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Names: Hsieh, Julia, author.
Title: Ancient Egyptian letters to the dead : the realm of the dead through the voice of the living / Julia Hsieh.
Other titles: Harvard Egyptological studies ; 15.
Description: Boston : Brill, 2021. | Series: Harvard Egyptological studies, 2352-7501 ; 15 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021039983 (print) | LCCN 2021039984 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004472310 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004472327 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Death–Religious aspects–Ancient Egyptian religion. | Egyptian language–Texts. | Egyptian letters.
Classification: LCC BL2450.D43 H75 2021 (print) | LCC BL2450.D43 (ebook) | DDC 299/.3123–dc23
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