Project Gutenberg 2022-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 4242 Renouf, P. Le Page (Peter Le Page) 1822 1897 Renouf, Sir Peter Le Page Renouf, Peter Le Page, Sir Le Page Renouf, P. (Peter) Page Renouf, P. Le (Peter) Naville, Edouard 1844 1926 Naville, E. (Edouard) Naville, Édouard Henri The Egyptian Book of the dead $aUnited Kingdom :$bSociety of Biblical Archaeology,$c1904. Richard Tonsing, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Updated: 2023-01-17. "The Egyptian Book of the Dead" by P. Le Page Renouf and Edouard Naville is a historical text and religious document compiled from various periods of ancient Egyptian civilization. Likely written from the Old to the Ptolemaic period, the work is a collection of spells, hymns, and prayers designed to guide the deceased through the afterlife, promising resurrection, eternal life, and the favor of the gods. The text reflects the Egyptians' profound beliefs in the afterlife and the importance of proper rites to ensure safe passage and enjoyment of eternity for the departed. The opening of the text introduces transcriptions and notes, indicating careful preservation of the original hieroglyphs and commentary on textual variations. The initial chapters outline essential themes such as resurrection and entry into the afterworld, culminating in the supplication of deities like Osiris and Thoth for assistance in navigating the challenges of the Netherworld. Each chapter serves as a guide for the deceased, providing powerful invocations and affirmations that highlight their identity as Osiris or favored by the gods, thus underscoring the belief in transformation and communion with divine powers in life after death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20170430125725renouf 1904 GB Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Future life Incantations, Egyptian PJ Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Ancient Category: Religion/Spirituality 1840617 2025-06-27T11:36:15.199058 text/html 1617697 2024-10-19T02:47:44 text/html 10531812 2025-06-27T11:37:06.117316 application/epub+zip 10563553 2025-06-27T11:36:31.420939 application/epub+zip 516637 2025-06-27T11:36:24.219965 application/epub+zip 10908614 2025-06-27T11:37:26.472148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10505681 2025-06-27T11:36:58.336311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 870042 2025-06-27T11:36:04.032104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 850001 2024-10-19T02:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17534 2025-06-27T11:37:26.830138 application/rdf+xml 15828 2025-06-27T11:36:24.937984 image/jpeg 2170 2025-06-27T11:36:24.588949 image/jpeg 19985521 2025-06-27T11:36:20.718038 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia