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title: "historical-nonfiction:\n\n\n\nThe 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.”"
date: 2016-06-12 16:02:41 +00
tags: tumblr
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[historical-nonfiction](http://historical-nonfiction.tumblr.com/post/145772979232/the-book-of-the-dead-is-the-modern-name-of-an):

> 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