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An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Paul F. O'Rourke • Thames & Hudson • ISBN-13 978-0500051887

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An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Paul F. O'Rourke • Thames & Hudson

ISBN-10: 0500051887 · ISBN-13: 978-0500051887

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The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. Such ‘books’ – papyrus scrolls – were composed of traditional funerary texts, including magic spells, that were thought to assist a dead person on their journey into the afterlife.

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Publisher: Thames & HudsonPages: 216

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Contributor: Paul F. O'Rourke

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Category: Ancient EgyptCategory: Ancient Egyptian ArtCategory: ArchaeologyCategory: Funerary TextsCategory: MythologyInfluenced by: Funerary traditionsInfluenced by: Egyptian mythologyCornerstone of: EgyptologyCornerstone of: Religious studies

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