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Passages similar to: Egyptian Book of the Dead — Chapter CLIII A
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Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter CLIII A (35.)
The instrument in the hand of the deceased. Though the determinative is , it does not necessarily mean that it is made of wood; it may be the determinative of weapons in general. It has prongs, which are compared to nails or claws, so that it probably is a weapon like the bident for spearing fishes, the tines of which are held together by a string (Wilkinson, Manners and Customs , 2nd edition, Vol. II, p. 107). Otherwise it is not unlike a netting needle (Wilkinson, loc. cit. , p. 175). If it is a weapon, one does not very well understand why it is said to belong to the net
Pyramid Texts
Ritual Of Bodily Restoration Of The Deceased, And Offerings, Utterances 12-203 (71)
To say: Osiris N., take to thyself his hand--the hand of thine enemy. A d`m-sceptre. 71 49 + 1 (Nt. 3 19). To say: Osiris N., take his w in thy hand. ...
The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite
The Celestial Hierarchy, Caput XV (5)
The rods signify the kingly and directing faculty, making all things straight. The spears and the battle-axes denote the dividing of things unlike,...
Pyramid Texts
Mostly Serpent Charms, Utterances 226-243 (231)
Hearts are checked; the nomads are in the place of the spear, 235 they are cast down. That is, the god mn....