The Book of the Dead

by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge

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About this eBook

Author: Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934
Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman
Language: English
LoC Class: PJ: Language and Literatures: Oriental languages and literatures
Subject: Book of the dead
Category: Text
eBook-No.: 7145
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7145
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Copyright: Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1.The Book of the Dead. — The Title. — The Preservation of the Mummified Body in the Tomb by Thoth. — The Book Per-t em hru, or [The Chapters of] Coming forth by (or, into) the Day, commonly called the "Book of the Dead." — Thoth, the Author of the Book of the Dead. — Thoth and Osiris. — Osiris as Judge of the Dead and King of the Under World. — The Judgment of Osiris. — The Kingdom of Osiris. — A Short Description of the "Doors" or Chapters of the Book of the Dead. — Note.

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