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The Egyptian Book of the Dead, also known as "The Book of Coming Forth By Day, is a compilation of funeral texts dating back to 3000 BC and beyond. Written on papyrus and painted onto objects, these rites were placed in the coffin or tomb of the deceased after the body had been ritually prepared for burial. The primary function of the texts was to provide spells and instructions for the departing soul to journey into the Afterlife.

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