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A personal collection of translated ancient Egyptian texts with grammar notes.
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THE OFFERING FORMULA of
Khu
and
Senet
A typical Middle Kingdom
Htp-di-nswt
offering formula
- an inscription intended to provide the deceased with sustenance in the afterlife.
[
Leiden AP 71
]
Stela of
Djehutynefer
and
Benbu
and a lost Theban tomb
New Kingdom stela displayed at the
Museo Egizio
in Turin [
Cat. 1638
]
that possibly comes from a now-lost tomb at
Dra Abu el-Naga
.
Praising Ra-Horakhty
- Tomb of
Horemheb
in Saqqara
Great Overseer of Troops
Horemheb
praising the solar deity
Ra-Horakhty
. This block [
Leiden CI 313
] comes from his Memphite tomb, built in the years before he become king.
How to avoid work in the afterlife - Shabti of
Khebeny
One of the largest
shabti
statues ever discovered [
Leiden AST 43
] with possibly the oldest "
shabti spell
" - a spell to avoid corvée labor in the afterlife.
Stela of
Amenemheb
A 19th Dynasty stela [
Leiden AD 37
] made of faience depicting a couple giving praise to
Osiris
and
Anubis
.
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