The Book of Going Forth by Day
by Ogden Goelet
This edition reads like a museum spread: seventy‑four full‑color pages reproduce the Papyrus of Ani in its entirety, with Ogden Goelet supplying translation and brief notes. What works best is immediate visual access to the funerary scroll and the chance to study glyph layout, vignettes, and ceremonial sequence without museum travel. Limitation: it's built around images more than extended argument—if you want dense philology, sustained historical synthesis, or practical guides, the book is thin; captions and short essays can feel decorative rather than rigorous.
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Maybe the most stunning presentation of this book in 3300 years: For the first time in 3,300 years, The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Papyrus of Ani is showcased in its entirety in seventyfour magnificent color pages.Egyptian mythology: Upon death it was the practice for some Egyptians to produce a papyrus manuscri...
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