Book of the Dead Sources
Sources Eligibility
The process of selection of the sources is aided by the Totenbuch Projekt database. For the moment, only sources on papyrus from the Theban area (like papyrus Havana) are included, whether from the 21st Dynasty (to be incorporated in the synoptic edition) or the Ramesside Period (in order to trace the spell transmission). A source with more matches in the spell list should make the final selection to include in the synoptic edition, yet less represented sources could also contain valuable information on editorial practice, a fact that will be taken into account once all the material is successfully downloaded from the database and properly catalogued.
Source RAM 21D |
Location |
|
Theban Area |
Egypt (Total) |
|
Papyri |
41 161 |
174 307 |
Mummy bandages |
1 2 |
3 2 |
Coffins |
4 67 |
5 98 |
Tombs |
119 0 |
130 0 |
Other |
11 0 |
54 7 |
Total |
176 230 |
366 414 |
Source: Totenbuch Projekt.
Available Sources
The list of sources will be populated in the following list as soon as they are incorporated to GitHub repository.