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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: Documents in the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago (Oriental Institute Publications)
The Egyptian Book of the Dead Documents in the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago - Oriental Institute Publications
Hope for life after death is evidenced even in prehistoric times in Upper Egypt. The first written aids for attaining and supporting life in the hereafter were the Pyramid Texts inscribed within royal tombs towards the end of the Old Kingdom. In the Middle Kingdom, many texts were borrowed from the pyramid chambers and mingled with new spells; t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781885923806
ISBN-10: 1885923805
Publication Date: 1/31/2011
Pages: 289
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Publisher: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Book Type: Hardcover
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