Ix. The Beer Of Heliopolis : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 74 IX THE BEER OF HELIOPOLIS Now the Majesty of Ra reigned over the Two Lands. He was the second king of Egypt, and in his reign peace was on earth, and harvests were so plentiful that to this day men speak of the good things which...
Iv. The Book Of Thoth : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 29 IV THE BOOK OF THOTH Now Ahura was the wife of Nefer-ka-ptah, and their child was Merab; this was the name by which he was registered by the scribes in the House of Life. And Nefer-ka-ptah, though he was the son of the King, cared...
I. The Princess And The Demon : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 11 I THE PRINCESS AND THE DEMON It was in the reign of King Rameses, son of the Sun, beloved of Amon, king of the gods. A mighty warrior was Rameses; in the day of battle like to Mentu, god of war; very valorous was he, like the s...
Viii. The Battles Of Horus : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 59 VIII THE BATTLES OF HORUS It was in the three hundred and sixty-third year of the reign of the God Ra-Horakhti upon earth that the great war happened between Horus and Set. The Majesty of the God Ra, whom men call Ra-Horakhti also, w...
Xi. The Regions Of Night And Thick Darkness : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 86 XI THE REGIONS OF NIGHT AND THICK DARKNESS When the world came into being, there were two rivers, the river of Egypt and the river of the sky. Great is the Nile, the river of Egypt, rising in his two caverns in the South beyond...
Ii. The King's Dream : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 20 II THE KING'S DREAM Long, long ago lived Thothmes, King of Egypt; Lord of the Two Lands was he, Wearer of the double Diadem, he whom the Gods loved. He was not that Thothmes, the mighty Bull, who conquered Syria, Nubia, and the nine...
Preface : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 7 PREFACE In this book I have retold the legends of the Gods of ancient Egypt, legends, which were current in the "morning of the world," preserved to the present day engraved on stone and written on papyri. I have told them in my own way...
Editorial Note : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 10 EDITORIAL NOTE The object of the Editors of this series is a very definite one. They desire above all things that, in their humble way, these books shall be the ambassadors of good-will and understanding between East and West--the old...
Advertisements : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 120 "The following advertisements appeared at the end of the original book. they are included for completeness." THE WISDOM OF THE EAST SERIES Edited By L. Cranmer-Byng And Dr. S. A. Kapadia THE SERIES AND ITS PURPOSE The object...
Title Page : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 Wisdom of the East Series Edited By L. CRANMER-BYNG Dr. S. A. KAPADIA WISDOM OF THE EAST ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LEGENDS BY M. A. MURRAY LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. [1920] Scanned, proofed and formatted , February 2009...
Untitled : * This entry in the Wisdom of the East series covers the mythology of the Egyptian gods and godesses. The author, Margaret Alice Murray, wrote other books about Ancient Egypt, as well as The Witch Cult in Western Europe, an early study of whether the witch trials had any underlying reality. Title...
X. The Name Of Ra : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 80 X THE NAME OF RA Now the Majesty of Ra was the creator of heaven and earth, of gods, men, and cattle, of fire, and the breath of life; and he ruled over gods and men. And Isis saw his might, the might that reached over heaven and earth...
Notes : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], NOTES I. THE PRINCESS AND THE DEMON Published: Prisse d'Avennos, "Monuments Egyptiens," pl. xxiv. Translated: Wiedemann, "Religion of the Ancient Egyptians," p. 275. This tale is sculptured on a sandstone tablet found by Champolli...
Vii. The Black Pig : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 56 VII THE BLACK PIG The reason why the city of P was given to Horus, I know and I will tell you. Between Horus and Set there is enmity and hatred, war and battle. Ever the fight goes on and the combatants rage furiously, and victory is not...
Iii. The Coming Of The Great Queen : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 24 III THE COMING OF THE GREAT QUEEN Now Amon-Ra, king of the gods, sat upon his throne, and around him stood the greatest of the gods and goddesses. On his right was Osiris crowned with the great White Crown of the South Land; on his left...
Vi. The Scorpions Of Isis : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 52 VI THE SCORPIONS OF ISIS I am Isis, the great Goddess, the Mistress of Magic, the Speaker of Spells. I came out of my house which my brother Set had given to me, for Thoth called to me to come, Thoth the twice great, mighty of truth...
V. Osiris : * "Ancient Egyptian Legends", by M. A. Murray, [1920], p. 41 V OSIRIS In the beginning Ra cursed Nut, and his curse was that none of her children should be born on any day of any year. And Nut cried to Thoth who loved her, Thoth, the twice great, god of magic and learning and wisdom, he whom...
