The Book of the Dead, Volume I - 9781138566835

Taylor & Francis

The Book of the Dead, Volume IThe Chapters of Coming Forth By Day or The Theban Recension of The Book of the Dead\nAuthor(s): E. A. Wallis Budge\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138566835, 978-1138566835\nSynopsis\nE. A. Wallis translated and transcribed this work. The Book of the Dead is the name given by the ancient Egyptian funeral text 'The Book of Coming '[or 'Going']' Forth By Day'. \n\nThe book details the Egyptian view of the afterlife. Included are spells, hymns and instructions for the dead to pass through obstacles in the afterlife. This papyrus scroll was placed in the coffin of the deceased. The Book of the Dead was first thought to be a Bible but is it not a religious work. It is an instruction manual for the recently departed.