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This is an excellent translation with full-color plates: https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389/ref=sr\_1\_1?dchild=1&keywords=book+of+the+dead&qid=1627075690&sr=8-1
Egyptian Mythology: a guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt.
https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Mythology-Goddesses-Traditions-Ancient/dp/0195170245
Also if you have an audible account/ are interested in audiobooks or online learning Audible has free audiobook versions of The Great Courses Plus lectures on mythology. They’re great lectures.
Ps. If you’re unaware there’s a fun podcast for the casual myth fan called Myths and Legends. Personally I love Jason’s work — it’s a bit trivialized sometimes but it’s good fun. He has a way of crafting narrative out of an amalgamation of varied stories from myth and folklore.
The most recent translations aren't going to be free and available online. I'd suggest going to your library or ordering a copy via Amazon. This is an excellent version, but there are less expensive, earlier editions available as well.
I have the translation by Raymond Faulkner — the old British Museum version, but there's a new one at a very good price:
The book The Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt by Chris Dunn is well known.
I have a paper printout from a Christian author that has been there (also banned from there, the Egyptian gov tends to do that to anyone who goes outside the box...)
I'm not sure if you can find it online still, but here is the title and author:
Advanced Technology and Recent Discoveries Within the Great Egyptian Pyramid Cheops:
by Perry Atkinson and John Mittendorf
Edit: found a video by John online, looks like there's a couple others in that channel as well.
I would encourage you to also look up the celestial alignments (not just the belt of Orion, but the shafts point to Bethlehem and other alignments as well) and the incredible Mathematical clues hidden in it (pi, phi, e, distance/diameter of sun, ton of clues show it's divine origin, like the instructions for the temple given to Moses that were to be copied exactly).
I'm currently reading this book and it's a pretty good intro to Ancient Egypt and the myths, and there's an index of gods and goddesses with descriptions.
You can get a great copy on Amazon. I have this exact copy. https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389/ref=sr_1_2?crid=ZJKGG79TMZRB&dchild=1&keywords=the+book+of+the+dead+egyptian&qid=1601058837&sprefix=the+book+of+the+dead%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-2
Miriam Lichtheim's Ancient Egyptian Literature is a must-have for anyone interested in the culture. It's a collection of English translations of texts from all the periods of Egyptian history, and while reading later summaries, commentaries, and analyses is fine, all good scholarship includes primary sources. Short of learning to read hieroglyphics, this is the next best thing.
The original publication was in three volumes (Vol. I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms, Vol II: The New Kingdom, and Vol. III: The Late Period), but it looks like the latest edition has them all in one volume.
Raymond Faulkner and Ogden Goelet's <em>The Egyptian Book of the Dead</em> is another great addition to a library. It's an English translation of the Papyrus of Ani with full-color reproductions of the papyrus.
These appear to be based on outdated translations (Farangi, in particular, is using Budge. Who was good in his day, but now effectively useless for Egyptologists).
Based on the revised edition of The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Faulkner and Goelet, Jr), the translation is closer to "my name has not reached the offices of those who control slaves" (p. 129). In this case, the deceased has not become embroiled in any dispute or issue relating to property, specifically captive labourers.
We know for a fact that workers took pride in their work. Recently we found a record of a team that transported stones for Khufu's pyramid. They were proud of being first, and talked about their beer and bread. These were not slaves.
Have you read Temples, Tombs, & Hieroglyphs? Barbara is still considered the top of her field, and has a lot to say on this. You're re-writing established history to support a modern narrative.
The Papyrus of Ani, one of the most famous copies of the Book of the Dead is a good start.
https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389/
The deceased travels through the underworld, through a hall filled with gates and rooms, through a judgment hall, across the sky, and into the western lands.
Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Complete Papyrus of Ani Featuring Integrated Text and Full-Color Images https://www.amazon.com/dp/1452144389/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6TFNN8SX39CEDA3MW7ZW
Unfortunately, I did buy this off Amazon 3 years ago, but it is an absolutely beautiful book with vivid pictures of the plates in great color.
I do not know where you get this idea from of no evidence. It is scarce but it does exist,.checkout this interesting book.
https://www.amazon.com/Israel-Egypt-Evidence-Authenticity-Tradition/dp/019513088X
I don't know about the higher power or anything hidden behind the Sphinx's ear, but this is where I got the power plant from: https://smile.amazon.com/Giza-Power-Plant-Technologies-Ancient/dp/1879181509/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=giza+power+plant&qid=1650398960&sr=8-1
I can't remember where it is, but he was doing tours about it in Egypt, and there was a good documentary somewhere. That's probably the most comprehensive source of this information in that book, though. Yes, they were built precisely and could generate electricity. Despite the official narrative claiming they were tombs, no burials have ever been found there.
