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172.] God and the gods.
The passages from the pyramid of Pepi show at once the difference between neter as God, and the "gods" neteru ; the other passages, which might be multiplied almost indefinitely, prove that the Being spoken of is God.
The neteru or "gods" whom Unas hunted, and snared, and killed, and roasted, and ate, are beings who could die; to them were attributed bodies, souls, ka's , spiritual bodies, etc .
In a remarkable passage from the CLIVth Chapter of the Book of the Dead (Naville, Todtenbuch , Bd.
I., Bl.
179, l.
3) the deceased king Thothmes III.
prays:-- seset-kua emxet-k Tem huau ma ennu ari-k Preserve me behind thee, O Tmu, from decay such as that which thou workest er meter neb netert nebt er aut neb er t'etfet neb for god every, and goddess every, for animals all, for reptiles all sebuit-f per ba-f emxet mit-f ha-f for each passeth away when hath gone forth his soul after his death, he perisheth emxet sebi-f after he hath passed away.
The gods mortal.
Of these mortal gods some curious legends have come down to us; from which the following may be selected as illustrating their inferior position.
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Anthropomorphismtheology
Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.
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A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.
[auto] The passage distinguishes between the singular 'neter' (God) and the plural 'neteru' (gods), explicitly noting the inferior position and mortality of the latter.
All passages →Funerary Navigationpraxis
Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] The excerpt is from a commentary on the Book of the Dead and discusses a deceased king praying for preservation from decay after death.
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The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
[auto] The text affirms the existence of a supreme 'Being' who is God and is the object of prayer for preservation, implying a personal responsive reality distinct from mortal gods.
All passages →Tripartite Soulanthropology
Division of the human being into three principles: spirit (pneuma), soul (psyche), and body/matter (hyle or soma).
[auto] The text describes the mortal gods as having bodies, souls, and ka's, indicating a composite structure of the human or divine being.
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