THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COFFIN TEXTS

R.O. Faulkner

'The Coffin Texts are religious utterances written inside the wooden coffins used for burying the wealthy. They date from the Middle Kingdom and fill the gap between the Pyramid Texts and the New Kingdom Book of the Dead. Dr Faulkner, a leading scholar in the field, provides an authoritative translation, accompanied by concise textual notes, and thereby makes accessible to the non-specialist a rich source of information on early Egyptian beliefs.' BBN

 

Complete Set 731 6 £48 / $99

CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations Notes to Readers Translations and Notes   I Spells 1-354 304pp. (1973) 005 2 $42 /£20

CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I Translations and Notes   II Spells 355-787 320pp. (1978) 051 6 $42 /£20

CONTENTS Preface Translations and Notes Indexes   III Spells 788-1185 & Index 216pp. (1978) 104 0 $42 /£20

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"The Egyptian Book of the Dead has long been familiar to people interested in ancient Egyptian religion, but its earlier and equally extensive counterpart, the collection known as the Coffin Texts, has hitherto not been available in translation at all. The texts date primarily from the early part of the second millennium BC, and were intended to provide a deceased person, buried in the coffin on which a version of the texts was written, with the speeches which would enable him to achieve a secure and important place in the next world. Dr Faulkner, a leading scholar in the field, provides an authoritative translation, accompanied by concise and textual notes, and thereby makes accessible to the nonspecialist a rich source or information on early Egyptian beliefs." BBN

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