RARE BOOK: The Liturgy of Funerary Offerings. Hardcover. Volume XXV. First Edition. London. 1909
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Don’t run to Wikipedia to decipher your Egyptian hieroglyphics. This book, in a very methodical way, takes some of the most important of these symbol strings and deciphers them into both Egyptian and English texts / translation.
Truly fascinating and a great conversation piece for your knowledge library.
Very good condition in original publisher’s printed cloth. Light wear to upper spine. Volume number hand-lettered in ink on spine. Inside front cover is the signature of the first owner who purchased the book in September 1919. 268 pages with illustrations.
Contents: The Doctrine of Offerings; The Liturgy of Funerary Offerings Described; Description of the Offerings; The Liturgy Described. 107 illustrations.
I loved perusing this book!