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E A Wallis Budge
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the…
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E a Wallis Budge
The book, The Babylonian Legends of the Creation, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its…
Amulets have been used by humans for millennia to protect themselves from evil forces and influence the future. These efforts spawned the most potent of modern symbols, including the crucifix…
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1893 Edition.
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Account of the emperors of Ethiopia and especially Menelek, son of The Queen of Sheba by Solomon. Also describes the arrival of the Ark of the Covenant. Complete with introduction…
Saint Michael The Archangel - Three Encomiums By Theodosius, Archbishop Of Alexandria… is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on…
Budge, of the British Museum, is considered to be one of the foremost Egyptologists of the 20th Century. Esarhaddon was the son and successor of Sennacherib. He rebuilt Babylon, which…
Rival Gods and Goddesses, the omniscient Evil Eye, dueling city-states, political intrigue, corrupt priests, and of course, magic. These are some of the forces that shaped the religion, society, and…
Babylonian Life and History - Third Edition is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as…
The Laughable Stories - Collected by Mar Gregory John Bar Hebraeus is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different…
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive…
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.
This book is known as the standard introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphics, written by one of the greatest Egyptologists of his time, E. A. Wallis Budge.
The most important text of ancient Egypt, meant to insure the spiritual welfare of everyone who passes on and enters their future life.
This book has text and analysis of a key Egyptian ritual which was performed when preparing the corpse of a pharaoh for mummification.
E. A. Wallis Budge
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a prominent English Egyptologist. First published in 1893, this study contains detailed discussions of the funerary rituals and objects used in Egyptian…
Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, Akerblad, and others.
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Volume 1 contains 16 chapters including The Gods of Egypt, Hell and the Damned, Ra the Sun-God and His Forms, and The Horus Gods. 34 plates and 38 illustrations.
Thorough coverage of evolution of cults, rites and gods; the cult of Osiris; the Book of the Dead and its rites; the sacred animals and birds; Heaven and Hell; and…
All that is known about magic in ancient Egypt: powerful amulets to ward off evil spirits, scarabs of immortality, wax images, formulas and spells, the secret name, much more.
Volume 1 of the most comprehensive, scholarly work on Osiris. Includes translations of numerous texts and reproductions of classical Egyptian art.
Volume 2 of the most comprehensive, scholarly work on Osiris. Includes translations of numerous texts, reproductions of classical Egyptian art - iconography, the Heaven of Osiris, much more.
9 of the most interesting Egyptian legends in hieroglyphic texts with literal translations on facing pages. The Legend of Creation, The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind, 7 more. 19…
This book was written with the aim of helping the beginner to take his first steps in Egyptian. The test portion includes the writing and the grammar, short lists of…
Complete reproduction of Ani’s papyrus, finest ever found. Full hieroglyphic text, interlinear transliteration, word-for-word translation, smooth translation.
Volume 2 of the most comprehensive, scholarly work on Osiris. Includes translations of numerous texts, reproductions of classical Egyptian art - iconography, the Heaven of Osiris, liturgy, shrines and mysteries…
Former Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum, E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was one of the great Egyptologists of the century and author of a host…
The Kebra Nagast is an ancient text, detailing the relationship between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba; this work examines these legends, and how they correspond with Ethiopian folklore…
This book offers a comprehensive and engaging look at the history of Egypt, from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII. Filled with fascinating stories…
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most influential books in all history. Containing the ancient ritual to be performed for the dead with detailed instructions…
The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and illustrations created c. 1250 BCE, in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Translated From The Ethiopic Manuscripts In The British Museum.
