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During
the New Kingdom, the entire corpus of funerary texts became known as the
"spell coming forth by day"
(known today as the Book of the Dead). It contains approximately 190 chapters of magical and ritual spells,
illustrated with drawings to assist the deceased on their voyage to eternity. Texts were written on papyrus
and placed near the dead. One spell was inscribed on a heart scarab, an amulet that was placed over the
heart, either within the mummy's bandages or inside the body. In the Late Period, they were written on strips
of linen that were wrapped around mummies.
(known today as the Book of the Dead). It contains approximately 190 chapters of magical and ritual spells,
illustrated with drawings to assist the deceased on their voyage to eternity. Texts were written on papyrus
and placed near the dead. One spell was inscribed on a heart scarab, an amulet that was placed over the
heart, either within the mummy's bandages or inside the body. In the Late Period, they were written on strips
of linen that were wrapped around mummies.
