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Book of the, the great funerary work of the ancient Hgyptians, who themselves entitled it “‘ Perem-Hru,” “to go forth from day.” It is a collection of prayers and exorcisms composed at various periods for the benefit of the pilgrim-soul in his journey through Amenti (the Egyptian Hades); and it was in order to provide him with a safe conduct. through the perils of that terrible valley that copies of the work, or portions of it, were buried with the mummy in his tomb.