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The egyptian god, anubis, was therefore seen as the god of the dead, tombs and embalming who admitted the dead to the underworld and was the subject of the prayers at funerals. The book was brought together beautifully by james wasserman and dr ogden goelet, with a preface by carol andrews. The papyrus of ani, which is reproduced here, is one of the most important and beautiful of the surviving papyri. The egyptian book of the dead by james wasserman, raymond. A twentyfiveyear member of the ordo templi orientis, he lives in new york. The papyrus of ani was created in egypt about 1250 b. Raymond faulkner 18941982 was a renowned british egyptologist, the translator of many key egyptological texts, and author of numerous scholarly publications. What would one learn from reading the egyptian book of the. In 1994, wasserman assembled a team of scholars, photographers, and editorial staff to produce a fullcolor version of the egyptian book of the dead featuring the papyrus of ani as discussed in in the center of the fire his edition of the book of the dead was described as offering much of value in presentation, layout and commentary by john baines, professor of egyptology at the university of oxford. Andrews served as assistant keepersenior research assistant in the department of egyptian antiquities at the british museum from 1971 to 2000. The book of going forth by day by wasserman, james isbn.
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