Vignettes Spell 110
Being in the Field of Offerings
This spell functions as a vital guide for the afterlife, securing the deceased’s transition into the mythical Field of Offerings and Field of Reeds. This ritual text empowers the justified spirit to navigate the underworld, ensuring eternal survival through idealized farming, herding, and divine worship. Visually expressed in detailed papyrus illustrations, the spell establishes a perfect world where cosmic order prevails. By performing these rituals, the deceased successfully eliminates the earthly threats of hunger and hardship, guaranteeing perpetual peace and rebirth in the next life
See for analyses and academic information Totenbuch Spruch 110
See also R. O. Faulkner, The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, 1985 revised edition, p.103ff.
“The Field of Offerings”
Yuya harvesting grain in the Field of Reeds. This manual act symbolizes eternal abundance in the afterlife, where even noblemen personally gathered divine crops to secure immortality and endless food, though Chapter 6 allowed his shabti statues to magically do the actual work for him
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Nebseni
Papyrus c. 1400 BC, 18th Dyn.
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Yuya
Papyrus c. 1370 BC, 18th Dyn.
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Nakht
Papyrus c. 1325 BC, 18th Dyn.
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Ani
Papyrus c. 1250 BC, 19th Dyn.
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Amenemwia
Papyrus c. 1075 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Tashedkhonsu
Papyrus c. 1075 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Tabaketenkhonsu
Papyrus c. 1075 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Nodjemet
Papyrus c. 1070 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Tajoeheryt
Papyrus c. 1050 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Sutymes
Papyrus c. 1050 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Nauny
Papyrus c. 1050 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Pinedjem I
Papyrus c. 1035 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Tjanefer
Papyrus c. 1010 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Aaneru
Papyrus c. 1010 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Taudjatra
Papyrus c. 1010 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Anhay
Papyrus c. 1010 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Bakenwerel
Papyrus c. 1010 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Nestanebetisheru
Papyrus c. 960 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Ankhesenmut
Papyrus c. 960 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Shedsuhor
Papyrus c. 960 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Ankhesenaset
Papyrus c. 960 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Bakenmut (I)
Papyrus c. 960 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Herytubekhet
Papyrus c. 960 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Djedmutiuesankh
Papyrus c. 960 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Horemakhbit
Papyrus c. 945 BC, 21th Dyn.
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Imhotep
Papyrus c. 340 BC, Ptolemaic
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Padiamonnebnesouttaouy
Papyrus c. 280 BC, Ptolemaic
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Pajuheru
Papyrus c. 250 BC, Ptolemaic
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Neferini
Papyrus c. 225 BC, Ptolemaic
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Iuefankh
Papyrus c. 200 BC, Ptolemaic
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