by whom was it compiled?
Karl Richard Lepsius.
Book of the Dead
In 1842 Karl Richard Lepsius published a translation of a manuscript dated to the Ptolemaic era and coined the name ""Book of The Dead"" ("das Todtenbuch").
when was the book of the dead published Around 1550 BCE. what is the specialty of this book? It is an ancient Egyptian funerary text.
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Book of the Dead [SEP] Discovery, translation, interpretation and preservation
The existence of the "Book of the Dead" was known as early as the Middle Ages, well before its contents could be understood. Since it was found in tombs, it was evidently a document of a religious nature, and this led to the widespread but mistaken belief that the "Book of the Dead" was the equivalent of a Bible or Qur'an. In 1842 Karl Richard Lepsius published a translation of a manuscript dated to the Ptolemaic era and coined the name ""Book of The Dead"" ("das Todtenbuch"). He also introduced the spell numbering system which is still in use, identifying 165 different spells.