The Book of Night

(cited by Gate, Register, section)

1:1:1:

 
 

:1 He whose name is Hidden (ibis-headed)

 

:2 Lord of Diadems (god with feather0

 

:3 SRYt (p. 410 fn. 1) (goddess)

 

:4 N<3Yt (loc. cit.) (mummiform)

 

:5 H^FD (loc. cit.) (jackal-headed)

 

:6 Res-ur (or, p. 410 fn. 2 Kes-ur) (standing)

 

:7 She on her Throne (goddess seated on throne)

 

:8 Setepty (ram-headed god with scepter)

 

:9 the Gods of the South (standing)

1:1:2:

[without representations]

 

:1 the Gods of fhe North

 

:2 the Gods of the West

 

:3 the Gods of the East

 

:4 the Souls of P (capital of North)

 

:5 the Souls of NH^N (capital of South)

 

:6 the Great Ennead

 

:7 the Small Ennead

 

:8 the god "Mind": receive your heads, gather your bones, receive offerings

1:2:1

[1st Gate] Lady of Splendor

1:2:2

[2nd Hour] the Skilled One, She who protects her Lord

1:2:3

[guide] the Bull of Light

1:3:1:

9 leonine biers with reclining mummies, in groups of 3

 

:1 Spirits

 

:2 Nobles

 

:3 the dead

 

:4 "Mind": count your hearts, receive gifts

1:3:2:

3 groups behind "Mind": in each a woman between 2 men

 

:1 the weary one (swimming)

 

:2 the punished ones (clothed horizontal)

 

:3 those who belong to the opposite sky

 

:4 "Mind": measure banks, lift your legs

2:1:1

[2nd Gate] She who lighteth the fire, She who consumeth with pointed flames,

 

She from whom there is no protection, She by whom one cannot pass,

 

She from whom there is no escape, the One who elevateth her Lord

2:1:2

 
 

:1 Utut

 

:2 She who acteth

 

:3 She who giveth Light

 

:4 The Flame

 

:5 The Deputy of H.R

 

:6 The Youth

 

:7 The She-Hawk

 

:8 Green Head

 

:9 H^NS-WR (p. 412, fn. 4)

 

:10 S^WDW (loc. cit.)

 

:11 H^N-IB (loc. cit.)

 

:12 SMYTWI (loc. cit.)

 

:13 IWNW-MR (?) (loc. cit.)

 

:14 Lady of the Year

 

:15 He who bringeth Life

 

:16 He who giveth Wind

 

:17 He in the Castle of the Atef Crown

 

:18 DFD-DBN (p. 412 fn. 5)

2:2:1

[3rd Hour] the One who slaughtereth the souls

2:2:2

[guide] the Bull of the Two Lands

2:3:1:

6 lion biers

 

:1-:3 The awakened ones [3 sitting]

 

:4-:6 The sleeping ones [3 mummies]

2:3:2:

groups of 3 each

 

:1-:3 Those of the Silent Region [sitting with finger at mouth]

 

:4-:6 The awakened ones [holding a child]

 

:7-:9 The drowned ones [semireclining]

 

:10-:12 The spirits [wrapped, seated on thrones]

 

:13-:15 The shadows [standing]

2:3:3:

groups of 3 each, stting, holding lock of hair, horizontal facing downward

 

:1-:3 Those of the fields

 

:4-:6 Those of the channels (?)

3:1:1

[3rd Gate] the One with sharp knives, Mistress of the Two Lands, who chastiseth

 

the enemies of Weary-Heart, who causeth fear before the Sinless One

3:1:2:

deities of the 1st register

 

:1 IMY-SN (p. 414 fn. 6) [with scepter]

 

:2 NBN-NBN (loc. cit.) [standing]

 

:3 Great Heart [with double-plume on head]

 

:4 H.R-SY (p. 414 fn. 7) [mummiform, lion-headed]

 

:5 Power [standing]

 

:6 SWH. (p. 414 fn. 8) [mummiform]

 

:7 The Stable One [standing]

 

:8 H.MSWt (p. 414 fn. 9: feminine aequivalent of the K3) [seated on throne]

 

:9 The Standing One {Dositheus ?} [standing]

 

:10 He in his Sanctuary [holding sides of naos]

 

:11 The High One {Norse Har ?} [with scepter]

 

:12 NH3 (p. 414 fn. 10) [standing]

 

:13 <M-<3 (loc. cit.) [mummiform]

3:2

[guide] He who divideth the offerings

3:3:1:

3 groups of 3 figures each, sitting horizonatally, facing downward,

 

each holding lock of own hair on top of head

 

:1-:3 H.TRTYw (p. 415 fn. 11)

 

:4-:6 The inhabitants of the banks

 

:7-:9 Those of the banks

3:3:2:

:1-:6 2 groups of 3 figures each, similarly seated, but with their arms tied

 

behind their backs: all fish-headed [nameless]

4:1:1

[4th Gate] Mistress of Heaven, Mistress of the Two Lands, Nedjebit,

 

Great of Sanctity

4:1:2

gods of the 1st register

 

:1 HR-RMNTY (?) (p. 415 fn. 12)

 

:2 D<BTY (loc. cit.)

