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title: The Greenfield Papyrus
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4940/the-greenfield-papyrus/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Greenfield Papyrus
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4940.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Book_of_the_Dead/) of Nestanebtasheru (sheet 87): Geb is shown as a semi-recumbent figure stretching out his limbs while the elongated body of Nut arches above him. Her feet touch the ground at the eastern horizon and her fingers at the western horizon. She is supported by a third key figure, Shu, [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of the atmosphere, who is aided in his task by two ram-headed deities. Nestanebisheru herself kneels at the right, raising her hands in adoration; her 'ba'-spirit imitates her gesture, and a group of gods accompany her.
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### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, April 14). The Greenfield Papyrus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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### MLA
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