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In the three scenes from the book of the dead version from 1275 bc the dead man hunefer is taken into the judgement hall by the jackalheaded anubis. The egyptian book of the dead at the british museum culture. The next scene is the weighing of his heart against the feather of maat, with ammut waiting the result, and thoth recording. On, edit images, videos and 360 photos in one place. Faulkner, the ancient egyptian book of the dead revised ed.