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Eschatology, Egyptian --- Death (Egyptian religion)

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Eschatology, Egyptian --- Book of that which is in the nether world --- Eschatology, Egyptian. --- Book of that which is in the nether world. --- Amduat --- Amdouat --- Book of what is in the nether world --- Pharaons --- Mort --- Aspect religieux --- Religion égyptienne --- Religion égyptienne.

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The revised English translation is based on the German edition, edited by Erik Hornung.The hieroglyphs and transcriptions are given on the basis of a collation of the extant texts found in different tombs. The main illustrations of the text come from the sarcophagus of Seti I.The 100 scenes of the Book of Gates are furthermore represented with one or more colored illustrations, originating from different sources.

Eschatology, Egyptian --- Religion --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Book of that which is in the nether world --- Egypt.

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Every evening the sun becomes old and weak and finally sets behind the Western horizon. Yet, it rises again in the morning, rejuvenated. How is that possible? How could the sun for the Ancient Egyptians the Sungod become young and revitalized during the night, during his night journey? What happens during this time?The Amduat is a description of the journey of the Sungod through the nightworld, that is also the world of the deceased. The knowledge contained in the Amduat is meant for the dead Pharaoh. But the text also recommends this knowledge for living beings. Thus, the journey of the Sungod can also be seen as a symbolic representation of an inner psychic process of transformation and renewal.In the Amduat the night journey of the Egyptian Sungod is divided into twelve hours, each one of them containing an enormous amount of insight into the human psyche. The entire Amduat could be called the first «scientific publication» of humankind describing or mapping the dangers, but also the regenerative capabilities of the nightworld, providing answers to basic human questions. Symbolically speaking, if an individual can consciously accompany the Sungod on his journey through the netherworld, he or she can learn from him how to relate to these both dangerous and helpful forces. He or she would acquire an insight into the secret of eternal renewal and would thus obtain a feeling of being close to the immortal Sungod. That is why the Amduat says repeatedly:«It is good for the dead to have this knowledge, but also for a person on earth, a remedy a million times proven.»The aim of the Amduat is that the reader becomes conscious of the guiding function of the inner Sungod or of the «inner great human». The Amduat, written 3500 years ago, contains in a nutshell the knowledge necessary to reunite the individual soul with this inner guiding light. This knowledge was later more clearly differentiated by all great religions.

Future life --- Eschatology, Egyptian --- Afterlife --- Eternal life --- Life, Future --- Life after death --- Eschatology --- Eternity --- Immortality --- Near-death experiences --- Religious aspects --- Near-death experiences - Religious aspects

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This book is a new study of the ancient Egyptian poem known in English as The Man Who Was Tired of Life or The Dialogue of a Man and His Ba (or Soul ). The composition is universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian literature. It is also one of the most difficult and continually debated, as well as being the subject of more than one hundred books and articles. The present study offers new readings and translations, along with an analysis of the text’s grammar and versification, and a complete philological apparatus.

Egyptian poetry --- Eschatology, Egyptian. --- Egyptian literature --- History and criticism. --- Dispute of a man with his soul. --- Dispute over suicide --- Gespräch eines Lebensmüden mit seiner Seele --- Lebensmüden --- Désespéré --- Man who was tired of life --- Man who argued with his soul --- Dialogue of a Man and his Ba --- Gespräch eines Lebensmüden mit seinem Ba --- Debate between a man and his soul --- Rebel in the soul --- Egyptian poetry - History and criticism --- Eschatology, Egyptian