Death is only the beginning. The Pyramid Texts (Part One)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Unas in the sky with deities. Around 2320 BCE, King Unas did something interesting. His pyramid, at Saqqraa, is the first (surviving) monument to feature the Pyramid Texts. These elaborate hieroglyph texts reveal the religious rituals, references, and philosophy of the Old Kingdom Egyptians. In this episode, we begin a journey deep into the night and up to the sky, as King Unas travels to his immortality…

• Date: c.2320 BCE.
• Pyramid Texts in translation: https://pyramidtextsonline.com/translation.html.
• Additional images and references at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.
• The "Imperishable " or Circumpolar Stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indestructibles.
• The Egyptian gods family tree: https://veritablehokum.com/comic/the-egyptian-god-family-tree/.
• Intro music by Jeffrey Goodman, “Lament of Isis and Nephthys,” Ancient Egyptian Music II.
• Interludes by Keith Zizza.

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