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Archaeologists discovered a new papyrus of Egyptian Book of the Dead

arstechnica.com Archaeologists discovered a new papyrus of Egyptian Book of the Dead

Dubbed the "Waziri papyrus," scholars are currently translating the text into Arabic.

Archaeologists discovered a new papyrus of Egyptian Book of the Dead

Archaeologists have confirmed that a papyrus scroll discovered at the Saqquara necropolis site near Cairo last year does indeed contain texts from the Egyptian Book of the Dead—the first time a complete papyrus has been found in a century, according to Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt. The scroll has been dubbed the "Waziri papyrus." It is currently being translated into Arabic.

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