The Egyptian Book of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most influential books in all history.
Foy Scalf of Chicago University gives the reader has a unique opportunity to experience all the fascinating aspects of The Egyptian Book of the Dead..
This classic material combined with a brand-new foreword by Dr.
All this is preceded by an original introduction of more than 150 pages.
Reproduced in full are a clear copy of the Egyptian hieroglyphs, an interlinear transliteration of their sounds (as reconstructed), a word-for-word translation, and separately a Complete smooth translation.
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This Papyrus of Ani is presented here by Dr. for Ani, Royal Scribe of Thebes, Overseer of the Granaries of the Lords of Abydos, and Scribe of the Offerings of the Lords of Thebes.
It was a copy of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, written around 1500 B.
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Wallis Budge, then purchasing agent for the British Museum, followed rumors he heard of a spectacular archaeological find in Upper Egypt, and found in an 18th Dynasty tomb near Luxor a perfectly preserved Papyrus scroll.
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In the year 1888, Dr.
In a certain sense, it represented all history and research of Egyptian civilization.
Chapters were carved on the pyramids of the ancient 5th Dynasty, texts were written in papyrus, and selections were painted on mummy cases well into the Christian era.
Containing the ancient ritual to be performed for the dead with detailed instructions for the behavior of the soul in the afterlife, it served as the most important repository of religious authority for some three thousand years.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most influential books in all history
