The Egyptian Book of the dead
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INDEX
TO THE
CHAPTERS
AND REFERENCES
TO THE
VIGNETTES.
| CHAPTERS. | VIGNETTES. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I. | The Beginning of the Chapters of Coming forth by Day, of the Words which bring about Resurrection and Glory, and of Coming out of and entering into Amenta.Said upon the Day of Burial of N, the Victorious, who entereth after coming forth.Here is N the victorious.He saith— | pages 1, 2 | Plates I, II |
| II. | Chapter for Coming forth by day and Living after death. | 11, 12 | No Vignettes. |
| III. | Another Chapter like it. | 12 | |
| IV. | Another Chapter, for travelling on the road which is above the earth. | 13 | |
| V. | Chapter whereby work may not be imposed [upon a person] in the Netherworld. | 13 | |
| VI. | Chapter whereby the funereal Statuettes may be made to do work for a person in the Netherworld. | 15, 16 | |
| VII. | Chapter of passing through the chine of Apepi which is void. | 16 | |
| VIII. | Chapter of opening the Tuat by day. | 17 | |
| IX. | Chapter for opening the Tuat. | 18 | |
| X. | Chapter for coming forth victoriously. | 19 | |
| XI. | Chapter for coming out against the adversary in the Netherworld. | 19 | |
| XII. | Chapter for entering and for coming forth out of the Netherworld. | 20 | |
| XIII. | Chapter for entering after coming out from Amenta. | 20 | |
| XIV. | Chapter for removing displeasure from the heart of the god against the deceased person. | 21 | |
| XV. | Hymn I.—A Hymn to Râ at his rising. | 22–25 | III, X, XV |
| [Litany].—Adored be Râ as he setteth in the Land of Life. | 25, 26 | ||
| Hymn II.—A Hymn to Râ at his setting. | 26, 27 | ||
| Hymn III.—A Hymn to Tmu at his setting. | 27, 28 | ||
| XVI. | . .. .. . | 34 | IV, V |
| XVII. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth by day out of the Netherworld.Let the words be said: | 35 40 | VI, VII |
| XVIII. | A Litany to Thoth. | 50–53 | VIII, IX |
| XIX. | Chapter of the Crown of Triumph. | 57, 58 | IX |
| XX. | Another Chapter of the Crown of Triumph. | 59 | No Vignettes. |
| XXI. | Chapter whereby the Mouth of a person is given to him in the Netherworld. | 60 | |
| XXII. | Another Chapter whereby the Mouth of a person is given to him in the Netherworld. | 61 | X, XI |
| XXIII. | Chapter whereby the Mouth of a person is opened for him in the Netherworld. | 62 | X, XI |
| XXIV. | Chapter whereby the Words of Power are brought to a person in the Netherworld. | 63, 64 | X |
| XXV. | Chapter whereby a person remembereth his name in the Netherworld. | 66 | No Vignettes. |
| XXVI. | Chapter whereby the Heart is given to a person in the Netherworld. | 66 | XII |
| XXVII. | Chapter whereby the Heart of a person is not taken from him in the Netherworld. | 69 | XI |
| XXVIII. | Chapter whereby the Heart of a person is not taken from him in the Netherworld. | 70, 71 | XII |
| XXIX. | Chapter whereby the Heart of a person may not be taken from him in the Netherworld. | 72 | XII |
| XXIXB | Another Chapter of the Heart; upon Carnelian. | 73 | No Vignettes. |
| XXXA | Chapter whereby the Heart of a person is not kept back from him in the Netherworld. | 74 | XII |
| XXXB | 75 | No Vignettes. | |
| XXXI. | Chapter whereby the Crocodiles are repulsed who come to carry off the Words of Power from a person in the Netherworld. | 77 | XII |
| XXXII. | Chapter whereby the Crocodiles are repulsed who come to carry off the Words of Power from the glorified in the Netherworld. | 78, 79 | No Vignettes. |
| XXXIII. | Chapter whereby all Serpents are kept back. | 81 | XII |
| XXXIV. | Chapter whereby a person is not devoured by the dweller in the shrine. | 82 | No Vignettes. |
| XXXV. | Chapter whereby the person is not devoured by a Serpent in the Netherworld. | 83 | |
| XXXVI. | Chapter whereby the Āpshait is kept back. | 85 | XII, XIII |
