Handbooks to the Afterlife: Funerary Texts of Ancient Egypt
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Welcome back to another episode of the Dirt Diaries podcast! Dr. K is back and is talking about the ancient handbooks for the recently deceased in ancient Egypt. Did you know the Book of the Dead wasn't the only funerary text? That's right; she's covering the three used for over two thousand years. What are these texts? How did they help? Was the journey to the afterlife scary? These are the Dirt Diaries... Join Patreon with all your tomb mates, be part of the copper crew, and see what's in the restricted section for extra history, mythology, and archaeology content: patreon.com/TheDirtDiariesFollow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Travel with me, take my lectures, and more! https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn
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