The Egyptian Book of the Dead
$40.76
- Paperback
992 pages
- Release Date
2 October 2008
Summary
New to Classics, with a new introduction by one of the best known Egyptologists of our time
The Book of the Dead is a unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. Consisting of spells, prayers and incantations, each section contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. The papyruses were often left in sarcophagi for the dead to use as passports on their journey from burial, and were full o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140455502 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140455507 |
| Author: | E.A. Wallis Budge, John Romer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 992 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 719g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 55mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
E.A. Wallis Budge
John Romer has been working in Egypt since 1966 in key archaeological sites, including Karnak and Medinet Habu. He initiated conservation studies in the Valley of the Kings and led the Brooklyn Museum expedition to excavate the tomb of Ramesses XI. He has written and presented a number of television series, including Romer’s Egypt, Ancient Lives, Testament and Byzantium. His major books include The Great Pyramid- Ancient Egypt Revisited and Valley of the Kings. He lives in Italy.
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