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The Egyptian Book of Gates

hardcover – April 1, 2014
by Erik Hornung
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ISBN-13: 9783952388051 ISBN-10: 395238805X
Publisher
Daimon
Binding
hardcover
Published
April 1, 2014
Weight
2.5 lbs
Dimensions
22.90×4.40×15.90 cm

About this book

The Egyptian Book of Gates by Erik Hornung. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9783952388051.

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.