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| CHAPTER. | PLATE. | |
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| I. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The beginning of the Chapters of "Coming forth by day" original Egyptian: hā em re nu pert em hru. This is the ancient title of the collection we now call the 'Book of the Dead,' emphasizing the soul's power to move between the tomb and the world of the living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5, 6 |
| II. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of coming forth by day and of living after death original Egyptian: re en pert em hru ānx emxet mit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
| VIII. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of passing through the underworld by day original Egyptian: re en āba Āmentet em hru. Āmentet refers to 'The West,' the domain of the dead. | 18 |
| IX. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of coming forth by day after passing through the hall of the tomb original Egyptian: re en per em hru emxet āba āamehet . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
| X. | See Chapter XLVIII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
| XV. | Egyptian hieroglyphs A Hymn of praise to Ra Ra was the primary sun god of ancient Egypt. when he rises in the eastern horizon of the sky original Egyptian: tua Rā xeft uben - f em xut ābtet ent pet . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| XV. | Egyptian hieroglyphs A Hymn of praise to Osiris Unnefer Osiris was the god of the dead; 'Unnefer' is a title meaning 'the beautiful or good being.' . . . . . . . . . . . | 2 |
| XV. | Egyptian hieroglyphs A Hymn of praise to Ra at his rising in the horizon, and at his setting in life original Egyptian: tua Rā em uben - f em xut er xeper hetep - f em ānx . . . . . . . . . | 18-21 |
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| XVII. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The beginning of the praisings and glorifyings, and of coming forth and going into the underworld Neter-khert | A common Egyptian name for the underworld, literally meaning 'the divine subterranean realm' original Egyptian: hā em sehes sexu pert hait em Neter-χert . . . . . |
| XVIII. | Introduction (A and B), text (§§ A-J), and Rubric A 'rubric' refers to instructions or titles written in red ink to distinguish them from the main spell.. [This chapter has no title.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12-14 |
| XVIII. | Duplicate copy, with Rubric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 23, 24 |
| XXII. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of giving a mouth to Osiris In these spells, the deceased is often identified directly with the god Osiris. . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| XXIII. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of opening the mouth of Osiris This refers to the 'Opening of the Mouth' ceremony, intended to restore the deceased's senses so they could eat, speak, and breathe in the afterlife. . . . . . . . . | 15 |
| XXIV. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of bringing enchantments to Osiris . . . . . . . | 15 |
| XXVI. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of giving a heart to Osiris . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
| XXVII. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of not letting the heart of a man be carried off from him in the underworld . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
| XXIX. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of not letting the heart of a man be removed from him in the underworld Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the seat of intelligence and memory, essential for the final judgment. . . . . . . . | 15 |
| XXIXB. | Egyptian hieroglyphs The Chapter of a heart of carnelian Carnelian is a reddish-orange gemstone; amulets in this shape were placed on the mummy to protect the life-force of the heart. . . . . . . . . . . . | 33 |