The Egyptian Heaven and Hell · 42 of 96 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge

Chapter 7 (part 10)

x., p.

79 ff., vol.

xii., p.

1 ff.

88:1 See Maspero, Études de Mythologie , tom.

ii.

p.

27.

88:2 See Yakut's Geographical Dictionary, ed.

Wüstenfeld, tom.

iv., page 18.

89:1 See Lanzone, Le domicile des Esprits , p.

1.

98:1 Or, SA-AKEB.

The Contents of the Book Am-Tuat and the Book of Gates Compared.

The Western Vestibule or Antechamber of the Tuat

Themes

◇Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The text explicitly details the divisions, gates, and guardians of the Tuat from the Book of Gates, serving as a guide for the soul's passage through death.

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◇Psychopomp Journeycosmology

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] The passage outlines a structured path through afterlife realms guarded by specific deities and serpents, implying a guided passage for the deceased.

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◇Sacred Namestheology

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

[auto] The text extensively lists the specific names of hour-goddesses, gates, and serpents, which function as ontological keys in Egyptian funerary magic.

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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] The progression through numbered divisions of the Tuat represents a staged journey toward judgment and eventual renewal or union with the divine.

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