Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They ...

A team of archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old New Kingdom cemetery in central Egypt, which contains hundreds of ...

While we've come to know all manner of things about ancient Egyptian culture and practices, there are still plenty of ...

The afterlife as portrayed in the Book of the Dead is one of elaborate and baroque intensity, as full of trials and grotesqueries as an average day in 1550 B.C. must have been—which is about the ...

On Nov. 1, the Getty Villa Museum opened its new show “The Egyptian Book of the Dead,” drawing on its collection of manuscripts and objects from the ancient civilization. Despite viewing audiences’ ...

A torn 2,300-year-old mummy wrapping — covered with hieroglyphics from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead — has been digitally reunited with its long-lost piece that was ripped away.

The dead then entered into the Hall of Maat, or justice. There the dead had to address the 42 assessor gods by their correct name, and declare that they were innocent of a number of specific sins.

In ancient Egypt, with the Book of the Dead to guide the soul, a person had the reasonable hope of eternal life. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 51°F. Wednesday, December 25th 2024 ...

Gold and serpentinite rockWhere it is from: Thebes (modern-day Luxor), EgyptWhen it was made: Around 1473 B.C.Related: Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield ...

The Book of the Dead is not a holy book like the Bible, writes Gregory Elder. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 79°F. Saturday, June 7th 2025 e-Edition. Home Page. News.