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Book of the Dead
- Pyramid TextsFrench archaeologist Gaston Maspero arrived in Egypt during 1880 to begin his work. He chose a site in South Saqqara that had been mapped by Karl Richard…
- Book of the DeadThe first funerary texts appeared on the walls of King Unas's pyramid around 2400 BC. These Pyramid Texts were carved into stone and reserved exclusively for…