Definitions for "BOOK OF THE DEAD"
the modern name for a collection of New Kingdom funerary spells, derived from the Coffin Texts and Pyramid Texts, which were typically written on papyrus and placed in the tomb
A collection of spells for a person who had recently died. Papyrus rolls, containing the name of the person who died, were made up of this collection of spells with the dead person's name inserted at appropriate points. Selected Gods and Goddesses Anubis- God of mummification. He is usually shown with the head of a jackal and the body of a man. He is often shown in paintings leading the deceased to the "weighing of the heart ceremony."
A collection of spells that were sometimes provided for the deceased in the form of a papyrus roll from the New Kingdom onward. The spells were supposed to assist the deceased to safely reach the netherworld.
Keywords:  hru, pert, astral, reality, realm
In reality the Book of the Coming Forth Into Light (E.g. Pert-em-hru). The transfer at death to the Light Realm of the Astral Plane.