Pyramid Texts
English
Etymology
Calque of German Pyramidentexte.
Proper noun
- A corpus of ancient Egyptian funerary texts of the Old Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead king into the afterlife, carved on pyramid walls and sarcophagi.
Translations
ancient Egyptian funerary texts
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