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	The Egyptian Book of the Dead
		"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.
		The title "Book of the Dead" is somewhat unsatisfactory and misleading, for the texts neither form a connected work nor belong to one period; they are miscellaneous in character, and tell us nothing about the lives and works of the dead with whom they were buried.
		These men knew nothing of the contents of such a roll, and all they meant to say was that it was "a dead man's book," and that it was found in his coffin with him.
	egyptianbookofthedead.book-lover.com (303 words)

	Egypt - Afterlife - Coffins - Mummy Masks - Crystalinks
		The Egyptians believed that death was simply a temporary interruption, rather than complete cessation, of life, and that eternal life could be ensured by means like piety to the gods, preservation of the physical form through Mummification, and the provision of statuary and other funerary equipment.
		The "book" was nothing like a modern book - the text was initially carved on the exterior of the deceased person's sarcophagus, but was later written on papyrus now known as scrolls and buried inside the sarcophagus with the deceased, presumably so that it would be both portable and close at hand.
		The Egyptians believed that the next life had to be provided for in every detail and, as a result, tombs were decorated with depictions of the deceased at his funerary meal, activities of the estate and countryside, and the abundant offerings necessary to sustain the spirit.
	www.crystalinks.com /egyptafterlife.html (2321 words)

	The Egyptian Book of the Dead
		The cult of Osiris was triumphant everywhere, and men preferred the hymns and litanies which dealt with his sufferings, death and resurrection to the compositions in which the absolute supremacy of Rā and his solar cycle of gods and goddesses was assumed or proclaimed.
		Thus, in the "Lamentations of Isis" and the "Festival Songs of Isis and Nephthys," and the "Litanies of Seker," and the "Book of Honouring Osiris," etc., the central figure is Osiris, and he alone is regarded as the giver of everlasting life.
		Ancient Egyptian tradition asserts that the Book PER-T EM HRU was used early in the Ist dynasty, and the papyri and coffins of the Roman Period afford evidence that the native page 14Egyptians still accepted all the essential beliefs and doctrines contained in it.
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	Egyptian Book of the Dead
		The name "Book of the Dead" was the invention of the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius, who published a selection of some texts in 1842.
		Books of the Dead constituted as a collection of spells, charms, passwords, numbers and magical formulas for the use of the deceased in the afterlife.
		Books of the Dead were usually illustrated with pictures showing the tests to which the deceased would be subjected.
	www.thenazareneway.com /index_egyptain_book_dead.htm (1265 words)

	Book of the Dead
		The texts of the Book of the Dead also indicated that happiness in the afterlife was dependent on the deceased's having led a virtuous life on earth.
		In the 5th and 6th dynasties the Book of the Dead was inscribed on the sarcophagi in the pyramids of the kings and therefore became known as the Pyramid Texts.
		A Hieroglyphic Vocabulary to the Book of the Dead.
	www.occultopedia.com /b/book_of_the_dead.htm (975 words)

	Section of the Egyptian Book of the Dead - Picture - MSN Encarta
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a text containing prayers, spells, and hymns, the knowledge of which was to be used by the dead to guide and protect the soul on the hazardous journey through the afterlife.
		Beginning in the 18th Dynasty, the Book of the Dead was inscribed on papyrus.
		This section of one such book, from the early 19th Dynasty, shows the final judgment of the deceased (in this case Hu-Nefer, the royal scribe) before Osiris, god of the dead.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461530247/Section_of_the_Egyptian_Book_of_the_Dead.html (134 words)

	Book of the Dead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name "Book of the Dead" was the invention of the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius, who published a selection of the texts in 1842.
		"Books" were nothing like a modern book – the text was initially carved on the exterior of the deceased person's sarcophagus, but was later written on papyrus now known as scrolls and buried inside the sarcophagus with the deceased, presumably so that it would be both portable and close at hand.
		Books of the Dead constituted a collection of spells, charms, passwords, numbers and magical formulae for the use of the deceased in the afterlife.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egyptian_book_of_the_dead (899 words)

