She has written more than 30 books, and The Story of Egypt from ... they can be interpreted as allegories for true events in Egypt’s history. The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt ...

but over time all Egyptians, both rich and poor, could possess its secrets. The Book of the Dead helped Egyptians prepare for the afterlife where Osiris, god of the underworld, would judge them.

and published formulated statements of the history of Egypt derived from the comparatively newly-acquired decipherment of hieroglyphics are not yet thirty years old; books on Egyptian history are ...

The "Book of the Dead" is a modern-day name given to a series of ancient Egyptian texts that the Egyptians believed would help the dead navigate the underworld, as well as serving other purposes.

Archaeologists have uncovered a copy of the "Book of the Dead" in an ancient Egyptian cemetery. The document was used by Egyptian priests to guide the dead to the afterlife. Alongside the scroll ...

Ministry of Antiquities A 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt containing "Book of the Dead" papyrus and mummies has been uncovered. According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ...

About 3,500 years ago, did the Egyptian woman named Webennesre feel comforted at all being accompanied in death by a papyrus now on display at the Getty Villa exhibition “The Egyptian Book of ...