175: In The Hall of the Duat King

Published: March 21, 2023, 10:05 a.m.

b'The Book of Gates (Part 1). In the dark of the night, Ra took a journey through the Duat (underworld). His voyage was fraught with danger, but he also made many friends along the way. In the Book of Gates, the sun god takes a mysterious but meaningful journey...\\nDetails:\\n\\nDate: c.1305 BCE (first recorded appearance).\\n\\nSource: KV57, the tomb of Horemheb, and others.\\n\\nMusic intro: Jeffrey Goodman.\\n\\nMusic interludes: Cover versions by Luke Chaos.\\n\\nMusic outro: Ancient Lyric.\\n\\nLogo image: Ra on his solar barque, from the tomb of Ramesses I (Photo by Dominic Perry, 2022).\\n\\nTRANSLATIONS of the Book of Gates by Erik Hornung (2014) and John Darnell & Colleen Manassa Darnell (2018).\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'