The Egyptian Book of Gates: Translated Into English by Erik Hornung in Collaboration with Theodor Abt
Current price:
$160.00
Publication Date: February 7th, 2023
Publisher:
Daimon
ISBN:
9783952571309
Pages:
475
Description
The Egyptian Book of Gates is the second large Pharaonic Book of the Afterlife after The Egyptian Amduat. The revised English translation is based on the German edition, edited by Erik Hornung. The hieroglyphs and transcriptions are given on the basis of a collation of the extant texts found in different tombs. The main illustrations of the text come from the sarcophagus of Seti I. The 100 scenes of the Book of Gates are furthermore represented with one or more colored illustrations, originating from different sources.
With an Introduction by Theodor Abt. Contains Bibliography and Index.