Heavenly cows and celestial oars
A scene showing seven cows and a bull, accompanied by four oars, is very commonly seen in tombs and funerary papyri of the New Kingdom and beyond. In this article I explain the meaning of this scene.
Book of the Dead
Egyptian views of the afterlife
Egyptians viewed the afterlife as a perfect version of Egypt in which they’d live an idealised agricultural existence while enjoying their home life and hobbies to the full.