Egyptian Papyrus Fragment Group with Hieroglyphs from the Book of the Dead for Qed-Mut, New Kingdom, mid 18th-early 19th Dynasty, early 14th-mid 13th century B.C. A frame containing fragments of ink inscribed papyri with remains of hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead for Qed-Mut; from Chapter 83, the spell for being transformed into a phoenix. Cf. Faulkner, R.O., The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, London, 1985, pp.80-81, for a translation of the spell. 269 grams total, 22.5 x 22 cm (8 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.). Acquired in 1967. French private collection of Mr C. Acquired from the above in 2013. Ex French private collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant translations of the Book of the Dead Spells in The Book of The Dead or Going Forth By Day. Ideas of the Ancient Egyptians Concerning the Hereafter as Expressed in Their Own Terms.

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