Book of the Dead

English Etymology A en de 1 Todtenbuch (der Ägypter), used by Karl Richard Lepsius in his 1842 publication describing the text. Proper noun Book of the Dead An ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead into the afterlife, developed from the earlier Coffin Texts. Any comparable text from another culture intended to serve as a guide to the experiences one has after death, such as the Tibetan Book of the Dead or Ethiopian Book of the Dead. Translations ancient Egyptian funerary text Arabic: ar كِتَاب الْمَوْتَى Czech: cs Kniha mrtvých Egyptian: rw nw prt m hrw m-p r:Z1:N33A-nw-Z1-pr:r-t:D54-m-h:r-w-hrw:Z1 Finnish: fi Kuolleiden kirja German: de Totenbuch n Italian: it Libro dei morti m Portuguese: pt Livro dos mortos Sanskrit: sa प्रेतग्रन्थ m Swedish: sv De dödas bok any comparable text serving as a guide to experiences after death Further reading en Books Ancient Egypt