The Egyptian Book of the dead
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- First published
- 1904 (this English edition)
- Pages
- 313Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 6 hours13 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the book
This edition presents ancient Egyptian funerary material concerned with death and the passage into an afterlife.
The translation preserves a collection concerned with preparing for and moving through the afterlife. Its different parts can be approached through the edition's introduction and explanatory apparatus as well as through the individual texts.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- ancient religion
- translations with scholarly apparatus
- reading spells in their historical setting
Read by spell or section. The source edition's arrangement and explanatory material are useful companions to the translated text.
Things You May Not Know About The Egyptian Book of the dead
- Book of the Dead is a collective name. The material is made up of funerary spells rather than a single continuous narrative.
- The English edition is a particular selection and translation. Use the source record to identify the version behind the ebook.
About this edition
Read the Project Gutenberg source record for edition details. The Freebookia PDF has 313 pages. The EPUB adjusts to your reading settings.
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