| XXXVII. | Chapter whereby the Merta Goddesses are kept back. | 85 | XIII |
| XXXVIII. | Chapter whereby one liveth by the breath of air in the Netherworld, and keepeth back Merta. | 86 | XIII |
| XXXIX. | Chapter whereby the Serpent Rekrek is repulsed in the Netherworld. | 87-89 | XIII, XIV |
| XL. | Chapter whereby the Eater of the Ass is kept back. | 91, 92 | XIV |
| XLI. | Chapter whereby one avoideth the Slaughter which is carried out in the Netherworld. | 94 | XV |
| XLII. | Chapter whereby one hindereth the Slaughter which is wrought at Sutenhenen. | 95–98 | XVI |
| XLIII. | Chapter whereby the head of a person is not severed from him in the Netherworld. | 101 | No Vignettes. |
| XLIV. | Chapter whereby one dieth not a second time. | 101 | |
| XLV. | Chapter whereby one escapeth corruption in the Netherworld. | 102 | |
| XLVI. | Chapter whereby he that is living is not destroyed in the Netherworld. | 102 | |
| XLVII. | Chapter whereby the seat of a person is not taken from him in the Netherworld. | 102, 103 | XV, XVII |
| XLVIII | (same as X). | ||
| XLIX | (same as XI). | ||
| L. | Chapter whereby one cometh not to the divine Block of Execution. | 103 | XVII |
| LI. | Chapter whereby one goeth not headlong in the Netherworld. | 104 | No Vignettes. |
| LII. | Chapter whereby one eateth not dirt in the Netherworld. | 105 | |
| LIIIA | Chapter whereby one is not made to eat dirt, or to drink lye. | 107 | |
| LIIIB | Whereby one eateth not dirt. | 107, 108 | |
| LIV. | Chapter whereby air is given in the Netherworld. | 108 | |
| LV. | Another Chapter whereby air is given. | 109 | |
| LVI. | Another Chapter of breathing. | 110 | |
| LVII. | Chapter for breathing air, and command of water, in the Netherworld. | 110, 111 | XVII |
| LVIII. | Chapter for breathing air and command of water. | 112 | XVII |
| LIX. | Chapter for breathing air and command of water. | 113 | No Vignettes. |
| LX. | Another Chapter. | 113, 114 | |
| LXI. | Another Chapter. | 114 | XVII |
| LXII. | Chapter whereby water is drunk in the Netherworld. | 114, 115 | No Vignettes. |
| LXIIIA | Chapter whereby one is not burnt with fire, but drinketh water, in the Netherworld. | 115, 116 | |
| LXIIIB | Chapter whereby one is not boiled in water. | 116 | |
| LXIV. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth by day from the Netherworld. | 117–121 | XVII |
| LXV. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth by day and prevaileth over the adversaries. | 127 | XIX |
| LXVI. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth by day. | 128 | No Vignettes. |
| LXVII. | Chapter whereby the doors of the Tuat are opened and one cometh forth by day. | 128 | |
| LXVIII. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth by day. | 129, 130 | XVIII, XIX. |
| LXIX. | Otherwise said. | 130, 131 | No Vignettes. |
| LXX. | Another Chapter. | 131, 132 | |
| LXXI. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth by day. | 132–134 | XIX |
| LXXII. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth by day and passes through the Ammehit. | 136, 137 | XIX, XX |
| LXXIII | (same as IX). | XIX, XX | |
| LXXIV. | Chapter whereby the legs are set in motion upon earth. | 138 | XIX, XX |
| LXXV. | Chapter whereby one cometh to Heliopolis and receiveth a seat there. | 139, 140 | XXI, numbered LXXVIII in error. |
| LXXVI. | Chapter whereby all forms are assumed which one pleaseth. | 140 | XXsame as LXXIII. |
| LXXVII. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Golden Hawk. | 141 | XXI |
| LXXVIII. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Sacred Hawk. | 142–146 | XXI |
| LXXIX. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Chief god of the Divine Cycle. | 147, 148 | XXI |
| LXXX. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the god who giveth Light to the Darkness. | 149 | No Vignettes. |
| LXXXI. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Lotus. | 150 | XXI, XXII. |
