Awakening Osiris : a new translation of the Egyptian Book of the dead

Preface. Introduction. Concordance. 1 The return. 2 Greeting Ra. 3 Greeting Osiris. 4 The speeches. 5 Coming forth by day. 6 The history of creation. 7 The duel. 8 Triumph over darkness. 9 Seven houses in the other world. 10 Twenty-one women. 11 Triumph through the cities. 12 The arrival. 13 Giving a mouth to Osiris. 14 Opening the mouth of Osiris. 15 Giving charms to Osiris. 16 Remembering his name. 17 Giving a heart to Osiris. 18 Giving breath to Osiris. 19 Drinking water. 20 Water and fire. 21 Fish stink. 22 Not letting his heart be carried off. 23 Not scattering his bones. 24 Not dying a second time. 25 Not letting his head be severed. 26 Not decaying in the other world. 27 Not allowing a man to pass East. 28 Not losing his mind. 29 Coming forth and passing through. 30 Bringing home his soul. 31 His soul and his shadow. 32 Returning to see his home. 33 Ra rising. 34 Awakening Osiris. 35 A preponderance of starry beings. 36 Adoration of Ra. 37 A messenger of Ra. 38 In the talons of the hawk. 39 Before changing. 40 Becoming the swallow. 41 Becoming the falcon of gold. 42 Becoming the hawk of divine. 43 Becoming one of the ancients. 44 Becoming the craftsman. 45 Becoming the child. 46 Becoming the lotus. 47 Becoming the snake. 48 Becoming the crocodile. 49 Becoming the heron. 50 Becoming the phoenix. 51 Becoming a light in the darkness. 52 The apes of dawn. 53 The heart of Carnelian. 54 The cloth of life. 55 The knot of Isis. 56 The pillow of hands. 57 The column of gold. 58 The eye of god. 59 Entering the house. 60 Entering truth. 61 The confession. 62 The bath. 63 This body of light. 64 The family. 65 A field of flowers. 66 Hymn to Ra. 67 Hymn to Osiris. 68 Hymn to Hathor

'The Egyptian Book of the Dead is one of the oldest and greatest classics of Western Spirituality. Until now, the available translations have treated these writings as historical curiosities with little relevance to our contemporary situation. This new translation, made from hieroglyphs, approaches the Book of the Dead as a profound spiritual text which is capable of speaking to us today. The perspective of these writings suggests that the divine realm and human realm are not altogether separate. It reminds us that the natural world, and the substance of our lives, is fashioned from the stuff of the gods.'

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