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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day
By Raymond O. FaulknerFrom $24.99 USD
The oldest surviving religious text designed to guide the deceased through the Egyptian afterlife, used in funerary practice from 1550 BCE onward. Raymond Faulkner's translation, published with vignettes from the Papyrus of Ani, remains the standard edition for general readers. Essential primary source for anyone interested in Egyptian mythology, death ritual, and ancient religion.
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📄 192 pages⏱ ~2 hr read📅 1972
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The oldest surviving religious text designed to guide the deceased through the Egyptian afterlife, used in funerary practice from 1550 BCE onward. Raymond Faulkner's translation, published with vignettes from the Papyrus of Ani, remains the standard edition for general readers. Essential primary source for anyone interested in Egyptian mythology, death ritual, and ancient religion.
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