Pyramid Texts

English

Etymology

Calque of German Pyramidentexte.

Proper noun

Pyramid Texts

A corpus of ancient Egyptian funerary texts of the Old Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead king into the afterlife, carved on pyramid walls and sarcophagi.

Translations

ancient Egyptian funerary texts

German: Pyramidentexte m pl

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