Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts

  •  Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts 



  • 1. Old Kingdom “Pyramid’s Text”:

Were in old Egyptian language, the earliest known of Egyptian collection for: Royal funerary, grammatical construction, vocabulary, mythologies. The texts evolved from an oral tradition to write on the wall of the tomb and inner structure of the pyramid. It’s around 900 individual spells and this is for providing knowledge and serving the deceased during the journey to the afterlife. 
Pyramids text, the earliest known spells appear in the Old Kingdom a pyramid of Unas at Saqqara in the end of 5th Dynasty and it’s not only one, there examples of queens and kings in the old kingdom and 1st Intermediate Period. There chamber is decorated with spells as: (TETI –PEPI I,...). some of spell help
to providing protection for deceaded during the journey like the text spell 588:
Osiris nemtiemzaf merenre, your mother nut has spread herself over you, in her identity of shetpet. She has made you to be a god without your oppenent. In your identity of a god. She has protected you from everything bad”. 
Also, their focus is on tangible things, like the preservation of the name and intricacies of Egyptian religious belief.
 

Cartouches of Pepi I and Pyramid Texts. Limestone block fragment from the debris of the north wall of the antechamber within the pyramid of Pepi I at Saqqara. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

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The Pyramid Texts inscribed on the subterranean 
walls of Unas' pyramid

Pyramid Text inscribed on the wall of a subterranean room in Teti's pyramid



    • 2. Middle Kingdom “Coffin’s Text”: 
    Were written in old Egyptian language and it comprise about 1200 individual spells. They were written inside the coffins of high-ranking people and wealthy private individuals. They reflect the idea that everybody has the chance of an afterlife. The coffin texts comprise new content relating to more everyday problems.

    Middle Kingdom coffin with the Coffin Texts painted on its panels


    Dismantled coffin of Khety c. 1919–1800 BCE with Coffin Text spells painted on the inside panels


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