The papyrus is datable to the reign of Hatshepsut ... guide and aid the deceased in the afterlife. In ancient Egyptian, the Book of the Dead is called "Formulas for Going Forth by Day." ...

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

The 'incredible desert fortress', about 2,200 years old, was uncovered at the Nahal Zohar valley near the Dead Sea in east ... documents written in Greek on papyrus – a material similar ...

Hieroglyphs can be seen on tombs, pottery and walls on ancient Egyptian remains ... The hieroglyphs are phrases from the 'Book of the Dead'. Nany is at the final stage in her journey into the ...

It started as a disparate collection of carvings in tombs before being formally collated and written down on papyrus ... dead person to progress. Listening to @BBC In Our Time on the Egyptian Book ...

The Egyptian book of the dead could be the oldest document in human history, and the foundation of western civilization. This amazing scroll of secrets is brought back to life.