The Solar Boat. Book of doors
Door book, third division. First register: the solar boat In the boat there is a ram-headed god with a solar disc representing the Sun god. This is the nocturnal form of the sun, a combination of Osiris and Ra. The god stands under a canopus protected by the great serpent Mehen, and holds a sceptre was. In front of him stands another serpent with protective functions. Also on the boat are the god Sia, in the bow, and the god Heka in the stern. The boat is towed by four inhabitants of the Duat, the Dwawtyws, who look towards a group of seven deities Second register: Atum with staff is facing four reclining figures. Further on, twenty men are walking with their arms tied behind their backs. This is the only part of the decoration to be coloured.
