Do the Book of Amun-Ra and the Book of the Dead really exist?

The Book of the Dead did exist, just not in the exact same way as portrayed in the Mummy movies. The Book of the Dead was not really a book, rather a collection of papyri containing illustrations, inscriptions, magical incantations and spells used to assist the ka (soul) on its journey to the underworld. read more

The Book of the Dead certainly exists - I have 3 different versions in my personal library. Book of the Dead The Book of Amun-Ra appears to be entirely fictional. read more

The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text, used from the beginning of the New Kingdom (around 1550 BCE) to around 50 BCE. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw is translated as Book of Coming Forth by Day. read more