Go to 10:58 in this YouTube video. The text the video maker is working with is the Papyrus of Ani, possibly the beautiful color edition of the complete papyrus from Ogden Goelet Jr., and Raymond O. Faulkner. The video creator has cleaned up the hieroglyphs for the horizontal row across the top of the video and used the more traditional look, but the strip down the side is definitely the Papyrus of Ani.
The following is a great edition with all the plates. It is a large book but larger is better because it makes it easier to read the text.
My only criticism is it does not include a transliteration and Faulkner's translation is idealized.
In adulthood, Moses is portrayed as leaving the comfort of the court to see the plight of his people (Exod. 2:11). As a Hebrew attached to the court, Moses may have been acting in some official capacity. Upon seeing an Egyptian official beating a Hebrew, Moses retaliated, killing the Egyptian, which led him to flee from Pharaoh's anger (Exod. 2:12-15). Moses' flight took him to the land of Midian, generally thought to be in northern Arabia, on the east side of the Gulf of Aqaba. One reason for not stopping in Sinai to hide out is that throughout the New Kingdom the Serabit el-Khadim area was regularly frequented by Egyptian mining expeditions.
~James K. Hoffmeier, Israel in Egypt: The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus Tradition
https://www.amazon.com/Israel-Egypt-Evidence-Authenticity-Tradition/dp/019513088X
Thank you for your kind words! I am so glad we found each other!
By the way there definitely evidence of Israelites being in Egypt
https://www.amazon.com/Israel-Egypt-Evidence-Authenticity-Tradition/dp/019513088X
This book is pretty amazing
The archaeological record clearly shows that at least some of these peoples were of Semitic origin, coming from Canaan specifically and the Levant in general.
This Book of the Dead is phenomenal and has over 2,000 five star reviews. I highly recommend you check it out 😃
The best academic translation of the Book of the Dead was produced by R O Faulkner.
My favourite version is the most up-to-date one, which includes illustrations of the original Papyrus of Ani alongside Faulkner's translation.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389
Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Complete Papyrus of Ani Featuring Integrated Text and Full-Color Images https://www.amazon.com/dp/1452144389/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_0Q7JPJ0GJA4AYXJ30MAK
Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Complete Papyrus of Ani Featuring Integrated Text and Full-Color Images https://www.amazon.com/dp/1452144389/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6QEJNTTNV7YBMB3F9AGQ
This has the original and the translation, just in case….
> The burden of proof is on you.
Nope you started the discussion so the burden of proof is on you.
Rule 1 in Debate a Christian: Posts must contain (i) a clear thesis or claim to be proven and (ii) some effort at demonstrating the truth of said thesis via a provision of evidence, argument, consideration, etc.
It's intellectually dishonest to make a claim and then try to wiggle out of your responsibility for making that claim.
>The burden of proof must first be met by the person who originally made the claim.
That's you.
>Sure. Go ahead and dismiss my evidence.
You presented no evidence in the OP - you actually admitted that it was a logical fallacy, an Argument from Silence.
>Do you still beleive the Exodus happened?
This is irrelevant since I'm examining your claim about there is no evidence for the Exodus.
But this is easily refuted:
Israel in Egypt: The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus Tradition
Five Views on the Exodus: Historicity, Chronology, and Theological Implications
Now you, the OP, or anyone else may disagree with the conclusions in the above but that is a far cry from proving that there is no evidence for the Exodus.
Egypt's Mythology is very interesting. A cool perspective thing my professor once told me was that ancient Egypt was older to the Romans than the Romans are to us. You can buy a copy of the book of the dead and see the original hieroglyphs with their translation here: https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389
I mean I've been at this for less than 2 months and Ra got me into this. But as far as information, Ra is a lesser-known god compared to the others like Horus. However, a book that was suggested for me was https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195170245/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.
There's plenty of info on him you just have to be willing to look as he's still a pretty major god. If a god calls to you that means that they want to work with you. Beginner or not. Hope this helps! :)
provide an actual link to a source that says common ancestor is 1000CE. not true at all (humans did not almost go extinct 1000 years ago so your panda example is not relevant)
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the amazon page for the source you just posted
lol read the description
Scholars of the Hebrew Bible have in the last decade begun to question the historical accuracy of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt, as described in the book of Exodus. The reason for the rejection of the exodus tradition is said to be the lack of historical and archaeological evidence in Egypt.
provide an actual link to a source that says common ancestor is 1000CE. not true at all (humans did not almost go extinct 1000 years ago so your panda example is not relevant)
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the amazon page for the source you just posted
lol read the description:
"Scholars of the Hebrew Bible have in the last decade begun to question the historical accuracy of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt, as described in the book of Exodus. The reason for the rejection of the exodus tradition is said to be the lack of historical and archaeological evidence in Egypt."
try reading some of the sources I posted in the original post and youll see the clear academic conensus that the Exodus is not real. the Jews did were not enslaved in and did not live in Egypt