The Book of the Dead

by Wallis Budge, E. A. Wallis Budge, Paul Mirecki, Professor E A Wallis Budge, Sir, Foy Scalf, David Lorimer

The Book of the Dead An Ancient Egyptian Funerary Text E. A. Wallis Budge FULLY ILLUSTRATED The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text, used from the beginning of the New Kingdom (around 1550 BCE) to around 50 BCE. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw is translated as Book of Coming Forth by Day. Another translation would be Book of emerging forth into the Light. "Book" is the closest term to describe the loose collection of texts consisting of a

ISBN: 9783734089916

42 pages

Published: 2019-09-25

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

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