The LXIVth Chapter is probably one of the oldest of all, and
two versions of it seem to have existed in the earliest times .
The longer version is called the "Chapter of coming forth by
day in the underworld", and the shorter the "Chapter of knowing
the `Chapters of coming forth by day' in a single Chapter" .
On a coffin of the 11th dynasty both versions occur . The rubric
of one version says that it was discovered in the reign of Hesep-ti,
i . e ., about B . C . 4266, while the rubric of the other attributes
its discovery to the time of Menthu-betep, which is clearly a
mistake for Men-kau-Ra (Mycerinus) . Thus in the 11th dynasty
it was believed that the Chapter might even be as ancient as the
time of the 1st dynasty . There is little doubt that the Chapter was
looked upon as an abridgment of all the "Chapters of coming
forth by day", and that it had a value which was equivalent
to them all .
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LXIII B . THE CHAPTER OF NOT BEING SCALDED WITH WATER . From the Papyrus of Nu.
two versions of it seem to have existed in the earliest times .
The longer version is called the "Chapter of coming forth by
day in the underworld", and the shorter the "Chapter of knowing
the `Chapters of coming forth by day' in a single Chapter" .
On a coffin of the 11th dynasty both versions occur . The rubric
of one version says that it was discovered in the reign of Hesep-ti,
i . e ., about B . C . 4266, while the rubric of the other attributes
its discovery to the time of Menthu-betep, which is clearly a
mistake for Men-kau-Ra (Mycerinus) . Thus in the 11th dynasty
it was believed that the Chapter might even be as ancient as the
time of the 1st dynasty . There is little doubt that the Chapter was
looked upon as an abridgment of all the "Chapters of coming
forth by day", and that it had a value which was equivalent
to them all .
The Source: The Book oDead,
the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
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