Book of the Dead: The ancient Egyptian guide to the afterlife

Book of the Dead: The ancient Egyptian guide to the afterlife

A section of the “Book of the Dead,” a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and colour illustrations. Here we see Ani, Scribe of the Sacred Revenues of all the gods of Thebes, administrator of the Granaries of the Lords of Abydos, and his wife Tutu before a table of offerings of meat, cakes, fruit, flowers, etc. Hymn in honour of the Sun God Ra at his rising.

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