They loved life and wanted it to continue in the afterlife The Book of the Dead contained all the spells, tips and tricks any Ancient Egyptian could need to survive the afterlife. It started as a ...

Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the infamous Book of the Dead. And now, researchers have found a similar text that not only predates that one, but may also ...

In ancient Egyptian, the Book of the Dead is called "Formulas for Going Forth by Day." The composition of magical-funerary texts offers a new key to understanding the history of Ancient Egyptian ...

The afterlife was a battle, and the dead had to fight to reach the realm of Osiris, the god of death. For this purpose, they crafted the ancient Book of the Dead, which was unearthed from an ...