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Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead

De : E. A. Wallis Budge
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 The Egyptian Book of the Dead, or the Book of Coming Forth by Day, is an Ancient Egyptian funerary text consisting of spells to protect the soul on its journey to Duat, or Afterlife.Copyright History Genre Art Sciences sociales
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