The Egyptian Book of the Dead
内容简介
The collections of charms, formulas, hymns and spells designed to accompany the dead of Ancient Egypt on their journey to the afterlife have always exerted a powerful fascination on modern generations. Written on papyrus, inscribed on the walls of tombs and sarcophagi, or engraved on amulets, these texts with their vignette illustrations give us unparalleled insights into the ideas, beliefs and religious systems of the magnificent civilizations that flourished from 1600BC to 900BC. The Books of the Dead were regarded as all-powerful guides along the roads that passed through death and the grave to lead to the realms of light and life, into the presence of the divine Osiris, the conqueror of death, and his consort Isis.
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作者简介
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (27 July 1857 – 23 November 1934) was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East.[1] He made numerous trips to Egypt and the Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920 he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum.
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读书文摘
大厅的地板说：“你不能把脚踩在我身上。 “为什么，我是清白的。” “因为我不知道你用来踩踏我的身子的两只脚的名字，把它们说给我听！” “我的右脚的名字是‘走近敏’，我的左脚的名字是‘哈托的根’。” “既然你认识我，我就让你脚踩我的身子。”
我热吻东风的发丝，我抚摸北风的发辫，我触摸并紧紧抓住西风的头顶，我急速走遍天宇的四个角落，我擒住南风的角，为的是让那些有资格享受来生的死者获得生命的气息，让他们吃到再生的面包。
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