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The Prayers of Pahery are the prayers to be said in the tomb of a man named Pahery who was alive in the Eighteenth Dynasty. [1] The prayers are the second oldest archaeological evidence for the existence of an afterlife within Ancient Egyptian religion apart from the oldest which is the Book of the Dead. [1] The texts within his tomb show: [2]
Various courtiers' rock tombs at Amarna (ancient Akhet-Aten, the city Akhenaten founded) have similar prayers or hymns to the deity Aten or to the Aten and Akhenaten jointly. One of these, found in almost identical form in five tombs, is known as The Short Hymn to the Aten .
The Litany of Re (or more fully "Book of Praying to Re in the West, Praying to the United One in the West") is an important ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom. [1] Like many funerary texts, it was written on the inside of the tomb for reference by the deceased.
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Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture. It centered on the Egyptians' interactions with many deities believed to be present and in control of the world.
The ancient Egyptian peoples believed the Nile river was a god. [1] The hymn specifically states "offerings are made unto you, men are immolated to you, great festivals are instituted for you. Birds are sacrificed to you, gazelles are taken for you in the mountain, pure flames are prepared for you." [3]
7.Protection from animals [8] 8.Spell for opening up the West by day. [5]9.Identifies the owner with the god Horus, son of Osiris; and affirming that Osiris will triumph over his enemy Set, and asks for the gods to open a path for him.
The Egyptian book of the dead : the book of going forth by day : being the papyrus of Ani (royal scribe of the divine offerings) : including the balance of chapters of the books of the dead known as the Theban Recension compiled from ancient texts, dating back to the roots of Egyptian civilization / written and illustrated circa 1250 B.C.E., by ...