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The Egyptian Book of the Dead

By: E. A. Wallis Budge
Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz
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Summary

The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript in the form of a scroll with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations that was created c.1250 BCE during the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Egyptians compiled an individualized book for certain people upon their death called the Book of Going Forth by Day, more commonly known as the Book of the Dead, typically containing declarations and spells to help the deceased in their afterlife.

The Papyrus of Ani is the manuscript compiled for the Theban scribe Ani. The scroll was discovered in Luxor in 1888 by Egyptians trading in illegal antiquities. It was acquired by E. A. Wallis Budge, as described in his autobiography By Nile and Tigris. Shortly after Budge first saw the papyrus, Egyptian police arrested several antiquities dealers and sealed up their houses, one of which contained the objects Budge had purchased from the dealers. Budge distracted the guards by offering them a meal while locals tunneled under the house's walls to retrieve the objects, including the Papyrus of Ani. Stored in several custom tin boxes, the papyrus and other objects Budge had acquired were then smuggled to the principal librarian at the British Museum. Budge was afterward paid a 150GBP "gratuity" from the British Treasury on behalf of the British Museum for acquiring the papyrus.

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The whole text - no commentary!

This is the whole text, adequately read for those who understand what is being read

This is an important text apparently translated by the man responsible for finding snd saving it. The reader does it full justice and delivers it as though he understood it but the thing needs a commentary if it is not simply to be taken into Possession by the ‘ new age’ crowd. There is clearly a serious ‘mise en scene’ for it and even a bibliography would have offered some guidance. Nevertheless, this package is so much more valuable than other versions available on audible that it is to be recommended very readily.

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Definitely a book of beginings

Loved it. The narrator brought it to life and made it an easy listen. A must read.

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