This A&E Special tracks The Egyptian Book of the Dead from its creation around 1800 BC near the site of the city of Thebes, to its rediscovery - and theft - in the 19th century, to its 21st-century resurrection through the use of digital technology. Biblical scholars agree that portions of the Old Testament are direct descendants of that Egyptian text, and some archaeologists argue that Moses must have read and carried a copy of it with him when he fled Egypt. The Egyptian Book of the Dead - an ancient text endowed with the intensity of a best-selling novel and the power of a great work of spiritual literature.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 02, 2010. Classroom Video On Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Introduction: Book of the Dead (1:57) -- Ancient Egyptian: Ani (2:14) -- Scroll of Ani (3:01) -- check end time (3:44) -- Unethical Purchase of Antiquities (3:40) -- Origins of Book of the Dead (2:36) -- Acquiring Books of the Dead (1:35) -- Manufacture of Scrolls (3:27) -- Mummies: Examination & Explanation (3:56) -- Individual Books of the Dead (2:18) -- Burial & Class Difference (1:24) -- Egyptian Roots for Modern Religion (2:15) -- Laws for Removal of Egyptian Artifacts (4:15) -- Spells for the Afterlife (2:37) -- Heart Scarab & Scroll Illustrations (2:33) -- Reading Ani's Scroll (2:00) -- Couples' Scrolls (1:25) -- Budge's Maverick Methods (2:31) -- Budge & Ani in Luxor (1:42) -- Ancient Burial Rites (3:00) -- Budge's Treasure Hunt (3:37) -- Challenges in the Afterlife (3:38) -- Anubis: Afterlife Ally (2:55) -- Budge's Arrest (2:27) -- Underworld: Uncreated Universe (2:59) -- Budge's Scheme to Steal the Scroll (3:14) -- Negative Confessions in the Afterlife (3:17) -- Final Test in the Afterlife (2:35) -- Consequence of a Failing the Trials (1:59) -- Stealing the Scroll of Ani (2:25) -- Heart Scarab's Final Spell (2:02) -- Fate of Ani's Scroll (1:37) -- E.A. Wallis Budge's Legacy (2:21) -- Significance of Studying the Book of the Dead (1:30) -- Credits: The Egyptian Book of the Dead (0:30) -- Egyptian Book of the Dead Video Part 2 (56:00)