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An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Sobekmose
Paul F. O´rourke
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Description for An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Sobekmose
Hardcover. The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. This title offers an English translation of a single, extensive, major text that can speak to us from beginning to end in the order in which it was composed. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 253 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. Such `books' - papyrus scrolls - were composed of traditional funerary texts, including magic spells, that were thought to assist a dead person on their journey into the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians believed in an underworld fraught with dangers that needed to be carefully navigated, from the familiar, such as snakes and scorpions, to the extraordinary: lakes of fire to cross, ... Read more
The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. Such `books' - papyrus scrolls - were composed of traditional funerary texts, including magic spells, that were thought to assist a dead person on their journey into the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians believed in an underworld fraught with dangers that needed to be carefully navigated, from the familiar, such as snakes and scorpions, to the extraordinary: lakes of fire to cross, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500051887
SKU
V9780500051887
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About Paul F. O´rourke
Paul O'Rourke is Research Associate in the Department of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
Reviews for An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Sobekmose
'A major step forward in the understanding of these ancient texts both in terms of the literary quality and accuracy of the rendering of the text into English' - Timeless Travels 'Absorbing' - Ancient Egypt Magazine