Revive the book containing the mysterious mantra of the ancient Egyptians

A scholar is conducting a reconstruction of a 4,000-year-old Book of the Dead about the mystical mantras and the ancient Egyptian gods.

Restores a book about the mysterious mantras of ancient Egyptians

'Book of the Dead' is also known as 'Book toward light' or 'death row' . This is an ancient Egyptian document, a collection of spells and spells recorded to help the dead souls use in the afterlife to soon enjoy a peaceful life with the gods.

This 2.5m long leather manuscript contains religious mantras as well as colorful depictions of divine and supernatural characters. It includes drawings and articles on both sides.

Dr. Wael Sherbiny is trying to reconstruct the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.(Photo of The Guardian) .

Dr. Wael Sherbiny, who found this manuscript in a large and small piece of debris on the shelves in the Cairo Museum, said it was the oldest and longest leather manuscript since ancient Egypt ( dating back to 2000 - 2,300 BC.

Experts still do not know the origin of this manuscript, but according to Sherbiny, it was purchased by a French Oriental Archaeological Institute from a stock dealer right after World War I, and two years later, before When World War II occurred, it was given back to the Cairo Museum and then 'submerged in oblivion'.

'After a long and difficult study of the details in each piece, I decided to reconstruct and discover the initial layout of these segments,' explains the doctor.

The 'book of death' is one of the famous mysteries of the Nile civilization. It represents many Egyptian conceptions of soul and death. It can be said that the death row is the guideline of the Egyptians when they die.

Each Pharaoh has a private letter, the book is read during the embalming process. According to the Egyptian concept, doing so, the spells, the magic in the book will protect the body, retain the intelligence, memory and vitality for the deceased in the afterlife.