Book of the Dead

Summary

Book of the Dead is a religious text^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Book of the Dead authored Thoth^[3].
• Book of the Dead's instance of is recorded as religious text^[4].
• Book of the Dead's instance of is recorded as ancient Egyptian funerary texts^[5].
• Book of the Dead's instance of is recorded as text witness^[6].
• Book of the Dead's Commons category is recorded as Book of the Dead^[7].
• Book of the Dead's language of work or name is recorded as Egyptian^[8].
• Book of the Dead's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Egypt^[9].
• Book of the Dead took place on 1275 BC^[10].
• Book of the Dead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Book of the Dead^[11].
• Book of the Dead's main subject is Duat^[12].
• Book of the Dead's main subject is funeral rite^[13].
• Book of the Dead's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Book of the Dead's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Book of the Dead's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Book of the Dead's title is recorded as {'lang': 'egy', 'text': '34567890098765433456'}^[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Book of the Dead authored Thoth^[3].

Publication

Book of the Dead's language of work or name is recorded as Egyptian^[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Duat^[12] and funeral rite^[13].

Why It Matters

Book of the Dead has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]