Researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power," as researchers call the book, tells ...

Archaeologists excavating a 3,500-year-old cemetery have discovered an ancient Egyptian "Book of the Dead" filled with spells to guide the deceased in the afterlife.

An exhibition at the Getty reveals the Egyptian Book of the Dead, long relegated to a dark vault, in the light of day.

Researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power," as researchers call the book, tells ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara found an ancient, well-preserved papyrus scroll with spells from The Book of the Dead written on it, photos show.

Once again Saqqara reveals more of it’s hidden secrets to us, as archaeologists on a different site in Saqqara have found ...

Researchers in Australia have successfully translated a 1,300 year old Egyptian text, revealing it to be an ancient codex of spells and invocations.

Researchers in Australia have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power," as the book is called ...

As self-help manuals go, the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead has certainly stood the test of time.

Wands and wizards aside, Australian scientists say they have translated a mysterious ancient book written in an Egyptian Coptic language only to find that it is a book of spells. Researchers at ...