24: Book of the Dead II


Opening of the mouth

Heart scarab spell (again)

Protecting the ba, Giving breath, Protecting the heart

Air & water, not dying, not decaying

Not perishing, not going to gods' slaughterhouse

Not being taken to the east (threats against gods)

Not being decapitated

Letting soul rejoin body
Freedom of movement

Opening the tomb

Coming forth by day
Sokar

Opening the west

Turning around to see house, killing enemies (snake // Apophis)

Praising sun god ("bark" = fancy boat of god)

Hymn to Osiris: "Hail to you!"


Another hymn to sun god

Part 1: Ani to sun god

Part 2: sun god's response

Making a spirit more worthy
Re

Rubric: instructions for making a model of solar boat

Praising Re and sailing in the solar boat
Another rubric with Instructions

Apophis's name defaced


Chapter 18 again!
Invoking Thoth and the councils of the gods
Exegesis/explanation

(Door)

More chapter 18: why repeat it?


Not eating or touching excrement in afterlife

Fears of contaminated food supply, impurity, "world upside down", reversal of ma'at


Chapters of transformations

Swallow
Falcon of gold
Divine falcon (chapter 78; long dialogue between Ani as "Messenger" and gods)
Snake
crocodile
Ptah
soul of Atum
Benu bird
Heron
Lotus
generic "god"