The Egyptian Book of Gates

by Erik Hornung (Translator)

Other authorsTheodor Abt (Translator)
Hardcover, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

299.3

Collection

Publication

Daimon Verlag (2014), 475 pages

Description

After "The Egyptian Amduat", "The Egyptian Book of Gates" is the second largest Pharaonic Book for the Afterlife. This revised English translation is based on the German edition, edited by Erik Hornung. The hieroglyphs and transcriptions are given on the basis of a collation of the extant texts found in different tombs. The main illustrations of the text come from the sarcophagus of Seti I. The 100 scenes of the "Book of Gates" are furthermore represented with one or more coloured illustrations, originating from different sources.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

475 p.; 5.5 inches

ISBN

395238805X / 9783952388051

Local notes

Note: Author's name is not on spine.
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