The Egyptian Book of the dead
Subtitle: the Book of going forth by day : being the Papyrus of Ani (royal scribe of the divine offerings), written and illustrated circa 1250 B.C.E., by scribes and artists unknown, including the balance of chapters of the books of the dead known as the theban recension, compiled from ancient texts, dating back to the roots of egyptian civilization
By: translated by Raymond O. Faulkner ; with additional translations and a commentary by Ogden Goelet, Jr. ; with original color illustrations based on the facsimile volume produced in 1890 under the supervision of P. Le Page Renouf and E.A. Wallis Budge ; introduced by Carol A.R. Andrews ; edited by Eva Von Dassow ; in an edition conceived and produced by James Wasserman.
Contributors: Faulkner, Raymond Oliver, 1894-1982; Goelet, Ogden.; Von Dassow, Eva.; Wasserman, James, 1948-
Edition: 2nd rev. ed.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Incantations, Egyptian.; Future life.
Other titles: Papyrus of Ani.
Work titles: Book of the dead. English & Egyptian.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171).