Description
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 rolls were placed in the tombs of important Egyptians, each roll containing a selection of chapters. Many examples have survived from antiquity, dating mostly from c. 1500 BCE-250 BCE. In this volume, the text translated by the late Dr. R.O. Faulkner is that found in the papyrus prepared for the scribe Ani which is one of the greatest treasures in the British Museum. The vignettes are taken from the many finely illustrated copies which are preserved in the collections of the British Museum.
Author: Raymond O. Faulkner
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 09/01/1990
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 10.87h x 8.66w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9780292704251
ISBN10: 0292704259
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | Egypt
- Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology
About the Author
The late Dr. R.O. Faulkner, for many years the assistant of the great Egyptologist, Sir Alan Gardiner, was an expert in ancient Egyptian military and nautical matters, and was responsible for the publication of the British Museum's Catalogue of Wooden Mod