Book of the Dead

An ancient Eyptian work containing prayers to be recited by the soul of the recently deceased when confronting various perils of the underworld. The original Egyptian title translates more accurately as Spells of Coming Forth by Day. [Book of the Dead, Wikipedia]

There were dark and terrible reasons for omitting the name of Nyarlathotep from the Book of the Dead [RB Faceless]. After the death of the Pharaoh Nephren-Ka, the Book of the Dead was amended to remove all references to him and his cult of Nyarlathotep [RB Fane].

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