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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

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Baba, 53

Badhilu, 185

Baiufrā, 27, 29

Balance; 23, 54

—heaven weighed in; 47

—keeper of, 50

—of Truth, 247

Bandlets, 16, 23

Baqanau, 112

Barber, 251

Barley, 34, 45

Bata, 196, 197, 204, 205

Baurtet, 134, 135

Beautiful Face, 218, 220

Beer, 203

—drinking of, 229

—of Hathor, 73

Bees, 251

Beetle, sacred, 91

Befen, 88

Befent, 89

Behutet, 82

Bekhten, Princess of, 92 ff.

Benben Stone, 216, 217

Beni-hasan, 135

Bentresht, 93, 95

Benu bird, 43, 45, 91

Bequests, 254

Betti, 56

Betu incense, 28

Birds, sacred, 52

Black Fiends, 68

Blacks, 128, 129

—character of, 102

—edict against, 101, 102

—hand of, 110

Blacksmiths, 78, 81, 251

Blasphemy, 53, 72

Blood in beer, 73

—of Isis, 56

Boat, magical, 43

—of Amen, 191

—of Amen-Rā, 185, 193

Boat of Millions of Years, 77, 91, 92

—of Rā; 123

— two Boats of Rā, 123

—of Rā-Harmakhis, 78

—of the Sun, 234, 246

Book, Am Tuat, 244

—boxes, 7

—"May my name," 250

—of Āapep, 250

—of Breathings, 40, 59 ff.

—of Gates, 246

—of knowing how Rā, 68

—of making splendid, 64 ff.

—of Opening the Mouth, 13, 38

—of overthrowing Āapepi, 67 ff.

—of Proverbs, 224

—of Psalms, 241

—of slaying the Hippopotamus, 78

—of the Dead; 4, 6, 29, 37 ff., 41

— the Recensions of, 39 ff.

— summary of Chapters of, 42 ff.

— Græco-Roman Books, 59 ff.

— hieratic, 4

— hieroglyphic, 40

—of the Two Ways, 244

—of Traversing Eternity, 40, 61

—of Wisdom, 224

Books, 2

—magical, 30

—of Thoth, 2

— study of, 230

Bread cakes, 45

Bronze, 238

Brugsch, Dr. H., 9

Builder, 251

Bull, the ship, 140

—skin of, 14

Bulls, sacrifice of, 15

Burial, 232

Bushel, 52

Busiris, 39, 44, 46, 61

Buto, 92

Byblos, 186, 187, 195, 238

Byssus, 191, 243

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