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4921 - Egypt, a black granite fragment of a sarcophagus, Ramesside Period, ca. 19th–20th Dynasty, ca. 1292–1189 BCE; the glyphs deciphered by Maarten Raven:
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Egypt, a black granite fragment of a sarcophagus, Ramesside Period, ca. 19th–20th Dynasty, ca. 1292–1189 BCE; the glyphs deciphered by Maarten Raven: from right to left column 1: words spoken by Anubis, the most prominent of the Shrine of the Gods column 2: behind you, I have come to protect Osiris... column 3: .... I have brought you your heart and placed it in its proper place within (your) body... column 4: Your limbs for all eternity. column 5: the fan-bearer on the right side of the King, supervisor... (here the name would have been mentioned...) (Aug. 2007) h. 23 and w. 32 cm. on a custom metal stand, with a light. Provenance: Acquired in 1974 through an exchange with an English collector. Private collection of John Foster Jr., through the bequest of Sir Foster, Cambridge, England. Dick Meijer Antiquiteiten, Amsterdam, 2005. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar. [1]
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