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title: Heart Scarab of Hatnefer
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6390/heart-scarab-of-hatnefer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Heart Scarab of Hatnefer
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6390.jpg)
## Image Caption
A serpentinite and [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) heart scarab pendant. Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Hatnefer and Ramose, Mummy of Hatnefer. [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/). [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 18th Dynasty, c. 1492-1473 BCE. The text inscribed on the back of the scarab calls for Hatnefer's heart not to bear witness against her during her judgement in the afterlife. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2017, February 23). Heart Scarab of Hatnefer. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Heart Scarab of Hatnefer." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 23, 2017. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Heart Scarab of Hatnefer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Feb 2017, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545146?sortBy=Relevance&what=Gold&ao=on&ft=Scarab&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=9) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545146?sortBy=Relevance&what=Gold&ao=on&ft=Scarab&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=9). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 February 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.