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41. The theme is not only known from that one text

The Discovery of the Valley of the Mummies
... The decorative scenes show an abbreviated form of the judgement of the dead. In these scenes we see the god Osiris on his throne while Anubis weighs the heart of the dead against the feather of Maat. Meanwhile, Toth records the result of the weighing process and reports it to Osiris ... http://guardians.net/hawass/mummies.htm

The Village of Dayr Al-Madina
... At the northern end of the village, a number of small temples were built in the New Kingdom. Some of these were replaced in Ptolemaic times, and indeed, there is a well-preserved example of a temple from that period still standing ... On the left wall, Ma’at leads a figure of the deceased king toward the hall of judgment. Above him, forty-two judges sit ready to render their decision on his fate. Anubis and Horus weigh the heart of the deceased on a balance against the feather of Ma’at, and ibis-headed Thoth stands nearby, recording the result. A lion-hippopotamuscrocodile figure called Ammit sits nearby, ready to devour the heart of the unjust. At the far right, Osiris sits on his throne ... http://www.luxoregypt.org/English/historical_sites/MEMORIAL_TEMPLES/Pages/TheVillageofDayrAl-Madina.aspx
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