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The Egyptian Book of the Dead was written in 1240 BC.

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E. A. Wallis Budge wrote 'The Egyptian Book Of The Dead'.

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Why is the book of the dead so famous?

The Book of the Dead is not an actual book. It is a collection of over 200 spells that would be used so the mummy could have a good afterlife.


How do Egyptians enter the Egyptian afterlife?

They used a book called the Book of the Dead which gave them instructions of what to do to get to the afterlife.


Is the Book of the Dead and the Book of Shadows the same thing?

No, the Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text containing spells and instructions for the afterlife. The Book of Shadows, however, is a modern Wiccan text used by practitioners to document rituals, spells, and personal experiences in their spiritual practice.


What was a collection of prayers that Egyptians used to help obtain the afterlife?

Book of the Dead


Who was the book of the dead made for?

The book of the dead was made for all dead Egyptian kings


Paraohs were often buried with a book of the dead that was called?

This book is called "The Book of the Dead".


Who is the author of dead wrong?

J A Jance is one of the authors who used this title for a book.


Prayers from the book of the dead carved on its walls was a pyramid or a ziggurat was a pyramid or a ziggurat used to carve prayers on it from the book of the dead?

Pyramids in ancient Egypt were used as tombs for pharaohs, with hieroglyphs and spells from the Book of the Dead inscribed inside to guide the deceased through the afterlife. Ziggurats, on the other hand, were stepped structures in Mesopotamia used as temples for worship and rituals, not for inscribing prayers like the pyramids.


What was the spell book called to help Egyptians in the afterlife?

Egyptian book of the dead! hope that helps


What was a collection of spells burreid with the mummy in encient Egypt?

All the spells used were selected from a sacred book called the Book of the Dead.


How was the book of the dead a guidebook to the afterlife?

To help the dead go to the next place, to pass it.


When was The London Book of the Dead created?

The London Book of the Dead was created in 2007.