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Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy)

Egypt — 700–525 BCE

One of the oldest ancient texts and a unique testimony to one of the most fascinating advanced civilizations in the history of mankind: the Egyptian Papyrus of the Dead as a guide for the deceased on their journey to the realm of the dead

  1. A guide for the deceased on their journey into the realm of the dead in an ancient papyrus scroll

  2. The scroll predates Christ by 500–700 years and is based on a text that was another 2,000 years older

  3. One of the most important documents of Egyptian mythology helped one adjust to the afterlife

Book of the Dead

N. 1791 Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy)
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy)
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy) Photos with courtesy of the publisher
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy)
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy) Photos with courtesy of the publisher
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Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead is a hieroglyphic papyrus scroll, which is based on a collection of sayings from the 7th–5th centuries before Christ. The sayings contained therein were supposed to serve and accompany the deceased on their journey into the realm of the dead and to protect them in the afterlife.

Codicology

Alternative Titles
Libro dei Morti
Buch der Toten
Size / Format
1 scroll / 184.3 × 28.0 - 29.5 cm
Origin
Egypt
Date
700–525 BCE
Epochs
Antiquity
Available facsimile editions:
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy)
#1 Libro dei Morti
Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – Modena, 2007
Limited Edition: 10 copies
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#1 Libro dei Morti

Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – Modena, 2007
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy)
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy) Photos with courtesy of the publisher
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy)
Book of the Dead – Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – N. 1791 – Museo Egizio di Torino (Turin, Italy) Photos with courtesy of the publisher

Publisher: Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte – Modena, 2007
Limited Edition: 10 copies
Binding: Special paper in 4 fragments subsequently joined and lined with binding cloth that allows it to be rolled up and stored in an appropriately designed box
Commentary: 1 volume
1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Of the ten copies created, one was donated to the new Library of Alexandria on Egypt, six were reserved for institutions that cooperated in the creation of the facsimile edition, and three are kept in the publisher's archives.
Facsimile Copy Available!
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