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Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings

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Egyptian Literature

Comprising

Egyptian Tales,

Hymns, Litanies, Invocations,

The Book Of The Dead,

And

Cuneiform Writings

Edited And With A Special Introduction By

Epiphanius Wilson, A.M.

New York And London

The Co-Operative Publication Society

Copyright, 1901

The Colonial Press

Contents

Special Introduction.
The Book Of The Dead
A Hymn To The Setting Sun

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class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Hymn And Litany To Osiris

Litany

Hymn To Rā

Hymn To The Setting Sun

Hymn To The Setting Sun

The Chapter Of The Chaplet Of Victory

The Chapter Of The Victory Over Enemies.

The Chapter Of Giving A Mouth To The Overseer

The Chapter Of Giving A Mouth To Osiris Ani

Opening The Mouth Of Osiris

The Chapter Of Bringing Charms To Osiris

The Chapter Of Memory

The Chapter Of Giving A Heart To Osiris

The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart

The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart

The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart

The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart

The Heart Of Carnelian

Preserving The Heart

Preserving The Heart

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class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Preserving The Heart

Rubric

Beating Back The Crocodile

Beating Back The Crocodile

Repulsing Serpents

Against Snakes

Against Serpents

Driving Away Apshait

Driving Back The Merti

Living By Air

Living By Air

Driving Back Rerek

Repulsing The Eater Of The Ass

Abolishing The Slaughterings

Abolishing The Slaughterings

Air And Water

Dominion Over Elements

Dominion Over Elements

Dominion Over Elements

Preservation Of The Soul

Of Drinking Water

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class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Of Drinking Water

Preservation From Scalding

On Coming Forth By Day

Chapter Of Knowledge

Of Gaining Mastery Over Enemies

Victory Over Enemies

Coming Forth By Day

Opening The Underworld

Coming Forth By Day

Coming Forth By Day

Coming Forth By Day

Coming Forth By Day

Coming Forth By Day

Of Lifting Up The Feet

Of Journeying To Annu

Of Transformation

Of Performing Transformations

Of Transformation Into A Hawk

Of Transformation Into A Governor

Of Transformation Into A God

Transformation Into A Lotus

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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@28282@[email protected]#toc131" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Transformation Into A Lotus

Transformation Into Ptah

Transformation Into A Bennu Bird

Transformation Into A Heron

Of The Living Soul

Of The Swallow

The Serpent Sata

Of The Crocodile

Soul And Body

Of Evil Recollections

Of Rescue

Of Opening The Tomb

Of Not Sailing To The East

Of The Ink-Pot And Palette

Of Being Nigh Unto Thoth

Of Being Nigh Unto Thoth

Of Bringing A Boat Along In Heaven

Of Bringing The Makhent Boat

Of Entering The Boat Of Ra

Of Protecting The Boat Of Ra

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tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Of Going Into The Boat Of Ra

Of Knowing The Souls Of The East

Of Sekhet-Hetepet

Of Knowing The Souls Of Pe

Of Knowing The Souls Of Nekhen

Of Knowing The Souls Of Khemennu

Of Coming Forth From Heaven

Of Knowing The Souls Of Khemennu

Of Receiving Paths

Of Coming Forth From Re-Stau

Of Coming Forth From Re-Stau

Of Going About In The Underworld

Of Entering Into The Great House

Of Entering The Presence

The Introduction To Maati

The Introduction To Maati

The Negative Confession

Address To The Gods Of The Underworld

Of The Hour Apes

Of The Praise Of The Gods

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tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Adoration Of The Gods Of The Qerti

Hymn Of Praise To Osiris

Of Making Perfect The Khu

Of Living Nigh Unto Ra

Of Bringing Men Back To Earth

Of Making Perfect The Khu

Of Making Perfect The Khu

For The New Moon

Of Travelling In The Boat Of Ra

Of Making Perfect The Khu

Sailing In The Great Boat

Of The Four Flames

Egyptian Tales

The Taking Of Joppa

The Doomed Prince

Anpu And Bata

Setna And The Magic Book

Tales Of The Magicians

The Peasant And The Workman

The Shipwrecked Sailor

The Adventures Of Sanehat

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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@28282@[email protected]#toc253" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">The Tell Amarna Tablets

The Hittite Invasion Of Damascus

The Amorite Treachery

The War In Phœnicia

Northern Palestine

Southern Palestine

Royal Letters

Cuneiform Inscriptions And Hieratic Papyri

The Great Tablet Of Rameses II At Abu-Simbel

Hymn To Osiris

Travels Of An Egyptian In The Fourteenth Century B.C.

Dirge Of Menephtah

Hymn To The Nile

The Solemn Festal Dirge Of The Egyptians

Hymns To Amen

Hymn To Pharaoh

The Song Of The Harper

Hymn To Amen-Ra

Hymn To Ra-Harmachis

The Lamentations Of Isis And Nephthys

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tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">The Litany Of Ra

The Book Of Respirations

The Epic Of Penta-Our

Footnotes