Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
Author(s): Epiphanius Wilson
Discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive text. This book of the dead is by two of the greatest translators of Egyptian and sacred texts in the history of those genres. E.A. Wallis Budge is one of the most renowned Egyptologists of all time, and Epiphanius Wilson was one of the most prolific translators of literature and sacred texts in the world. Budge explains in plain, simple, easy-to-understand language the history and the ways of the book of the Egyptian dead, the thousands years old scripts that explained to ancient Egyptians the passage from this world into the next. Wilson then translates the prayers, incantations, and ancient text used to help guide those during that journey. Illustrated with great care, including photos, ancient art, fine art, and other illustrations to bring this historic guide back to life. Section One - E. A. Wallis Budge by Explains the Book of the Dead Section Two by Epiphanius Wilson, A.M. - Translations of the prayers, incantations, and other texts of the book of the dead Section Three - List of Egyptian Deities
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Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (27 July 1857 - 23 November 1934) was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. He made numerous trips to Egypt and the Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920 he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum. Epiphanius Wilson (1845-1916) was a scholar and translator of ancient sacred texts. He translated important literary and philosophical texts from Egypt, Japan, China, Hebrew, Hindu, as well as ancient texts from Babylonian and Assyrian. Many of his more than 30 translations are still in print today.
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- : Knickerbocker Press,U.S.
- : Knickerbocker Press,U.S.
- : 01 August 2016
- : 275mm X 234mm
- : United States
- : 01 August 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Epiphanius Wilson
- : Hardback
- : 916
- : 224
- : illustrations