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Pyramid Texts — Humanity's Oldest Religious Literature

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Author: Prêtres égyptiens (c. 2400–2200 av. J.-C.)
Date: c. 2500–2200 av. J.-C.
Preservation: Pyramides de Saqqarah (in situ), copies au Musée du Caire

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The Pyramid Texts, carved on pyramid chamber walls at Saqqara, constitute humanity's oldest religious literature. They document the Egyptian civilization in which the Hebrews lived and illuminate the cultural framework against which the Torah defined its own remarkable silence about the afterlife.

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The Pyramid Texts, carved on pyramid chamber walls at Saqqara, constitute humanity's oldest religious literature. They document the Egyptian civilization in which the Hebrews lived and illuminate the cultural framework against which the Torah defined its own remarkable silence about the afterlife.

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