Amduat In Egypt

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AMDUAT The Twelve hours of the Night, found in the sarcophagus chamber in the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep II, Valley of the Kings 2. This important Egyptian funerary text has been engraved on the wall of the sarcophagus chamber in Amenhotep II’s tomb, located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, in the Valley of the Kings. The upper and lower regions depict the twelve hours of the night, where the Pharaoh travels through the Underworld from the time when the sun sets in the west, and rises in the east to become one with Re and live forever. 3. The Amduat is located in almost every royal tomb of the New Kingdom; however, there is no sign of it being the tombs of Akhenaten, Horemheb and Ramesses I. The tombs of Amenhotep II and III are the only tombs with the complete sequential version of the Amduat. These tombs are still located in the Valley of the Kings today.…show more content…
The Amduat was the sacred book of the Ancient Egyptians, which was reserved only for the Pharaohs. This book was based on the beliefs of the Egyptians that the deceased Pharaoh would undertake the dangerous journey in order to become reborn. United with the sun god, he travels in the boat of the sun from dusk to dawn. The main purpose of the Amduat is to give the names of gods and monsters to the spirit of the dead Pharaoh, so he can call upon them for help, or use their name to defeat

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