Inscribed: This leaf contains the text of: BD 124 and BD 125 continued from leaf 15. BD 145 continued from leaf 15. BD 71: Another Spell for Going Out Into the day. BD 72: For Going Out Into the Day and Opening Up the Tomb.
The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 16, between 4th and 3rd century BCE
- Egyptian
Ink on papyrus
- 22 5/8 × 28 5/8 × 1 3/8 inches (57.5 × 72.7 × 3.5 cm) Image (approx. average of leaf): 13 3/4 × 21 5/8 inches (34.9 × 54.9 cm)
Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, and Hill Memorial Fund
1988.10.16
Department
African Art
Details
1988-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Egyptian, The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 16, between 4th and 3rd century BCE, ink on papyrus. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, and Hill Memorial Fund, 1988.10.16.