# Egyptian Literature/The Book of the Dead

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THE BOOK OF THE DEAD
According to the Theban Recension
[Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit., F.S.A.]
CONTENTS
| The Book of the Dead: | page |
| A Hymn to the Setting Sun | 3 |
| Hymn and Litany to Osiris | 4 |
| Hymn to Ra | 6 |
| Hymn to the Setting Sun | 9 |
| Hymn to the Setting Sun | 13 |
| The Chaplet of Victory | 14 |
| The Victory Over Enemies | 16 |
| Of Giving a Mouth to the Overseer | 17 |
| Of Giving a Mouth to Osiris Ani | 18 |
| Opening the Mouth of Osiris | 18 |
| Of Bringing Charms to Osiris | 19 |
| The Chapter of Memory | 19 |
| Of Giving a Heart to Osiris | 20 |
| Of Preserving the Heart | 21 |
| Of Preserving the Heart | 22 |
| Of Preserving the Heart | 23 |
| The Heart of Carnelian | 23 |
| Preserving the Heart | 23 |
| Preserving the Heart | 24 |
| Preserving the Heart | 25 |
| Beating Back the Crocodile | 26 |
| Beating Back the Crocodile | 27 |
| Repulsing Serpents | 29 |
| Against Snakes | 29 |
| Against Serpents | 29 |
| Driving Away Apshait | 30 |
| Driving Back the Merti | 30 |
| Living by Air | 30 |
| Living by Air | 31 |
| Driving Back Rerek | 32 |
| Repulsing the Eater of the Ass | 34 |
| Abolishing the Slaughterings | 35 |
| Abolishing the Slaughterings | 36 |
| Air and Water | 38 ​ |
| Dominion Over Elements | 39 |
| Dominion Over Elements | 40 |
| Dominion Over Elements | 40 |
| Preservation of the Soul | 40 |
| Of Drinking Water | 41 |
| Preservation from Scalding | 42 |
| On Coming Forth by Day | 42 |
| Chapter of Knowledge | 46 |
| Of Gaining Mastery Over Enemies | 49 |
| Victory Over Enemies | 50 |
| Coming Forth by Day | 50 |
| Opening the Underworld | 51 |
| Coming Forth by Day | 51 |
| Coming Forth by Day | 53 |
| Coming Forth by Day | 54 |
| Coming Forth by Day | 56 |
| Of Lifting Up the Feet | 58 |
| Of Journeying to Annu | 58 |
| Of Transformation | 59 |
| Of Performing Transformations | 59 |
| Of Transformation into a Hawk | 60 |
| Of Transformation into a Governor | 65 |
| Of Transformation into a God | 66 |
| Transformation into a Lotus | 67 |
| Transformation into Ptah | 68 |
| Transformation into a Bennu Bird | 69 |
| Transformation into a Heron | 69 |
| Of the Living Soul | 70 |
| Of the Swallow | 72 |
| The Serpent Sata | 73 |
| Of the Crocodile | 73 |
| Soul and Body | 73 |
| Of Evil Recollections | 74 |
| Of Rescue | 75 |
| Of Opening the Tomb | 76 |
| Of Not Sailing to the East | 77 |
| Of the Ink-pot and Palette | 78 |
| Of Being Nigh unto Thoth | 78 |
| Of Being Nigh unto Thoth | 79 |
| Of Bringing a Boat Along in Heaven | 80 |
| Of Bringing the Makhent Boat | 81 |
| Of Entering the Boat of Ra | 84 |
| Of Protecting the Boat of Ra | 85 ​ |
| Of Going into the Boat of Ra | 86 |
| Of Knowing the Souls of the East | 86 |
| Of Sekhet-Hetepet | 87 |
| Of Knowing the Souls of Pe | 91 |
| Of Knowing the Souls of Nekhen | 92 |
| Of Knowing the Souls of Khemennu | 94 |
| Of Coming Forth from Heaven | 94 |
| Of Knowing the Souls of Khemennu | 95 |
| Of Receiving Paths | 96 |
| Of Coming Forth from Re-Stau | 96 |
| Of Coming Forth from Re-Stau | 97 |
| Of Going About in the Underworld | 98 |
| Of Entering into the Great House | 98 |
| Of Entering the Presence | 99 |
| The Introduction to Maati | 100 |
| The Introduction to Maati | 102 |
| The Negative Confession | 104 |
| Address to the Gods of the Underworld | 107 |
| On the Four Apes | 111 |
| Of the Praise of the Gods | 112 |
| Adoration of the Gods of the Qerti | 114 |
| Hymn of Praise to Osiris | 115 |
| Of Making Perfect the Khu | 116 |
| Of Living Nigh unto Ra | 120 |
| Of Bringing Men Back to Earth | 121 |
| Of Making Perfect the Khu | 122 |
| Of Making Perfect the Khu | 123 |
| For the New Moon | 125 |
| Of Travelling in the Boat of Ra | 125 |
| Of Making Perfect the Khu | 126 |
| Sailing in the Great Boat | 128 |
| Of the Four Flames | 129 |