Sacred Texts: Ancient Egypt

Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt: Lecture III. The Realms of the Dead—The Pyramid Texts—The Ascent to the Sky

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The Pharaoh himself might reasonably expect that his imposing tomb would long survive the destruction of the less enduring structures in which his nobles were laid, and that his endowments, too, might be made to outlast those of his less powerful contemporaries. The pyramid as a stable form in architecture has impressed itself upon all time. Beneath this vast mountain of stone, as a result of its mere mass and indestructibility alone, the Pharaoh looked forward to the permanent survival of his…

Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt: Lecture III. The Realms of the Dead—The Pyramid Texts—The Ascent to the Sky

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