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The Book of the Dead

Budge, E. A. Wallis , Sir

Read by Patrick Saville and Jim Locke · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License · Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge

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Chapters

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00 - Preface (14:40)
01 - Introduction: The History of the Book of the Dead part 1 (31:54)
02 - Introduction: The History of the Book of the Dead part 2 (35:23)
03 - Introduction: Osiris and the Resurrection (21:41)
04 - Introduction: The Judgment (28:24)
05 - Introduction: The Elysian Fields (56:33)
06 - Introduction: The Magic of the Book of the Dead (32:50)
07 - Introduction: The Object and Contents of the Book of the Dead (28:10)
08 - Introduction: A Book of the Dead of Nesi-Khonsu (17:23)
09 - Introduction: A Book of the Dead of the Greco-Roman Period (13:25)
10 - Introduction: A Book of the Dead of the Roman Period (3:29)
11 - Introductory Hymns (29:29)
12 - Chapters 1-10 (22:02)
13 - Chapters 11-17 (1) (39:27)
14 - Chapters 17-20 (39:04)
15 - Chapters 21-30 (24:36)
16 - Chapters 31-40 (22:17)
17 - Chapters 41-50 (21:17)
18 - Chapters 51-60 (15:11)
19 - Chapters 61-70 (34:33)
20 - Chapters 71-80 (30:37)
21 - Chapters 81-90 (19:13)
22 - Chapters 91-100 (22:48)
23 - Chapters 101-110 (31:14)
24 - Chapters 111-120 (16:35)
25 - Chapters 121-130 (57:50)
26 - Chapters 131-140 (42:16)
27 - Chapters 141-145 (43:17)
28 - Chapters 146-150 (40:46)
29 - Chapters 151-160 (27:30)
30 - Chapters 161-170 (49:07)
31 - Chapters 171-180 (43:15)
32 - Chapters 181-190 (32:46)

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