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Title

University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 45 - Book of the dead (Video Orientation)

Authors

Dot PorterFollow

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Date of this Version

Summer 2015

Comments

Video orientation to LJS 45 - Papyrus fragments from The book of the dead.

Summary: Nine illustrated fragments from a manuscript on papyrus of The book of the dead, a collection of spells and incantations buried with the dead to protect them in the afterlife. The fragments include text in hieratic script in black and red ink.

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http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5005294

Disciplines

Medieval Studies | Other Arts and Humanities

Streaming Media

Recommended Citation

Porter, D. (2015, July 01). University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 45 - Book of the dead (Video Orientation). [Video file.] Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/sims_video/64