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| Keywords: Egyptian - Heart Scarab - Walters 4281 - Right.jpg This serpentine scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged inscription with the text from spell 30B of the Book of the Dead The back of the scarab has a detailed design with a polished surface and almost balanced proportions The workmanship is good and the piece is carefully made This scarab functioned as an independent user individualized funerary amulet with a renewal connotation and supportive function for the deceased in the Court of the Dead between 1070 736 BC Third Intermediate black-brown serpentine cm 2 7 4 4 6 3 accession number 42 81 27145 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation Recitation of Osiris the head of beverages depot Pa-en-Ptah / Heart that I received from my mother heart that I received from my mother heart of my different ages do not stand up against / me as witness; do not contradict me in the court; do nothing against me in front of the deities; / do not treat me with hostility in front of the Keeper of the Balance You are my Ka life-force which is in my body; the creator / who makes the limbs of my body whole; you may come out to the beautiful place which is there prepared for me Do not cause my name / to stink in the presence of the members of the court who make people to resurrected at the beautiful place Excellent is it for the posers; a pleasure is it / for the judge Do not speak lies against me beside the great god / See you are elected to exist as a justified one place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Heart scarabs | ||||
