Egyptologists discuss the ways the Book of the Dead assisted the deceased’s transition to the afterlife and served as a book for the living.
This program was presented at the Getty Villa and Online on Saturday, November 4, 2023, https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3977.html, and complements the exhibition, "The Egyptian Book of the Dead," https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/book_of_dead/.
Discover the related publication:
https://isac.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oimp/oimp-39-book-dead
Learn more about the Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage project:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/directory/egypts-dispersed-heritage-views-egypt
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