| LXXXII. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of Ptah, eateth bread, drinketh beer, and sitteth in the midst of the great gods. | 150, 151 | XXII |
| LXXXIII. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Bennu bird. | 151, 152 | XXII |
| LXXXIV. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Hernshaw. | 152, 153 | XXII |
| LXXXV. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of a Soul, that one may not come to the dungeon.Imperishable is he who knoweth it. | 153, 154 | XXII |
| LXXXVI. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Swallow. | 155 | XXII |
| LXXXVII. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of Se-ta. | 157 | XXII, XXIII |
| LXXXVIII. | Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Crocodile god [Sebak]. | 157 | XXIII |
| LXXXIX. | Chapter whereby the Soul is united to the dead Body. | 157, 158 | XXIII |
| XC. | Chapter whereby Memory is restored to a person. | 159 | XXIII |
| XCI. | Chapter whereby the Soul is secured from imprisonment in the Netherworld. | 160 | No Vignettes. |
| XCII. | Chapter whereby the Tomb is opened to the Soul and to the Shade of the person, that he may come forth by day and may have mastery of his feet. | 160, 161 | XXIII, XXIV |
| XCIII. | Chapter whereby one avoideth being conveyed to the East in the Netherworld. | 162 | XXIV |
| XCIV. | Chapter whereby one prayeth for a Palette and an Inkstand. | 163 | XXIV |
| XCV. | Chapter whereby is opened the place wherein Thoth resteth. | 163, 164 | XXIV |
| XCVI. | Chapter whereby is opened [the place] where Thoth [resteth]. | 164 | No Vignettes. |
| XCVII. | 165 | XXV | |
| XCVIII. | Chapter whereby one saileth a ship in the Netherworld. | 165, 166 | XXV |
| XCIX. | Chapter whereby one saileth a ship in the Netherworld. | 167–169 | XXV, XXVI |
| C. | The Book whereby the glorified one is made strong, and is made to embark in the boat of Rā, together with those who are with the god. | 171 | XXVII |
| CI. | Chapter of the safeguards of the Bark of Rā | 172, 173 | No Vignettes. |
| CII. | Chapter whereby one entereth into the Bark of Rā. | 173 | XXVII |
| CIII. | Chapter whereby one openeth the place where Hathor abideth. | 174 | XXV |
| CIV. | Chapter whereby one sitteth in the midst of the great gods. | 174 | XXV |
| CV. | Chapter whereby one propitiateth the Ka. | 175 | XXV |
| CVI. | Chapter whereby a largess is presented at Hat-ka-Ptah. | 176, 177 | No Vignettes. |
| CVII. | 178 | ||
| CVIII. | Chapter whereby one knoweth the Powers of the West. | 178, 179 | XXV, XXVII |
| CIX. | Chapter whereby one knoweth the Powers of the East. | 181, 182 | XXVII |
| CX. | The Beginning of the Chapters of the Garden of Hotepit, and of the Chapters of coming forth by day; and of entering and coming forth in the Netherworld, and of arriving at the Garden of Aarru, at the Rise in Hotepit and at the Grand Domain, blest with the breezes: that I may take possession there and be in Glory there: that there I may plough and mow: that there I may eat and drink and love: doing whatsoever things are done upon earth. | 193–195 | XXVIII, XXIX |
| CXI | (same as CVIII). | ||
| CXII. | Chapter whereby one knoweth the Powers of Pu. | 184, 185 | XXIX, XXX |
| CXIII. | Chapter whereby one knoweth the Powers of Nechen. | 186, 187 | XXX |
| CXIV. | Chapter whereby one knoweth the Powers of Hermopolis. | 188, 189 | XXXI |
| CXV. | Chapter whereby one cometh forth into Heaven, and openeth the Ammehit: and whereby the Powers of Heliopolis are known. | 190, 191 | No Vignettes. |
| CXVI. | Chapter whereby one knoweth the Power of Hermopolis. | 192 | XXXI |
| CXVII. | Chapter whereby one taketh the blissful path at Restau. | 203 | XXXI (one Vignette is numbered CVII in error). |
| CXVIII. | Chapter whereby one arriveth at Restau. | 206 | No Vignettes. |
| CXIX. | Chapter whereby one entereth or goeth forth from Restau. | 206 | XXXI |
