Revival: The Liturgy of Funerary Offerings (1909)
Subtitle: the Egyptian Texts with English Translations
By: E.A. WALLIS BUDGE
Edition: First edition.
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780203704660
Subjects: RELIGION; General; Ancient; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Description: "This book has text and analysis of a key Egyptian ritual which was performed when preparing the corpse of a pharaoh for mummification. This is known as the "Book of the Opening of the Mouth". The ritual consisted of offering a long sequence of foodstuffs, beverages, cosmetics and other consumables, along with a litany recited by the priests. This text was also painted on the walls of the royal tomb. This recitation may be tedious and repetitous, but there is a reason that I've gone to the trouble of creating an etext of this book. Although Budge doesn't emphasize this, this text comprises an important part of the 'Pyramid Texts', of which only portions are available in public domain English translation."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter I {u2014}THE DOCTRINE OF OFFERINGS; title: chapter II {u2014}THE LITURGY OF FUNERARY OFFERINGS DESCRIBED; title: chapter III The Sem priest holding the Kef-pesesh; title: chapter IV {u2014}THE LITURGY DESCRIBED.