The document provides information about the Book of the Dead from ancient Egypt. It describes the Book of the Dead as a collection of magical texts and illustrations placed with Egyptian dead to help guide them safely through the dangers of the underworld to achieve eternal bliss in the Field of Reeds after death. The document then lists the names of project participants.
2. The book of the Dead The book of the Dead is the name given by Egyptologists to a group of mortuary spells written on sheets of papyrus covered with magical texts and accompanying illustrations called vignettes. These were placed with the dead in order to help them pass through the dangers of the underworld and attain an afterlife of bliss in the Field of Reeds .