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The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. This title offers an English translation of a single, extensive, major text that can speak to us from beginning to end in the order in which it was composed.

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'Absorbing' - Ancient Egypt Magazine
'A major step forward in the understanding of these ancient texts both in terms of the literary quality and accuracy of the rendering of the text into English' - Timeless Travels

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Foreword by Anne Pasternak • Preface: Translating an Ancient Text • Introduction • Book of the Dead of the Goldworker of Amun, Sobekmose • Reproduction of the Papyrus

An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 17/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9780500051887, 978-0500051887
      ISBN10: 0500051887
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. This title offers an English translation of a single, extensive, major text that can speak to us from beginning to end in the order in which it was composed.

      Trade Review
      'Absorbing' - Ancient Egypt Magazine
      'A major step forward in the understanding of these ancient texts both in terms of the literary quality and accuracy of the rendering of the text into English' - Timeless Travels

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by Anne Pasternak • Preface: Translating an Ancient Text • Introduction • Book of the Dead of the Goldworker of Amun, Sobekmose • Reproduction of the Papyrus

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