Book of the Dead
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"The Book of Dead" is the common name for the ancient Egyptian funerary text known as "Spells of Coming" (or "Going") "Forth By Day." The Book of the Dead was a description of the ancient Egyptian conception of the afterlife and a collection of hymns, spells, and instructions to allow the deceased to pass through obstacles in the afterlife. The Book of the Dead was most commonly written on a papyrus scroll and placed in the coffin or burial chamber of the deceased.
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See also
- Garuda Purana
- Bardo Thodol (Tibetan book of the dead)
- Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat
- Book of the Dead of Qenna
- Ghosts in ancient Egyptian culture
- Joseph Smith Papyri (Books of the Dead of TaSheritMin, Nefer-ir-nebu, and Amenhotep)
- Medjed
- Necronomicon (H. P. Lovecraft's book of the dead)
- Qenna
- Shūjin e no Pert-em-Hru
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