The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 356 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge

Chapter 43 (part 117)

"The Chapter of the Pillow which is placed under the head." (See pp.

228, 359, and pl.

33.) Chapter CLXXV.

" The Chapter of not dying a second time." (See pp.

184, 341, and pl.

29.) Only one other much mutilated copy of this most important Chapter is known.

In it it is declared that neither men nor gods can conceive what great glory has been laid up for Ani in his existence in the next world, and that his life therein shall be for "millions of millions of years." Chapter CLXXXV.

"A Hymn of Praise to Osiris, the dweller in Amenta, Un-nefer within Abtu (Abydos)." (See pp.

241, 367, and pl.

36.) Chapter CLXXXVI.

"A Hymn of praise to Hathor." (See pp.

242, 368.

and pl.

37.)

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Themes

Eschatological Judgmentsoteriology

Final, collective cosmic judgment as an event in which the wicked are sentenced and the cosmos restored; distinct from psychopomp_journey (individual passage at death) and emphasising verdict where Zoroastrian frashokereti emphasises restoration.

The text references the 'Hall of double Right and Truth' and the 'Negative Confession,' central elements of the judgment of the dead.

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Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The passage lists chapters from the Book of the Dead specifically designed to guide and protect the soul through the afterlife.

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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] Chapter CXXV explicitly references the 'Hall of double Right and Truth,' which corresponds directly to the Egyptian principle of Maat.

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Psychopomp Journeycosmology

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] The text describes the soul's movement through realms like Neter-khert and the process of coming forth by day.

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Ritual Firepraxis

Fire as medium of divine presence.

The passage begins by noting 'two incense burners' standing at the head and foot of the bier.

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Spiritual Ascentpraxis

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

[auto] Chapters focus on rising ('coming forth by day') and arriving in peaceful heavenly fields like the Sekhet-Aanru.

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Theurgypraxis

Iamblichean ritual practice that engages the gods directly through consecrated material symbols and actions, on the premise that divine power descends into properly prepared matter — distinct from philosophical contemplation alone.

The listed chapters are ritual spells intended to engage divine power for protection and transformation in the afterlife.

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