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Book Of The Dead
The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text. Book of the Dead or The Book of the Dead also may refer to: Literature * Book of the Dead (Art Institute of Chicago), an Egyptian Book of the Dead papyrus scroll * '' Bardo Thodol'', traditionally but inaccurately called the "Tibetan Book of the Dead" * '' Ethiopian Book of the Dead'' * " Nekyia", Book 11 of the ''Odyssey'' * ''Book of the Dead'' (anthology), a 1989 zombie horror anthology series * ''Book of the Dead'' (memoir), E. Hoffman Price's collection of memoirs * ''Book of the Dead'' (Cornwell novel), a crime novel written in 2007 by Patricia Cornwell * ''The Book of the Dead'' (novel), the seventh book of the Agent Pendergast series and the third book of the Diogenes trilogy written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child * ''The Book of the Dead'' (Lee), the third novel in ''The Secret Books of Paradys'' series by Tanith Lee * ''Necronomicon'', H.P. Lovecraft's fictional book * ''Book of the Dead'' (Angel no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of The Dead
The ''Book of the Dead'' ( egy, 𓂋𓏤𓈒𓈒𓈒𓏌𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤, ''rw n(y)w prt m hrw(w)'') is an ancient Egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom (around 1550 BCE) to around 50 BCE. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated ''rw nw prt m hrw'', is translated as ''Book of Coming Forth by Day'' or ''Book of Emerging Forth into the Light''. "Book" is the closest term to describe the loose collection of texts consisting of a number of magic spells intended to assist a dead person's journey through the ''Duat'', or underworld, and into the afterlife and written by many priests over a period of about 1,000 years. Karl Richard Lepsius introduced for these texts the German name ''Todtenbuch'' (modern spelling ''Totenbuch''), translated to English as Book of the Dead. The ''Book of the Dead'', which was placed in the coffin or burial chamber of the deceased, was part of a trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Of The Dead (poem)
''The Book of the Dead'' is a long narrative poem written by Muriel Rukeyser, appearing in her collection ''US 1''. Published in 1938, the poem deals with the Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster, also known as the Gauley Tunnel Tragedy, in which predominately poor, migrant mine workers in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia succumbed to death caused by the occupational mining disease known as silicosis. Over the course of twenty poems, beginning with "The Road" and ending with "The Book of the Dead," Rukeyser takes her readers onto a journey into the disaster. The poem mixes and intersperses in a modernist and documentary manner testimony from the disaster, lines from the ancient Egyptian text Book of the Dead, along with lines from the Biblical story of Absalom. The poem's title emerges from the Egyptian text, with Rukeyser quoting or referencing the ancient work throughout her poem. As part of her experiential research for the poem, Rukeyser visited Gauley Bridge with Nancy Naumburg in 1936. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of The Dead (album)
Bloodbound is a Swedish power metal band formed in 2004 in Bollnäs. History They released their first studio album, ''Nosferatu'', in 2005 and their second, ''Book of the Dead'', in May 2007. The brainchild of former Street Talk members Fredrik Bergh and Tomas Olsson, the band has also included Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart), Urban Breed (Tad Morose) and Pelle Åkerlind ( Morgana Lefay). Their debut album ''Nosferatu'' featured former Tad Morose singer Urban Breed on vocals. Released on 16 December 2005 (in Japan; European release date 24 February 2006), ''Nosferatu'' features artwork by Mark Wilkinson (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Marillion) and received an early rave review from the Swedish rock magazine ''Power Play''. Based solely on the strength of their debut album, the band opened for Evergrey and headlined day one of the Gothenburg Metal Festival. After Urban Breed announced his departure from Bloodbound in fall 2006, former Tad Morose singer Kristian Andrèn briefly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Of The Dead (film)
is a 2005 Japanese historical Buddhist stop motion animation feature film directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is about the legend of Chūjō-hime who translated some of the significant Pure Land sutras from Chinese to Japanese, and is said to have witnessed weaving of Taima mandala by Amitabha Buddha himself & his attendants from lotus stems. It is his second feature film, the first being the '' Rennyo and His Mother'' (1981) and is based on the novel of the same name by Shinobu Orikuchi. It appeared in a couple of film festivals in 2005 before going into wide release in Japan on 11 February 2006 and has since won several awards at international animation festivals. It was shown in cinemas across the United Kingdom in the spring of 2008 as part of Kawamoto: The Puppet Master, a touring season of the Watershed Media Centre, and was released on DVD-Video in North America on 22 April 2008. Plot ''The Book of the Dead'' is set in the Nara period at around 750 CE, the era when Bud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginza Rabba
The Ginza Rabba ( myz, ࡂࡉࡍࡆࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ, translit=Ginzā Rbā, lit=Great Treasury), Ginza Rba, or Sidra Rabba ( myz, ࡎࡉࡃࡓࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ, translit=Sidrā Rbā, lit=Great Book), and formerly the Codex Nasaraeus, is the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. It is also occasionally referred to as the Book of Adam. Language, dating and authorship The language used is Classical Mandaic, a variety of Eastern Aramaic written in the Mandaic script (Parthian chancellory script), similar to the Syriac script. The authorship is unknown, and dating is a matter of debate. Some scholars place it in the 2nd–3rd centuries,Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press. while others such as S. F. Dunlap place it in the 1st century. The earliest confirmed Mandaean scribe was ''Shlama Beth Qidra'', a woman, who copied the ''Left Ginza'' sometime around the year 200 CE. Mandaean religious texts may have been ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Ginza
