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Part of Book of the Dead, Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens | Valley of the Queens - Luxor, Egypt (20230220_095207.jpg)

Part of Book of the Dead, Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens

In this image, the benu-bird, represents the soul of Ra. Then there is Nefertari's mummified body flanked by the goddesses Nephthys and lsis; here they appear as kites protecting the queen. The figure of the genie of the Nile kneels in front of an oval containing a symbolic udjat-eye, the eye of Horus. The ceiling of the antechamber, like all of the other ceilings in the tomb, was painted deep blue and spangled with yellow stars, evoking the heavenly sky.
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