"Book of the Dead" is the title now commonly given to the great collection of funerary texts which the ancient Egyptian scribes composed for the benet of the dead. These consist of spells and incantations, hymns and litanies, magical formulae and names, words of power and prayers, and they are found cut or painted on walls of pyramids and tombs, and painted on coffins and sarcophagi and rolls of papyri. The title "Book of the Dead" is somewhat unsatisfactory and misleading, for the texts neither form a connected work nor belong to one period; they are miscellaneous in character, and tell us nothing about the lives and works of the dead with whom they were buried. - Taken from "The Book Of Tea" written by E. A. Wallis Budge
The Book Of The Dead
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Author: Budge, E. A. Wallis
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781098519186
Details:
Author: Budge, E. A. Wallis
Brand: Independently Published
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 85
Release Date: 13-05-2019
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.0 x 0.5 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781098519186
