Inscribed: The text on this leaf is a continuation of BD 17: Praises and Recitations, Going In and Out of the Realm of the Dead.
The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 3, 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
1988.10.3
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 3, 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, 1988.10.3.