The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive text.

This book of the dead is by two of the greatest translators of Egyptian and sacred texts in the history of those genres. E.A. Wallis Budge is one of the most renowned Egyptologists of all time, and Epiphanius Wilson was one of the most prolific translators of literature and sacred texts in the world. Budge explains in plain, simple, easy-to-understand language the history and the ways of the book of the Egyptian dead, the thousands years old scripts that explained to ancient Egyptians the passage from this world into the next. Wilson then translates the prayers, incantations, and ancient text used to help guide those during that journey. Illustrated with great care, including photos, ancient art, fine art, and other illustrations to bring this historic guide back to life.

Section One - E. A. Wallis Budge by Explains the Book of the Dead

Section Two by Epiphanius Wilson, A.M. - Translations of the prayers, incantations, and other texts of the book of the dead

Section Three - List of Egyptian Deities

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a noted English Egyptologists. He worked for the British Museum during the era of Victorian fascination in ancient cultures and wrote numerous books on Egypt including the important work, The Egyptian Book of the Dead.

On behalf of the British Museum, Budge traveled to Egypt and Sudan numerous times to acquire antiquities, many of which continue to reside at the Museum. His acquisitions and writing helped to bring Egyptology to a wider audience, and they continue to resonate today.

In 1920, Budge was knighted for his work of bringing Egyptology to the masses, and to the British Museum. He retired from the museum in 1924, and died ten years later. In his will, he established a scholarship for intrepid young minds at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford to continue his work in Egyptology.

Epiphanius Wilson (1845-1916) was a scholar and translator of ancient sacred texts. He translated important literary and philosophical texts from Egypt, Japan, China, Hebrew, Hindu, as well as ancient texts from Babylonian and Assyrian. Many of his more than 30 translations are still in print today.