false<![CDATA[The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172692516m/208152.jpg2081523<blockquote> <p class="quote">"Through this edition of the most popular and long-lasting funerary documents of Egypt emerges much of the character of her people. Through it also the student at home and likewise the tourist visiting the Theban tombs should be greatly enlightened, even if much of the religion of Egypt remains tantalizingly obscure."</p> <p class="source">—<cite>Popular Archaeology</cite></p> </blockquote> <p>The<cite> Book of the Dead</cite> is the name now given to a collection of religious and magical texts known to the ancient Egyptians as <cite>The Chapters of Coming-forth by Day.</cite> 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 <cite>The Book of the Dead</cite> 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.</p>2014741989The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Deadtotal:32|5:13|4:10|3:8|2:1|3213167330falsetrueSat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005Wed Apr 08 09:13:39 -0700 2009Wed Apr 08 09:18:59 -0700 2009
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