-- 作者:NICO
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-- 死亡之書-16
死亡之書(Book of the dead)
The funeral and the opening mouth ceremony
The mummy, now in its coffin, is dragged to the tomb on a sledge.
石棺用船運過尼羅河,到達彼岸後,葬禮隊伍就一直走到墓地,在那裡祭司主持慣常的儀式,包括最重要的開口儀式。最後,家具、衣服、貴重的東西、食物和飲料等陪葬品隨著棺木一起被放進墳墓裡。在古王國時期,陪葬品中出現擔任各種工作的僕役俑,包括釀啤酒、烤麵包、磨玉米的工人,這是為了保證亡者每日所需的麵包和啤酒供應不斷。這種風俗一直延續到中王國時期,但是古王國時期笨拙的石灰岩石雕被精細的、各種不同風格的木雕取代。陪葬品是為了在在亡者覲見歐塞里斯(Osiris),祈求復活之前,他能夠應有盡有。
Excerpted page from the Book of the Dead at Maiherperi.
(I) (II) Funeral procession: (I) the mummy on a boatshaped hearse, drawn by oxen besides it kneels the mourning wife; in front a priest officiates; behind follow mourners and servants drawing a funeral shrine and bearing articles for the tomb and sepulchral furniture. (II) A band of female mourners. On the right the tomb in front of which Anubis supports the mummy. Facing the mummy two priests officiate and a priest reads the funeral service. 送葬行列和祭禮 (I、II 都是從右到左看,下面有放大的圖片及說明)
(Ia)阿尼(Ani)的殯櫃裝在船上,在殯櫃前後兩頭是 Isis 和 Nephthys 小塑像,用來守護殯櫃。裝殯櫃的船在路上是由牛拖運前進,然後渡過尼羅河到達西岸的墓地舉行儀式及葬禮。 葬儀行列陪伴死者直到墓地,穿著豹皮的是主祭師,邊走邊燃燒著香料和灑水。 跪在木棺的一側的是阿尼的太太 Thuthu,殯櫃後頭跟著八個送葬者。
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