Vignette on Khonsu's inner coffin lid

Vignette on Khonsu's inner coffin lid

Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside

Dynasty: Dynasty 19

Reign: reign of Ramesses II

Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86

Medium: Gessoed and painted wood

Dimensions: H. of Khonsu: 15.3 cm (6 in.)

Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886

Accession Number: 86.1.2a-DETAIL

 

 This kneeling figure is identified by the two columns of hieroglyphs in front of him as "the Osiris, the servant of the Place of Truth, Khonsu, justified." The image and its text are a graphic expression of Khonsu's hope that his spirit will pass successfully through the trial of judgment in the afterlife and become one with Osiris.

 

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