Book of the Day: Nut devours the sun disc
Ceiling of the burial chamber of Ramesses VI with representation of the Book of the Day. The sky goddess Nut, depicted naked with outstretched arms and legs and her body decorated with stars devours the sun at sunset and then gives birth to it in the morning. Beneath her in different registers are scenes of the diurnal journey of the sun boat accompanied by deities During its journey the boat encounters the dangerous serpent Apopi who aims to overturn the boat but is promptly annihilated.
