EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE INSCRIPTION RELIEF New Kingdom, 19th to 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1291 - 1070 BC A large limestone fragment from a tomb's wall, inscribed with three vertical columns of hieroglyphic text read in columns from left to right. The hieroglyphs are deeply incised in the stone, according to the Ramesside style. The text is a fragment of Chapter CIX1 of The Book of the Dead: "Spell for knowing the Eastern spirits”. The three columns read: “I know that eastern gate of the sky, his southern side is in the pool of the xArw-geese, his northern side is in the river of the ra-geese, even the place whence Re sails with breeze and paddling. I handle [the halyards] in the God's ship, I am the tireless paddler in the great bark of Re...”. Size: 265mm x 195mm; Weight: 1.63kg Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. M. H. collection, Kensington, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.