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Book of the Dead of Hori
The collection record classifies this work as funerary equipment. It is dated c. 1069–945 BCE. Recorded culture or place: Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 21.
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- Museum title
- Book of the Dead of Hori
- Date
- c. 1069–945 BCE
- Culture / origin
- Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 21
- Materials and technique
- papyrus
- Dimensions
- Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1921.1032
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead--or as they called it, the Book of Going Forth By Day--was not a single, unified, and authoritative manuscript, but a handful of special spells selected from a pool of about 200 age-old magical formulae. This illustrated Book of the Dead inscribed for the priest Hori includes the so-called Book of Gates. There are sixteen gates through which Hori must pass, each guarded by a fierce, animal-headed, knife-brandishing monster. Among them are "The Mistress of Wrath," "The Fiery One," and the "Long-Horned Bull." To reach the afterlife, Hori must present the gate-keepers with a series of secret passwords provided for him in the papyrus. At the far right, we see Hori, who having completed his task, is now reborn.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund · CC0
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