Book of the Dead (Tome)

Book of the Dead is a book from Ainz Ooal Gown's personal collection.

Description
Written in Japanese, there was a chapter from the Book of the Dead concerning the transformation of the dead into souls; specifically, the section about differentiation. The book itself is illegible to New World inhabitants like Fluder, requiring a magic item or a translation spell to decipher it.

Appearance
The Book of the Dead is a fairly ancient volume, which gave off a musty smell. Surprisingly enough, the book itself was very sturdy, with no trace of being worm-eaten.

In the Anime, the book is depicted more as a red and yellow textbook. The title of the book is written in Japanese kanji and English on the cover. While a small description of the book is printed at the bottom of the cover:


 * A book that describes the process and path from the soul leaving the body, to entering the afterlife Aaru.


 * What to say when you meet Osiris, the judge of the dead.


 * Unnefer about the afterlife and the judgements he receives in the soul that falls into the underworld.

Abilities
According to Ainz, the book was pretty much an occult volume or a setting book for a fantasy world.

Though in the Anime, is seems indicative that the book is a modern copy of the, "Book of the Dead" an ancient Egyptian funerary text.

Trivia

 * Despite being able to read the book, Ainz admitted to himself that he does not understand what is written in it. He also thought that his friend Tabula Smaragdina is able to understand and explain the content of the book to Fluder if he was with them in the New World.
 * This is not to be confused with another similar named item, Book of the Dead, which is a Racial Change Item, as the author reported that the two items are distinct.