The Book of the dead : the papyrus of Ani in the British Museum, the Egyptian text with interlinear transliteration and translation, a running translation, introd, etc [The versions of the book of the dead -- The legend of Osiris -- The doctrine of eternal life -- Egyptian ideas of God -- The abode of the blessed -- The Gods of the book of the dead -- Geographical and mythological places -- Funeral ceremonies -- The papyrus of Ani.] by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. ; - 1967

New York : Dover Publications, 1967, 1895, 1967. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. clv, 377 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; LCCN: 67-28633 ; LC: PJ1555; Dewey: 299/.3/1 ; OCLC: 245036 ; ISBN: 048621866X ; Reprint of the 1895 ed. ; illustrated stiff paper wrappers ; Contents : The versions of the book of the dead -- The legend of Osiris -- The doctrine of eternal life -- Egyptian ideas of God -- The abode of the blessed -- The Gods of the book of the dead -- Geographical and mythological places -- Funeral ceremonies -- The papyrus of Ani. ; The sacred wisdom of the priests of ancient Egypt and the experiences of the soul after death: one of the most important books in Egyptian history. Includes full hieroglyphic text along with a transliteration of sounds, word-for-word translation, and a separate smooth translation. ; Complete reproduction of Ani's papyrus, finest ever found. Full hieroglyphic text, interlinear transliteration, word-for-word translation, smooth translation. ; Budge was the Curator of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum from 1894 to 1924. He was also a Sometime Scholar of Christ's College, a scholar at the University of Cambridge, Tyrwhitt, and a Hebrew Scholar. He collected a large number of Coptic, Greek, Arabic, Syriac, Ethiopian, and Egyptian Papyri manuscripts. He was involved in numerous archaeology digs in Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Sudan. ; VG.