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Spells for Eternity The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Spells for Eternity The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Name: Spells for Eternity The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: John Russel Taylor
ISBN: 9780714119908

John Russel Taylor

01/11/2010
British Museum press

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de Spells for Eternity The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead par John Russel Taylor

Résumé

For most ancient Egyptians, life on earth was short. But death was not an end, it was merely the entering of a new phase of being. They believed that the afterlife was a real place, but various obstacles, torments and judgements had to be overcome to reach it. To ensure a safe passage, wealthy Egyptians took with them specially commissioned compilations of spells, written on papyrus rolls. There was a large number of spells to choose from: spells for obtaining air, food and water