
Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance. Baboon is one form of Thoth, inventor of writing and secretary to the gods, whose other form is as an ibis-headed man. Above the balance is a block of written hieroglyphs. Funerary papyrus, 18th Dynasty. Louvre, Paris
Credit
Universal Images Group
/ Universal History Archive
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4500 x 3338 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
15 x 11 inches / 38 x 28 cm