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The Egyptian Heaven and Hell
E.A. Wallis Budge
The Egyptian Heaven and Hell
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E. A. Wallis Budge’s "The Egyptian Heaven and Hell" presents translated and annotated materials from ancient Egyptian funerary texts concerning the soul’s journey after death. Its historical significance lies in making complex Egyptian mortuary religion accessible to modern readers, and inside are accounts of divine judgment, the underworld, and the hoped-for blessed state of the dead.
About E.A. Wallis Budge
E. A. Wallis Budge (1857–1934) was a British Egyptologist, museum curator, and prolific translator whose editions of Egyptian funerary and religious texts became foundational in the study of ancient religion and occult reception. His publications helped popularize ancient Egyptian spirituality in both scholarly and esoteric circles.
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