Scarab
| Object Number: | E6762 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Abydos |
| Locus: | Tomb E233 |
| Period: | Third Intermediate Period Twenty-Second Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 945 - 712 BCE |
| Early Date: | -946 |
| Late Date: | -711 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Stone |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Height: | 2.4 cm |
| Length: | 6.3 cm |
| Width: | 4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account, 1900 |
| Other Number: | AES 1590 - Other Number |
Description
Heart scarab. Slate-like stone with 7 incised lines containing part of Chapter 30 of Naville, Totenbuch (the Book of the Dead). Above them, in a different hand is the name of the owner which was added later.
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