The 42 Negative Confessions of Ancient Egypt: Featuring Book of the Dead Integrated Text and Full-Color Images (6x9 inches, 198 pages) - Softcover
Synopsis
The Negative Confessions (also known as The Declarations of innocence) is a list of 42 sins which the soul of the deceased recites as 'declared denials' committed when it stands in judgement in the afterlife. The soul would recite these in the presence of the gods who weighed their heart in deciding one's fate. The most famous list comes from The Papyrus of Ani (illustrated in this book), a text of The Egyptian Book of the Dead, prepared for the scribe Ani of Thebes,
Get ready to be transported to never before seen illustrations and original concepts art of the 42 gods of the 'Negative Confessions'. The images are conceived by extracting well known information from the Egyptological records. Accompanying the illustrations are translated hieroglyphs that provide a unique and educational experience - so let's 'go forth by day' and journey to the Hall of Two Truths.
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The 42 Negative Confessions (or the 42 Declarations of Innocence)
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
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paperback, Condition: Good, Perovic, Mr Sandro (illustrator). privately published?, Monee, IL, c.2026, trade paperbk., 184pp., color illusts., NF $. Seller Inventory # 105918