Egyptian Book of the Dead [Hardcover]

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2006

The edition contains both volumes of the Papyrus of Ani, unabridged, in addition TGS included 75 pages of the simple English translation of the Book of the Dead and the 50 page book by E.A. Wallis Budge of the British Museum's, The Book of the Dead published in 1920.

This 2 Volume set reproduces the 37 color plates of the original edition.-

The sacred wisdom of the priests of ancient Egypt and the experiences of the soul after death: one of the most important books in history. Includes full hieroglyphic text along with a transliteration of sounds, word-for-word translation; a separate smooth translation.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most influential books in all history. Embodying a ritual to be performed for the dead, with detailed instructions for the behavior of the disembodied spirit in the Land of the Gods, it served as the most important repository of religious authority for some three thousand years. Chapters were carved on the pyramids of the ancient 5th Dynasty, texts were written in papyrus, and selections were painted on mummy cases well into the Christian Era. In a certain sense it stood behind all Egyptian civilization.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (July 27, 1857 November 23, 1934) was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. Budge was was a strong proponent of liberal Christianity and was devoted to comparative religions. He is well known for translating The Egyptian Book of The Dead and analyzing many of the practices of Egyptian religion and language. Budge's works were widely read by the educated public and among those seeking comparative ethnological data, including James Frazer.

Under Budge's directorship, the British Museum came to hold arguably the best collection of Ancient Near East artifacts in the world, allowing the British and other Western publics to enjoy and learn from these significant civilizations that were distant in both time and space from their own lives, broadening their horizons and advancing our understanding that humankind can unite as one extended human family throughout the world.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 377 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (May 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579124917
• ISBN-13: 978-1579124915
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,344,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Collection Of Hieroglyphic Information, September 3, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani (Paperback)

Taken directly from the papyrus of Ani, an Egyptian scribe, The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a great collection of hieroglyphic information. Everything about the passage into the underworld is described in detail. Not only that, you can also learn some of the Egyptian hieroglyphs as y ou read along with Ani. Give this book a toss in your shopping cart , all you lovers of Egyptian myth and culture

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Egyptian Book of the Dead, May 15, 2008

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This review is from: Egyptian Book of the Dead (Hardcover)

Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani
Very well documented,a must in the matter. I regredthat the vignettes were not in colour! But any way it is a good book.

31 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Erroneous, December 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani (Paperback)

Mr. Budge's ineptitude is a well-known shame; his translations (dare I call them that?!?) are notoriously inaccurate and full of blunders. In fact, most of his texts were regarded even in his day as outdated and flawed. Please, there are too many other splendid translations (I recommend Dr. Faulkner Raymond's "The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day" or Normandi Ellis' "Awakening Osiris : The Egyptian Book of the Dead" - both are gorgeous) available to justify wasting one's money on such a compilation of solecisms as this.

[Disclaimer: no defamation of character is intended. That has already been accomplished by Mr. Budge himself. Anyone familiar with Budge's work is already aware of his incompetence.]