Overview

The collection of late hieratic religious papyri in the British Museum is one of the most important in the world. This volume deals with the Books of Breathing and related texts, comprising about fifty papyri all from the Ptolemaic or Roman periods. The catalogue provides a general introduction, complete translation and commentary for each papyrus.

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Author:   F. R. Herbin
Publisher:   British Museum Press
Imprint:   British Museum Press
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 31.00cm
Weight:   2.313kg
ISBN:  

9780714119687

ISBN 10:   0714119687
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 December 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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A publication for those who are undertaking a serious study of ancient Egyptian funerary texts, and it makes their contents available to readers in a single volume, which will help facilitate the study and comparison of similar documents in other museum collections around the world.' Ancient Egypt Magazine 2009

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Francois Herbin is an internationally acknowledged expert on late religious texts.

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