ABSTRACT

In the Ritual ofAmon1 XI I 7-10 a strange idea about the nature of incense is found, which can, however, be fully explained in the light of a similar belief about libations of water2 that occurs in the Pyramid Texts. This perhaps accounts for the important place which the offering of both holds in the mortuary and temple services, and for the fact that they are often presented simultaneously3 or in immediate succession.4