This text describes the Papyrus of the Book of the Dead, which contains the "Judgment of the Dead" as a part of the negative confession process. The god Osiris, who serves as the supreme judge, is depicted on the left, along with other gods. The four gods who guard the deceased's viscera (stored in canopic jars) are symbolized by an open lotus flower. During the judgment, the deceased's heart is weighed on a scale of justice, while Thoth, the ibis-headed god, records the result. If the heart is deemed too heavy, the deceased is doomed to be devoured by the terrifying beast, Ammit, also known a‹›
Musée de la civilisation

Moshe Safdie

Section · Quebec City, Canada · 1988

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This text describes the Papyrus of the Book of the Dead, which contains the "Judgment of the Dead" as a part of the negative confession process. The god Osiris, who serves as the supreme judge, is depicted on the left, along with other gods. The four gods who guard the deceased's viscera (stored in canopic jars) are symbolized by an open lotus flower. During the judgment, the deceased's heart is weighed on a scale of justice, while Thoth, the ibis-headed god, records the result. If the heart is deemed too heavy, the deceased is doomed to be devoured by the terrifying beast, Ammit, also known a

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