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Licking the Body in Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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In ancient Egyptian funerary texts, the licking of the body occurs in two different contexts. The first occurs in the course of mummification where the deceased's body is said to be licked by a goddess or the son of the deceased. The second context occurs when the deceased is frightened that his body is licked by a monster in his journey to the underworld. The aim of this paper is to deal with these two different contexts using evidence from the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, New Kingdom Coffin inscriptions and Late Period Papyri.

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10.21608/mjthr.2019.140929

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Licking, Funerary Texts, Healing Power, Punishment, saliva, Judgment, Sinners, Licking a Spell, Dog, Neith

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Eltayeb

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Abbas

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Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

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Youssri

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Abelwahed

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E. H.

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Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

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youssri.abdelwahed@mu.edu.eg

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8

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1

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20663

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2019-12-01

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2021-01-18

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2019-12-01

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47

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64

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2357-0652

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2735-4741

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MJTHR_Volume 8_Issue 1_Pages 47-64.pdf

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Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR

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Licking the Body in Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts

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23 Jan 2023