"Book of the Dead" meaning in English

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Proper name

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. 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'ancient Egyptian funerary text': 88 12
  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

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