Studies on the Vignettes from Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead: I: The Image of Ms.W Bdst in Ancient Egyptian Mythology

by Mykola Tarasenko

Among the numerous deities in the ancient Egyptian mythology, whose nature and function are still vague and obscure, are ms.w Bdst - 'Children of Weakness'. These beings are twice mentioned in the Book of the Dead chapter 17. The text fragments contain two local versions of the myth with ms.w Bdst - Hermopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 1), and Heliopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 22). Since the last text describes the combat between Re and the 'Children of Weakness',...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784914509
• ISBN13: 9781784914509
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.6"