Nut, Book of the Dead." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 04, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12844/geb--nut-book-of-the-dead/>.
### MLA
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Geb & Nut, Book of the Dead." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Oct 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12844/geb--nut-book-of-the-dead/>.

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