Egyptian MagicIn this classic work, first published in 1899, one of the most prolific Egyptologists of the Victorian era offers his renowned insight into the magical power names, spells, and talismans held for the ancient Egyptians. How did beliefs that predated the worship of deities come to become associated with controlling gods and goddesses? How did magical amulets ward off evil spirits? What role did scarabs serve in bestowing immortality?The writings of E.A. Wallis Budge are considered somewhat controversial today because of his use of an archaic system of translation, but useful illustrations and an abundance of information make them necessary works for students of ancient civilizations as well as those of the evolution of historical study. This entertaining overview of the connection between religion and magic in ancient Egypt remain a vital resource today.SIR E.A. WALLIS BUDGE (1857-1934) was curator of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities at the British Museum form 1894 to 1924. Among his many works of translation and studies of ancient Egyptian religion and ritual is his best-known project, The Egyptian Book of the Dead. |
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... FOUR CHILDREN OF HORUS 90 IV . HATHOR IN THE SYCAMORE TREE 105 THE DECEASED DRINKING Water froM A STREAM 106 THE SOUL VISITING THE MUMMIED BODY 113 THE SOUL And Spirit oUTSIDE THE TOMB 114 THE SHADOW AND SOUL OUTSIDE THE TOMB ...
... FOUR CHILDREN OF HORUS 90 IV . HATHOR IN THE SYCAMORE TREE 105 THE DECEASED DRINKING Water froM A STREAM 106 THE SOUL VISITING THE MUMMIED BODY 113 THE SOUL And Spirit oUTSIDE THE TOMB 114 THE SHADOW AND SOUL OUTSIDE THE TOMB ...
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... four centuries of our era , and which may be said to have held beliefs which were part Christian and part non - Christian . In its non- Christian aspect it represents a collection of ideas and superstitions which belong to a savage or ...
... four centuries of our era , and which may be said to have held beliefs which were part Christian and part non - Christian . In its non- Christian aspect it represents a collection of ideas and superstitions which belong to a savage or ...
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... four and twenty cubits deep . The magician again uttered certain words of power , and the water of the lake became as it had been before he had caused one portion of it to go up on to the other ; and the king prepared a feast for all ...
... four and twenty cubits deep . The magician again uttered certain words of power , and the water of the lake became as it had been before he had caused one portion of it to go up on to the other ; and the king prepared a feast for all ...
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Contents
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MAGICAL FIGURES | 65 |
MAGICAL PICTURES AND FORMULE SPELLS ETC | 104 |
MAGICAL Names | 157 |
MAGICAL CEREMONIES | 182 |
DEMONIACAL POSSESSION DREAMS GHOSTS LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS HOROSCOPES PROGNOSTICA TIONS TRANSFORMATION... | 206 |
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¹ See Chapters Aba-aner Amen amulet animal Anubis Apep bandages Bekhten believed Bennu boat of Ra Book Chapters of Coming children of Horus Coptos crocodile dead body death deceased demon divine dreams dynasty earth Egyptians enemies evil Eye of Horus fire formulæ four funeral gods gold Greek hand Hathor head heart heaven hekau HYPOCEPHALUS inscribed Isis Khepera Khonsu Khufu king Ladder lady living lord magical ceremonies magical formula magical power magician means Metternichstele mummy name of Pepi Nectanebus Nephthys object offerings opening the mouth Osiris painted papyrus Pepi shall flourish performed picture possessed prayers priest Prince protection Ptah Ptah-nefer-ka pyramid shall flourish recited religious represented rubric scarab serpent Setnau seven soul spirit stone talismans Telephron Teta things Thoth Thou art thou shalt thy name told tomb underworld Utchat uttered wax figures Westcar Papyrus words of power
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Page 7 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Page 7 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Page 139 - I was going through the two regions of my lands according to my heart's desire, to see that which I had created, when lo ! I was bitten by a serpent which I saw not. Is it fire ? Is it water ? I am colder than water, 1 am hotter than fire.
Page 30 - Memphis). I understand with my heart. I have gained the mastery over my heart, I have gained the mastery over my two hands, I have gained the mastery over my legs, I have gained the power to do whatsoever my ka (double) pleaseth.
Page 43 - The blood of Isis, and the strength of Isis, and the " words of power of Isis shall be mighty to act as " powers to protect this great and divine being, and to " guard him from him that would do unto him anything " that he holdeth in abomination.
Page 140 - Bull of his mother," from whom spring the delights of love. I have made the heavens, I have stretched out the two horizons like a curtain, and I have placed the soul of the gods within them. I am he who, if he openeth his eyes, doth make the light, and, if he closeth them, darkness cometh into being. At his command the Nile riseth, and the gods know not his name. I have made the hours, I have created the days, I bring forward the festivals of the year, I create the Nile-flood. I make the fire of...
Page 215 - Miamun, in. the year of his elevation to the throne of Egypt and Ethiopia, dreamed that he saw two serpents ; one on his right hand and the other on his left.
Page 65 - ... the substance of which it was made lasted, if the name, or emblem, or picture was not erased from it. But the Egyptians went a step further than this, and they believed that it was possible to transmit to the figure of any man, or woman, or animal, or living creature, the soul of the being which it represented, and its qualities and attributes. The...
Page 141 - Depart poison, go forth from Ra. O eye of Horus, go forth from the god, and shine outside his mouth. It is I who work, it is I who make to fall down upon the earth the vanquished poison ; for the name of the great god hath been taken away from him.
Page 185 - O sweet-smelling soul of the great god, thou dost contain such a sweet odour that thy face shall neither change nor perish . . . Thy members shall become young in Arabia, and thy soul shall appear over thy body in Ta-neter (ie, the 'divine land').