Book of the Dead (detail)

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 28 June 2012

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Book of the Dead (detail) — A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, June 28). Book of the Dead (detail). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/721/book-of-the-dead-detail/

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