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The Story of Re

“there arose out of the darkness a great shining egg, and this was Re.” In the beginning, before there was any land of Egypt, all was darkness, and there was nothing but a great waste of water called Nun. The … Continue reading

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Aker

Aker (also Akeru, Akerui meaning “the two Akers”) guarded the sunrise and sunset and the passage of Re’s solar boat on its daily journey across the sky. He also took the deceased in front of the court of fourteen judges … Continue reading

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