Meaning of Book of the Dead | Babel Free
Definitions
- 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.
- 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.
Equivalents
العربية
كِتَاب الْمَوْتَى
Deutsch
Totenbuch
Suomi
Kuolleiden kirja
Italiano
Libro dei morti
Português
Livro dos mortos
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.