The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts

by R. O. Faulkner

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Faulkner's authoritative English translation of Middle Kingdom coffin texts is essential for all Egyptologists. This new edition reprints his whole work in one volume. Filling the gap between the `Pyramid' texts and the New Kingdom Book of the Dead, these writings were intended to supply the deceased with the speeches he would need to achieve a secure and important position in the next world. As such they supply valuable insights into Egyptian beliefs and mortuary practices. Concise textual notes are kept to a minimum, allowing the character of the texts to be experienced as a whole. Indexes cover divinities, localities, celestial bodies, selected Egyptian words in translation and also the parts of boats and sailing gear that figure prominently in some spells.
  • ISBN10 0856687545
  • ISBN13 9780856687549
  • Publish Date 8 June 2004 (first published 11 February 1974)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Aris & Phillips Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 800
  • Language English