| CXX | (same as XII). | ||
| CXXI | (same as XIII). | ||
| CXXII | (same as LVIII). | ||
| CXXIII. | Chapter whereby one entereth into the Great House. | 208 | XXXI |
| CXXIV. | Chapter whereby one cometh to the Divine Circle of Osiris. | 210, 211 | XXXII |
| CXXV. | Part I.—Said on arriving at the Hall of Righteousness, that N may be loosed from all the sins which he hath committed and that he may look upon the divine countenances. | 212–214 | XXXII, XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXVIII, XXXIX |
| Part II.—The Negative Confession. | 214–216 | ||
| Part III.—Said upon approaching to the gods who are in the Tuat. | 216–220 | ||
| CXXVI. | . .. .. . | 244, 245 | XL |
| CXXVII. | The Book for invoking the gods of the Bounds, which the person reciteth when he approacheth them, that he may enter and see the Strong one in the Great Abode of the Tuat. | 249 | No Vignettes. |
| CXXVIII. | Invocation of Osiris | 251, 252 | |
| CXXIX | (same as C). | XL | |
| CXXX. | A Book whereby the Soul is made to live for ever, on the day of entering into the Bark of Rā, and to pass the Sheniu of the Tuat.Made on the Birthday of Osiris. | 256–259 | XL |
| CXXXI. | Chapter whereby one proceedeth into Heaven by the side of Rā. | 261 | XLI |
| CXXXII. | Chapter whereby a person is enabled to go round, to visit his dwelling in the Netherworld. | 263 | XLI |
| CXXXIII. | Book whereby the deceased acquireth might in the Netherworld, in presence of the great cycle of the gods. | 264, 265 | XLI, XLII |
| CXXXIV. | Chapter whereby the deceased acquireth might. | 267, 268 | XLI |
| CXXXV. | Another chapter recited when the Moon renews itself on the first day of the month. | 269, 270 | No Vignettes. |
| CXXXVIA | Chapter whereby one is conveyed in the Bark of Rā. | 270 | XLII |
| CXXXVIB | Chapter whereby one is conveyed in the Great Bark of Rā to pass through the orbit of flame. | 271, 272 | No Vignettes. |
| CXXXVIIA | Chapter whereby a Light is kindled for a person. | 275 | |
| CXXXVIIB | Chapter whereby a Light is kindled for a person. | 275 | XLII |
| CXXXVIII. | Chapter whereby one is enabled to enter into Abydos. | 277 | XLIII |
| CXXXIX | (same as CXXIII). | ||
| CXL. | The book read on the last day of Mechir, when the Eye is full on the last day of Mechir. | 280, 281 | XLIII, XLIV |
| CXLI.to CXLIII. | The Book said by a man or his father or his son in the festival of the Amenta, and wherewith he acquires might with Rā, and with the gods when he is with them.Said on the day of the new Moon, when offerings are made of bread, beer, oxen, geese, and burnt incense to— | 282–285 | XLIV, XLV, XLVI |
| CXLIV. | The Chapter of the Arrival. | 287–289 | XLVI, XLVII, XLIX, L |
| CXLV and CXLVI. | The knowing of the pylons of the house of Osiris, in the Garden of Aarru. | 292–294 | XLIV, XLVIII, LIII |
| CXLVII. | 296–298 | XLIX, L | |
| CXLVIII. | Giving sustenance to the deceased in the Netherworld, and delivering him from all evil things. | 300–301 | XLVI, XLVII, LI |
| CXLIX. | 302–307 | LII | |
| CL. | 309 | LIII | |
| CLI. | 309 | LIV, LVI | |
| CLIA. bis | 313 | No Vignettes. | |
| CLIA. ter | Chapter of the mysterious head. | LIV | |
| CLII. | Chapter of building a house on earth. | 314 | LIV |
| CLIIIA | Chapter of coming out of the net. | 315, 316 | LV |
| CLIIIB | Chapter of escaping from the catchers of fish. | 320, 321 | LVI |
| CLIV. | Chapter of not letting the body decay in the Netherworld. | 322, 323 | LVI |
| CLV. | Chapter of the Tat of gold. | 325 | LVI, LVII |
| CLVI. | Chapter of the buckle of carnelian, which is put on the neck of the deceased. | 326 | LVI, LVII |
| CLVII. | Chapter of the vulture of gold, put on the neck of the deceased. | 326, 327 | LVII |
| CLVIII. | Chapter of the collar of gold, put on the neck of the deceased. | 327 | LVII |
| CLIX. | Chapter of the column of green Felspar, put on the neck of the deceased. | 327, 328 | LVII |
