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thatlittleegyptologist:

Remember when I told you about the 16m long Book of the Dead they found intact at Saqqara? Well the Ministry for Tourism and Antiquities have posted these images of Papyus.Waziri-1 to their facebook (I’d use a news report but so far can’t find one):

A picture of the papyrus slightly unrolled. On the right you can clearly see the bulk of the papyrus is now wrapped around protective padding. What you can see of the papyrus are several stanzas of hieratic in neat boxes beneath pictures of various deitiesALT
the still rolled and wrapped papyrus laying horizontally. It retains it's outer covering made from a weave of linen. It is laying on protective material.ALT
close up shot of the rolled end of the papyrus. you can see how tightly it's rolled and the fragmenting linen coveringALT
An lengthy image of Dr Mustafa Waziri inspecting the Waziri 1 papyrus. The image is taken in portrait showing the length of the not fully rolled out papyrus. On the papyrus you can see various scenes from the book of the dead, and various weights holding it in place. Dr Waziri is at the end inspecting the papyrus with a magnifying glass.ALT
a section of the papyrus. it shows many stanzas of very neatly written hieratic along with accompanying images of deitiesALT
another section of the papyrus. again it shows many stanzas of very neatly written hieratic along with accompanying images of deities. On the left hand side of this image are several rows of boxes (like an excel spreadsheet table) that contain snakes. These are various inhabitants of the duat.ALT
A close up, but slanted and out of focus view of the weighing of the heart scene. Ammit the devourer is most clearly in focus. She is sitting on a plinth before a large table piled with food. Behind her can be seen Thoth and Anubis and the scales to weigh the deceased's heart.ALT
The Waziri 1 papyrus as it appears on display in the Grand Egyptian Museum. It is displayed all in one frame along the length of the wall. It goes out of frame on either side. The room is dimly lit to protect the papyrus.ALT
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    Remember when I told you about the 16m long Book of the Dead they found intact at Saqqara? Well the Ministry for Tourism...