The Book of the Dead.
by Budge, E. A. Wallis (translator)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The Book of the Dead is the title now commonly given to the great collection of funerary texts which the ancient Egyptian scribes composed for the benefit of the dead. These consist of spells and incantations, hymns and litanies, magical formulae and names, words of power and prayers, and they are found cut or painted on walls of pyramids and tombs, and painted on coffins and sarcophagi and rolls of papyri. This book is the treatise and analysis of The Book of the Dead, (also known as Spells of Coming and Forth by Day), by Egyptologist E. A. Wallis Budge
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Books Revisited (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226470
- Title
- The Book of the Dead.
- Author
- Budge, E. A. Wallis (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University Books
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History / Ancient Civilizations;
Terms of Sale
Books Revisited
About the Seller
Books Revisited
About Books Revisited
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...