The Egyptian Book of the dead

The ancient Egyptian funerary texts guiding the soul through the perils of the afterlife.

At a glance Spells, hymns, and instructions for the journey past judgment toward eternal life, one… To the ancient Egyptians, death was not an end but a passage, and no traveller set out… The Egyptian Book of the Dead collects the spells, prayers, and instructions written to… What it's about Compiled over long centuries and placed with the dead, these texts…

Compiled over long centuries and placed with the dead, these texts furnish the deceased with the words needed to pass tests, ward off dangers, and answer the questioning of the gods.