The Pyramid Texts of UNAS

by Wim van den Dungen

The Tomb of King Unas

introduction l English text l commentary

"<" or ">" between numbers = sequence of the text
"<" from right to left (facing right) or ">" from left to right (facing left)

pictures adapted by the author L.F. Husson in :
Piankoff, A. : The Pyramid of Unas, Bollingen Series, 1968.

SARCOPHAGUS CHAMBER

PROTECTIVE SPELLS

I

West Gable
(226 - 243)

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translation

OFFERING LITURGY

II

North Wall

reg.1 = 23, 25, 32 - 57
reg.2 = 72 - 79, 81 - 96, 108 - 116
reg.3 = 117 - 171

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the text reads from left to right - three registers (reg.1 = top)
translation

VOYAGE TO THE DUAT

III

South Wall
(213 - 219)

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translation

CORONATION - RETURN

IV

East Wall
(219 - 224)

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translation

FOODSPELLS TO REPLENISH THE KING AS HORUS

V

East Gable
(204 - 205, 207, 209, 210 - 212)

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translation

PASSAGE-WAY

OFFERINGS - TO THE AKHET

VI

North and South Walls
(199, 32, 25, 200 and 244 - 246)

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translation

ANTECHAMBER

OSIRIS KING UNAS IS SOLAR

VII

West Gable
(247 - 253)

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the text reads from right to left
translation

THE HORUS-KING ACQUIRES THE HORIZON

VIII

West Wall
(254 - 258 & 260)

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the text reads from right to left
translation

ON HIS WAY TO THE SKY

IX

South Wall
(260 - 263, 267 - 272)

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the text reads from right to left
translation

BOOK OF ASCENSION

X

North Wall
(302 - 312)

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translation

ARRIVAL IN AND RETURN FROM HEAVEN

XI

East Gable
(273 - 276)

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translation

ARRIVAL IN HEAVEN

XII

East Wall
(277 - 301)

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Corridor

THRESHOLD TO THE IMPERISHABLES

XIII

West and East Walls
(313 - 317 and 318 - 321)

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the text reads from left to right
translation

 

 

 

 

 

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