#afterlife-beliefs

#afterlife-beliefs

The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text collection containing protection spells and mummification instructions that guided souls through the afterlife, with the Brooklyn Museum displaying a rare 21-foot papyrus containing over 160 of approximately 200 known spells.

Ancient Egyptian elites equipped lavish tombs and a Book of the Dead to guide and protect the deceased through hazardous afterlife journeys.