ABSTRACT

This chapter contains the complete hieroglyphic text of the first division of the book Am-Tuat, which is Called Net-Ra, with translations and reproductions of all the illustrations. This text was produced by the priests of Amen-Ra at Thebes. IN the scene which illustrates the SIXTH DIVISION of the Tuat, which is passed through by the Sun-god during the SIXTH HOUR of the night, we see, in the middle register, the dead Sun-god AFU-RA, once again standing in his boat, under the canopy, accompanied by his usual company of gods. In the abode of Osiris are sixteen gods in mummied forms. The first four are bearded, and wear the menat and the White Crown, and each is described by the title suten, such as 'King of the South'. The Majesty of this great god the gods who are in this country when he arriveth at these houses which are hidden, and which contain the image of Osiris.