"Book of the Dead" meaning in All languages combined

See Book of the Dead on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: A calque of German Todtenbuch (der Ägypter), used by Karl Richard Lepsius in his 1842 publication describing the text. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Todtenbuch (der Ägypter)|nocap=1}} calque of German Todtenbuch (der Ägypter) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Book of the Dead}} Book of the Dead
  1. An ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead into the afterlife, developed from the earlier Coffin Texts. Categories (topical): Books Translations (ancient Egyptian funerary text): كِتَاب الْمَوْتَى (kitāb al-mawtā) (Arabic), Kniha mrtvých (Czech), r:Z1:N33A-nw-Z1-pr:r-t:D54-m-h:r-w-hrw:Z1 (rw nw prt m hrw m pl) (Egyptian), Kuolleiden kirja (Finnish), Totenbuch [neuter] (German), Libro dei morti [masculine] (Italian), Livro dos mortos (Portuguese), प्रेतग्रन्थ (pretagrantha) [masculine] (Sanskrit), De dödas bok (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Book_of_the_Dead-en-name-wMP7qYFI Disambiguation of Books: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'ancient Egyptian funerary text': 89 11
  2. Any comparable text from another culture intended to serve as a guide to the experiences one has after death, such as the Tibetan Book of the Dead or Ethiopian Book of the Dead.
    Sense id: en-Book_of_the_Dead-en-name-cbOrkxnc

Alternative forms

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