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Book of the Dead is a generic term for ancient Egyptian texts that were used in burial ceremonies as a guide for the afterlife. 
The most famous manuscript  The Papyrus of Ani in the form of a scroll, created c. 1250 BCE was found by E. A. Wallis Budge in its entirety, in Luxor formerly Thebes, in 1887. Today it is exhibited in the British Museum.

 

Spell No.125, the most renown spell in The Papyrus of Ani, depicts a scene in which the dead, the author Ani, is standing trial before Osiris. The dead is expected to recite 42 denials of sins as he passes through 42 portals, in order to emerge worthy of gaining eternal life. 

The body movement of Toren in the animation recalls the pompous profile gesture, typical in ancient Egyptian art. 

 

Jumping thousands of years ahead, it is interesting to follow this pattern of necessary denial, re-emerging as a daily “rite of passage” to virtual portals by proving I’m Not a Robot. One can imagine a day when a robot will be tested by a polygraph, to verify not being a robot. And will win.
 

I’m Not a Robot, 2015
Animation, 03:19 min

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