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The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts

by R. O. Faulkner · R. O. Faulkner (trans.)

Faulkner's English translation of the Pyramid Texts, the spells carved in the burial chambers of Old Kingdom pyramids from the reign of Unas onward. The utterances describe the dead king's ascent to the sky, union with the sun god and transformation into an Osiris. It long served as the standard English version of the oldest body of Egyptian religious literature.

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