did he have any other profession?
Yes, he was also a linguist.
Karl Richard Lepsius
Karl Richard Lepsius () (23 December 181010 July 1884) was a pioneering Prussian egyptologist, linguist and modern archaeologist.
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. by whom was it compiled? Karl Richard Lepsius. what was the idea of death in egypt? One aspect of death was the disintegration of the various "kheperu", or modes of existence. by whom was the book discovered? UNANSWERABLE has it been translated? Yes, by Samuel Birch into English. who was he? He was a British Egyptologist and antiquary. where was the compiler from? Prussia.
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Karl Richard Lepsius [SEP] Introduction
Karl Richard Lepsius () (23 December 181010 July 1884) was a pioneering Prussian egyptologist, linguist and modern archaeologist.