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Book of the Dead fragment (papyrus)

Several pieces of papyrus mounted on blackened linen bandages. Very fragmentary, some hieroglyphs are visible. Plus 7 fragments mounted on card under glass (the glass is loose). The top section shows standing figures (top half is missing). The bottom half has columns of hieroglyphs.
Book of the Dead, Chapter 18. Rest is in Dublin, Trinity College Library, Dublin MS 1664.
Owned by a woman named Ta-min, daughter of Ta-peret.

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