Judgement of Hunefer, detail of an illustrated Book of the Dead, from the tomb of Hunefer, Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1290-1275 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll, 1’ 3½” high; full scoll 18’ ½” long. British Museum, London.  

The Judgement of Hunefer is one of many scrolls with spells and prayers on how to secure a happy afterlife. This is essentially a depiction of a judgment day after someone’s death.