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Heart Scarab

heart scarab; green basalt; inscription reads:

(1) "The Osiris, the Prophet of Amon, Ameny, (2) he says: O my heart of my mother--twice--O my heart (3) of my being, rise not up against me as a witness, (4) repulse me not before the judges, do not set thyself against me (5) before the guardian of the scales; thou art my ka which is (6) in my body, Khnum who makes sound my limbs; mayest thou go forth (7) to the good furnished there. Let not our name stink (8)--------- (9)-------- utter no lie against me in the presence of the god. Joyful (10) because of the weighing of the good words thou hearest, behold (11) thou risest while thou art (justified)" last word ommitted for lack of space. The text is known as Ch. XXX of the Book of the Dead.

Date
1350-946 BCE
In our collection
since August the 19th, 2016 up to now
Dimensions
1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Green basalt
Price
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Composition
atium77%
cadmium23%