The Egyptians of the "New Kingdom" developed a complex set of ideas about the afterlife, writing a series of manuscripts to help in guiding the dead through the difficulties of the underworld and establishing observed practices for death and transition to the afterlife. What are these manuscripts called?

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The manuscripts developed by the Egyptians of the "New Kingdom" to guide the dead through the difficulties of the underworld and establish observed practices for death and transition to the afterlife are called the "Book of the Dead". Option A refers to a set of laws developed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, while option C refers to a system of writing developed by the Sumerians. Option D refers to a hymn praising the god Aton, which was composed by the pharaoh Akhenaten during the Amarna period.

The Egyptians of the "New Kingdom" Developed a Complex Set