"THE BOOK OF CAVERNS"

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"THE BOOK OF CAVERNS"

BY: JIMMY DUNN WRITING AS TAYLOR RAY ELLISON

"The Book of Caverns appears to have originated in the Ramessid Period (The 20th Dynasty). As an inderworld book, it seems almost to emphasize that previous text had been too soft on those deceased who fail their judgment in the afterlife, while at the same time focusing also on the rewards of those who do. It is in fact, one of our best sources on the ancient Egyptian concept of Hell."

"In the third corridor of the tomb of Ramesses IV (KV2) in the Valley of the Kings, Ramesses IV employed the earlist versions of the first and second sections of the Book of Caverns, rather than the traditional Amduat passages, and then repeats these passages twice more in the room behind his sarcophagus chamber. By the reign of Ramesses VI (KV9), we find an almost complete version of the book, here as in the Osireion, opposite the Book of the Gates in the front half of the tomb, though due to the limited wall space, some passages had to be continued on pillars and in the upper pillared hall as well. While in the tomb of Ramesses VII (KVI), we find a similar arrangement to that of Ramesses VI on the right wall (...)"

(DUNN, p.01)

"Livre des Respirations."

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