Title The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books / John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Manassa Darnell.

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Description	1 online resource (xxxvii, 685 pages).
	text file
Series	Writings from the ancient world ; Number 39
	Writings from the ancient world ; no. 39.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Introduction; Main themes of the Netherworld books; Royal tombs of the New Kingdom; Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books; Netherworld Books in temple settings; Function of the Netherworld Books; Topography of the netherworld books: conceptions of space and time; Dating the Netherworld Books; Cryptography in the Netherworld Books; Post-New Kingdom uses of the Netherworld Books; A note on the translations -- Book of adoring Re in the West -- Book of the Hidden Chamber -- Book of gates -- Book of caverns -- Books of the creation of the solar disk -- Books of the Solar-Osirian unity.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Religious literature, Egyptian -- Translations into English.
	Religious literature, Egyptian.
	Future life.
	Future life.
	Egypt -- Religion -- History -- Sources.
	Egypt.
	Religion.
	History.
Genre/Form	Sources.
	History.
	Translations.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Darnell, Colleen, author, translator.
Other Form:	Print version: Ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books. Atlanta : SBL Press, 2018 9781628371277 (DLC) 2017021415
ISBN	0884140458 electronic book
	9780884140450 (electronic book)
	9781628371277 paperback ; alkaline paper