The Egyptian Book of the Dead
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- Create Date：2021-09-04 09:53:47
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Arcturus Publishing
- ISBN：1789505674
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Summary
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is an ancient collection of spells designed to guide the departed through the perils of the underworld， ultimately ensuring eternal life。 This beautifully illustrated edition of one of the oldest and most influential texts in all history contains images from the exquisite Book of the Dead of Ani， an ancient Egyptian scribe。 Meticulously inscribed with hieroglyphics and illustrations of the rituals of the afterlife， the papyrus is shown alongside the translation by acclaimed Egyptologist E。A Wallis Budge。
Reviews
Désirée Blondin-White
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Fascinating but it is a primary text without the added context of an accompanying historical description。 The book is beautiful， the illustrations are marvellous， and in it is an account of the myth of Osiris as well as the incantations and prayers that are to accompany the dead on their journey through the afterlife。 The endnotes are helpful， but you’ll want to pair this with an encyclopedia or a historical nonfiction。 Read it in the context of exploring the afterlife through different cultures Fascinating but it is a primary text without the added context of an accompanying historical description。 The book is beautiful， the illustrations are marvellous， and in it is an account of the myth of Osiris as well as the incantations and prayers that are to accompany the dead on their journey through the afterlife。 The endnotes are helpful， but you’ll want to pair this with an encyclopedia or a historical nonfiction。 Read it in the context of exploring the afterlife through different cultures。 As such， without context， the book is very dry， but it does offer a glimpse into the fabric of ancient Egyptian culture through the values and judgements made in the afterlife， about what it meant to live without sin。 。。。more
Alex Whigham
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Bought this book expecting a more general overview of the book of the dead。 It’s mainly filled with ancient Egyptian prayers written in old Shakespearean language which was a bit much for me。 I ended up skipping most of it because it started to all blur into the same “praise ra， I am Osiris” kinda stuff。 I did enjoy looking at the pictures and reading the intro
Joanna
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The pictures and explanations are great， although it would have been better if the translations were written in more common language。 I would also prefer if the endnotes had been footnotes for easier reference。 Very interesting！
Chynna Bancroft
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