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W867

W867Papyrus sheet showing the Book of the Dead Spell 15, which was a hymn to the rising sun. The dead person wanted to be like the sun and rise each day. The pictures on the papyrus show the Opening of the Mouth Ceremony, a ritual which made the dead person come to life. Part of the ritual involved cutting the foreleg from a still live calf!

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