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
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atium 77% cadmium 23%