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| Keywords: Egyptian - Heart Scarab of Hati-iay - Walters 4230 - Right.jpg During the process of mummification amulets of different kinds were placed on the body or wrapped in the mummy bindings to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld At the center of these arrangements of amulets was usually a Heart Scarab which contained a special spell related to the Court of the Dead a pectoral with a scarab centerpiece or a winged scarab made of Egyptian faience a glazed ceramic-like material On its right wing the scarab displays the Benu-bird in a sacred boat And on its left wing is the squatting figure of the god Osiris The bottom inscription has the name and title of the owner and spell 30B of the Book of the Dead ca 1550 1186 BC New Kingdom quartzite and traces of gold leaf cm 2 4 5 2 6 8 accession number 42 30 19093 Henry Walters Baltimore 1924 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Translation Osiris the military scribe Hati- / iay the justified he says Heart that I received from mother / heart of different ages Do not stand up against me as a witness; / do not contradict me in the court; do not be hostile / to me in the presence of the Keeper of the Balance You are my Ka life-force / which is in my body the creator who makes whole my limbs Go to / the place which is prepared for me there Do not make / my name stink to the councilors judges who make / people mortals to renewed beginners Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Heart scarabs | ||||