 

:3 The Great Hidden One

 

:4 The Flame

 

:5 H^TW-R-H^TW

 

:6 He who elevateth his Fore Part

 

:7 Sweet of Heart

 

:8 She who lifteth up his Father

 

:9 RMN-WTT

4:2:1

[5th Hour] She in the midst of her Barge

4:2:2

[guide] Face of Truth

4:3:1:

3 bending decapitated figures, each with knife on neck

 

:1-3 The followers of SWTH

4:3:2:

2 groups of 3 figures each, their arms tied behind their backs

 

:1-:3 The Rementiou

 

:4-:6 The Utau (enemies)

4:3:3:

3 groups 3, on 9 lion biers

 

:1-:3 H.3w (p. 416 fn. 16)

 

:4-:6 B3WTYw (loc. cit.)

 

:7-:9 NG3Yw (loc. cit.)

4:3:4 3

groups of 3 seated figures each (in triple outlines)

 

:1-:3 W<S^ (p. 416 fn. 17)

 

:4-:6 D3MWW (loc. cit.)

 

:7-:9 DTDRW (loc. cit.)

5:1:1

[5th Gate] Mistress of Life

5:1:2:

 
 

:1 H.KN-TP (p. 417 fn. 18) crocodile-headed, holding serpent with head-feather

 

;2 Lord of the Uadjit Serpent

 

:3 Ses^en

 

:4 STNt (p.417 fn. 19)

 

:5 MK.RYt (loc. cit.)

 

:6 He who counteth the Hearts

 

:7 He who cometh to being in the Abyss

 

:8 He who elevateth

 

:9 Long Arm

 

:10 <S^3t-<M3w

 

:11 She who perfecteth

 

:13 The Great Bear (constellation)

 

:14 The Old One (?)

5:2:1

[6th Hour] Mesperit

5:2:2

[guide] H.R of the Tree

5:3:

[7th Hour]

 

:1-:3 "The living souls sail, the corpses sail in their places." [on lion biers]

 

:4-:6 The strangers [3 horizontal, seated, facing down]

 

:7-:9 The burned ones [3 lamps, each with an enemy inside]

 

:10-:12 [3 horizontal seated]

 

:13-:15 PH.T(Y)w (?) [3 horizontal seated facing upward]

6:1:1

[6th Gate] Lady of Mysterious Magnificence

6:1:2:

gods of the 1st register

 

:1 Great Power

 

:2 Enty

 

:3 IWTW (p. 419 fn. 23)

 

:4 He who doth not swallow

 

:5 The Dancer

 

:6 He who traverseth

 

:7 T3-SNt (p. 419 fn. 24 the Bread of (?))

 

:8 She who giveth birth to her Son

 

:9 He who cometh to being in the dark

 

:10 H.RRTY (p. 419 fn. 25)

 

:11 The Hidden One

 

:12 KNSTY (p. 419 fn. 26)

6:2

[7th Hour] She who striketh the allies of SWTH

 

[guide] SKR

6:3:1

[bearded god with arms raised; child sitting; child face downward] Creation

6:3:2:

[hawk-headed god leaning on staff; 6 groups:--]

 

:1 The Asiatics [4 kneeling with arms tied behind their backs]

 

:2 The Libyans [standing in triple outline]

 

:3 The Madjai [likewise]

 

:4 The Negroes [kneeling with arms tied behind their backs]

 

:5 The Red Men [likewise]

 

:6 The Aegyptians [likewise]

6:3:3

[hawk-headed god] H.R maketh <Qt-offering (p. 420 fn. 27), restoreth bandlet:

 

"Ye are the rebels, the male and female Ut.

 

I, as the Blind One [p. 420 fn. 28 of Letopolis], strike you."

7:1:1

[7th Gate] The Chieftain[ess], She who fighteth for her Lord

7:1:2:

[gods of the 1st register]

 

:1 <H.<ty (p. 420 fn. 29)

 

:2 He on the Ladder

 

:3 The Guide

7:1:3:

[2 Anubis figures:--]

 

:1 NB-D<Rw (p. 420 fn. 30)

 

:2 H.R-H^Nty (loc. cit.)

7:2:1

[8th Hour] Mistress of Darkness

7:2:2

[guide] H.R of the Netherworld

7:3:1:

[company of deities before WSIR]

 

:1 NT

 

:2 INPW

 

:3 S^W

 

:4 Hepuy

 

:5 Mind

 

:6 Dua-mutef

 

:7 3St

 

:8 Qebeh-senuf

 

:9 Nephthys

 

:10 Selqit

 

:11 Hapy

 

:12 Imesty

 

:13 TF-NWt

 

:14 Sendet

7:3:2:

[group of gods with arms raised in adoration]

 

:1 The spirits

 

;2 The souls

 

:3 The mummies

 

:4 The dead

 

:5 The tired ones

 

:6 The punished ones

 

:7 The drowned ones

 

:8 The watchful ones

 

:9 Those of the opposite sky

 

:10 The awakened ones

 

:11 the sleeping ones

 

:12 The silent ones

7:3:3

[door guarded by hawk, 4 cobras, large cobra; above is recumbent lion]

8:1:1

[8th Gate] She whose flames cause pain

8:1:2

"O rampart, hear the words, adore the Luminous One!"

