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Book Description: "The Pyramid Texts were funerary inscriptions that were written on the walls of the early Ancient Egyptian pyramids at Sakkara. These date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties, approximately the years 2350-2175 B.C.E. However, because of extensive internal evidence, it is believed that they were composed much earlier, circa 3000 B.C.E. The Pyramid Texts are, therefore, essentially the oldest sacred texts known. Samuel Mercer was the first to produce a complete English translation of this mysterious text, in 1952. This was also the first complete translation in any language." (Quote from sacred-texts.com) Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; Nut And The Deceased King, Utterances 1-11; Ritual Of Bodily Restoration Of The Deceased, And Offerings, Utterances 12-203; A Group Of Prayers And Charms, Utterances 204-212; Series Of Old Heliopolitan Texts Partly Osirianized, Utterances 213-222; The Deceased King Receives Offerings And Is Re-established In His Functions And Possessions, Utterances 223-225; Mostly Serpent Charms, Utterances 226-243; The Deceased King Arrives In Heaven Where He Is Established, Utterances 244-259; The Deceased King Triumphs Over His Enemies And Is Recognized By The Gods, Utterances 260-262; Means Whereby The Deceased King Reaches Heaven, Utterances 263-271; The Deceased King In Heaven, Utterances 272-274; Charms, Utterances 275-299; The Ferryman And The Deceased King's Ascension, Utterances 300-311; A Series Of Five Charms, Utterances 312-316; Miscellaneous Utterances On The Career Of The Deceased King In The Hereafter, 317-337; Offerings For The Deceased King, Utterances 338-349; Miscellaneous Utterances On The Hereafter, 350-374; Conjurations And Charms, Utterances 375-400; Utterances Concerning Well-being, Especially Food And Clothes, 401-426; In Praise Of Nut, Utterances 427-435; Miscellaneous Texts--some Largely Osirian, Utterances 436-442; Second Series In Prais