The Prayers of Pahery are the prayers to be said in the tomb of a man named Pahery who was alive in the Eighteenth Dynasty.[1]
The prayers are the second oldest archaeological evidence for the existence of an afterlife within Ancient Egyptian religion apart from the oldest which is the Book of the Dead.[1] The texts within his tomb show:[2]
- A prayer which is present traditionally within tombs of Egypt, for the purposes of offerings
- A detailed description of the afterlife
- A prayer attesting to the quality of the service of Paheri as an official
- An appeal for the purposes of having the living recite the prayer for offerings
Pahery was the mayor for a time of El-Kab and Esna, and scribe of the treasury.[1][2] His name is spelt otherwise, Paheri.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c J.L. Foster (2009). Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0292781931. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b Lichtheim, Miriam (2006). Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book of Readings. Vol. 2: The New Kingdom (reprint, revised ed.). University of California Press. p. 15. ISBN 0520248430.
- ^ Peck, W.H. (2013). The Material World of Ancient Egypt. Cambridge University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0521886161. Retrieved 20 March 2019.