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The Book of the Dead, translated by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge, is an annotated version of the ancient Egyptian funerary text. This book provides fascinating insights into the beliefs and practices of the ancient Egyptians, and is essential reading for anyone interested in ancient history or comparative religion. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.