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u/Nocodeyv · 3 pointsr/occult

With all due respect to those who've suggested so, E.A. Wallis Budge is a terrible place to start regarding the Egyptian religion. His work (being more than a century old) is outdated, his theories are biased, and his translations are seldom (if ever) used in academic Egyptology today.

The only reason so many people still turn to Budge's work is that it belongs to the public domain, and can therefore be printed royalty-free.

Better works to consult are:

- Religion in Ancient Egypt by Various Authors
- Ancient Egyptian Religion by Stephen Quirke
- Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt by Erik Hornung
- The Search for God in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann
- Ancient Egyptian Magic by Geraldine Pinch

If you're looking for translations of texts, try:

- Various Translations by RO Faulkner

If you're interested in the language, try:

- The VYGUS Dictionary
- The Demotic Dictionary
- The Middle Egyptian Dictionary

Much of this material isn't available for free, but that's because modern Egyptology is a career, and those who continue to enlighten us regarding the beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians shouldn't be expected to do so while living in squalor.