TY  - BOOK
AU  - Budge,E.A.Wallis
AU  - Romer,John
TI  - The Egyptian book of the dead
T2  - Penguin classics
SN  - 0140455507 (pbk.)
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Funeral rites and ceremonies
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Future life
KW  - Incantations, Egyptian
N1  - Previous ed.: London: Cassell, 2001; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The Book of the Dead is a unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth 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 the Dead has long inspired fascination with the occult and the afterlife
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