Towards the Origins of the Pyramid Texts

The Pyramid Texts represent the oldest surviving corpus of religious compositions from ancient Egypt. Their first attestations come from the very end of the Fifth Dynasty, from the inner rooms of the pyramid of King Unas (late 24th century BC ). Some scholars have suggested that their roots must have been older, and their origins have been widely discussed among Egyptologists. What could shed more light on this topic are the wooden fragments, dated to the Sixth Dynasty, with parts of several Pyramid Texts spells found in the excavations of the French Archaeological Mission at Saqqara. These artefacts demonstrate that the religious texts could have been written down on portable items of burial equipment, uncovering thus new dynamics in the extent of their usage. In this regard, wooden fragments from the pyramid complex Lepsius no. 24 ( AC 22 [J]) and the pyramid complex of Queen Khentkaus II ( AC 14 [A]) at Central Abusir, both dated to the Fifth Dynasty, are of considerable significance. These may represent the earliest clear evidence of the so-called Pyramid Texts in ancient Egypt

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  Open Access•James P Allen•The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology•2014

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• The Psš-kf and the ‘Opening of the Mouth’ Ceremony

  Open Access•Ann Macy Roth•The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology•1992

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• Egyptian Grammar, being an Introduction to the study of Hieroglyphs

  Open Access•F Ll Griffith•The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology•1927

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• Fingers, Stars, and the 'Opening of the Mouth'

  Ann Macy Roth•The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology•1993

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• Hieratic Papyri in the British Museum

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• Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2000

  Peter Brand, Peter J Brand et al.•Journal of the American Research…•2002

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• Die Inschriften der 3. Dynastie

  Stephan Johannes Seidlmayer, Jochem Kahl et al.•Journal of the American Oriental…•1999

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• The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts

  Donald B Redford, R O Faulkner•Journal of the American Oriental…•1973

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• Les reines Ankhnespépy II et III (fin de l'Ancien Empire)

  Jean Leclant, Audran Labrousse•Comptes-rendus des séances de l…•2001

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