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The Book of the Dead

Spells for going forth by day — the New Kingdom papyrus rolls buried with the deceased to guide the soul through the Duat

7 chapters

Tradition: New Kingdom Egyptian funerary literature
Translation: R.O. Faulkner / E.A. Wallis Budge (composite, abridged)
License: Public domain / scholarly composite. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary.
Codex: Book of the Dead
Source: en.wikipedia.org

Properly the Book of Coming Forth by Day. New Kingdom Egypt, ~1550 BCE onward; standardised in the Saite recension (~600 BCE) at 192 spells. The selections here are seven of the best-known: Spells 1, 17, 30B, 64, 125, 175, 183. Spell numbering follows Lepsius / Naville.

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