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Vignette of the Book of the Dead of the priestess Nesitanebtashru, 21st Dynasty,around 1025 BCE. Nut (heaven) stretches over the earth, represented by her brother Geb, who lies below her.The toes of the goddess are at the eastern horizon, and her fingertips at the western horizon. Her father Shu (air) holds her up with both hands,
separating her from Geb. From the Greenfield Papyrus,
Original L: 37 m; Deir el-Bahri,Thebes. EA,1055487
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200503
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4000px × 2303px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Book of the Dead, Egypt
Geb, earth and vegetation god
Nut, Goddess
Shu, God