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The Egyptian Heaven and Hell: Volume II (Routledge Revivals)

By E. A. Wallis Budge Copyright 2014
316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

This is the second of three volumes, first published in 1906, which explore the Egyptian theology of the afterlife. It contains the complete hieroglyphic text of the short form of the Åm-Tuat and of the Book of Gates, with translations and reproductions of all the illustrations. In the Book of Gates the doctrines of the sophisticated cult of Osiris are prominent: they affirm that the beatified... Read more

The Short Form of the Book Åm-Tuat  1. The Alabaster Sarcophagus of Seti I;  Appendix: Belzoni’s Account of His Discovery of the Tomb of Seti I;  2. The Western Vestibule, or Ante-Chamber of the Tuat  3. The First Gate  4. The Second Gate  5. The Third Gate  6. The Fourth Gate  7. The Judgement Hall of Osiris  8. The Fifth Gate  9. The Sixth Gate  10. The Seventh Gate  11. The Eighth Gate  12. The Ninth Gate  13. The Tenth Gate  14. The Eleventh Gate

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E. A. Wallis Budge