The Book of the Dead
Subtitle: The Hieroglyphic Transcript of the Papyrus of Ani, the Translation into English and an Introduction
Edition: Rei edition
Publisher: Citadel
Published: March 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 704
ISBN-13: 9780806505916
Subjects: Spirit communication & mediumship, spiritualism; New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit; Literature: Folklore/Mythology; Archaeology; General; New Age / Parapsychology
First sentence: The Recensions of the great body of religious compositions, which were drawn up for the use of dead kings, nobles, priests, and others, and which form the Book of the Dead of the Ancient Egyptians may be thus summarized :-I. The Heliopolitan Recension, i.e., that which was edited by the priests of the College of Anu (the On of the Bible, and the Heliopolis of the Greeks), and which was based upon a series of texts now lost.