CHAPTER XLIV.
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Work: Egyptian Book of the Dead
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Egyptian Book of the Dead — Renouf/Naville, 1904
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CHAPTER XLIV. Chapter whereby one dieth not a second time. Let the Cavern of Putrata( 1 ) be opened for me, where the dead fall into the darkness, but the Eye of Horus supporteth me, and Apuat reareth me up. I hide myself among you, O ye Stars that set not. My front is that of Râ, my face is revealed, according to the words of Thoth; my heart is in its place, my speech is intelligent. I am Râ himself, I am not to be ignored, I am not to be molested. Thy father liveth for thee, O Son of Nut! I am thy son Horus, I see thy mysteries, and am crowned as King of the gods. I die not a second time…
- Source
- Egyptian Book of the Dead — Renouf/Naville, 1904
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- Public domain
- Reading language
- eng
- Source language
- eng
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- Complete supplied Renouf/Naville 1904 historical translation and commentary, title/index/introduction, all acquired source h2 sections through chapter CLXXXVI, plate captions and transcription notes. Source chapter gaps, combined chapters and repeated section headings retained in original order. Reader sections follow actual source headings. Hieroglyphic images and plates remain in the immutable HTML artifact and source acknowledgement; this text-only Reader shows their supplied captions/alt labels and does not claim to transcribe their glyphs. Project Gutenberg transcription identifies its own printer corrections; no additional OCR repair or historical emendation was performed.
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Recorded provenance: Historical source wording, uncertainty markers and notes preserved without conjectural correction or translation. Plain-text presentation removes hosting markup and normalizes line endings. Complete supplied Renouf/Naville 1904 historical translation and commentary, title/index/introduction, all acquired source h2 sections through chapter CLXXXVI, plate captions and transcription notes. Source chapter gaps, combined chapters and repeated section headings retained in original order. Reader sections follow actual source headings. Hieroglyphic images and plates remain in the immutable HTML artifact and source acknowledgement; this text-only Reader shows their supplied captions/alt labels and does not claim to transcribe their glyphs. Project Gutenberg transcription identifies its own printer corrections; no additional OCR repair or historical emendation was performed.
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