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Book of the Gates

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Product Code:: 1818-01
ISBN: 978-619-152-917-9
SKU: 11.0353

Year: 19-01-2017
Translation: from Ancient Egyptian: Teodor Lekov
Pages: 280
Size: 140/215 мм
Weight: 0.35 kg
Cover Type: Paperback
Genre: Egypt, Anthropology & Archeology, Egyptology

Description

The Book of the Gates is the third book of Ancient Egyptian Religious Texts series, which includes the main works of the Egyptian sacred tradition.

The Book of the Gates is an ancient Egyptian magical book devoted to journey of the god of sun to the afterlife. Its name has been given because of the gates that close the spaces between the various parts of the underground kingdom. The book is intended for the Egyptian ruler; it was unavailable to the uninitiated. It first appeared in the middle of the New Kingdom (XIV BCE) and was recorded on the walls of the royal tombs.

This edition contains an introduction, an ancient Egyptian translation (accompanied by translation), images of the scenes and commentary. It is published for the first time in Bulgarian.