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Published by James Wasserman; facsimile made by E. A. Wallis Budge; original artist unknown
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English: Facsimile of a vignette from the Book of the Dead of Ani. The sun disk of the god Ra is raised into the sky by an ankh-sign (signifying life) and a djed-pillar (signifying stability and the god Osiris) while adored by Isis, Nephthys, and baboons. The motif symbolizes rebirth and the sunrise.
Date Book published 1994; facsimile created 1890; original artwork created c. 1300 BC
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Source/Photographer Scanned from The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day by James Wasserman et al.

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