Ancient Egyptian Religion - Writings

Writings

See also: Ancient Egyptian literature

While the Egyptians had no unified religious scripture, they produced many religious writings of various types. Together the disparate texts provide a very extensive, but still incomplete, understanding of Egyptian religious practices and beliefs.

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