Detail from the Book of the Earth

Photographer:

Araldo De Luca

Title:

Detail from the Book of the Earth

Description:

This scene is located on the north wall of the burial chamber in the tomb of Rameses VI. A kneeling god named Iay, "the Adorer" bows between two cobras called the Flaming One and the Fiery One. To the left is a mummiform figure Waway, also a name associated with fire.

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