The Book of Opening the Mouth: Vol. I (Routledge Revivals): The Egyptian Texts with English Translations...

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E. A. Wallis Budge

The Book of Opening the Mouth

Vol. I (Routledge Revivals): The Egyptian Texts with English Translations

E. A. Wallis Budge

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Routledge
23 June 2014

History; Classical history & classical civilisation; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology; Anthropology

Series: Routledge Revivals

The recital of The Book of Opening the Mouth and the Liturgy of Funerary Offerings were in use among the Predynastic Egyptians of the later part of the Neolithic Period, before the art of writing had evolved, and continued to exercise a considerable influence on Egyptian religious literature until the time of Roman Empire. The ceremonies were believed to enable the spiritual elements of the deceased to continue their existence. The object of the formulae was the reconstitution of the body and the restoration to it of the heart-soul (‘Ba’).

This is the first volume of The Book of Opening the Mouth, first published in 1909, which is edited from three copies written in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-sixth Dynasties respectively. It is believed they describe faithfully the forms of the rites which originated among the indigenous inhabitants of the Nile Valley.

By: E. A. Wallis Budge
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781138778870
ISBN 10: 1138778877
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 23 June 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Preface; The Models of Instruments, Knives and Vases Used in the Ceremonies of ""Opening the Mouth""; List of Illustrations in Vol. I; The Book of the Opening of the Mouth"