Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead was a funerary text which was important in the ancient Egyptian religion. The book was a collection of texts and spells meant to assist the deceased's journey through the Duat.

In 48 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa chose to retrieve a Book of the Dead that bandits had stolen from an old man, Beka, in Yamu. Unfortunately, the man died of natural causes before Bayek could return the book; thus, the Medjay laid it near Beka's body, awaiting mummification at the Temple of Sekhmet.^[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Contrary to most pop culture depictions (such as in 1999's The Mummy), there is no one "definitive" Book of the Dead. Each one is customized for each individual person.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Book of the Dead in Glyphs

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed II (picture only)
Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- The Curse of the Pharaohs

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Book of the Dead

Assassin's Creed: Origins

Characters

Assassins	William Miles \| Bayek (Senu) • Aya • Phanos • Pasherenptah • Tahira • Phoxidas • Marcus Junius Brutus • Gaius Cassius Longinus • Kashta • Kawab • Maqwat • Osorkon • Paanchi • Shaqilat

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg • Sofia Rikkin • Simon Hathaway \| Actaeon • Berenike • Eudoros • Flavius Metellus • Hetepi • Julius Caesar • Khaliset • Ktesos • Livius • Lucius Septimius • Medunamun • Pothinus • Rudjek • Taharqa • Ampelius • Ptahmose • Rufio • Tacito

Phylakes	Abar • Bane of Hathor • Half Horn • Ptolemy's Fist • Ra's Mercy • The Galatian • The Hill • The Iron Bull • The Iron Ram • The Outsider • The Stranger

Gladiators	The Axes • The Brothers (Diovicos • Viridovix) • The Duelist • The Guardians of Siwa (Bayek • Kensa) • The Hammer • Hilarus Maximus • The Hoplite • Kosey • Polymestor • The Seleucid • The Slaver • Wamukota

Mythical Beings	Egyptian Deities (Anubis • Sobek • Sekhmet • Apep) • Undead Pharaohs (Akhenaten • Ramesses II • Nefertiti • Tutankhamun) • Anubis Shadows ( Faithless One • Relentless One) • Lost Army of Cambyses

Others	Layla Hassan • Deanna Geary \| Apate • Apollodorus • Aristo • Benipe • Caesarion • Claridas • Cleopatra • Chenzira • Damastes • Diocles • Esiocles • Fenuku • Gennadios • Ghupa • Harkhuf • Hepzefa • Hotephres • Jeska • Khemu • Khenut • Menehet • Melitta • Phoebe • Pompey • Praxilla • Ptolemy XIII • Rabiah • Venator • Vitruvius • Zahra • Gamilat • Sutekh • Isidora • Merti • Tahemet \| Alexander the Great

Factions

Hidden Ones (Egyptian Brotherhood • Roman Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Gabiniani • Medjay • Phylakes • Ptolemaic Kingdom • Roman Republic

Locations

Egypt (Alexandria • Bakchias • Euhemeria • Dionysias • Faiyum • Great Sphinx of Giza • Giza • Herakleion • Kanopos • Karanis • Kerkasoros • Krokodilopolis • Lake Moeris • Letopolis • Memphis • Natho • Per Ousir • Philadelphia • Pr-Hapi-n-Iwnw • Remetch Ra • Sais • Sau Village • Siwa • Soknopaiou Nesos • Udjat Apiary • Yamu • Yw Huts) • Kyrenaika (Apollonia • Cyrene • Balagrae) • Rome • Sinai (Arsinoe • Klysma Quarry) • Valley of the Kings (Set-Ma'at • Swenett • Thebes) • Afterlife (Aaru • Aten • Heb Sed • Duat)

Events

Mission to Egypt | Alexandrine war (Siege of Alexandria • Battle of the Nile) • Assassination of Julius Caesar • Curse of the Pharaohs

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Crafting • Customization • Currency (Drachma) • Discovery Tour • Eagle Vision • Genetic memory • Leap of Faith • Animus Pulse • Helix Credits • Memories • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Flickering Daggers • Glowing Mace • Isu Armor • Lightning's Strike • Lucius Septimius' flails • Moonlit Shield • Midnight Sun • Staff of Eden) • Skills • Treasure chests • Hunting • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Hidden Blade • Bow • Swords • Blunt weapons • Battleaxes • Spears • Shields

DLC

Ambush At Sea • The Curse of the Pharaohs • Discovery Tour • The Hidden Ones • Secrets of the First Pyramids • Trial of the Gods

Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt

People

Mythical	Amun • Anubis • Apis • Bastet • Hathor • Horus • Iset • Khnum • Neith • Nephthys • Osiris • Ptah • Ra • Sekhmet • Serapis • Sheshat • Seth • Sobek • Thoth \| Apollo • Asclepius • Cyrene • Demeter • Hercules • Nike • Pan • Perseus • Zeus \| Fortuna

29th-12th century BCE	Djoser • Hetepheres I • Imhotep • Sneferu \| Djedefre • Khafre • Khufu • Menkaure • Shepseskaf \| Mereruka \| Mentuhotep II \| Amenemhat III \| Amenhotep II • Hatshepsut \| Amenhotep III • Thutmose IV • Tutankhamun \| Ramesses II

7th-1st century BCE	Battos Aristottle \| Amasis II • Arcesilaus II • Pythagoras \| Herodotus • Pindar • Socrates \| Alexander the Great • Aristippos • Aristotle • Deinokrates • Eubotas of Cyrene • Philip II • Plato \| Berenice II • Eratosthenes • Euclid • Herophilos • Kallimachos • Ptolemy I Soter • Ptolemy III Euergetes \| Ptolemy V Epiphanes • Ptolemy VIII Physcon \| Achillas • Arsinoë IV • Augustus • Caesarion • Cleopatra • Ganymedes • Julius Caesar • Mark Antony • Mithridates • Octavia • Pompey • Pothinus • Ptolemy X Alexander I • Ptolemy XII Auletes • Ptolemy XIII • Ptolemy XIV • Spartacus

1st-12th century	Andrew the Apostle • Plutarch • Tiberius \| Hadrian • Marcus Aurelius • Trajan \| Diocletian \| Hypatia • Theodosius I \| Justinian I \| Al-Ma'mun

18th-21st century	Napoleon Bonaparte \| Auguste Mariette • Gaston Maspero • Giovanni Battista Caviglia • Jean-François Champollion • Karl Richard Lepsius \| Ahmed Youssef • Alan Gardiner • Jean-Philippe Lauer • Mark Lehner \| Jean-Claude Golvin