The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 270 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge
Chapter 43 (part 31)
It shall be recited on the ninth day of the festival.
Vignette: The deceased making offerings before a god.
Chapter CXLIV.
The Chapter of going in.
Vignette: Seven pylons.
Chapter CXLV A .
[Without title.] This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXLV B .
[The Chapter] of coming forth to the hidden pylons.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXLVI.
[The Chapter of] knowing the pylons in the house of Osiris in the Field of Aaru.
Vignette: A series of pylons guarded each by a god.
Chapter CXLVII.
[A Chapter] to be recited by the deceased when he cometh to the first hall of Amentet. Theban version: list of chapters.
Vignette: A series of doors, each guarded by a god.
Chapter CXLVIII.
[The Chapter] of nourishing the khu in the underworld, and of removing him from every evil thing.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXLIX.
[Without title.] Vignette: The divisions of the other world.
Chapter CL.
[Without title.] Vignette: Certain divisions of the other world.
Chapter CLI.
[Without title.] Vignette: Scene of the mummy chamber.
Chapter CLI A .
[Chapter] of the hands of Anpu, the dweller in the sepulchral chamber, being upon the lord of life ( i.e.
, the mummy).
Vignette: Anubis standing by the bier of the deceased.
Chapter CLI B .
The Chapter of the chief of hidden things.
Vignette: A human head.
Chapter CLII.
The Chapter of building a house in the earth.
Vignette: The deceased standing by the foundations of his house.
Chapter CLIII A .
The Chapter of coming forth from the net.
Vignette: A net being drawn by a number of men.
CLIII B .
The Chapter of coming forth from the fishing net.
Vignette: Three apes drawing a fishing net.
Chapter CLIV.
The Chapter of not allowing the body of a man to decay in the tomb.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CLV.
The Chapter of a Tet of gold to be placed on the neck of the khu .
Vignette: A Tet.
Chapter CLVI.
The Chapter of a buckle of amethyst to be placed on the neck of the khu.
Vignette: A Buckle.
Chapter CLVII*.
The Chapter of a vulture of gold to be placed on the neck of the khu .
Vignette: A vulture.
Chapter CLVIII.* The Chapter of a collar of gold to be placed on the neck of the khu .
Vignette: A collar. Theban version: list of chapters.
Chapter CLIX.* The Chapter of a sceptre of mother-of-emerald to be placed on the neck of the khu .
Vignette: A sceptre.
Chapter CLX.
[The Chapter] of placing a plaque of mother-of-emerald.
Vignette: A plaque.
Chapter CLXI.
The Chapter of the opening of the doors of heaven by Thoth, etc.
Vignette: Thoth opening four doors.
Chapter CLXII.* The Chapter of causing heat to exist under the head of the khu .
Vignette: A cow.
Chapter CLXIII.* The Chapter of not allowing the body of a man to decay in the underworld.
Vignette: Two utchats , and a serpent on legs.
Chapter CLXIV.* Another Chapter.
Vignette: A three-headed goddess, winged, standing between two pigmies.
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Funerary Navigationpraxis
Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] The passage is a list of chapters from the Book of the Dead specifically designed to guide the deceased through the afterlife.
All passages →Maat Cosmic Ordercosmology
The Egyptian principle of truth, balance, and right order underlying both the cosmos and human conduct; the parallel to Zoroastrian asha and Greek dike.
[auto] The Hall of Maati is explicitly described as the place where the deceased is separated from sins and judged.
All passages →Psychopomp Journeycosmology
Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.
Multiple chapters describe the guided passage of the soul through specific afterlife realms like the tomb, Tuat, and Hall of Maati.
All passages →Spiritual Ascentpraxis
A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.
Chapters describe the deceased ascending to heaven and sailing in the boat of Ra to the side of the sun god.
All passages →Related passages · 9 parallels
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Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)
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Shared concept: Psychopomp Journey — Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms. (derived)
western_esoteric|The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall)|Atlantis and the Gods of Antiquity-g
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Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)
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Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)
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Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)
neoplatonism|Select Works of Plotinus|Select Works, Section 304
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Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)
western_esoteric|Transcendental Magic I: The Doctrine (Éliphas Lévi)|3. The Triangle Of Solomon-c
“These shells, envelopes petrified or carnified, were such an expression possible, are the source of errors or of evil, which connects with the heaviness and hardness of animal envelopes.
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Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)
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Shared concept: Psychopomp Journey — Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms. (derived)