About the Artwork
The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 21
between 4th and 3rd century BCE
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Ink on papyrus
Framed: 22 5/8 × 33 5/8 × 1 3/8 inches (57.5 × 85.4 × 3.5 cm) Image (approx. average of leaf): 13 3/4 × 21 5/8 inches (34.9 × 54.9 cm)
Manuscripts
African Art
Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, and Hill Memorial Fund
1988.10.21
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed: This leaf contains the text of: End of BD 151 from leaf 20. BD 130: Another Spell for Making a Spirit Worthy on the Birthday of Osiris and for Making a Soul to Live Forever. BD 154: For Not Letting the Corpse Perish. BD 155: For a Djed Pillar of Gold. BD 156 For a Knot-amulet of Red Jasper. BD 157: For a Golden Vulture To be Placed on the Neck of the Deceased. BD 158: For a Golden Collar To Be Placed on the Throat of The Deceased. BD 159: For a Papyrus Column of green Feldspar To Be Placed on the Throat of the Deceased. BD 160: For Giving a Papyrus Column of Green Feldspar. BD 161: For Breaking an Opening Into the Sky. BD 163 For Preventing a Man's Corpse From Putrefying in the Realm of the Dead. BD 133 (beginning) Writing for making a Spirit Worthy.
Provenance
1988-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Egyptian, The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 21, 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, 1988.10.21.
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