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The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 148 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge

Chapter 18 (part 7)

I am Thoth, who have made (12) Osiris victorious over his enemies on the day of weighing of words in the (13) great House of the mighty Ancient One in Annu. I am Tetteti, the son of Tetteti; I was (14) conceived in Tattu, I was born in (15) Tattu. I am with those who weep and with the women who bewail (16) Osiris in the double land (?) of Rechtet; and I make Osiris to be victorious over his enemies. (17) Ra commanded Thoth to make Osiris victorious over his enemies; and that which was (18) bidden for me Thoth did. I am with Horus on the day of the clothing of (19) Teshtesh and of the opening of the storehouses of water for the purification of the god whose heart moveth not, and (20) of the unbolting of the door of concealed things in Re-stau. I am with Horus who (21) guardeth the left shoulder of Osiris in [1. The papyrus of Ani reads ### as do Pf, Pj, Pk, and Pl. See Naville, Todtenbuch , Bd., I., Bl, p. 2. 2. I.e. , Mestha, Hapi, Tuamautef, Qebhsennuf, the gods of the cardinal points. 3. Compare the use of ### in 2 Samuel, iii. 13. 4. A name of the temple of Ra in Heliopolis. See Brugsch, Dict. Géog. , p. 153. 5. I.e. , the god of Tettetu, or Busiris, a town which was believed to contain the body of Osiris. 6 See Brugsch, Dict. Géog. , p. 978. 7. The reading ### . . . . Rextet is given by British Museum papyrus No. 9964. See also Brugsch, Dict. Géog ., p. 392. 8. The translation here follows the variant reading given by Pierret ### utu en Ra er semaaxeru Ausar . See Aeg. Zeitschrift , 1869, p. 139; and Le Livre des Morts, p. 10. 9. A name of Osiris. See Lanzone, Dizionario, p. 1262. 10. I.e. , "the door of the passages of the tomb." A picture of Re-stau ### is given on Plate VIII.] Sekhem, and I (22) go into and come out from the divine flames on the day of the destruction (23) of the fiends in Sekhem. I am with Horus on the day of the (24) festivals of Osiris, making the offerings on the sixth day of the festival, [and on] the Tenat festival in (25) Annu. I am a priest in Tattu, I Rere (?) in "the temple of Osiris, [on the day of] casting Up (26) the earth. I see the things which are concealed in Re-stau. (27) I read from the book of the festival of the Soul [which is] in Tattu. I am the Sem priest (28), and I perform his course. I am the great chief of the work on the day of the placing of the hennu [1.
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Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

[auto] Divine beings are described with human physical attributes such as a 'left shoulder' and a 'heart'.

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Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The passage is from the Book of the Dead and explicitly details rituals for victory over enemies and purification in the afterlife.

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Hidden Sayingssoteriology

Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.

The text mentions the 'unbolting of the door of concealed things', implying access to esoteric knowledge.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

Deities like Ra and Thoth are depicted as active agents who command and execute actions in the narrative.

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Mystical Unionsoteriology

The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.

[auto] The deceased claims identity with the gods ('I am Thoth'), merging their personal identity with divine archetypes for salvation.

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Psychopomp Journeycosmology

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] Thoth and Horus are present to guard and assist Osiris during the critical moments of the afterlife journey.

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Ritual Puritypraxis

The maintenance of a state of cleanliness—physical, moral, or spiritual—required for encounter with the divine.

The passage mentions the 'purification of the god', indicating a requirement for spiritual cleanliness.

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Sacred Namestheology

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

[auto] The speaker repeatedly identifies with divine names ('I am Thoth', 'I am Tetteti') to claim ontological power and status.

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