Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead
Author: Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 582
Release: 1898
Genre: Book of the dead
ISBN:

Studies on the Vignettes from Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead

Studies on the Vignettes from Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead
Author: Mykola Tarasenko
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2016-11-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1784914517

This book is a comprehensive study of the myth of the Egyptian deities mś.w Bdšt - ‘Children of Weakness’ - and the scene depicting the cat, cutting off the head of the serpent under the branches of the išd-tree found on a number of Book of the Dead chapter 17 vignettes.

The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead
Author: Rita Lucarelli
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2023
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0190210001

"Among the broad spectrum of ancient Egyptian religious literature, the Book of the Dead is the most representative of the mortuary religion and of the magical and ritual practices belonging to it. Moreover, its rich corpus of texts and images provides unique information on the scribal practices, mortuary traditions, myths, and priestly rituals in ancient Egypt from the 2nd Millennium BCE to the Roman Period. "Book of the Dead" is the conventional name given by Egyptologists to a collection of magical compositions called in ancient Egyptian "Book for coming forth by day". This title refers to the main wish of the deceased, who wished to be able to leave his tomb and move freely between this world and the next. Each Book of the Dead manuscript is unique, although we know of the existence of workshops where the papyri were bought and therefore a few common stylistic features can be recognized according to different regional traditions of writing and manufacture. The spells also present many and various parallels with other magical and ritual texts attested in temples, on magical objects, and amulets, showing that the mortuary literature had in fact a strong link with the daily religious life and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. This Handbook is the first guide to all the aspects and topics of research both in relation to the Book of the Dead itself and to broader research on ancient Egyptian religion and magic"--

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
Author: E. A. Wallis Budge
Publisher: Wellfleet Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1577151216

A collection of ancient Egyptian magic spells and road maps to assist individuals through the underworld and into the afterlife.

Revival: Book Of The Dead (1901)

Revival: Book Of The Dead (1901)
Author: Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351346342

The translations of the Egyptian hymns and religious texts printed in this and the two following volumes form a representative collection of the various compositions which the Egyptian inscribed upon the walls of tombs and sarcophagi, coffins and funeral stelae, papyri and amulets, etc., in order to ensure the well-being of their dead in the world beyond the grave. These translations first appeared in the third volume of my work on The Book of The Dead, which was published under the title "The Chapters of Coming Forth by Day" at the end of the year 1897, where they seemed to be a necessary accompaniment to the edition of the hieroglyphic texts of Theban Recension and the hieroglyphic vocabulary thereto. The demand for that bulky and comparatively expensive work proved that it filled a want, but soon after its appearance frequent requests were made that the English translation might be issued in a smaller and handier form.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Author: John Romer
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 992
Release: 2008-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0141918152

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 of advice about the ferrymen, gods and kings they would meet on the way. Offering valuable insights into ancient Egypt, The Book of the Dead has also inspired fascination with the occult and the afterlife in recent years.