Sacred texts from ancient Egypt, including funerary literature and hymns to the gods.
Folders
Funerary Literature and Afterlife Books — Egyptian funerary corpora, mortuary rites, judgment texts, and afterlife literature from Pyramid Texts through the Book of the Dead. (6)
Hymns and Divine Theology — Egyptian hymns, divine praises, laments, and theological poetry addressed to Aten, Amun, Isis, Nephthys, and other gods. (3)
Language, History, and Antiquarian Studies — Egyptian language, hieroglyphic symbolism, historical discovery, monuments, royal history, and early Egyptological studies. (4)
Magic and Ritual Practice — Egyptian magic, ritual technique, spells, amulets, divination, and Greco-Egyptian magical papyri. (2)
Myth, Legend, and Comparative Religion — Egyptian myth, legend, mythological retellings, and comparative studies of Egyptian religion with neighboring traditions. (7)
Underworld Books and Netherworld Maps — Egyptian underworld books and maps of the night journey, including the Amduat, Book of Gates, and Book of Two Ways. (5)
Wisdom and Instruction — Egyptian wisdom literature and instruction texts on speech, justice, humility, silence, and right conduct. (2)
Pages
Glossary — A shelf-specific slice of the Good Works Glossary for Egyptian terms.
Introduction to Egyptian Religion — A source-critical introduction to ancient Egyptian religion — three thousand years of divine plurality, royal theology, temple life, funerary texts, wisdom literature, and changing modern interpretation.
Reader's Guide to Egyptian Religion — A chronological and object-conscious map through Egyptian pyramid, coffin, papyrus, tomb, temple, wisdom, magical, linguistic, and Egyptological witnesses.