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Lost ‘Book of the Dead’ Found in 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Cemetery Containing Mummies and Statues, Stuns Experts
The Book of the Dead was a symbol of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife and provided insights into their spiritual and religious practices. This funerary text had some of the most vivid ...
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Experts Publish Stunning Pictures From 52-Foot-Long 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Scroll, Call It “Papyrus for the Dead”
Archeologists unearthed a 52-foot-long ancient Egyptian papyrus writing which was more than 2,000 years old from Saqqara, Egypt. Experts discovered the Book of the Dead papyrus inside a coffin in ...
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How to survive the afterlife like an ancient Egyptian
They loved life and wanted it to continue in the afterlife The Book of the Dead contained all the spells, tips and tricks any Ancient Egyptian could need to survive the afterlife. It started as a ...
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A New Exhibit Shows The Secret Power Of Emoji By Revealing How They Relate To Hieroglyphics
A typical teenager’s text message is linguistically related to the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Both depend on pictograms, iconic images that stand for common objects. Through artful combination ...