25: Book of the Dead III

Book of the Dead of Ani: halfway though

Hymns
Final judgment
Councils of judges, Gates with guardians, Exegesis
Protections and guarantees
Transformations

Chapter 175: not dying again

Dialogue of Ani and Atum

Last time: ended with chapter 175 (not dying again)

Chapter 125A: introduction to major section
Hall of Two Truths/Double Truth/Ma'at

Anubis

Chapter 125:
Hall of Two Truths/Double Truth/Ma'at

"negative confessions"/declarations of innocence

Ani addresses the gods

judges

Ani's declarations of innocence

Declarations of innocence

Egyptian moral code (in negative)

How innocent was Ani (and did it matter)?

Little recapitulation of judgment scene:
Two "truths"/Ma'ats
Ani and Osiris

Anubis, the scale and Ammit
Thoth records the verdict
Doors.

Chapter 42:
Identification of Ani's body parts with gods

"True-of-voice" Ani composed of gods/parts

Rubric to 125, "Lake of Fire"

Amulets: Djed pillar, Tyet (Isis knot), heart, pillow

Chapter 151: Ani in the embalming chamber

Chapter 110: The Afterlife

The Field of Offerings

Provisioning the dead

cattle for oars
beef

More praise of Osiris Wennefer

Illustration:
Sokar-Osiris

Final text: praise of Hathor

Hippopotamus goddess Taweret

Cow of Hathor

Tomb of Ani

Book of the Dead: Summing up

Book of coming forth by day

Life, Death and the Afterlife

"Coming forth by day"

Sun gods

Gods of dead:
Osiris: divine precedent, ruler, title
Anubis: Embalmer, mediator
Thoth: Ani's advocate, delivers verdict
Sokar: ancient associations

Other gods: judges, gatekeepers, protectors

Text of Book of the Dead:

"Chapters"

No absolute order or selection
Not a direct narrative sequence, but not random

Kinds of writing (genres):
Hymns, rituals, magical spells, dialogues,
Exegesis/explanation, etc.

Rubrics

Summary:

Plates 1-6
Hymn to sun/sunrise
Hymn to Osiris
Weighing of heart
Ani true of voice
Chapter of coming forth by day//funeral procession

Plates 7-11
Chapter 17: Exegesis and long string of vignettes
Chapters 147, 146: Gates & guardians

Plates 12-17
Exegesis (Chapter 18)
Gods/Judges in councils
Opening the mouth
Preventative/protective chapters
Freedom of movement

Plates 23-28
Chapter 18 again: Exegesis, judges in councils
Not eating excrement (fear of disorder)
Transformations
Divine Falcon (78): dialogue between gods and Ani
More transformations

Plates 30-35
Entering the hall of the two truths (Anubis speaks)
The Hall: declarations of innocence (125)
Equation of body parts with gods
125 Rubric
Amulets
Embalming/burial chamber
Field of Offerings
Provisions

Ending with tomb of Ani