23: Book of the Dead I

Beginning: Hymn to Re, sun-god

Thoth, Maat
Enemies of the sun-god: ass (donkey), Apophis

Ani and Tutu

Sunrise image:

Sun
Sky
Baboons
Ankh
Isis
Nephthys
Djed column (emblem of Osiris)

Hymn to Osiris Wennefer

Duat = Netherworld

Judgment scene

Ani & Tutu
Weighing of heart
Ammit

Text: Chapter 30B
("Heart Scarab text")
Heart scarabs

Ennead
Thoth

Anubis
baboon of Thoth

Ani, "True of voice"
Horus
Osiris, Isis& Nephthys

Chapter 1
Vignette: funeral procession
Text: "Going forth by day"

Funeral procession: mourners
Scene at tomb:
Opening of the mouth

Important places:
Field of Offerings/Reeds

Rosetjau
Duat

Lake of Fire

Long Rubric:
Guarantee of effectiveness

Chapter 17

Vignettes:

Ani & Tutu playing Senet
Ani & Tutu as ba-birds
Lions: "Yesterday" & "Tomorrow"
Benu bird
Mummy of Ani

Text:

Exegesis: Ritual explanation of religious ideas

More vignettes:

Fecundity/fertility
Necropolis/cemetery
Eye of Horus
Cow of Hathor/Eye of Re

4 sons of Horus, canopic chest

tribunal of the dead

Re & Atum?

Cat killing snake (sun vs. Apophis)

Ani & Tutu worship Khepri (sun god)

Atum
Lion

Gates and their guardians: chapters 147 and 146

Chapter 18
Praising of Osiris, lord of Rosetjau

Ani & Tutu, priests, gates, judges

Role of Thoth
Explanations/exegesis like ch. 17

More judges. (groups of councils of judges)

Thoth and judgment; legal context
Rubric

Still more judges

Paper assignment: see "Resources" folder for paper assignment