Papyrus of Ani

E282701

Book of the Dead manuscript ancient Egyptian funerary papyrus illustrated scroll

The Papyrus of Ani is an exquisitely illustrated 19th Dynasty ancient Egyptian funerary scroll, renowned as one of the most complete and beautiful surviving copies of the Book of the Dead.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Papyrus of Ani canonical	2
The Papyrus of Ani	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Book of the Dead manuscript ⓘ ancient Egyptian funerary papyrus ⓘ illustrated scroll ⓘ
acquiredBy	British Museum ⓘ
acquiredFrom	E. E. Wallis Budge ⓘ surface form: E. A. Wallis Budge
acquisitionDate	1888 ⓘ
AniOccupation	accountant of the offerings of the gods ⓘ royal scribe ⓘ
AniSpouse	Tutu ⓘ
approximateDate	c. 1275 BCE ⓘ
associatedDeity	Anubis ⓘ Ma'at ⓘ surface form: Maʿat Osiris ⓘ Thoth ⓘ
associatedPerson	Ani ⓘ Tutu ⓘ
collection	Department of Egypt and Sudan, British Museum ⓘ surface form: British Museum Department of Egypt and Sudan
commissionedBy	Ani ⓘ
contains	Weighing of the Heart scene ⓘ judgment before Osiris ⓘ spells of the Book of the Dead ⓘ vignettes illustrating funerary spells ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Egypt ⓘ
culture	ancient Egypt ⓘ
currentLocation	British Museum ⓘ
date	19th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Ani ⓘ
describes	journey of the deceased in the afterlife ⓘ
excavatedBy	E. E. Wallis Budge ⓘ surface form: E. A. Wallis Budge
genre	funerary text ⓘ religious text ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Ani Papyrus ⓘ Book of the Dead ⓘ surface form: Book of the Dead of Ani
hasSection	Negative Confession ⓘ Book of the Dead ⓘ surface form: Spell 125 of the Book of the Dead
hasTitle	Papyrus of Ani self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Papyrus of Ani
iconographicFeature	depictions of Ani and his wife Tutu ⓘ registers with deities and funerary scenes ⓘ
influenced	modern understanding of the Book of the Dead ⓘ
language	Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
length	approximately 24 meters ⓘ
material	papyrus ⓘ
museumId	EA 10470 ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the best-known examples of the Book of the Dead ⓘ completeness as a Book of the Dead manuscript ⓘ high quality of calligraphy ⓘ rich and detailed illustrations ⓘ
partOf	Book of the Dead ⓘ surface form: Egyptian Book of the Dead tradition
period	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Thebes ⓘ
preservationStatus	fragmentary but largely preserved ⓘ
referencedIn	publications by E. A. Wallis Budge ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
religiousTradition	Book of the Dead ⓘ surface form: Book of the Dead (The Book of Coming Forth by Day)
script	hieratic ⓘ hieroglyphic ⓘ
technique	ink drawing ⓘ polychrome painting ⓘ
uses	to ensure safe passage of Ani in the afterlife ⓘ
writingSystem	Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Book of the Dead → notableManuscript → Papyrus of Ani ⓘ

Book of Coming Forth by Day → preservedIn → Papyrus of Ani ⓘ

Papyrus of Ani → hasTitle → Papyrus of Ani self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Papyrus of Ani