The Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
This might not sound like a bestseller to us, but to the Ancient Egyptians it was an essential read!
It may seem morbid to place such importance on the dead, but with hundreds of gods waiting on the other side, the Egyptians believed in securing a soul’s path to the next life.
They did this by anointing the dead, and burying them with charms and seals. Text from the book would be carved on the sarcophagus, and in later years, written on papyrus. It was important the book was close at hand, so that the dead soul could refer to it during their journey to the underworld.
The book itself contained spells, charms and passwords which make the transaction run smoothly.
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Posted on Fri 28th Aug 2009 10:45:00