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Egyptian Book of the Dead

Chapter CLXXVI
Ancient Egyptian trans. P. Le Page Renouf & E. Naville • c. c. 1550 BCE
1.
I execrate the land of the East. I do not go to the dungeon, for I have not done those things which are forbidden by the gods
2.
For I have passed through the place of purification in the middle of the Meskat; the inviolate god has given me his glorious attributes on the day when the two Earths were united in the presence of the Master of (all) things
3.
He who knows this chapter is a mighty Chu in the Netherworld
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A short Chapter found in one papyrus only, and consisting of a few sentences taken from various chapters