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Egyptian magic (1901)

Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 · London, Paul, Trench, Trübner · leaf 129

An illustration from Egyptian magic, 1901, leaf 129
THE GODDESS HATHOR IN THE SYCAMORE. 10$ were painted on the walls of tombs, for at the bottom of his heart the Egyptian hoped and believed that they were in reality representations of what he would do in the next world, and he trusted that the words of his prayers would turn pictures into… … The goddess Hathor giving the scribe Ani meat and drink from out of a sycamore tree which grows by the side of a stream. (From the Papyrus of Ani, plate 16.) or double, needed, and was able to provide for the maintenance of his tomb and of the ha chapel and of the priest or priests who ministered…

Magic, Egyptian · Egypt -- Religion

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