Egyptian Heaven and Hell

by E. A. Wallis Budge

Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

299.31

Tags

Books of the Afterlife, Egypt, Egyptian Religion, Am-duat, Book of Gates, Books of the Dead

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Open Court (1999), 218 pages

Description

This is the second of three volumes, first published in 1906, which explore the Egyptian theology of the afterlife. It contains the complete hieroglyphic text of the short form of the Åm-Tuat and of the Book of Gates, with translations and reproductions of all the illustrations. In the Book of Gates the doctrines of the sophisticated cult of Osiris are prominent: they affirm that the beatified live for ever in the kingdom of Osiris, and feed daily upon his eternal body. The object of all the Books of the Other World was to provide the dead with a 'guide' or 'handbook,' containing a description of the regions through which their souls would have to pass on their way to the Kingdom of Osiris, and which would supply them with the words of power and magical names necessary for an unimpeded journey from this world to the next.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member librisalexandria
If you like to study the AM-DUAT in detail, like I do, this is the book to read. Profusely illustrated and thouroughly explained by the author. He takes you through the twelve hours of the Book of Am Duat and the Book of Gates. An excellent book.

Subjects

Eschatology, Egyptian

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1905

ISBN

0875482988 / 9780875482989

Local notes

RE

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