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The Book of Gates
by E. A. Wallis Budge
[1905](original title) The short form of the Book of am-tuat and the Book of Gates
The
Book of Gates
is an Ancient Egyptian cosmological treatise describing the architecture andinhabitants of the Tuat, the underworld which the boat of the Sun God, Ra, traverses during the nighthours. This is the second volume of the three volume Budge series which deals with the books of theUnderworld, the
Egyptian Heaven and Hell
. It also includes a short summary of the Book of Am-Tuat,the longer version of which comprises thefirst volume.Title PageNoteContents
The Short Form of the Book of Am-Tuat
The First HourThe Second HourThe Third HourThe Fourth HourThe Fifth HourThe Sixth HourThe Seventh HourThe Eighth HourThe Ninth HourThe Tenth HourThe Eleventh HourThe Twelfth Hour
The Book of Gates
Chapter I. The Alabaster Sarcophagus of Seti I.Chapter II. The Ante-Chamber of the TuatChapter III. The Gate Of Saa-Set: The Second Division of the Tuat.Chapter IV. The Gate Of Aqebi. The Third Division of the Tuat.Chapter V. The Gate Of Tchetbi. The Fourth Division of the TuatChapter VI. The Gate Of Teka-Hra. The Fifth Division of the TuatChapter VII. The Judgment Hall of Osiris. The Sixth Division of the Tuat.Chapter VIII. The Gate Of Set-em-maat-f. The Sixth Division Of The Tuat--continued.Chapter IX. The Gate Of Akha-En-Maat. The Seventh Division of the Tuat.Chapter X. The Gate of Set-hra. The Eighth Division of the Tuat.Chapter XI. The Gate Of Ab-ta. The Ninth Division of the Tuat.