The Egyptian Book of the Dead

Author: EA Wallis Budge Series: Arcturus Silkbound Classics

The Egyptian Book of the Dead?is an ancient collection of spells designed to guide the departed through the perils of the underworld. This edition contains beautiful illustrations from the Papyrus of Ani along with the translated hieroglyphs.

This luxurious, silkbound edition presents the classic funerary text, The Egyptian Book of the Dead, designed to guide departed souls through the perils of the underworld. Featuring full-colour images from the exquisite Papyrus of Ani and accompanying hieroglyphic text, this exquisite edition makes a wonderful gift.

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Deliver me from the Watchers who bear slaughtering knives, and who have cruel fingers.

This luxurious silkbound edition presents the classic funerary text, The Egyptian Book of the Dead. This ancient collection of spells, prayers and incantations was used to guide departed souls through the perils of the underworld, ultimately ensuring eternal life. Written as part of funeral rites, these scrolls were often left in the sarcophagus of the deceased and now offer fascinating insight into Egyptian culture.

This beautifully illustrated edition contains full-colour images from the exquisite Papyrus of Ani, an ancient Egyptian scroll narrating the journey of Theban scribe Ani through the underworld. Its accompanying hieroglyphic text has been translated by acclaimed Egyptologist E.A Wallis Budge, and includes spells addressed to ferryman, gods and kings to aid Ani on his way to the afterlife.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Silkbound Classics series brings together deluxe gift editions of literary classics, presented with luxurious silk binding, striking embossed cover designs and full-colour illustrations.

About the Author

The version of Egyptian funerary scrolls used in this edition is that of the famous and well-preserved Papyrus of Ani, written around 1500BC. Ani was the Royal Scribe of Thebes, Overseer of the Granaries of the Lords of Abydos, and Scribe of the Offerings of the Lords of Thebes.

Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a renowned Egyptologist who worked at the British Museum in London and made significant contributions to the Museum's collections of cuneiform tablets and papyri as a result of his many trips to the Near East. He was a prolific author who contributed much to the study of hieroglyphics.