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Book of the Dead: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: Prayers, Incantations, and Other Texts from the Book of the Dead. Jan 07, 2025
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Journey Through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead – review. May 01, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The book of death: weighing your heart. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Egypt Online - The Book of the Dead. Mar 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Book of the Dead: A Magical Guide to the Egyptian Underworld. Jan 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Book of the Dead: The ancient Egyptian guide to the afterlife. Dec 19, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Egyptian Book of the Dead. Sep 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Tour Egypt - Book of the Dead. Feb 26, 2015
Media added. May 05, 2011
Article revised and updated. Jul 10, 2008
Media added. May 11, 2007
Added new Web site: Exploring Ancient World Cultures - Ancient Egypt. Jun 30, 2006
Added new Web site: Exploring Ancient World Cultures - Ancient Egypt. Jun 30, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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