8:1:3:

[gods of the 1st register]

 

:1 Sementy

 

:2 DB3-HQSt (p. 423 fn. 31)

 

:3 He who protectedth the K3-s

 

:4 Bebty

 

:5 The King

 

:6 Semseru

 

:7 WM3 (or, M3W) (p. 423 fn. 32)

 

:8 He who stretcheth out the arms

 

:9 H^SBDty "the Blue One" (p. 423 fn. 33)

8:2:1:

:1 [9th Hour] She who protecteth her Lord

 

:2 [guide] This Soul

8:3:1:

[company of gods addressed by the god "Mind"]

 

:1 The spirits

 

:2 The mummies

 

:3 The dead

 

:4 The weary ones

 

:5 The punished ones

 

:6 Those of the opposite sky

 

:7 The awakened ones

 

:8 The sleeping ones

 

:9 The watchful ones

 

:10 The drowned ones

 

:11 The souls

 

:12 The shadows

 

:13 Those of the fields

8:3:2

[the speech of the god "Mind":] O weary ones & drowned ones,

 

the offerings given to you are princely rents, products of the hunt.

 

Do your duty to watch over Unen-nefer.

9:1:1

[9th Gate] Mistress of Fear

9:1:2:

[deities in the 1st register]

 

:1 Sert

 

:2 He who elevateth Truth

 

:3 He who reareth his Father

 

:4 Minmin

 

:5 H^Tyw-NTRw (p. 424 fn. 34)

 

:6 PH.RR-H.R-<.F (loc. cit.)

 

:7 Nefert-nefert

 

:8 <H.<ty (p. 424 fn. 35)

 

:9 HPN (loc. cit.)

9:2:1

[10th Hour] Djendjenit

9:2:2

[guide] Good Fortune of his Mother

9:3

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10:1:1

[10th Gate] She who protecteth her Lord

10:1:2:

 
 

:1 ---

 

:2 Holy through his Eye

 

:3 Beloved of H.R (?)

 

:4 IN.S-NM<.S (p. 425 fn. 36)

 

:5 NH.M.S-M<QN.S (loc. cit.)

 

:6 Benben

 

:7 The Brilliant One

 

:8 W3H.-<H^W He who placeth the Lamp (p. 425 fn. 37)

 

:9 Flame in his speech

 

:10 He who liketh solitude

10:2:1

[11th Hour] the One of the Stars (?)

10:2:2

[guide] Gold of the Gods

10:3

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11:1:1

[11th Gate] She who repulseth the Adversaries

11:1:2:

[gods in the 1st register]

 

:1 He who guardedth the landing

 

:2 He who guardeth the shadow

 

:3 QN-SBIw (p. 426 fn. 38)

 

:4 Wind of the Mouth

 

:5 He who is in his overflow

 

:6 He in the midst of the moon

 

:7 He who saveth his members

 

:8 SMH-H^Ft[w]y.F (p. 426 fn. 39)

 

:9 He who bringeth the Brillliant Sky

11:2:1

[12th Hour] She who seeth the beauty of R<

11:2:2

[guide] (Pauty-Nenty) "the King"

11:2:3

[Solar barge is towed by the "Stars who know not weariness."

 

At their head is the king. Before the tow-ers are 4 jackals &

 

the crocodile-headed god of the 12th Hour. Text referring the 4 jackals:--]

 

The Spirits of the West, who protect the Western Horizon & Heliopolis:

 

The Western Country whose name is Niu: The two great rocks in the midst of

 

the Western Sea and whose name is the Land of people who are at

 

the end of the Earth. The two kites (birds, female p. 427 fn. 41) are

 

the live spirits who do not rest.

11:3:1:

[procession of gods with their arms raised in adoration]

 

:1 Unen-nefer

 

:2 Lord of Life

 

:3 He who separateth his father

 

:4 NF3-H.R (p. 427 fn. 42)

 

:5 H.3Ywt (loc. cit.)

 

:6 The fighter who cutteth the heads

 

:7 Sedenden-pet (Fury of the Sky p. 427 fn. 43)

 

:8 He who judgeth as far as he knoweth

 

:9 The Snarer of the Sky (?)

 

:10 IW<-N-NH.H. Heir of Aeternity (p. 427 fn. 44)

11:3:2:

[on a sledge, altar whereon lieth a beetle with stream of water issuing

 

from its head and falling on heaven below; supported by another beetle,

 

underneath which is a child sitting. Before the altar are kneeling

 

2 primaeval deities:--]

 

:1 H.H.

 

:H.H.t

Alexandre Piankoff: The Tomb of Ramesses VI. BOLLINGEN SERIES XL.1.

Pantheon Books, N.Y., 1954. pp. 410 to 427