The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day - The Complete Papyrus of Ani Featuring Integrated Text and Full-Color Images

This reissue of The Egyptian Book of the Dead, a perennial favorite, features a newly designed cover. Inside, the legendary 3,500-year-old Papyrus of Ani—the most beautiful of the ornately illustrated Egyptian funerary scrolls ever discovered—is restored in its original sequences of text and artwork. Four exquisitely illustrated gatefold spreads and an acclaimed translation by two noted Egyptologists showcase the Papyrus's elaborately bordered images and convey its intended sense of motion and meaning.

Customer Review: Beautiful & necessary

This book is ideal for anyone desiring a competent, informative compilation of the Papyrus of Ani and the Theban Recensions of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Well presented, competently translated and indexed, this book is necessary for any amateur Egyptologist as well as any lover of Egyptian art. It is even fascinating as a simple "coffee table book," if purchased for no other reason. The only drawback is that it makes one yearn to own the hardback edition, as well!

Customer Review: extraordinary edition

The edition is extraordinary. The images reproducing the original documents are so accurate and of such a fine quality that the book is worth buying just for the illustrations, and because of the way it presents itself it truly makes a special gift, always appreciated and impressive. In regards to the historical, scientific and spiritual value of the document itself, I need to study more to be able to tell. I have no doubt this study will be enriching and valuable beyond my expectations, and the effort necessary to penetrate its message, will pay off enormously in seeing more about myself.
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