Record

RefNoMS/827/6
LevelItem
TitleWorship of the sun-god Ra (plate 30)
Datelate 19th century
DescriptionConsists of:
- Text sheet continues on from plate 29 (MS/827/5) with information about Osiris, the supreme judge, and the judgment of the dead. A new section explains the adoration of Ra.
- Illustration depicts the first part of the funeral ritual
Caption reads: 'Adoration of Ra (from a papyrus in the museum of Leiden)'
LanguageEnglish
Extent2 sheets
FormatChromolithograph and Printed
Dimensions71.5 x 56 cms approx
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialCopied from Dr C Leemans, <i>Aegyptische Hieroglyphische Lijkpapyrus</i>
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