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  • Al Qusayr, Egypt | Al Quseir history

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The Egyptian Book of the Dead:

Facts about oldest book in history, The Book of the Dead

  • 05 16, 2023

What is written between the lines or inscriptions of the Book of the Dead, no one has been able to decipher hence, the Book of the Dead, remains unsolvable yet, and everyone is interested to know.
The Book of the Dead is numerated as the oldest book in history and it was referred to the Book of the Dead because it is a number of spells that would guide the deceased in to the after world and were written by believing priests and the “Book of the Dead - Exit in the Day” contains at least dozens of papyri now categorized under the funerary literature.

These texts, some of which are showcased in Egypt Day Tours and Egypt Shore Excursions, were first copied by French scientists in 1842, with Lepsius translating hieroglyphic writings and organizing them into 165 chapters. Naville published 71 chapters in 1886, and in 1890, Budge identified a stock of these texts in the British Museum, translating the ANI papyrus in 1898. Research and translations continue to this day, captivating scholars and visitors interested in Egypt Travel Packages.

Exclusivity refers to the religious free from the characteristics of the
The Netter 2800 in the hieroglyphs does not mean that there are 2800 gods and after the civilization was changed and destroyed by the priests and political powers for using the special interest from increasing the number of gods to destroy the parties and oppose and increase the number of temples to collect taxes and compulsory offerings to 2800 gods, Egyptian history is fake and false.

The museum of BA Manuscripts also has an ANI papyrus from the British museum which is a near perfect Book of the Dead from the New Kingdom period.
There has been the copy of the Book of the Dead in the British Museum, several hundreds of years and it is there at present; and the tickets for visiting the corner with Book of the Dead are the most costly in British Museum.


Original Book of the Dead and history have to be changed to evidence that the ancient Egyptians believed in one God.

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The Book of the Dead is a collection of magical spells, prayers, and instructions that were buried with the deceased in ancient Egypt. It acted as a guidebook for the soul's journey through the afterlife, providing protection, guidance, and knowledge during their posthumous existence.

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