Egypt
The Torontoist
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- Exhibition: Journey Through The Afterlife (british Museum)
Reuters Africa Papyri from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, a series of spells designed to help guide the dead through the afterlife, will be at the centre of a new show at the British Museum this November. The star item is likely to be the Greenfield...
- Exhibition: Journey Through The Afterlife
Heritage Key (Ann Wuyts) Never before the Book of the Dead has been the focus of such a major exhibition as the one upcoming at the British Museum in November this year. Rumours of the exhibition started to surface (or at least, reach my ears) ever since...
- Exhibition: Out Of The Vaults
Huliq.com Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto runs an exhibition named 'Out of the Vaults: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead' until October 18, 2009. Journey to the afterlife through the mystical Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat. Books of the Dead are...
- Ancient Egyptian Book Of The Dead Exhibit At Royal Ontario Museum
Suite101 (Stan Parchin) The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead" at the Royal Ontario Museum displays its recently conserved religious scroll and some 130 related artifacts usually in storage. This third installment of the ROM's Out of the Vaults series,...
- Review: History Channel - Book Of The Dead
http://www.allyourtv.com/0607season/egyptianbookdead.html"The History Channel special The Egyptian Book Of The Dead focuses on perhaps the most famous known example of the scroll. It was commissioned by a temple scribe named Ani at a period around 1250...
Egypt
More re scroll of Amenemhat at ROM
The Torontoist
With photograph.
The ROM is kicking off Egypt Month on Saturday, February 28 with a new attraction: the Book of the Dead (and no, it’s not the Necronomicon from the Evil Dead series—that demonic text was Sumerian). The seven metre–long scroll, which is part of the ROM’s Out of the Vault Series, has recently been restored to its full beauty. Written in 320 BC for a wealthy Ptolemaic Egyptian named Amen-em-hat, the text of the scroll contains numerous spells, hymns, and instructions to help guide the deceased through the underworld. The scroll also depicts Amen-em-hat fishing, farming, and standing in judgement before the Egyptian gods.
In Ptolemaic Egypt, the scroll was usually written on papyrus and placed in the tomb or coffin of the dead. It was believed that the various hymns and spells would grant the dead magical powers, protection against fire and water, new body parts, and a voice with which to speak. All of these abilities were thought to be necessary to reach the Hall of Judgement, where the heart of the deceased would be weighed on a scale against a feather, the symbol of Maat, goddess of truth and justice. If the deceased led an honest life, the scale would balance and they would be granted eternal life; if not, a monster would eat their heart.
See the above page for more.
- Exhibition: Journey Through The Afterlife (british Museum)
Reuters Africa Papyri from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, a series of spells designed to help guide the dead through the afterlife, will be at the centre of a new show at the British Museum this November. The star item is likely to be the Greenfield...
- Exhibition: Journey Through The Afterlife
Heritage Key (Ann Wuyts) Never before the Book of the Dead has been the focus of such a major exhibition as the one upcoming at the British Museum in November this year. Rumours of the exhibition started to surface (or at least, reach my ears) ever since...
- Exhibition: Out Of The Vaults
Huliq.com Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto runs an exhibition named 'Out of the Vaults: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead' until October 18, 2009. Journey to the afterlife through the mystical Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat. Books of the Dead are...
- Ancient Egyptian Book Of The Dead Exhibit At Royal Ontario Museum
Suite101 (Stan Parchin) The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead" at the Royal Ontario Museum displays its recently conserved religious scroll and some 130 related artifacts usually in storage. This third installment of the ROM's Out of the Vaults series,...
- Review: History Channel - Book Of The Dead
http://www.allyourtv.com/0607season/egyptianbookdead.html"The History Channel special The Egyptian Book Of The Dead focuses on perhaps the most famous known example of the scroll. It was commissioned by a temple scribe named Ani at a period around 1250...