Ancient Egyptian Magical Texts
โ Scribed by J. F. Borghouts
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 137
- Series
- Nisaba 9
- Edition
- annotated
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Now back in print after 25 years: A small but unusually exhaustive collection of magical texts from some of the most important ancient Egyptian manuals and stelae, translated and organized by the renowned Dutch Egyptologist J.F. Borghouts.
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