The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a foundational work of ancient Egyptian culture. It comprised a very lengthy text, with some preserved specimens on papyrus scrolls reaching up to forty meters in length. Moreover, it was an expensive commodity, for which one could pay with a silver debit, equivalent to half of a farmer’s …
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Julie Shackson