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Mesektet

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The named night-barque of Ra in Egyptian solar story. Not Mandjet the day-barque, and not a generic underworld ship.

Egyptian religion

  • Mesektet appears in Egyptian religion.

    The Book of the Dead names Mesektet, the night-barque of Re’s underworld crossing. A named night-boat in that corpus, not Mandjet the day-barque and not Userhat.

    from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972

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  • Mesektet is sacred to Ra.

    The Book of the Dead names the Mesektet as Ra’s night barque. A named night boat of that god, not the Mandjet, and not a generic ship.

    from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972

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sources

  • Book of the Dead · Raymond O. Faulkner (translation)

    Raymond O. Faulkner, The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.