![]() ![]() This appears to be the second papyrus containing texts from the Book of the Dead that has been found at Saqqara in the past year. ![]() Scalf, who was not involved in the latest discovery but holds a doctorate in Egyptology, noted that there are Book of the Dead scrolls that measure over 98 feet (30 m) long. "There are many manuscripts that would have been similar in length, but papyrus manuscripts of ancient Egyptian religious texts can vary quite dramatically in length," Foy Scalf, the head of research archives at the University of Chicago, told Live Science in an email. While 52 feet is lengthy, there are other examples of Book of the Dead papyri of that length or longer. They were widely used during the New Kingdom (circa 1550 B.C. ![]() The Book of the Dead is a modern-day name given to a series of texts the Egyptians believed would help the dead navigate the underworld, among other purposes. ![]()
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