The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 58 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge
Chapter 6 (part 14)
When Pepi standeth upon the north of heaven with Ra, he becometh lord of the universe like unto the king of the gods."[2] To the deceased Horus gives his own ka ,[3] and also drives away the ka's of the enemies of the deceased from him, and hamstrings his foes.[4] By the divine power thus given to the deceased he brings into subjection the ka's of the gods[5] and other ka's ,[6] and he lays his yoke upon the ka's of the triple company of the gods.[7] He also becomes Thoth,[8] the intelligence of the gods, and he judges hearts;[9] and the hearts of those who would take away his food and the breath from his nostrils become the prey of his hands.[10] The heavenly life of the blessed.
The place of the deceased in heaven is by the side of God[11] in the most holy place,[12] and he becomes God and an angel of God;[13] he himself is triumphant,[14] [1.
###.
Recueil de Travaux, t.
v., p.
23, (l.
197).
2.
Ibid.
, t.
v., p.
17, (l.
91 ff.).
3.
###.
Ibid.
, t.
v., p.
33 (l.
265).
4 Ibid.
, t.
V., p.
40 (l.
287).
5.
###.
Ibid.
, p.
45 (l.
306).
6.
###.
Ibid.
, t.
iv., p.
51 (l.
451); iii., p.
208 (l.
234).
7.
Ibid.
, t.
v., p.
460.
(l.
307).
8.
Ibid.
, t.
vii., p.
168 (l.
452).
9.
Ibid.
, t.
iii., p.
208 (l.
233), ###.
10.
Ibid.
, t.
iv., p.
49 (l.
430), ###.
11.
### un-k ar kes neter ; ibid.
, t.
iii., p.
202 (l.
209).
12.
###.
Ibid.
, t.
v., p.
89 (l.
178).
13.
###.
Ibid.
, t.
v., p.
187 (l.
175).
14.
### maa-xeru ; ibid.
, t.
v., p.
186 (l.
172).
These words are in later times always added after the name of the deceased, and seem to mean something like "he whose voice, or speech, is right and true"; the expression has been rendered by "disant la vérité," "véridique," "juste," "justifié," "vainqueur," "waltend des Wortes," "mächtig der Rede," "vrai de voix," "juste de voix," "victorious," "triumphant," and the like.
See on this subject Maspero, Études de Mythologie et d'Archéologie , t.
i., pp.
93-114; Devéria, L'Expression Màà-xerou (in Recueil de Travaux , t.
i., p.
10 ff.).
A somewhat different view of the signification of maakheru is given by Virey (Tombeau de Rekhmara, Paris, 1889, p.
101.
Published in Mémoires publiés par les Membres de la Miss.
Arch.
Française au Caire , t.
v., fasc.
i.).
The offerings which were painted on the walls of the tomb were actually enjoyed by the deceased in his new state of being.
Themes
◇Funerary Navigationpraxis
Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] The passage is excerpted from the Book of the Dead, a text specifically designed to guide the soul through death and the afterlife.
All passages →◇Mystical Unionsoteriology
The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.
[auto] The text explicitly states that the deceased 'becomes God' and stands with Ra, indicating a complete merging of identity with the divine.
All passages →Related passages · 6 parallels
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“This light moderates the action of the fiery will still active in them, the blessings of their good deeds surround them, the hope for still greater glorification is their life, and from the trouble and persecution which they have suffered t…”
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◆jewish_mysticism|The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation)|Chapter LXII
“LXII. Judgement of the Kings and the Mighty: Blessedness of the Righteous . CHAPTER LXII. 1. And thus the Lord commanded the kings and the mighty and the exalted, and those who dwell on the earth, and said: 'Open your eyes and lift up your…”
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◆mesopotamian|Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation|1k
“May he hold the Beginning and the Future, may they pay homage unto him, Saying, "He who forced his way through the midst of Tiamat without resting, Let his name be Nibiru, 'the Seizer of the Midst'!
For the stars of heaven he upheld the pa…”
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◆platonism|Plato: Phaedrus|Section 1o
“Zeus, the mighty lord, holding the reins of a winged chariot, leads the way in heaven, ordering all and taking care of all; and there follows him the array of gods and demigods, marshalled in eleven bands; Hestia alone abides at home in the…”
Both passages describe the ascent of the soul or the deceased to a heavenly realm where they attain a divine or exalted state. They share themes of divine judgment, the blessed life in heaven, and the transformation of the individual into a divine or angelic being.