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The Egyptian Book of the Dead

By Wallace Budge (Translator), Wallace Budge (Commentaries by), John Romer (Editor), John Romer (Introduction)
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By Wallace Budge (Translator), Wallace Budge (Commentaries by), John Romer (Editor), John Romer (Introduction)
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A unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources, dating from the 15th to the 4th century BC

Consisting of spells, prayers and incantations, each section contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. The papyruses were often left in sarcophagi for the dead to use as passports on their journey from burial, and were full of advice about the ferrymen, gods and kings they would meet on the way. Offering valuable insights into ancient Egypt, The Book of t...

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