	The Book of the Dead
		The original version of the book is filled with beautiful pictures of Ani and his wife as they travel through the land of the dead, and to the Halls of Maáti and beyond.
		The Book of the Dead was a collection of formulas, hymns, and prayers for the deceased of ancient Egypt.
		The Egyptians believed that you needed a Book of the Dead to lead you safely through the demons of the Underworld when you died.
	www.homestead.com /wysinger/bookofthedead.html (469 words)

	UFO Area - Egyptian Book of the Dead tells amazing stories of life (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Before the Book of the Dead (its oldest scrolls date back to the 17th-16th centuries B.C.) there was a powerful tradition of funeral literature — the Pyramid Texts, which were written at the end of the Old Kingdom (24th- 22nd centuries B.C.) and Sarcophagus Texts (21st — 18th centuries B.C.).
		Egyptians considered a fragile papyrus scroll to be almost the last hope for passing through the horrible world of snakes, scorpions, ghosts, blazing lakes and magical crystals.
		Egyptians considered their writing a sacred speech and thought it was invented by the Thoth, who was the god of wisdom and knowledge.
	www.ufoarea.com /aas_egypbookof.html (1033 words)

	The Egyptian Book of The Dead
		The Book of the Dead is the name given by Egyptologists to a group of mortuary spells written on sheets of papyrus covered with magical texts and accompanying illustrations called vignettes.
		Early examples of spells from the Book of the Dead are found on mummy cloths and coffins of the New Kingdom, as were used commonly by officials beginning with the reign of Tuthmosis III, and then they appear on papyri.
		The earliest Book of the Dead on record dates to the mid-fifteenth century BCE, but some of the spells had their origins in the Pyramid Texts from the 5 th and 6 th Dynasties, carved more than 1000 years earlier.
	www.culture-books.com /egyptian-book-dead-p-54.html (951 words)

	The Egyptian Book of the Dead, by E. A. Wallis Budge
		The title "Book of the Dead" is somewhat unsatisfactory and misleading, for the texts neither form a connected work nor belong to one period; they are miscellaneous in character, and tell us nothing about the lives and works of the dead with whom they were buried.
		On the other hand, the dynastic Egyptians, either as the result of a difference in religious belief, or under the influence of invaders who had settled in their country, attached supreme importance to the preservation and integrity of the dead body, and they adopted every means known to them to prevent its dismemberment and decay.
		The oldest religious texts suggest that the Egyptians always associated the Last Judgment with the weighing of the heart in a pair of scales, and in the illustrated papyri of the Book of the Dead great prominence is always given to the vignettes in which this weighing is being carried out.
	bulfinch.englishatheist.org /egypt/DeadBook.html (10324 words)

	Egyptian Book of the Dead
		The Book was essentially a collection of prayers and magical speeches primarily intended to enable a deceased person to overcome the trials and dangers of the next world and emerge safely from the tomb in a spiritualized form.
		The Book of the Dead represents the acme of the illustrated book in ancient Egypt.
		The Book of the Dead joins together two views of the afterlife— a chthonic underworld where Osiris, a deity who had died and been resurrected, presided and a stellar-solar realm where the blessed dead eventually hoped for an eternal celestial existence in the company of the sun god Ra.
	www.deathreference.com /Da-Em/Egyptian-Book-of-the-Dead.html (1290 words)

	Book of the Dead
		The earliest examples of the Book of the Dead are from the 18th dynasty (1570-1304 BC).
		After death the Egyptian hoped to be free to return to the earth during the day or be accepted as one of the blessed in the realm of Osiris.
		The Book of the Dead contains a variety of hymns, magic formulae, litanies, incantations, prayers, and words of power which clearly was to be recited with the intent of helping the decease to overcome obstacles which might prevent him from achieving the above objectives.
	www.themystica.com /mystica/articles/b/book_of_the_dead.html (1780 words)

