Sounded ID: 9798887676128
ISBN: 9798887676128
Publication Date: November 30, 2022
Publisher: Author's Republic
Language: English
Author Name: Ani
Narrator Name: The Orb
The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom.
The book was placed in the coffin or burial chamber of the deceased, was part of a tradition of funerary texts which includes the earlier Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts, which were painted onto objects, not written on papyrus. A number of the spells which make up the Book continued to be separately inscribed on tomb walls and sarcophagi, as the spells from which they originated always had been.
The path to the afterlife as laid out in the Book of the Dead was a...
The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom.
The book was placed in the coffin or burial chamber of the deceased, was part of a tradition of funerary texts which includes the earlier Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts, which were painted onto objects, not written on papyrus. A number of the spells which make up the Book continued to be separately inscribed on tomb walls and sarcophagi, as the spells from which they originated always had been.
The path to the afterlife as laid out in the Book of the Dead was a difficult one. The deceased was required to pass a series of gates, caverns and mounds guarded by supernatural creatures.[These terrifying entities were armed with enormous knives and are illustrated in grotesque forms, typically as human figures with the heads of animals or combinations of different ferocious beasts. Their names—for instance, "He who lives on snakes" or "He who dances in blood"—are equally grotesque. These creatures had to be pacified by reciting the appropriate spells included in the Book of the Dead; once pacified they posed no further threat, and could even extend their protection to the dead person
Most owners of the Book of the Dead were evidently part of the social elite; they were initially reserved for the royal family, but later papyri are found in the tombs of scribes, priests and officials. Most owners were men, and generally, the vignettes included the owner's wife as well.
In this rare one-of-a-kind audiobook adventure the listener is met with the unexpected nature of a grand literary trek.
# | Title | Duration |
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1. | Intro - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
0 mins 19 secs |
2. | Chapter 0 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
18 mins 54 secs |
3. | Chapter 1 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
1 hr 06 mins |
4. | Chapter 2 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
49 mins 15 secs |
5. | Chapter 3 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
05 secs |
6. | Chapter 4 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
1 hr 01 mins |
7. | Chapter 5 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
29 mins 30 secs |
8. | Chapter 6 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
20 mins 45 secs |
9. | Chapter 7 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
10 mins 29 secs |
10. | Chapter 8 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
7 mins 07 secs |
11. | Chapter 9 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
33 mins 12 secs |
12. | Chapter 10 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
37 mins 08 secs |
13. | Chapter 11 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
30 mins 58 secs |
14. | Chapter 12 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
26 mins 53 secs |
15. | Chapter 13 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
21 mins 31 secs |
16. | Chapter 14 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
21 mins 06 secs |
17. | Chapter 15 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
32 mins 16 secs |
18. | Chapter 16 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
20 mins 30 secs |
19. | Chapter 17 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
39 mins 43 secs |
20. | Chapter 18 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
59 mins 14 secs |
21. | Chapter 19 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
42 mins 51 secs |
22. | Chapter 20 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
31 mins 16 secs |
23. | Chapter 21 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
15 mins 20 secs |
24. | Chapter 22 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
42 mins 51 secs |
25. | Chapter 23 - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
48 mins 52 secs |
26. | Outro - The Egyptian Book of the Dead |
0 mins 28 secs |
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