The Left Ginza is one of the two parts of the Ginza Rabba, the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. The other part of the Ginza Rabba is the Right Ginza. Summaries of each book (or tractate), based mostly on Häberl (2007), are provided below.Häberl, Charles G. (2007). Introduction to the New Edition, in The Great Treasure of the Mandaeans, a new edition of J. Heinrich Petermann's Thesaurus s. Liber Magni, with a new introduction and a translation of the original preface by Charles G. Häberl'. Gorgias Press, LLC. Translated excerpts are from Gelbert (2011), while Mandaic transliterations are derived from Gelbert (2011, 2021). Book 1 Book 1 is a four-part prose text on the salvation process, beginning with the ascension to heaven of Seth, in advance of his father Adam (compare Sethian Gnosticism). *Chapter 1.1 is about Adam and his three sons. One of Adam's sons, Sheetil (Seth), volunteers to die before his father. 49 paragraphs in Gelbert (2011). The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Pell
Derek Pell is a visual artist, photographer, writer and satirist. He was the editor in chief of ''Zoom Street Magazine''. He was editor of ''DingBat Magazine'' for 12 years, and a contributing editor to ''PC Laptop. ''Under both his name and his pen names, most notably Norman Conquest. Derek Pell has authored more than 30 books, many of which he designed and illustrated, including the Doktor Bey series, ''Bewildering Beasties'', ''Assassination Rhapsody'', ''Lost In Translation'', and ''The Little Red Book of Adobe LiveMotion'', along with several collections of his work. Biography Derek Pell dropped out of the Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1960s and opened The Not Guilty Bookshop & Press on Martha's Vineyard. His writing and art began appearing in publications of experimental literature under various pseudonyms, most notably Doktor Bey and Norman Conquest. His primary style was incorporating mixed-media and using collage-text and cut and paste techniques. After the succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doktor Bey's Book Of The Dead
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Doktor may refer to: * The word "doctor" in Turkish language, Slavic and Germanic languages ** Doktor nauk, a post-doctoral degree in post-Soviet states ** Doktoringenieur, the German engineering doctorate degree * Martin Doktor, a sprint canoer * Paul Doktor, a violinist * Doktor Yosifovo, a village in Bulgaria *Doktor Yusefpur Fishery, a village in Iran * ''Doktor Sleepless'', a comic book by Warren Ellis * ''Doktor Dolittle'', an album by Fred Akerstrom * "Pan Doktor" and "Stary Doktor", nicknames used for children's author Janusz Korczak See also * Doctor (other) Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The QI Book Of The Dead
''The QI Book of the Dead'' (sold as ''The Book of the Dead'' in the United States) is the fourth title in a series of books based on the intellectual British panel game '' QI'', written by series-creator John Lloyd and head-researcher John Mitchinson. It is a book of "quite interesting" obituaries. Publication history ''The QI Book of the Dead'' was first published by Faber and Faber in hardback on 5 November 2009. The idea of the book originated before the television series ''QI'' was broadcast. Mitchinson wrote in an article for the '' Daily Telegraph'' newspaper that, "It first appeared on one of our "how to make life more interesting" lists at a time when Stephen Fry's erudite put-downs and the anteater impressions of Alan Davies weren't even gleams in Lloyd's eye." Structure The book is divided into 10 chapters, covering 68 different people. However, instead of dividing the chapters into subjects normally found in such books, like "Royalty", "Scientists" and "Sportsme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of The Dead (Angel Novel)
''Book of the Dead'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Angel'', written by and published by Pocket Books. It was first published in 2004. Plot summary Wes has loved books since childhood. When a former colleague, Adrian O'Flaherty, arrives in town and invites him to a secret auction of rare occult books, Wes immediately agrees. However Adrian wants more than dusty old books at the auction. He wants revenge. Before the Watchers' Council was blown up (seen in 'Never Leave Me'), Rutherford Sirk took a number of rare books from the Council's libraries and killed the librarian who was Adrian's father. Wes buys a number of old books at the auction including one of the most famous books of magick, ''The Red Compendium'', which is infamous for absorbing those who read it. Wes has always been a sucker for literature and soon finds he can't put it down even if he wants to. Continuity *Supposed to be set in Angel Season 4, after ''Buffy'' episode "Never Leave Me" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of The Dead (Art Institute Of Chicago)
The Art Institute of Chicago contains a Book of the Dead scroll, an Ancient Egyptian papyrus depicting funerary spells. This scroll of funerary spells serves as a protection from "Second Death". In ancient Egyptian spiritual practice, the term "Second Death" refers to the phenomenon of the body permanently separating from the soul. The Book of the Dead scroll is made of papyrus, a material made of reed plants cultivated on marshy plantations, which is then cut into strips and left to dry in horizontal and vertical rows. The scroll also contains pigments used to inscribe the funerary spells.Meskell, L. (2001), "The Egyptian Ways of Death." ''Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association'', 10: 27–40. doi:10.1525/ap3a.2001.10.1.27 Mythology In Ancient Egyptian spirituality, one can only completely achieve sanctity when confronted with death itself, meaning that the physical body is only one place where a person exists. Destruction of a person's body after de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
