Historical-nonfiction:
The Book of the Dead is the modern name of an ancient Egyptian funerary text. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated “rw nw prt m hrw” is translated as “Book of Coming Forth by Day.” Another translation would be “Book of emerging forth into the Light.”
June 12th, 2016 9:02am
| newer | nicecollection: Bridget Riley - Untitled (Study for Blaze), 1962, Pencil on paper | 13 June 2016 |
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| this post | historical-nonfiction: The Book of the Dead is the modern name of an ancient Egyptian funerary text. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated “rw nw prt m hrw” is translated as “Book of Coming Forth by Day.” Another translation would be “Book of emerging forth into the Light.” | 12 June 2016 |
| older | 70sscifiart: Tim Hildebrandt | 12 June 2016 |
| newer | nicecollection: Bridget Riley - Untitled (Study for Blaze), 1962, Pencil on paper | 13 June 2016 |
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| this post | historical-nonfiction: The Book of the Dead is the modern name of an ancient Egyptian funerary text. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated “rw nw prt m hrw” is translated as “Book of Coming Forth by Day.” Another translation would be “Book of emerging forth into the Light.” | 12 June 2016 |
| older | 70sscifiart: Tim Hildebrandt | 12 June 2016 |