Sponde Tag

Another example of an illustration of the weighing of the heart. Detail from the Book of the Dead of the Anhay, Chantress of Amun, Dynasty 20 (c. 1189 – 1077 BCE). British Museum EA10472,4. © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC By-SA 4.0.

October 30, 2025

By ANE Today Editor

Egypt Funerary Practices History of the Field

The European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife

We often imagine the ancient Egyptians as obsessed with death and the afterlife. But what if the familiar story of judgment and salvation owes more to modern ideas than ancient one