The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 4

The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 4, between 4th and 3rd century BCE

ink on papyrus

Details

Maker	Egyptian
Title	The Book of the Dead of Nes-Min, Section 4
Date	between 4th and 3rd century BCE
Medium	Ink on papyrus
Dimensions	Framed: 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)
Credit Line	Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, and Hill Memorial Fund
Accession Number	1988.10.4
Department	Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
On View	Egyptian: Preparing for the Afterlife, Level 1 (see map)

Signed, Marks, Inscriptions

Inscriptions	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. BD 18: Giving Praise to Thoth.

Provenance

1988-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)