The Egyptian Heaven and Hell is a three-volume series, presented here in
one convenient text, about the Egyptian underworld, or world of the
dead. According to Egyptian mythology, the region of Tuat was where the
people of this world went after death, and where the Sun God Ra traveled
in his boat after dark. A description of this world was inscribed on the
walls of tombs. Volume I of the series contains the complete
hieroglyphic text and English translation of the Book Am-Tuat. Volume II
contains the complete text and translation of Book of Gates, as well as
the text and translation of the short form of Book Am-Tuat. Volume III
contains information on the origin and contents of the Books of the
Other World and a full index to Volumes I, II, and III. This
comprehensive work is essential to students of Egyptian mythology and
Wallis Budge. SIR ERNEST ALFRED THOMPSON WALLIS BUDGE (1857-1934) was
born in Bodmin, Cornwall in the UK and discovered an interest in
languages at a very early age. Budge spent all his free time learning
and discovering Semitic languages, including Assyrian, Syriac, and
Hebrew. Eventually, through a close contact, he was able to acquire a
job working with Egyptian and Iraqi artifacts at the British Museum.
Budge excavated and deciphered numerous cuneiform and hieroglyphic
documents, contributing vastly to the museum's collection. Eventually,
he became the Keeper of his department, specializing in Egyptology.
Budge wrote many books during his lifetime, most specializing in
Egyptian life, religion, and language.
