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Hunefer was a scribe during the 19th Dynasty (fl. c. 1300 BCE). He was the owner of the Papyrus of Hunefer, a copy of the funerary Egyptian Book of the Dead , which represents one of the classic examples of these texts, along with others such as the Papyrus of Ani .
Hunefer was an ancient Egyptian official under kings Ramses II and Merenptah in the 19th Dynasty around 1225 BC. Hunefer is mainly known from his Theban tomb TT385. Here is also shown his wife Nehty. Hunefer held the title of mayor and was most likely the son of the mayor of Thebes Paser and his wife Tuia.
The Theban Tomb TT385 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor.It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Hunefer (Haunefer), who was a Mayor of the Southern City (Thebes) [1] during the reign of Ramesses II in the Nineteenth Dynasty.
Papyrus of Hunefer, British Museum; Papyrus of Pinedjem II, or "Campbell Papyrus", British Museum; Book of the Dead of Kha, Tomb of Kha and Merit, in Museo egizio, Torino, Italy, (Official site) Book of the Dead of Nehem-es-Rataui, Museum August Kestner in Hanover, Germany; Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat, Royal Ontario Museum
This detail scene from the Papyrus of Hunefer (c. 1375 BC) shows Hunefer's heart being weighed on the scale of Maat against the feather of truth, by the jackal-headed Anubis. The ibis-headed Thoth, scribe of the gods, records the result. If his heart is lighter than the feather, Hunefer is allowed to pass into the afterlife. If not, he is eaten ...
Next, the triumphant Hunefer, having passed the test, is presented by the falcon-headed Horus to Osiris, seated in his shrine with Isis, Nephthys and the four sons of Horus. (19th Dynasty, c. 1300 BCE) A section of the Egyptian Book of the Dead that is written on papyrus, showing the Weighing of the Heart in the Duat, where Anubis can be seen ...
Extract from the Papyrus of Hunefer, a 19th-Dynasty Book of the Dead (c.1300 BCE) Peseshkef blade dedicated by King Senwosret to Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II MET DP311785. The opening of the mouth ceremony (or ritual) was an ancient Egyptian ritual described in funerary texts such as the Pyramid Texts.
Hunefer – – Irtyrau Female scribe TT390: Khakheperresenb [1] ca. 2000 BC – Menna – Tomb of Menna, Theban Tomb 69-TT69 Scribe of the Fields of the King: Meryre II: Amarna Period (Royal Scribe, etc., for Nefertiti) Tomb of Meryra II: Nakht: Reign of Thutmose IV: Tomb at TT52 Scribe and "Astronomer of Amun" Nakhtmin: The King's Scribe