THE LITURGY OF FUNERARY OFFERINGS

by E. A. WALLIS BUDGE

[1909]

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This book has text and analysis of a key Egyptian ritual which was performed when preparing the corpse of a pharaoh for mummification. This is known as the "Book of the Opening of the Mouth". The ritual consisted of offering a long sequence of foodstuffs, beverages, cosmetics and other consumables, along with a litany recited by the priests. This text was also painted on the walls of the royal tomb. This recitation may be tedious and repetitous, but there is a reason that I've gone to the trouble of creating an etext of this book. Although Budge doesn't emphasize this, this text comprises an important part of the 'Pyramid Texts', of which only portions are available in public domain English translation.

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Title Page
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
Chapter I: The Doctrine of Offerings
Chapter II: The Liturgy of Funerary Offerings Described

Purification Ceremonies

The First Ceremony
The Second Ceremony
The Third Ceremony
The Fourth Ceremony
The Fifth Ceremony
The Sixth Ceremony

Chapter III: Description of the Offerings

The Seventh Ceremony
The Eighth Ceremony
The Ninth Ceremony
The Tenth Ceremony
The Eleventh Ceremony
The Twelfth Ceremony
The Thirteenth Ceremony
The Fourteenth Ceremony
The Fifteenth Ceremony
The Sixteenth Ceremony
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Ceremonies
The Nineteenth Ceremony
The Twentieth Ceremony
The Twenty-first Ceremony
The Twenty-second Ceremony
The Twenty-third Ceremony
The Twenty-fourth Ceremony
The Twenty-fifth Ceremony
The Twenty-sixth Ceremony
The Twenty-seventh Ceremony
The Twenty-eighth To Thirty-fourth Ceremonies
The Thirty-fifth Ceremony
The Thirty-sixth Ceremony
The Thirty-seventh Ceremony
The Thirty-eighth Ceremony

Chapter IV

The Liturgy Described
The Thirty-ninth Ceremony
The Fortieth Ceremony
The Forty-first Ceremony
The Forty-second Ceremony
The Forty-third Ceremony
The Forty-fourth Ceremony
The Forty-fifth Ceremony
The Forty-sixth Ceremony
The Forty-seventh Ceremony
The Forty-eighth Ceremony
The Forty-ninth Ceremony
The Fiftieth Ceremony
The Fifty-first Ceremony
The Fifty-second Ceremony
The Fifty-third Ceremony
The Fifty-fourth Ceremony
The Fifty-fifth Ceremony
The Fifty-sixth Ceremony
The Fifty-seventh Ceremony
The Fifty-eighth Ceremony
The Fifty-ninth Ceremony
The Sixtieth Ceremony
The Sixty-first Ceremony
The Sixty-second Ceremony
The Sixty-third Ceremony
The Sixty-fourth Ceremony
The Sixty-fifth Ceremony
The Sixty-sixth Ceremony
The Sixty-seventh Ceremony
The Sixty-eighth Ceremony
The Sixty-ninth Ceremony
The Seventieth Ceremony
The Seventy-first Ceremony
The Seventy-second Ceremony
The Seventy-third Ceremony
The Seventy-fourth Ceremony
The Seventy-fifth Ceremony
The Seventy-sixth Ceremony
The Seventy-seventh Ceremony
The Seventy-eighth Ceremony
The Seventy-ninth Ceremony
The Eightieth Ceremony
The Eighty-first Ceremony
The Eighty-second Ceremony
The Eighty-third Ceremony
The Eighty-fourth Ceremony
The Eighty-fifth Ceremony
The Eighty-sixth Ceremony
The Eighty-seventh Ceremony
The Eighty-eighth Ceremony
The Eighty-ninth Ceremony
The Ninetieth Ceremony
The Ninety-first Ceremony
The Ninety-second Ceremony
The Ninety-third Ceremony
The Ninety-fourth Ceremony
The Ninety-fifth Ceremony
The Ninety-sixth Ceremony
The Ninety-seventh Ceremony
The Ninety-eighth Ceremony
The Ninety-ninth Ceremony
The One Hundredth Ceremony
The One Hundred and First Ceremony
The One Hundred and Second Ceremony
The One Hundred and Third Ceremony
The One Hundred and Fourth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Fifth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Sixth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Seventh Ceremony
The One Hundred and Eighth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Ninth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Tenth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Eleventh Ceremony
The One Hundred and Twelfth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Thirteenth Ceremony
The One Hundred and Fourteenth Ceremony

THE LITURGY OF FUNERARY OFFERINGS

I. From the Pyramid of Unas
II. From The Tomb Of Peta-Amen-Ap.