CHAPTER CVIII.
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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 CVIII. Chapter whereby one knoweth the Powers of the West. In respect of the Hill of Bachau( 1 ) upon which heaven resteth, it presenteth itself( 2 ) three hundred cubits in length( 3 ) and two hundred cubits in breadth. Sebak, the Lord of Bachau, is at the east of the Hill, and his temple is upon it. There is a serpent on the brow of that hill, five hundred cubits in length, three cubits of his forepart are pierced with swords. I know the name of this serpent on his hill: “He who dwelleth in his own flame” is his name.( 4 ) Now, at the close of day( 5 ) he turneth down his eyes …
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- Egyptian Book of the Dead — Renouf/Naville, 1904
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- Public domain
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- eng
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- 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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