Lhe book of the dead of the ancient Egyptians has for real title, at the time of theAncient Egypt, Book to go out to the day. The "day" in question is that of the living, but also of any luminous principle opposing darkness, oblivion, annihilation and death. In this perspective, the deceased Egyptian seeks to travel in the boat of the sun god Re and through the kingdom ofOsiris (night version of the daytime sun during regeneration).
These are rolls of papyrus, covered with funerary formulas, placed near the mummy or against it, in the strips. These different copies of the Book of the Dead are not all identical, because the beneficiary chooses the formulas that suit him, probably according to what he can afford because these manuscripts represent a significant investment. Some can therefore be short, while others reproduce the whole, or almost, of the corpus.
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Book of the Dead of the Ancient Egyptians
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Part Number | 9782844549570 |
Release Date | 2012-12-10T00:00:01Z |
Edition | 10e edition |
Language | Français |
Number Of Pages | 336 |
Publication Date | 2012-12-10T00:00:01Z |