Books of the Dead – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Giovanni Belzoni and his ‘Book of breathings’

Posted on 6 September 2019 by Catherine Ansorge

In Ancient Egyptian culture, matters relating to death and the afterlife were of great significance, as both the body and the soul were believed to […]

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