The Book of the Dead, Saite through Ptolemaic Periods: A Study of Traditions Evident in Versions of Texts and Vignettes

by Malcolm Mosher Jr

This is the first volume of a new series concerning ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead (BD) produced from the Saite Period down to the end of the Ptolemaic Period. The study focuses on the different versions of the texts and the illustrations that make up the spells contained in the Book of the Dead. More importantly, analysis of these versions reveals that there were at least ten traditions for the Book of the Dead, where the documents produced from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539126692
• ISBN13: 9781539126690
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 3.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"