The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day : The Complete Papyrus of Ani Featuring Integrated Text and Full-Color Images (History ... Mythology Books, History of Ancient Egypt)
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For the first time in 3,300 years, The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Papyrus of Ani is showcased in its entirety in seventy four magnificent color pages.Maybe the most stunning presentation of this book in 3,300 years: Upon death, it was the practice for some Egyptians to produce a papyrus manuscript called the Book of Going Forth by Day or the Book of the Dead. A Book of the Dead included declarations and spells to help the deceased in the afterlife. The Papyrus of Ani is the manuscript compiled for Ani, the royal scribe of Thebes. Written and illustrated almost 3,300 years ago, The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations. To most, it is the most beautiful, best preserved, and complete example of ancient Egyptian philosophical and religious thought known to exist.The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a captivating history book and an integral part of the world's spiritual heritage. It is an artistic rendering of the mysteries of life and death. For the first time since its creation, this ancient papyrus is now available in full color with an integrated English translation directly below each image. This twentieth anniversary edition of The Egyptian Book of the Dead has been revised and expanded to include:• Significant improvements to the display of the images of the Papyrus.• A survey of the continuing importance of ancient Egypt in modern culture.• A detailed history of Egyptian translation and philology since the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799.• And, a state of the art Annotated Bibliography and Study Guide for Ancient Egyptian studies.As the third revised edition, the entire corpus of this critical work is given its most accessible and lavish presentation ever.• Includes a detailed history of Egyptian scholarship, an annotated bibliography and study guide, and several improvements to the color plates.• Makes an excellent gift for people interested in Egyptology books, mythology books, illustrated history books, world history books, and ancient religion books. Review: Best book on Egyptian papayrus of ani - Beautifully written book. Page quality and font size is top notch. It's a huge book. I have photos for better understanding. Really happy with the purchase. Review: I love the book - I love the book. It has the complete "the book of the dead" with the pictures and they explained it well. Don't think its a small book it is big. easy to understand with the pictures and explanation
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A**R
Best book on Egyptian papayrus of ani
Beautifully written book. Page quality and font size is top notch. It's a huge book. I have photos for better understanding. Really happy with the purchase.
B**A
I love the book
I love the book. It has the complete "the book of the dead" with the pictures and they explained it well. Don't think its a small book it is big. easy to understand with the pictures and explanation
V**A
Packed with detail and colour
Without a doubt, the Egyptians held the key to many secrets; medical, anthropological, scientific and even astral. Their writings remain open to interpretation and are the subject of ongoing debate as to their meaning. The papyrus depicted here is examined in enormous detail and this revised edition with gatefold pages to display sections in their entirety doe# the subject justice. The most recent translation and interpretation is shown here and for anyone interested in ancient civilisations and their beliefs, this a truly rewarding read. It’s a book to savour and go back to time and again. Although packed with detail, it’s presented in a way 5gats accessible to the lay reader. Paper qualit6 is 3xcellent and the colours are good.
E**A
Buen libro, buena compra!
Gran formato y gran calidad de papel e impresión, muy ilustrado con el papiro completo y con desplegables y muy bien explicado, lastima que está en inglés pero no lo hay en castellano
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About this book
Since childhood, I had wished to read this book. I can only say that everything about it is amazing—from the high quality of the printed text and images to its exceptional content.
J**O
"More to our Existence than you think"
Boy am I glad I'm done reading this book,and I still don't know half of what I read,thank goodness at the end of the book there is a commentary by a Dr. of Near Eastern studies,who states, "There are many obscure parts that can't be explained".All in all a very interesting read with great pictures.The interesting points I found is they believe the Earth is a Firmament Oval surrounded by water i.e. Flat Earth,Horus the Hawk brings the dead mans soul to Osiris [in my own experience I find this to be true of certain people],Seth the great Bull,the soul of Geb,is a steeler of souls,laps up corruption and lives on what is putrid i.e.Satan.The book also talks of gate keepers for a lot of things for all sorts of things good and evil.Talks about many Great Councils i.e. Gods.RE who is cat like is the eldest of the Gods,which I found to fascinating as I believe the world is divided into cat people and bird people [lizards],the Sunshine God is above all,like Christianity [Mithraism] and the messenger came out of the body of the Sun i.e. Christ? that Atum created from his flesh,parts of your body represent Gods,like your eyes are Horus your phallus is Osiris etc,it talks of portals and sacrifices for the Limp one [Satan],final judgement before the council of Gods,[which I believe is true as well no matter what religion you are],it also says that you can encounter another world in your dreams,[which I believe is true as well].So some very interesting info to draw your own conclusions.
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