The Papyri of the Book of the Dead of Ancient Egypt from Maiherpéri (Cairo, CG 25095), Kamara (Cairo, TT 320) and Nedjémet (BM EA 10490).
| N° d'inventaire | 19788 |
| Format | 17.5 x 24 |
| Détails | 554 p., black and white illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Brest, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782365180122 |
This work offers a translation/transliteration of all the "Chapters" present in three papyri of the "Book of the Dead":
- the "Papyrus of Maiherpéri" (Cairo, CG 25095) which has 29 "Chapters" and 2 "Formulas"; approximately 11.7 m long and dated to the 18th dynasty, more precisely to the reigns of Amenhotep II / Thutmose IV (c. 1400 BC), it was discovered in Tomb KV 36 of the Valley of the Kings.
- the "Kamara Papyrus" (Cairo, TT 320) which has 25 "Chapters"; approximately 5.5 m long and dated to the 21st Dynasty, more precisely to the reign of Seti I (c. 1000-990 BC), it comes from the Theban tomb TT 320 (cachet of Deir el-Bahri).
- the "Papyrus of Nedjémet" (BM EA 10490) which has only 7 "Chapters", 3 "Formulas" and 1 large vignette from the "Book of Amdouat"; written in hieratic, a little over 4 m long and dated to the 21st dynasty (c. 1070-945 BC), it comes from Deir el-Bahri.
This work offers a translation/transliteration of all the "Chapters" present in three papyri of the "Book of the Dead":
- the "Papyrus of Maiherpéri" (Cairo, CG 25095) which has 29 "Chapters" and 2 "Formulas"; approximately 11.7 m long and dated to the 18th dynasty, more precisely to the reigns of Amenhotep II / Thutmose IV (c. 1400 BC), it was discovered in Tomb KV 36 of the Valley of the Kings.
- the "Kamara Papyrus" (Cairo, TT 320) which has 25 "Chapters"; approximately 5.5 m long and dated to the 21st Dynasty, more precisely to the reign of Seti I (c. 1000-990 BC), it comes from the Theban tomb TT 320 (cachet of Deir el-Bahri).
- the "Papyrus of Nedjémet" (BM EA 10490) which has only 7 "Chapters", 3 "Formulas" and 1 large vignette from the "Book of Amdouat"; written in hieratic, a little over 4 m long and dated to the 21st dynasty (c. 1070-945 BC), it comes from Deir el-Bahri.