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It is more of an instruction manual for the recently departed..
The Book of the Dead was first thought to be a Bible but is it not a religious work.
This papyrus scroll was placed in the coffin of the deceased.
Included are spells, hymns and instructions for the Dead to pass through obstacles in the afterlife.
The Book details the Egyptian view of the afterlife.
The Book of the Dead is the name given the ancient Egyptian funeral text \'The Book of Coming \' or \'Going\']\' Forth By Day\'.
Wallis translated and transcribed this work.
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