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The Egyptian Heaven and Hell · 78 of 96 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge

Chapter 22 (part 2)

The gods who sit round the lake of fire receive their bodies and souls from the serpent NEHEP, and then they journey into SEKHET-AARU, which apparently has not yet been reached.
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Themes
Anthropomorphismtheology

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

[auto] Osiris is described as having wheat as his members which were eaten by followers, attributing physical form to the divine.

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Asha Cosmic Ordercosmology

Truth as the fundamental structure of reality.

[auto] Osiris is identified as the lord of MAAT, defined in the text as righteousness and integrity, representing truth as a fundamental structure.

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Cosmic Dualismtheology

Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.

The passage presents a clear opposition between the order of Ra/Osiris and the chaotic forces represented by serpents like Apep.

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Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The passage explicitly references the BOOK OF GATES in the context of afterlife regions and future life beliefs.

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Living Godtheology

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

[auto] The deities Ra and Osiris are depicted as active agents who decree growth and shine upon crops.

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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.

The text references Maat in the name of a guardian serpent and depicts the maintenance of order against chaotic serpents like Apep.

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