opening the mouth

This is a copy from the original papyrus book of the dead which belongs to HU-NEFER who was an ancient Egyptian Royal Scribe.
The original one is a masterpiece displayed at the British museum and dates back to 1400 BC.This part of Im dwat or book of the dead represents a famous ritual called " The opening of the mouth " where you see the dead himself is mummified ,two wailers before the mummy, two priests and his son participate in the ceremony . The ritual has its own instruments which include a wooden hammer usually used by the mummifier to help in opening the mouth of the mummy in order to feed it with milk. In addition to the use of many musical instruments and some containers for incense, oils and perfumes . The whole idea is about trying to innervate the human senses.

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