Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead : Prayers, Incantations, and Other Texts from the Book of the Dead (Hardcover)

from millsge

This was intended for Egyptologists. It is not for people who are simply interested in Egypt and Egyptian Myth and Religion. He has also fallen out of favor with modern Egyptologists because his translations are not sufficiently specific to the time period of these books.

from prplct

I love it! It makes me want to study the ancient language.

from bfgar

In the film, "Stargate," Daniel Jackson said, "Someone must have been using Budge. I don't know why they still print it." He was, of course, referring to Budge's Dictionaries of Ancient Egyptian, but the same might be said for his translation of Ani's "Book of the Dead." In his time, Budge was an...

from sumer1

Very difficult to grasp at first as it isn't necessarily linear. Don't expect great secrets of life out of it like the Bible or Stargate or something. Still a phenomenal read and insightful into an amazing culture.

from sumer1

Very difficult to grasp at first as it isn't necessarily linear. Don't expect great secrets of life out of it like the Bible or Stargate or something. Still a phenomenal read and insightful into an amazing culture.