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The Pyramid Texts

Samuel A. B. Mercer

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The Pyramid Texts are funerary inscriptions written on the walls of the early Ancient Egyptian pyramids at Sakkara, dating to the fifth and sixth dynasties (approximately 2350-2175 BCE), though believed composed circa 3000 BCE. They are the oldest sacred texts known. This is the first complete English translation, by Samuel A. B. Mercer.

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The Pyramid Texts
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Samuel A. B. Mercer
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Mercer Translation, 1952
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Summary
The Pyramid Texts are funerary inscriptions written on the walls of the early Ancient Egyptian pyramids at Sakkara, dating to the fifth and sixth dynasties (approximately 2350-2175 BCE), though believed composed circa 3000 BCE. They are the oldest sacred texts known. This is the first complete English translation, by Samuel A. B. Mercer.
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Chapters

  1. tpt-title-page
  2. tpt-preface
  3. tpt-contents
  4. tpt-introduction
  5. tpt-1-nut-and-the-deceased-king-utterances-1-11
  6. tpt-2-ritual-of-bodily-restoration-of-the-deceased-and-offerings-utterances-12-203
  7. tpt-3-a-group-of-prayers-and-charms-utterances-204-212
  8. tpt-4-a-series-of-old-heliopolitan-texts-partly-osirianized-utterances-213-222
  9. tpt-5-the-deceased-king-receives-offerings-and-is-re-established-in-his-functions-and-possessions-utterances-223-225
  10. tpt-6-mostly-serpent-charms-utterances-226-243
  11. tpt-7-the-deceased-king-arrives-in-heaven-where-he-is-established-utterances-244-259
  12. tpt-8-the-deceased-king-triumphs-over-his-enemies-and-is-recognized-by-the-gods-utterances-260-262
  13. tpt-9-means-whereby-the-deceased-king-reaches-heaven-utterances-263-271
  14. tpt-10-the-deceased-king-in-heaven-utterances-272-274
  15. tpt-11-charms-utterances-275-299
  16. tpt-13-a-series-of-five-charms-utterances-312-316
  17. tpt-14-miscellaneous-utterances-on-the-career-of-the-deceased-king-in-the-hereafter-317-337
  18. tpt-15-offerings-for-the-deceased-king-utterances-338-349
  19. tpt-16-miscellaneous-utterances-on-the-hereafter-350-374
  20. tpt-17-conjurations-and-charms-utterances-375-400
  21. tpt-18-utterances-concerning-well-being-especially-food-and-clothes-401-426
  22. tpt-19-in-praise-of-nut-utterances-427-435
  23. tpt-21-second-series-in-praise-of-nut-utterances-443-452
  24. tpt-22-a-miscellaneous-group-utterances-453-486
  25. tpt-23-a-series-of-food-texts-utterances-487-502
  26. tpt-24-a-series-of-reed-floats-and-ferryman-texts-utterances-503-522
  27. tpt-26-for-the-protection-of-the-pyramid-enclosure-against-osiris-and-his-cycle-utterance-534
  28. tpt-27-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-535-538
  29. tpt-28-a-litany-of-ascension-utterance-539
  30. tpt-29-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-540-552
  31. tpt-30-resurrection-meal-and-ascension-of-the-deceased-king-utterance-553
  32. tpt-31-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-554-562
  33. tpt-32-a-purification-litany-utterance-563
  34. tpt-33-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-564-569
  35. tpt-34-new-birth-of-the-deceased-king-as-a-god-in-heaven-utterance-570
  36. tpt-35-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-571-575
  37. tpt-36-the-resurrection-and-ascension-of-the-deceased-king-utterance-576
  38. tpt-37-the-resurrection-of-osiris-with-whom-the-gods-are-satisfied-utterance-577
  39. tpt-38-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-578-586
  40. tpt-39-an-early-hymn-to-the-sun-utterance-587
  41. tpt-40-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-588-600
  42. tpt-41-a-litany-like-incantation-for-the-endurance-of-a-pyramid-and-temple-utterance-601
  43. tpt-42-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-602-605
  44. tpt-43-the-resurrection-ascension-and-reception-of-the-deceased-king-in-heaven-utterance-606
  45. tpt-44-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-607-609
  46. tpt-45-the-deceased-king-on-earth-and-in-heaven-utterance-610
  47. tpt-46-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-611-626
  48. tpt-47-the-ascended-king-his-works-and-identifications-utterance-627
  49. tpt-48-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-628-658
  50. tpt-49-the-death-of-the-king-and-his-arrival-in-heaven-utterance-659
  51. tpt-50-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-660-669
  52. tpt-51-the-death-resurrection-and-spiritualization-of-the-king-utterance-670
  53. tpt-52-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-671-675
  54. tpt-53-resurrection-transfiguration-and-life-of-the-king-in-heaven-utterance-676
  55. tpt-54-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-677-683
  56. tpt-55-the-deceased-king-ascends-to-heaven-utterance-684
  57. tpt-56-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-685-689
  58. tpt-57-a-series-of-addresses-to-the-deceased-king-as-a-god-utterance-690
  59. tpt-58-texts-of-miscellaneous-contents-utterances-691-704
  60. tpt-59-a-series-of-unclassifiable-fragments-utterances-705-714