The main subject of the present paper is the analysis of the specifics in the development of the vignettes of chapter 138 of The Book of the Dead on the papyrus of the Third Intermediate Period (1069/740 BC), especially the 21 st Dynasty. Chapter 138 was rarely attested during the New Kingdom until the end of the Third Intermediate Period.
The present paper aims to collect the available information concerning the deity Bapef (y) to determine the real character of this minor deity who was rarely attested in texts and scenes although his clergy has been documented which means that he had an impact on the religious sphere. This paper also attempts to collect and analyze the various forms of his name and its significance, and to analyze the role of Bapef (y) in Ancient Egyptian religion through indications in the Pyramid texts, Coffin texts and the individuals' monuments, religious books and various texts where the deity is mentioned.
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