Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / The Book of the Dead / Braille

The Book of the Dead ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

72,234 braille cells · 77 embossed pages at 40×25 · 401 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠠⠠⠉⠇⠧⠤⠠⠠⠉⠇⠭⠧⠊⠊⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠍⠥⠇⠑⠞⠎⠂⠀⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠑⠉⠑⠁⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠗⠁⠂⠀⠠⠕⠎⠊⠗⠊⠎⠂
⠀⠠⠊⠎⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠓⠕⠗⠥⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠛⠕⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠶⠠⠠⠉⠇⠭⠧⠊⠊⠊⠤⠠⠠⠉⠭⠉⠶⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠍⠊⠎⠉⠑⠇⠇⠁⠝⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠋⠑⠺⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠁⠏⠽⠗⠊⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠑⠁⠙⠲
⠀⠠⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠓⠽⠍⠝⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗
⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠭⠠⠧⠠⠊⠠⠊⠠⠊⠞⠓⠀⠙⠽⠝⠁⠎⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠏⠽⠗⠁⠍⠊⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠥⠝⠁⠎⠀⠶⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠼⠉⠛⠊⠤⠉⠊⠊⠶⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠏⠑⠗⠓⠁⠏⠎⠂⠀⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠇⠭⠭⠧⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠞⠥⠁⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠁⠊⠗⠇⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠇⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠉⠑⠁⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠊⠍⠍⠕⠗⠞⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠥⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠞⠀
⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠂⠀
⠁⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀
⠠⠺⠁⠇⠇⠊⠎⠀⠠⠃⠥⠙⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠙⠑⠏⠁⠗⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠁⠎⠎⠽⠗⠊⠁⠝⠀⠠⠁⠝⠞⠊⠟⠥⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠎⠓⠀⠠⠍⠥⠎⠑⠥⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠏⠗⠊⠇⠀⠼⠁⠑⠂⠀⠼⠁⠊⠃⠚⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠞⠗⠥⠎⠞⠑⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠎⠓⠀
⠠⠍⠥⠎⠑⠥⠍⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠒⠤⠤⠀⠀⠼⠁⠲⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠑⠙
⠀⠋⠁⠉⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠁⠏⠽⠗⠥⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠓⠥⠝⠑⠋⠑⠗⠂⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.