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The 31 pages that link to Book of the Dead, each with the reason it gives.

• Egyptian hieroglyphsBroader topic: Its illustrated papyri combine hieroglyphic spells with scenes of the afterlife.

• Ancient Egyptian religionBroader topic: Its spells offered the deceased protection and guidance in the afterlife.

• PapyrusRelated: Copies were often written on papyrus and placed in burials.

• Ma'atBroader topic: Its spells and judgment scenes preserve influential accounts of Ma'at in the afterlife.

• Woodblock printingRelated: Printed editions of the Book of the Dead have used woodcuts to interpret its imagery.

• OsirisRelated: Its spells guide the deceased through the realm ruled by Osiris.

• Pyramid TextsBroader topic: It continues the tradition of spells guiding and protecting the deceased beyond the tomb.

• Illuminated manuscriptCompared with: Its decorated copies show a separate funerary tradition of illustrated sacred texts.

• Valley of the KingsRelated: Versions of its spells appear among the texts and images in some tombs.

• Ancient Egyptian funerary practicesRelated: Its spells guided the deceased through dangers and judgments after burial.

• MummificationRelated: Its spells complemented bodily preservation by addressing the deceased’s spiritual passage.

• Egyptian mythologyBroader topic: Its spells depict the dead navigating dangers and seeking a favorable judgment.

• RaRelated: Its spells describe the sun’s cycles and the deceased’s hopes of joining solar renewal.

• Coffin TextsRelated: It inherited and reshaped many spells that had circulated in the Coffin Texts.

• Ancient Egyptian literatureBroader topic: Its spells show how literary compositions became part of funerary practice.

• MummyRelated: Its spells illuminate the religious aims that shaped Egyptian mummification.

• SenetRelated: New Kingdom spells connect senet imagery with a deceased person's passage through the afterlife.

• HieraticRelated: Many copies were written in hieratic on papyrus.

• Demotic EgyptianRelated: Demotic versions adapted older funerary traditions for later periods.

• NefertariRelated: Spell scenes and texts in QV66 connect Nefertari’s burial to Egyptian afterlife beliefs.

• ThothRelated: Its judgment scenes often show Thoth recording the fate of the deceased.

• AnubisRelated: Its spells and illustrations place Anubis within the deceased’s passage through the afterlife.

• AnkhRelated: Its illustrated spells include scenes where gods grant life with the ankh.

• Bardo ThodolCompared with: Both texts address postmortem passage, but arise from distinct religious worlds and ritual aims.

• Twenty-first Dynasty of EgyptRelated: Copies and funerary texts from this era show the continuing importance of afterlife traditions.

• Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefsBroader topic: Its changing collections reveal later approaches to navigating the dead’s world.

• GebNarrower topic: This broader funerary corpus preserves traditions about the gods who govern the dead and their passage.

• NephthysRelated: Its vignettes and spells place Nephthys among the protectors of the deceased.

• Religious textBroader topic: It exemplifies religious writing used in rites surrounding death and burial.

• Ancient literatureBroader topic: Its spells combine literary language with beliefs about death and transformation.

• Carlos Ruiz ZafónRelated: The Cemetery series reimagines the idea of a repository where books face a form of life beyond neglect.