A Musical Book of the Dead (with Nemuer and Dr. Christian de Vartavan)

Remember “Going Forth by Day”? It’s back! In song form. Many creative projects have explored themes around the Egyptian underworld. But in 2023, the Czech band Nemuer has taken a novel approach. Their album, Book of Going Forth by Day is based on original funerary papyri; and for the pronunciation of the Egyptian language, they consulted with Egyptologist Dr. Christian de Vartavan. This gives us an opportunity to explore excerpts from the Book of the Dead from a new perspective and connect more deeply with the ancient language.

The podcast has covered the Book of the Dead previously, but it may be time to revisit it. Would you like me to produce more episodes diving into this text? Let me know in the comments.

Episode details:

• Nemuer, Going Forth by Day (2023). Available on Spotify and Bandcamp.
• Christian de Vartavan, Vocalised Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian (2022). Available in Open Access.
• Access expanded materials and support the History of Egypt Podcast at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. 

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