| CLX. | Giving the column of green Felspar. | 328 | LVII |
| CLXI. | Chapter of unfastening the opening in the sky.Thoth does it so that it may be finished when he opens (the sky) with Aten. | 329, 330 | LV |
| CLXII. | Chapter of causing a flame to arise under the head of the deceased. | 330, 321 | LVIII |
| CLXIII. | Chapters brought from another book, in addition to the “coming forth by day.”Chapter of not letting the body of a man decay in the Netherworld, of rescuing him from the devourers of souls who imprison men in the Tuat, and of not raising his sins on earth against him, but of saving his flesh and his bones from the worms and from every evil-doing god in the Netherworld, so that he may go in and out as he likes, and do everything he desires without restraint. | 333, 334 | LVIII |
| CLXIV. | Another Chapter. | 336, 337 | LVIII |
| CLXV. | Chapter of landing and not being obscured, so that the body may prosper in drinking water. | 338, 339 | LVIII |
| CLXVI. | Chapter of the Pillow. | 340 | LVIII |
| CLXVII. | Chapter of bringing an Eye. | 341 | LVIII |
| CLXVIII. | 341 | No Vignettes. | |
| CLXIX. | Chapter of raising the funereal Bed. | 342–344 | |
| CLXX. | Chapter of arranging the funereal Bed. | 345–347 | |
| CLXXI. | Chapter of wrapping up (the deceased) in a pure garment. | 347 | |
| CLXXII. | Beginning of the Chapter of reciting the ceremonies made in the Netherworld. | 348–351 | |
| CLXXIII. | The addresses of Horus to his father when he goes in to see his father, and when he comes out of his great sanctuary to see him Rā Unneferu, the master of Ta-tser, and then they embrace one another; therefore he is glorious in the Netherworld. | 352, 353 | LIX |
| CLXXIV. | Chapter of causing the Chu to come out of the great door in the sky. | 354, 355 | LX |
| CLXXV. | Chapter of not dying a second death in the Netherworld. | 356, 357 | LX |
| CLXXVI. | Chapter of not dying a second time in the Netherworld. | 358 | No Vignettes. |
| CLXXVII. | Chapter of raising the Chu, of vivifying his soul in the Netherworld. | 359 | |
| CLXXVIII. | Chapter of raising the body, of giving it eyes, of making it possess ears, of fixing its head, of putting it on its base. | 360–363 | |
| CLXXIX. | Chapter of coming forth when going out of yesterday and coming in the (present) day, being equipped by one’s own hands. | 363, 364 | |
| CLXXX. | Chapter of coming forth by day, of giving praise to Rā in the Amenta, of paying homage to the inhabitants of the Tuat, of opening the way to the mighty soul in the Netherworld, of letting him walk, lengthen his strides, and go in and out in the Netherworld; and take the form of a living soul. | 365–367 | LX |
| CLXXXI. | Chapter of arriving before the Divine circle of Osiris and before the gods, the guides in the Tuat, before the guards of their halls, the heralds of their gates and the doorkeepers of their pylons in the Amenta, and of taking the form of a living soul and praising Osiris the lord of his circle of gods. | 368, 369 | LXI |
| CLXXXII. | Book of vivifying Osiris, of giving air to him whose heart is motionless, through the action of Thoth, who repels the enemies of Osiris who comes there in his form ...as protector, saviour, defender in the Netherworld. | 370–372 | LXI |
| It is said by Thoth himself, so that the morning light may shine on him (Osiris) every day. | |||
| CLXXXIII. | Adoration to Osiris, giving him praise, bowing down before Unneferu, falling on one’s face before the lord of Ta-tsert, and exalting him who is on his sand. | 372–374 | LX |
| CLXXXIV. | Chapter of being near Osiris. | 375 | LX |
| CLXXXV. | Giving praise to Osiris, falling on the earth before the lord of eternity; propitiating the god with what he loves, speaking the truth, the lord of which is not known. | 375 | LX |
| CLXXXVI. | Adoration to Hathor, the lady of the West, falling down before Mehurit. | 376 | LX, LXII |