Author: Barry Kemp
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 1847087515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods who governed. Barry Kemp selects a number of spells to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered them, revealing a relationship between the human individual and the divine quite unlike that found in the major faiths of the modern world.
How To Read The Egyptian Book Of The Dead
Author: Barry Kemp
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 1847087515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods who governed. Barry Kemp selects a number of spells to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered them, revealing a relationship between the human individual and the divine quite unlike that found in the major faiths of the modern world.
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 1847087515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods who governed. Barry Kemp selects a number of spells to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered them, revealing a relationship between the human individual and the divine quite unlike that found in the major faiths of the modern world.
Egyptian Readingbook
Author: Adriaan de Buck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : nl
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : nl
Pages :
Book Description
Egyptian Readingbook
Author: Adriaan de Buck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : nl
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : nl
Pages : 128
Book Description
An Egyptian reading book
Author: E. A. Wallis Budge
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 1177712563
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
For beginners being a series of historical, funereal, moral, religious and mythological texts printed in hieroglyphic characters, together with a transliteration and complete vocabulary.
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 1177712563
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
For beginners being a series of historical, funereal, moral, religious and mythological texts printed in hieroglyphic characters, together with a transliteration and complete vocabulary.
Mummies Made in Egypt
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781435245549
Category : Mummies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781435245549
Category : Mummies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
An Egyptian Book of Shadows
Author: Jocelyn Almond
Publisher: HarperThorsons
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This unique book presents eight seasonal rites for performance at the solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days, for devotees of the ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Publisher: HarperThorsons
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This unique book presents eight seasonal rites for performance at the solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days, for devotees of the ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Author: Stéphane Rossini
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486260136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Guides readers to understand and transcribe hieroglyphics by presenting and explaining phonetic elements.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486260136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Guides readers to understand and transcribe hieroglyphics by presenting and explaining phonetic elements.
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Author: W. V. Davies
Publisher: British Museum Press
ISBN: 9780714180632
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher: British Museum Press
ISBN: 9780714180632
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Hieroglyphs from A to Z
Author: Peter Der Manuelian
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
ISBN: 9780764953064
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hieroglyphs from A to Zo is the first book published by PomegranateKids , an imprint of Pomegranate Communications, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. With bold graphics, charming, rhyming text and solid educational content, it explains the hieroglyphic code while imparting important facts about ancient Egypt. As an added bonus, a separate sheet of stencils is provided, slipped inside the back cover, so that kids can easily draw their own hieroglyphs. All told, this is the perfect book for any child who simply loves words and pictures.
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
ISBN: 9780764953064
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hieroglyphs from A to Zo is the first book published by PomegranateKids , an imprint of Pomegranate Communications, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. With bold graphics, charming, rhyming text and solid educational content, it explains the hieroglyphic code while imparting important facts about ancient Egypt. As an added bonus, a separate sheet of stencils is provided, slipped inside the back cover, so that kids can easily draw their own hieroglyphs. All told, this is the perfect book for any child who simply loves words and pictures.
An Egyptian Reading Book for Beginners
Author: Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description