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Imhotep’s Book of the Dead

This collection of funerary spells, commonly known as a Book of the Dead, belonged to a priest named Imhotep. Placed inside his tomb, this book was designed to help Imhotep make a successful transition from death to eternal life, and to ensure his safety and well-being in the realm of the dead.

Watch this video to learn more about the spells, incantations, and prayers contained in this papyrus.


Papyrus detail showing large seated figure.
Associate Curator Janice Kamrin details one of the highlights of the newly renovated Ptolemaic display, Imhotep's Book of Coming Forth by Day.
Janice Kamrin
July 12, 2016
An aged piece of brown paper with black and red script, with a border illustrating three crocodiles and one person on the top.
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Watch a video presenting one of the spells from an Egyptian Book of the Dead.
January 1, 2016
A bespectacled man in a navy suit sits in a wheelchair before an ornate Gothic arch and stained glass.
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Join C. Griffith Mann, Michel David-Weill Curator in Charge of The Met Cloisters and Medieval Art, for a look at the seven individual hangings known as “The Unicorn Tapestries.”
C. Griffith Mann
October 29