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  2. List of Book of the Dead spells - Wikipedia

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    Another spell for a man's going out into the day against his foes in the realm of the dead. [9] 11. Spell for going out against a foe in the realm of the dead. [9] 12. Spell for going in and out. [9] 13. Spell for going in and out of the West. [9] 14. Spell for removing anger from the heart of the god. [10] 15. A hymn to the sun-god.

  3. Grimoire - Wikipedia

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    This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire.. A grimoire (/ ɡ r ɪ m ˈ w ɑːr /) (also known as a book of spells, magic book, or a spellbook) [citation needed] is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural ...

  4. Book of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    Book" is the closest term to describe the loose collection of texts [2] consisting of a number of magic spells intended to assist a dead person's journey through the Duat, or underworld, and into the afterlife and written by many priests over a period of about 1,000 years.

  5. Spells for the afterlife found on 52-foot papyrus scroll from ...

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    The papyrus was a version of the Book of the Dead belonging to a man named Ahmose, researchers said. It contained 113 chapters of spells, chants and prayers to guide Ahmose’s journey through the ...

  6. Category:Book of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    Consisting of a number of magic spells intended to assist a dead person's journey through the Duat, or underworld, and into the afterlife and written by many priests over a period of about 1,000 years. Karl Richard Lepsius introduced for these texts the German name Todtenbuch (modern spelling Totenbuch), translated to English as Book of the Dead.

  7. Greek Magical Papyri - Wikipedia

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    The Greek Magical Papyri (Latin: Papyri Graecae Magicae, abbreviated PGM) is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt, written mostly in ancient Greek (but also in Old Coptic, Demotic, etc.), which each contain a number of magical spells, formulae, hymns, and rituals.

  8. Necronomicon - Wikipedia

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    Statue of H. P. Lovecraft, the author who created the Necronomicon as a fictional grimoire and featured it in many of his stories. The Necronomicon, also referred to as the Book of the Dead, or under a purported original Arabic title of Kitab al-Azif, is a fictional grimoire (textbook of magic) appearing in stories by the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers.

  9. Book of the Dead (Art Institute of Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The Book of the Dead scroll was a culturally common item that is used as a guide into the afterlife. The Book of the Dead was a privately owned item, the spells only gained significance through the use of imagery throughout the text. [2] These scrolls are often also referred to as The Spell(s) for Coming Forth By Day. In order for a person's ...