Buried

The book of the dead was buried in a coffin sometimes it crawled over into a statue of Osiris or even incorporated itself into the mummy bandages. The Book of the Dead was usually written on papyri but sometimes it was put onto amulets. Even though there is evidence of the Book of the Dead archaeologists haven't actually found a real book. They do know that it exists because of the bits and pieces that they have found on pyramid walls and amulets.