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The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
Author: Raymond O. Faulkner
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292704251
ISBN-10: 0292704259
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 192
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
Book Type: Paperback
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