Ancient Egyptian Belief

Within Ancient Egyptian culture, funerary texts (including the Book of the Dead) were designed to aid a person in the afterlife. The oldest scroll in the Chester Beatty collection, and one of the most important from New Kingdom Egypt (c. 1550–1070 BC), contains two significant literary works: a tale of a battle between sibling gods and a group of love songs.

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Book of the Dead
400-300 BC
Egypt
CBL Pap XXIV

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Judgement of the deceased, Book of the Dead of Lady Neskhons
c. 300 BC
Egypt
CBL Pap XXI.4
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Love songs I (Beginning of the words of the great dispenser of entertainment)
c. 1160 BC
Egypt
CBL Pap 1.2
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Book of the Dead
400-300 BC
Egypt
CBL Pap XXIV
3 / 5
Book of the Dead and other fragments
100 BC- 100 AD
Egypt
CBL Pap XXII
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Ritual of the Opening of the Mouth
300-200 BC
Egypt
CBL Pap XXIII
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