The most formidable of these was Apep ... fears of an ancient Egyptian contemplating their lot for eternity are eloquently summarized in chapter 53 of the Book of the Dead. One of the eternal ...

An exhibition at the Getty reveals the Egyptian Book of the Dead, long relegated to a dark ... Near dawn, Re would fight the giant serpent Apep, lord of chaos, and emerge victorious in the East ...

About 3,500 years ago, did the Egyptian woman named Webennesre feel comforted at all being accompanied in death by a papyrus now on display at the Getty Villa exhibition “The Egyptian Book of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a copy of the "Book of the Dead" in an ancient Egyptian cemetery. The document was used by Egyptian priests to guide the dead to the afterlife. Alongside the scroll ...

This episode is actually about the Egyptian "Book of the Dead." And the "Evil Dead" franchise ... like the massive snake beast, Apep, who was always trying to stop Re's return.

(Getty Museum) On Nov. 1, the Getty Villa Museum opened its new show “The Egyptian Book of the Dead,” drawing on its collection of manuscripts and objects from the ancient civilization. Despite ...

Egyptian archaeologists recently located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. A particularly exciting find was a Book of the Dead papyrus scroll ...

An Egyptian archaeologist managed to uncover a first in a century find in Saqqara: A 16-meter-long papyrus scroll containing texts from the Book of the Dead, the Egypt Independent reported ...

The "Book of the Dead" is a modern-day name given to a series of ancient Egyptian texts that the Egyptians believed would help the dead navigate the underworld, as well as serving other purposes.