E45+Funerary+Texts

=Egyptian Society during the Ramesside period, Dynasties XIX and XX =

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Religion, death and burial

 * 4.5 Funerary texts: The Book of the Dead and the Am Duat (Book of What is in the Netherworld), The Book of Gates**

See also Sarah's presentation for this topic

Go to the Theban Mapping Project ‘Articles’ page. There is a five-page article titled: “Funerary Compositions”. On the [|second page] you will find //The Book of Gates// and the //Am Duat// (called ‘Imydwat’), and on the [|fourth page] you will find //The Book of the Dead//.

You can also go to the [|Tour Egypt] website. There is a general introduction to the texts. (Don't take the "Amduat" link because it leads you to the "Litany of Re".)

Then, of course, there is good (?) old [|Wikipedia].

Translations of the whole of each text can be found at [|Internet Sacred Texts Archive].

Have a browse around and you will find many other sources.


 * Draw up a table as shown below and fill in the information using the above websites.


 * **Text** || **Purpose** || **Content** || **Where is it found? (19th and 20th Dynasties)** ||
 * The Book of the Dead ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Am Duat ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Thye Book of Gates ||  ||   ||   ||

In the middle of the third hour, from the Book of Gates (right), Ra can be seen in a shrine on a boat, accompanied by Sa and Hekau. The boat is being pulled by four gods. The rope is tied to a beam borne by eight mummiform gods (only two can be seen here). At each end of the beam is a bull's head.