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The Egypt Centre in Swansea have shared information about this coffin, including photos and a drawing and details of the mound scene that includes Hepet-Hor. The scene, which occurs on many coffins and papyri, shows the deceased appearing before Osiris, "triumphant" or "justified" -- their heart was weighed and they passed the test. Osiris, who merges with Re and is reborn, sits on a throne atop the primeval mound, the first hill that rose from the primordial waters. He is protected by a large snake, and by Hepet-Hor with lioness and crocodile heads, holding two knives, standing on a snake -- she guards the door to the mound.
Carolyn Graves-Brown notes that Hepet-Hor can also turn up in scenes of the judgement of the dead, and leading the deceased to Osiris. She suggests that a female presence is needed for the resurrection of Osiris-Re.
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Graves-Brown, Carolyn. "An Egyptian Priestess Reborn: Scenes from the Twenty-first Dynasty Coffin of Iwesemhesetmwt". Swansea University, Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd, Egypt Centre, n.d.
Carolyn Graves-Brown notes that Hepet-Hor can also turn up in scenes of the judgement of the dead, and leading the deceased to Osiris. She suggests that a female presence is needed for the resurrection of Osiris-Re.
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Graves-Brown, Carolyn. "An Egyptian Priestess Reborn: Scenes from the Twenty-first Dynasty Coffin of Iwesemhesetmwt". Swansea University, Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd, Egypt Centre, n.d.
