Source
budge-1905-gates
Budge, The Egyptian Heaven and Hell / The Book of Gates (1905), vol. II, tenth division of the Tuat, pp. 273–278. Public domain, archived in sources-texts/. Budge caveat applies; this is scene description and translated caption, his most reliable register.
17 attestations across 9 entries rest on this source — 2% of every attestation in the corpus.
What rests on it
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| Entry | Locus | Attests |
|---|---|---|
| Ab-ta ●full | *Book of Gates* II, ninth division | Sa's address: "Open thy gate to Ra, unfold thy portal to KHUTI" |
| Ab-ta ●full | *Book of Gates* II, ninth division | "This gate closeth after this god hath passed through it, and the souls who are on the other side of it wail" |
| Ab-ta ●full | *Book of Gates* II, plate caption | "The Gate of Ab-ta" |
| Aqen ○name-only | *Book of Gates* II, **Seventh Division**, pp. 209–210 | "let the rope enter into **the mouth of the god Aqen** when he cometh to **the place where the hours are born**"; the gods who hold the rope; **Aneq**; "the god **Nag** is tied up with the rope"; the offerings of bread, *tchesert* beer and cool water |
| Banti ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, lower register | Banti, cynocephalus-ape-headed, holding a sceptre |
| Banti ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, first of four descriptions | "adjureth the pylons to open to Ra, and he goeth on his way by his side" — attribution is Budge's inference |
| Her-nest-f ○name-only | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, lower register | "A god called Her-nest-f, holding a sceptre" |
| Her-nest-f ○name-only | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division | Budge's explicit statement that Her-nest-f "remains without a description" |
| Ka-Amenti ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, lower register | Ka-Amenti, bull-headed, holding a sceptre |
| Ka-Amenti ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, third of four descriptions | "crieth to the gods of the Boat of Ra, and he goeth on his way with him" — attribution is Budge's inference |
| Neb-aut-ab ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, **Sixth Division**, "The Reapers in the Kingdom of Osiris," pp. 188–189 | **Neb-aut-ab**, glossed "**the Lord of joy of heart**," addressing the reapers; "let your **ears of wheat germinate**"; ***khenfu* cakes**; the divine grain **Nepra**; the land of **Khu** |
| Neb-aut-ab ◐partial | *ibid.* | the reapers' answer — "**let Ra shine upon the members of Osiris. When thou dost shine the young plants come into being, O great god, thou creator of the Egg**"; their drink is **tcheser ale** |
| Renen-sbau ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, lower register | Renen-sbau, man-headed, star above him, holding a sceptre |
| Renen-sbau ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, fourth of four descriptions | "setteth the stars in their places (literally, towns)" — attribution is Budge's inference |
| Seshsha ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, lower register | Seshsha, man-headed, star above him, holding a sceptre |
| Seshsha ◐partial | *Book of Gates* II, tenth division, second of four descriptions | "crieth out to the stars concerning the births of this great god" — attribution is Budge's inference |
| Seta-ta ⇄duplicate | *Book of Gates* II | the name occurs again; the locus is unread |