At the beginning of the 26th Dynasty a standardized version of the vignette of the course of the sun for the Book of the Dead was created. This scene is a new concept of vignette 15. We observe, that not only old copies were used, but that the last scene of the Book of the Gates, which was widely known at that time, was probably, amongst others, the model for the creation of this scene. This standardized vignette was used with little variation till the Roman Period. Most differences can be found in the third register. Thus, the Saite papyri of the Book of the Dead were formed with a single type of vignette 15 which was also often used during the Ptolemaic Period: This type II-A-a also appears in the latest documents. During the Ptolemaic Period other types of the vignette can be found. Some of them occur predominantly in hieratic (II-A-a, II-B-a and IV-C-a) or in hieroglyphic Books of the Dead (IV-D-c) and some others in both (II-B-b and IV-C). The combination of the colours red and black appears in hieratic documents from the 3rd 2nd century B.C. A multicoloured version of the elements of vignette 15 can be seen in Saite documents, in hieratic BD-papyrus from the 4th century B.C. all of them are coloured and mainly in hieroglyphic documents from the 3rd century B.C. on. The colours used for the single elements are varied. Probably the latest known BD-papyrus pGenf D 229 from Thebes with its green colours refers to Saite documents, which proves a knowledge of these early copies. We can also find in pGenf the same type of II-A-a vignette 15 and the hieratic type-face. Thebes was the main location for the production of BD-papyrus, whilst on the other hand in Memphis, mummy bandages were apparently preferred from the 5th/4th century B.C. on. The Theban production is not only geared to the Saite documents but also developed new variations which are mainly limited to Thebes. The types that prevail in Akhmim are often unique and show us the multifaceted creativity in Ancient Egypt.