The ancient Egyptian coffin texts : spells 1-1185 & indexes

This authoritative English translation of the Middle Kingdom Coffin Texts is an essential resource for all Egyptologists. The new edition reprints Faulkner's whole work in one volume. Filling the gap between the Pyramid Texts and the New Kingdom Book of the Dead, these writings were intended to supply the deceased with the speeches he would need to achieve a secure and important position in the next world. As such they supply valuable insights into Egyptian beliefs and mortuary practices. Concise textual notes are kept to a minimum, allowing the character of the texts to be experienced as a whole. Indexes cover divinities, localities, celestial bodies, selected Egyptian words in translation and also the parts of boats and sailing gear that figure prominently in some spells. "The Coffin Texts are religious utterances written inside the wooden coffins used for burying the wealthy. They date from the Middle Kingdom and fill the gap between the Pyramid Texts and the New Kingdom Book of the Dead. Dr. Faulkner's authoritative translation was originally published in three parts, as he completed the work. This volume contains all three parts, publishing them as one for the first time, complete with his corrections to the text."--Jacket Faulkner's authoritative English translation of Middle Kingdom coffin texts is essential for all Egyptologists. This new edition reprints his whole work in one volume.