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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0
Not a transliteration The e-version as sold is not a transliteration nor does it have the hieroglyphic text so beware. It is only Budge's now somewhat outdated translation. I mention transliteration because that is specifically why I bought it.
Stewart White
For the real fanatic, not the amateur I have a great interest in Ancient Egypt, and have read a great deal about it. I thought that this book would interest me, but in fact, it's very dusty, dry and for the real academic. It must be remembered also that it was originally published in 1895, which makes the style seem extremely pedantic and old fashioned. Perhaps once I have done more deep research into the topic, I will come back to this book, but for now, it will gather dust on my book-shelf.
Great version of the book of the Dead Mr. Budge's book is a wonderfull translation, and transliteration of this famous Ancient Egyptian document. With the heiroglyphics included in the transliteration, one is also able to study heiroglyphic translation as one reads the various chapters. Because the heiroglyphics are placed in the book as uniform graphics, the continuity of the pictures, helps the reader more efficiently follow the transliteration, thereby helping the reader deduce what symbols mean what, and thereby adding another facet to this... more info
