The Egyptian Book of the dead
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THE EGYPTIAN
BOOK OF THE DEAD.
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY,
BY THE LATE
SIR P. LE PAGE RENOUF, KNT.
CONTINUED AND COMPLETED BY
PROF. E. NAVILLE, _D.C.L., &c., &c.,_
_Professor of Egyptology at the University of Geneva._
_WITH VIGNETTES AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS._
PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR
THE SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL ARCHÆOLOGY,
37, GREAT RUSSELL STREET, BLOOMSBURY,
LONDON, 1904.
LONDON:
HARRISON AND SONS, PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HIS MAJESTY,
ST. MARTIN’S LANE.
TO
LADY RENOUF
THIS WORK IS DEDICATED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESSED WISH OF
HER LATE HUSBAND
SIR PETER LE PAGE RENOUF.
INDEX
TO THE
CHAPTERS
AND REFERENCES
TO THE
VIGNETTES.
CHAPTERS. │ VIGNETTES.
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I. _The Beginning of the Chapters of pages│ Plates I, II.
Coming forth by Day, of the Words 1, 2│
which bring about Resurrection and │
Glory, and of Coming out of and │
entering into Amenta. Said upon the │
Day of Burial of_ N, _the │
Victorious, who entereth after │
coming forth. Here is_ N _the │
victorious. He saith_— │
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II. _Chapter for Coming forth by day and 11, 12│ No Vignettes.
Living after death._ │
III. _Another Chapter like it._ 12│ ”
IV. _Another Chapter, for travelling on 13│ ”
the road which is above the earth._ │
V. _Chapter whereby work may not be 13│ ”
imposed [upon a person] in the │
Netherworld._ │
VI. _Chapter whereby the funereal 15, 16│ ”
Statuettes may be made to do work │
for a person in the Netherworld._ │
VII. _Chapter of passing through the chine 16│ ”
of Apepi which is void._ │
VIII. _Chapter of opening the Tuat by day._ 17│ ”
IX. _Chapter for opening the Tuat._ 18│ ”
X. _Chapter for coming forth 19│ ”
victoriously._ │
XI. _Chapter for coming out against the 19│ ”
adversary in the Netherworld._ │
XII. _Chapter for entering and for coming 20│ ”
forth out of the Netherworld._ │
XIII. _Chapter for entering after coming 20│ ”
out from Amenta._ │
XIV. _Chapter for removing displeasure 21│ ”
from the heart of the god against │
the deceased person._ │
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XV. HYMN I.—_A Hymn to Râ at his rising._ 22–25│ III, X, XV.
[LITANY].—_Adored be Râ as he setteth 25, 26│
in the Land of Life._ │
HYMN II.—_A Hymn to Râ at his 26, 27│
setting._ │
HYMN III.—_A Hymn to Tmu at his 27, 28│
setting._ │
XVI. . . . . . . . . . . 34│ IV, V.
XVII. _Chapter whereby one cometh forth by 35 40│ VI, VII.
day out of the Netherworld. Let the │
words be said_: │
XVIII. _A Litany to Thoth._ 50–53│ VIII, IX.
XIX. _Chapter of the Crown of Triumph._ 57, 58│ IX.
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XX. _Another Chapter of the Crown of 59│ No Vignettes.
Triumph._ │
XXI. _Chapter whereby the Mouth of a 60│ ”
person is given to him in the │
Netherworld._ │
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XXII. _Another Chapter whereby the Mouth of 61│ X, XI.
a person is given to him in the │
Netherworld._ │
XXIII. _Chapter whereby the Mouth of a 62│ X, XI.
person is opened for him in the │
Netherworld._ │
XXIV. _Chapter whereby the Words of Power 63, 64│ X.
are brought to a person in the │
Netherworld._ │
XXV. _Chapter whereby a person remembereth 66│_No Vignettes._
his name in the Netherworld._ │
XXVI. _Chapter whereby the Heart is given 66│ XII.
to a person in the Netherworld._ │
XXVII. _Chapter whereby the Heart of a 69│ XI.
person is not taken from him in the │
Netherworld._ │
XXVIII. _Chapter whereby the Heart of a 70, 71│ XII.
person is not taken from him in the │
Netherworld._ │
XXIX. _Chapter whereby the Heart of a 72│ XII.
person may not be taken from him in │
the Netherworld._ │
XXIXB. _Another Chapter of the Heart; upon 73│_No Vignettes._
Carnelian._ │
XXXA. _Chapter whereby the Heart of a 74│ XII.
person is not kept back from him in │
the Netherworld._ │
XXXB. 75│_No Vignettes._
XXXI. _Chapter whereby the Crocodiles are 77│ XII.
repulsed who come to carry off the │
Words of Power from a person in the │
Netherworld._ │
XXXII. _Chapter whereby the Crocodiles are 78, 79│_No Vignettes._
repulsed who come to carry off the │
Words of Power from the glorified │
in the Netherworld._ │
XXXIII. _Chapter whereby all Serpents are 81│ XII.
kept back._ │
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XXXIV. _Chapter whereby a person is not 82│ No Vignettes.
devoured by the dweller in the │
shrine._ │
XXXV. _Chapter whereby the person is not 83│ ”
devoured by a Serpent in the │
Netherworld._ │
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XXXVI. _Chapter whereby the Āpshait is kept 85│ XII, XIII.
back._ │
XXXVII. _Chapter whereby the Merta Goddesses 85│ XIII.
are kept back._ │
XXXVIII. _Chapter whereby one liveth by the 86│ XIII
breath of air in the Netherworld, │
and keepeth back Merta._ │
XXXIX. _Chapter whereby the Serpent Rekrek 87-89│ XIII, XIV.
is repulsed in the Netherworld._ │
XL. _Chapter whereby the Eater of the Ass 91, 92│ XIV.
is kept back._ │
XLI. _Chapter whereby one avoideth the 94│ XV.
Slaughter which is carried out in │
the Netherworld._ │
XLII. _Chapter whereby one hindereth the 95–98│ XVI.
Slaughter which is wrought at │
Sutenhenen._ │
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XLIII. _Chapter whereby the head of a person 101│ No Vignettes.
is not severed from him in the │
Netherworld._ │
XLIV. _Chapter whereby one dieth not a 101│ ”
second time._ │
XLV. _Chapter whereby one escapeth 102│ ”
corruption in the Netherworld._ │
XLVI. _Chapter whereby he that is living is 102│ ”
not destroyed in the Netherworld._ │
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XLVII. _Chapter whereby the seat of a person 102,│ XV, XVII.
is not taken from him in the 103│
Netherworld._ │
XLVIII (same as X). │
XLIX (same as XI). │
L. _Chapter whereby one cometh not to 103│ XVII.
the divine Block of Execution._ │
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LI. _Chapter whereby one goeth not 104│ No Vignettes.
headlong in the Netherworld._ │
LII. _Chapter whereby one eateth not dirt 105│ ”
in the Netherworld._ │
LIIIA. _Chapter whereby one is not made to 107│ ”
eat dirt, or to drink lye._ │
LIIIB. _Whereby one eateth not dirt._ 107,│ ”
108│
LIV. _Chapter whereby air is given in the 108│ ”
Netherworld._ │