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The Egyptian Book of the dead

Note 3 — Chapter XCIX

P. Le Page (Peter Le Page) Renouf translation

Comp. chapter 44 on the cavern where the dead fall into the darkness, ‘but the Eye of Horus supporteth me, and Apuat reareth 170me up.’ There may be an allusion here, as there is elsewhere, to shooting stars. It is worth noticing that—a group which ought, I think, to be read (Ca and Ac) has in most papyri the wrong determinative instead of , which was misunderstood, and that Ab has even .

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