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The Egyptian Book of the Dead

By Tom Holland
Related Categories: Journalism, Tom Holland Posts
Related Tags: Ancient Egypt and the Near East

“Placed next to a mummy, like a tourist guide in a suitcase, Books of the Dead were intended to help people on their journey through the afterlife. The British Museum’s new exhibition relishes the horrors of ancient Egypt, discovers Tom Holland”

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