The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 264 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge
Chapter 43 (part 25)
A Hymn of praise to Ra when he setteth in the land of life.
Vignette: The deceased adoring Ra.
Chapter XV B .
2.
A Hymn of praise to Ra-Harmachis when he setteth in the western horizon of heaven.
Vignette: The deceased adoring Ra.
Chapter XV B .
3.
Another hidden Chapter of the tuat , and of passing through the secret places of the underworld, and of seeing the Disk when he setteth in Amentet.
Vignette: The god or the deceased spearing a serpent.
Chapter XVI A .
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Scene of the worship of the rising sun by mythological beings.
Chapter XVI B .
Without title or text.
Vignette: Scene of the worship of the setting sun by mythological beings.
Chapter XVII.
Here begin the praises and glorifyings of coming out from, and going into, the underworld in the beautiful Amenta; of coming out by day, and of making transformations and of changing into any form which he pleaseth; of playing at draughts in the seh chamber; and of coming forth in the form of a living soul: to be said by the deceased after his death.
Vignette: The deceased playing at draughts; the deceased adoring the lion-gods of yesterday and to-day; the bier of Osiris with Isis and Nephthys at the foot and head respectively; and a number of mythological beings referred to in the text.
Chapter XVIII.
Without title.
Vignette: The deceased adoring the groups of gods belonging to various cities.
Chapter XIX.* The Chapter of the crown(?) of victory.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter XX.
Without title.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter XXI.* The Chapter of giving a mouth to a man in the underworld.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter XXII.
The Chapter of giving a mouth to the deceased in the underworld.
Vignette: The guardian of the scales touching the mouth of the deceased.
Chapter XXIII.
The Chapter of opening the mouth of the deceased in the underworld.
Vignette: The sem priest touching the mouth of the deceased with the instrument ###.
Chapter XXIV.
The Chapter of bringing words of magical power to the deceased in the underworld.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter XXV.
The Chapter of causing a man to remember his name in the underworld.
Vignette: A priest holding up ### before the deceased.
Chapter XXVI.
The Chapter of giving a heart to the deceased in the underworld.
Vignette: Anubis holding out a heart to the deceased in the underworld.
Chapter XXVII.
The Chapter of not allowing the heart of a man to be taken from him in the underworld.
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Vignette: A man tying a heart to the statue of the deceased.[1] Chapter XXVIII.
[The Chapter of] not allowing the heart of a man to be taken from him in the underworld.
Vignette: The deceased with his left hand touching the heart upon his breast, kneeling before a demon holding a knife.
Chapter XXIX A .
The Chapter of not carrying away the heart of a man in the underworld.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter XXIX B .
Another Chapter of a heart of carnelian.
Vignette: The deceased sitting on a chair before his heart, which rests on a stand.
Chapter XXX A .
The Chapter of not allowing the heart of a man to be driven away from him in the underworld.
Vignette: A heart.[2] Chapter XXX B .
The Chapter of not allowing the heart of a man to be driven away from him in the underworld.
Themes
◇Funerary Navigationpraxis
Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] The passage explicitly lists chapters designed to guide the deceased through the underworld and into the afterlife, such as 'Coming forth by day' and 'going into... the underworld'.
All passages →◇Psychopomp Journeycosmology
Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.
[auto] The text describes vignettes featuring Anubis attending the mummy and chapters concerning passage into the tuat (underworld), indicating a guided journey for the soul.
All passages →Related passages · 1 parallel
◆jewish_mysticism|The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation)|Chapter LXXII (part 1)
“THE BOOK OF THE COURSES OF THE HEAVENLY LUMINARIES (LXXII-LXXXII.) LXXII.
The Sun .
CHAPTER LXXII.
1.
The book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven, the relations of each, according to their classes, their dominion and their s…”
Both passages describe the journey and significance of celestial bodies, specifically the sun, in the afterlife or cosmic order. They share a focus on the sun's movement and its impact on the cycle of day and night, reflecting a common mystical interest in the celestial and the divine.