	ProgRock Records :: Products
		Book of the Dead is a conceptual work with 5 songs presented as chapters.
		Book of the Dead showcases brilliant musicianship from guitar god Allan Holdsworth, Doug Sanborn on the drum kit, keyboards from Ryo Okumoto, of Spocks Beard fame, violin from classical virtuoso Yvette Devereaux, and the late, great Shaun Guerin on vocals who passed away shortly after finishing his vocals.
		Book of the Dead - an old-school prog-rock concept album based on ideas and stories taken directly from the Egyptian “Book of the Dead” - would be a creepy album even if vocalist Shaun Guerin had not passed away in 2003 shortly after recording his performances for this record.
	www.progrockrecords.com /shop/view.php?id=62 (1671 words)

	Amazon.com: The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: Books: Raymond Faulkner,Ogden Goelet,Carol ...
		The Book of the Dead by E.A. Wallis Budge
		The Book of the Dead is a collection of writings that were placed in tombs as a means of guiding the ancient Egyptian soul on its journey to the afterlife.
		This magnificent book is the first complete presentation of the Papyrus of Ani, featuring graphics that reveal beautifully the texture of the original papyrus, coupled with the translated text.
	www.amazon.com /Egyptian-Book-Dead-Going-Forth/dp/0811807673 (0 words)

	UL & C Book of Dead (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Among the many books was the "Elephant Folio" edition of The Egyptian Book of the Dead, being the facsimile of the Papyrus of Ani.
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead, properly known as The Book of Going Forth by Day, was an individualized papyrus scroll, intended as a guide in the afterlife.
		Following the color papyrus section, the balance of The Book of the Dead, (approximately 100 chapters not chosen by Ani and Tutu for inclusion in their personal scroll) is presented.
	www.digitalscribe.com /bookdead/ulcbook.htm (1282 words)

	The Egyptian Book of the Dead, in History, on The Billy Lids
		The Book may seem strange to us for it is a collection of practical sayings that were written in different periods of time and contains vague dialogues, magic formulas and texts that surprise with their vivid imagination and spiritual insight.
		Egyptians considered a fragile papyrus scroll to be almost the last hope for passing through the horrible world of snakes, scorpions, ghosts, blazing lakes and magical crystals.
		Egyptians considered their writing a sacred speech and thought it was invented by the Thoth, who was the god of wisdom and knowledge.
	www.bestoday.com.au /billylids/archives/000756the_egyptian_book_of_the_dead.php (1087 words)

	Egyptian Book Of The Dead (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead was written between 1100 B.C, and 900 b.c.
		It was a Book for all Egyptians, rich or poor.
		EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, written between 1100 b.c.
	www.paralumun.com /bookegypt.htm (119 words)

	Jessi's Page
		Though the Egyptian Book of the Dead is not a completely apocalyptic text that describes the total destruction of humankind, there are passages where it is clear that this text could have been the base for the apocalyptic literature we see in the Book of Revelation.
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead was numerous spells and chants that were written on tomb walls and scrolls for the purpose that the deceased would need these as a guide to make it to the afterlife unharmed; unlike the Book of Revelation which is to tell us about the end of the world.
		Unlike the Egyptian Book of the Dead where the evil beings are slain to death, the Book of Revelation says that Satan will go thru torment after being thrown into the lake of fire with the beast and false prophet.
	clam.rutgers.edu /~jezzbo/Jessi's_Page.html (1138 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Book of the Dead: Book of Going Forth by Day: Books: R.O. Faulkner (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Book of the Dead: Hieroglyphic Transcript and Translation into English of the Papyrus of Ani by Sir E a Wallis Budge
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead: Mysticism of the Pert Em Heru by Muata Abhaya Ashby
		Book of the Dead: Awakening Osiris: Egyptian Book of the Dead by E. Normandi
	www.amazon.co.uk /Book-Dead-Going-Forth-Day/dp/0811807673 (630 words)

