Book of the Dead of Hunefer

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This is the Book of the Dead of Hunefer (Hw-nfr). There are fully colored vignettes (scenes) with a colored border. The scenes demonstrate episodes in Hunefer's judgement in the afterlife. From Egypt. 19th Dynasty, 1292–1189 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 03). Book of the Dead of Hunefer. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4848/book-of-the-dead-of-hunefer/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Book of the Dead of Hunefer." World History Encyclopedia, April 03, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4848/book-of-the-dead-of-hunefer/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Book of the Dead of Hunefer." World History Encyclopedia, 03 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4848/book-of-the-dead-of-hunefer/.

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