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The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead by Raymond O. Faulkner (1990, Paperback, Reprint) 
The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead by Raymond O. Faulkner (1990, Paperback, Reprint)

 
The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead by Raymond O. Faulkner (1990, Paperback, Reprint)

Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Publication Date: 1990-08-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0292704259
ISBN-13: 9780292704251
Product ID: EPID106636
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Publication Date:1990-08-01
Editor:Carol Andrews, Raymond Oliver Faulkner
Edition Description:Reprint

Size
Length:192 pages
Height:11.0 in
Width:9.0 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:28.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Spellbinding new age translation--these magical texts are originally placed in Egyptian tombs to assure everlasting bliss. Readers will be captivated by the 200 spells, prayers, and incantations. 60 color and 85 black-and-white illustrations.

The Book of the Dead is the name now given to a collection of religious and magical texts known to the ancient Egyptians as The Chapters of Coming-forth by Day. Their principal aim was to secure for the deceased a satisfactory afterlife and to give him the power to leave his tomb when necessary. Copies of The Book of the Dead written on papyrus rolls were placed in the tombs of important Egyptians, each roll containing a selection of chapters. Many examples have survived from antiquity, dating mostly from c. 1500 BCE--250 BCE. In this volume, the text translated by the late Dr. R.O. Faulkner is that found in the papyrus prepared for the scribe Ani which is one of the greatest treasures in the British Museum. The vignettes are taken from the many finely illustrated copies which are preserved in the collections of the British Museum.

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