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To make sure that the deceased would live on in eternity, instructions such as "The Book of the Dead" were included in the tomb. This book gave the proper spells and directions for the journey through the underworld.

Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (332 - 30 B.C.)
2nd-1st centuries B.C.

"Fragment of a 'Book of the Dead' Belonging to Paheby, Son of Ankhpakhered and Takhebyt"
Painted papyrus, 8 x 11-3/4 inches
Funded by John A. Manget, 1921.90.1a
Collection of the Michael C. Carlos Museum

ODYSSEY HOME NEAR EAST Egypt GREECE ROME