ABSTRACT
A great official of the XVI I Ith dynasty expresses his desire for a happy life after death in the following terms:
2. The means of attaining posthumous happiness (a) The virtuous life.-The idea that the deceased's happiness depended upon his obtaining a favourable verdict at the posthumous trial is already found in inscriptions of the Old Kingdom.8 To obtain such a verdict, a man must have been righteous during his life on earth.9
