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.) "Fragment of a 'Book of the Dead' Belonging to Paheby,
Son of Ankhpakhered and Takhebyt" |