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Chap. LXIV . THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni

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 .
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.

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