	BOOK OF THE DEAD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		To the Ancient Egyptians, the heart was of the utmost importance, considered to be the seat of intelligence and emotion, and so consequently no less than four spells in the Book of the Dead were concerned with preventing the unauthorised removal of this organ, or ensuring its quick return.
		This form of the Book of the Dead was less personalised than the specially commissioned version, and as a result was a lot less expensive.
		Chapter 125 from the Book of the Dead of the scribe Hunefer.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /book_of_the_dead.htm (2686 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Illustrated Egyptian Book of the Dead: Books: Ramses Seleem (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A copy of the book was buried with the recently deceased for guidance along an unfamiliar path.
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead serves as our guide on this journey, an indispensable spiritual map--and here is the essence of that timeless guide, the complete Papyrus of Hunefer, with illustrations on every page, translation, and commentary.
		The real title of 'The Egyptian Book of the Dead', is actually 'The Book of Coming Forth by the Light of Day', which describes how the soul travels through this world, the netherworld, and the spiritual realm and is therefore very relevant to the living person.
	www.amazon.ca /Illustrated-Egyptian-Book-Dead/dp/0806926597 (1092 words)

	Movies And Specials: The Egyptian Book Of The Dead--AllYourTV.com
		Many of them invest half a year’s salary or more to purchase a Book of the Dead, a scroll which will accompany them and be their guide to the afterlife.
		Once the decision is made, the effort and time that goes into crafting Ani’s Book of the Dead, from treating stalks of papyrus to constructing a scroll that will last for thousands of years without deterioration, is a long, costly process.
		The ancient Egyptians also believed that you could only get into this place if you had lived a good life and had observed the rules of the Book of the Dead - rules such as never killing another person, or stealing, or lying.
	www.allyourtv.com /moviesspecials/e/moviesspecialsegyptianbookofdeadthe.html (587 words)

	The Egyptian Book of the Dead & the Book of Abraham
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead & the Book of Abraham
		The Book of the Dead and the Book of Abraham
		Both the Book of Breathings and this book containing formulas were placed with the mummy in a similar manner and both claimed to have been authored by Thoth for the purpose of saving the soul.
	www2.ida.net /graphics/shirtail/egyptian.htm (1886 words)

	The book of the dead
		It appears that the author or author's of the Book of the Dead believed this book was the Greatest of Mysteries and did not feel that everyone should have access to it.
		Stewart states that "the allegory contained in the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" is merely a corrupt survival of the allegory enshrined in the Great Pyramid itself".
		It is only when we turn to the Book of the Dead that we find the passages and chambers of its "Secret House" inscribed with such hieroglyphic texts and formulae, and adorned with mythical figures and stars.
	www.gizapyramid.com /book.htm (2146 words)

	Egyptian Book of the Dead Lesson - Art History - KinderArt
		The Egyptian Book of the Dead provided instructions for a mythic journey from this world to the afterlife.
		Egyptian Book of the Dead: Written by scribes and illustrated by artists, this series of books was like a map to the Afterlife.
		But it wasn't really a book like we think of a book, it was a really long scroll made out of papyrus.
	www.kinderart.com /arthistory/bookofthedead.shtml (958 words)

	Egyptian Book of the Dead - showing on The History Channel
		Known widely as the âBook of the Deadâ, it is an astounding collection of the writings that were placed in tombs as a means of guiding the ancient Egyptian soul on its journey to the afterlife.
		The text, which was written by Egyptian Priests, outlines the progress of a soul into the afterlife, beginning with mummification, and culminating in the beautiful and terrifying ritual of âThe Weighing of the Heart.â It also contains spells and rituals to help the mummified corpse on its perilous voyage.
		Indeed, biblical scholars agree that portions of the Old Testament are direct descendants of the Egyptian text; some archaeologists argue that Moses carried a copy of âThe Book of the Deadâ with him when he fled Egypt.
	www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/tv_guide/full_details/Ancient_history/programme_3331.php (413 words)

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