The Egyptian Book of the Dead

Posted on 12 November 2018 by Anonymous

s t The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum the Egyptian Text with Interlinear Transliteration Translation, a Running Translation, Introduction etc.The sacred wisdom of the priests of ancient Egypt 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 a separate smooth translation. Best Read The Egyptian Book of the Dead Author Anonymous For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr . 100 100 100 100 1500 30 100 100 100 100 1500 3000 3000 42 42 42 42 42170 170 170 The edition of the Egyptian Book of the Dead published by Criterion Press is a real prize of a book It s almost a square foot in size, and contains an almost full size color facsimile of the Papyrus of Ani, with the original text in ancient Egyptian I can t judge on the accuracy of the translation, but the English text flows smoothly, and the hieroglyphs appear distinct at least in the 1994 edition I can t say for the 2008 reprint The Book of the Dead, or the Book of Coming Forth By Day, The edition of the Egyptian Book of the Dead published by Criterion Press is a real prize of a book It s almost a square foot in size, and contains an almost full size color facsimile of the Papyrus of Ani, with the original text in ancient Egyptian I can t judge on the accuracy of the translation, but the English text flows smoothly, and the hieroglyphs appear distinct at least in the 1994 edition I can t say for the 2008 reprint The Book of the Dead, or the Book of Coming Forth By Day, ...i read this about 16 years ago in the early spring of 2001 , i just felt my brain had been turned into porridge as i finished reading it in the end, now i still can t figure out how many stars i can give to rate this book, but i remember that there were many stars around my head when i was readi...How can you not give this 5 stars when it lays out for you the exact procedure one needs to follow to ensure one s entrance into the afterlifeThis work is a historical document of enormous importance for the understanding of the theology and beliefs of pharaonic Egypt which is why I am giving it five stars It has no literary, philosophical or theological values per se A Book of Dead is a collection of spells inserted in the tomb of a deceased person that he or she is to use in the journey to the afterworld Reading them is a rather peculiar experience It is l...Because this isn t so much of a book you read from start to end like any other, it took me almost two years to finish this Having purchased this because of my childhood fascination with Ancient Egyptian culture, this was completely worth the read The introduction was incredible helpful and, as far as I can tell, translation was good as well I would only recommend this to someone who is really willing to put the time, patience, and energy into learningabout this culture There is a lot o Because this isn t so much of a book you read from start to end like any other, it took me almost two years to finish this Having purchased this because of my childhood fascination with Ancient Egyptian culture, this was completely worth the read The introduction was incredible helpful and, as far as I can tell, translation was good as well I would only recommend this to someone who is really willing to put the time, patience, and energy into ...Hello Ok first off your not going to understand all of this book. The less schooled persons of ancient Egyptian culture will probably not even know 50% of this novel I have been learning hieroglyphs and ancient Egyptian., so this book was amazing to me, one fact above all others is that you are holding in your hands an ancient guide for the dearly departed. The trouble many scholars went through over the years to translate this book was harrowing and seemed fruitless Especially when Cham Hello Ok first off your not going to understand all of this book. The less schooled persons of ancient Egyptian culture will probably not even know 50% of this novel I have been learning hieroglyphs and ancient Egyptian., so this book was amazing to me, one fact above all others is that you are holding in your hands an ancient guid...I can t really rate this book, because I didn t really understand it But it s really funny if you take it literally, you know, like, Boat bird staff staff, eye dog bird staff man reed boat And also it s an interesting window into the rituals of an ancient blah, blah .This is a beautiful book a large format facsimile reproduction of the Papyrus of Ani in large color images with translation of the hieroglyphs beneath The pictures comprising the bulk of the book are not of the Papyrus itself, held in the British National Museum rather it is a reproduction of a carefully made imitation of the original The translation is quite readable and there are several useful essays and commentaries written by competent egyptologists Because of the compositional unity This is a beautiful book a large format facsimile reproduction of the Papyrus of Ani in large color images with translation of the hieroglyphs beneath The pictures comprising the bulk of the book are not of the Papyrus itself, held in the British National Museum rather it is a reproduction of a carefully made imitation of the ....

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12 November 2018

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