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& Quot;The Book of Dead" is the common name for the ancient Egyptian funerary text known as "Spells of Coming" (or "Going") "Forth By Day." The Book of the Dead was a description of the ancient Egyptian conception of the afterlife and a collection of hymns, spells, and instructions to allow the deceased to pass through obstacles in the afterlife. The Book of the Dead was most commonly written on a papyrus scroll and placed in the coffin or burial chamber of the deceased- Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Keywords
- Book of the dead
- Death
- Egypt -- Religion
- Future life
- GITenberg
- PJ
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