Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt
- ISBN-10
- 1614910383
- ISBN-13
- 9781614910381
- Series
- Book of the Dead
- Category
- Book of the dead
- Pages
- 376
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-02-10
- Publisher
- Oriental Institute Press
- Author
- Foy Scalf
Description
Discover how the ancient Egyptians controlled their immortal destiny! This book, edited by Foy Scalf, explores what the Book of the Dead was believed to do, how it worked, how it was made, and what happened to it.
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Other editions
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- 2014-10-14
- 448 pages
- Paperback
- Titan Books (US, CA)
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