THE BOOK OF THE DEAD
Book Details + Condition: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge (London). First Edition, 1910. Hardcover. 163 pages with Index. Includes numerous fold-out Illustrations. H.M. Tirard's book is an in-depth exploration of the ancient Egyptian funerary text known as the Book of the Dead. The text was used by the ancient Egyptians to guide the souls of the deceased through the afterlife and into the realm of the gods. Tirard provides detailed explanations of the text's various spells and rituals, as well as its role in ancient Egyptian religion and culture. Chapters include:
- A Funeral in Egypt
- History and Purpose of the Book of the Dead
- Life in the Nether-World
- Mythology of the Book of the Dead
- Morality of the Book of the Dead, And Myth of Osiris
- Other Religious Literature and the Book of the Dead
- And much more.
Firm binding; wear to boards, with discoloration / fading present; darkening to spine; slight lean to book; foxing to first and last few pages; occasional toning; interior is clean and free of markings.
