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1971 LESKO Some Observations On The Composition of The Book of Two Ways
1971 LESKO Some Observations On The Composition of The Book of Two Ways
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OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY
The Book of Two Ways is a part of the large body of Egyptian Coffin Texts. Even though
the work was known from numerous coffins, it appeared to have been a very unreliable
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LESKO:
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FIG. 1. The position of the spells on the bottom of B3C: the type of plan on which the spells of versions A, A-B,
and B occur.
FIG. 2. The position of the spells on the bottom of B5C: the type of plan on which the spells of version C occur.
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Grapow referred to the work as a "Textgruppe..., die kein Buch wie etwa das Amduat
relating
other versions would have been avoided. 1069 apparently
should have begun a new spell at VII 332 f, since this is
quite separate on the plans and in the parallel (1179). The
connection between 1149 and 1041 is only with one name
on B4L (VII 499 j), but, of course, this coffin is unique
in having both spells. 1041 then shares 1149's position
and 1152's names.
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A-B
B3C B4C B12C B13C B6C B4L BlBo B4%o B2Bo B9C B1C B1L B2L B3L B2P B5C BlEe
1 1029 1029 1029 1029 1029 1029
2 1030 1030 1030 1030 1030 1030
Qo3~
B1P B4L BD
133a
136a
1032 1032
1032 1032 1032
1033 1033 1033 1033 1033 1033 1033
136b
11
(19
136b
1131 1131 1131
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1132 1132
1133'1133
1134 1134
1135 1135
1136 1136
1137 1137
1138 1138
1139 1139
1140 1140
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 1036
1132
1133
1134
1135
1136
1137
1138
1139
1140
1141
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
36 1036 1036 1036 1036 1036 1036 1036 1036 1147 1147 1147 1147
o0864
(0874
(1085
(513.
i577
22 1037 1037 1037 1037 1037 1037 1037 L03~ 1037 1037
1038
1038 1038 103H
23 1038 1038 1038 1038 [-1
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1039
1039 1039 --]103%
25 1040 1040 1040 1040 --] 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040
26 1041
1041
1056)
1043
1046
1047
L039
1050
o
54
1054
1056
--
1056
1055 [-]
38 1057
1058 --1
39 1059 1059
40 1060 1060
1055
1057
1058
1059
1060
1055
1057
1058
1059
1060
1055 --)
1057
-- 1058 (--)
1059
- 06 1060 1060
41 1061 [--1
1061
--1
o4
1056
1056
--
o061 --1
1061 1106
1044
1043
1045
1046
1047
1053
--1
1054
1056
[--3
105
6
1 1065
44~ 1066
--1
-1067
5
1065
106~
1066F6
1067 t-
1054 1054
56 1056
1055
1057
1058
1059
1060
1055 105
1057
1058 105
1059 [-1060 -
106
1068
1154
1155
1156
1158
1157
1161
1160
1162
1164
1154
1155
1156
1158
1159
1161
1160
1162
1164
1154 144
1155
1156
1158
115? 144f
1161
1160
1462
1164
1055
1057
1058
1059
1060
[--
10551051055
1055
1057 1057 1057 1057
1058 1058 1058 1058
1059 1059 1059 1059
1060
1060 6 1060
L0590
106
061 1061 1061
1065 1065
666
1067 1067 1067
i6666
(1055)
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1056
1037
1038
1039
1040
1042 1042 1042 1042 1042 1042 1042 1042 1042 1042 1151 1151 1151 1151 144d
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37
1037
1038
1039
1040
1166
1167
1166
1167
1166
1167
1166
1167
144
144
1172 144
1175
1062 -1170 144
1171
1063 L1064 1173
1174
1065 -130
066
--- 1177 1177 1177 1177
167 7-P176 1176 1176 1176 144,
o60iiiiiii136a
1069 1069 1178 1178 1178 1178
1179 1179 1179 1179
172
175
170
171
173
(174
1172
1175
1170
1171
1173
1174
1172
1175
1170
1171
1173
1174
i
u
FIG 3. Table giving the arrangement of the spells of the Book of Two Ways on all published
coffins; sections I-IV. The article contains an explanation of the analysis.
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47
48
49
50
1C)72 1072
1C)73 1073 1073 1073 [--1
1071
1071
I
1180 1180 1180
o051
(o052) (o054
052)
1070 1070 I 1070 1070 1070 1070
071 1071 1071 1071 1071 1071 1071) 1181 1181 1181
1072 1072 1072 1072 1072 1072 1072 1072 1182 1182 1182
1073 1073 1073 1073 1073 I 1073 1073 1073 1073 1183 1183 1183
1074 1074
1075 1075
1076
1077
1078 1078
060
1074 [--3 107 1184 1184 1184
1075 -- 1075
1077 r--3 1077
[-1078 [--
1079 1079
1080 1080
1081 1081
0o83)
I 084lt 08L
56 10382 [--]
1082 1082
Io084ro085o
1082
57
58
59
60
61
1090
64
65
66 1093 1093 1093
67 1094 10994 1094
68
1095
69
10 1-961096
109)
11093
1094
1095
70 1098 1098
1098
9
099 10
71 109
910999
147b
l090
[--J
1090
1090
--]
1099 1099 1
10
1099
109999
147c,'
147c
117
&08'
08
1089
1090
63
C--i
513 [ 1 513
577 _-1
513
577
101081088
1079 [-1080
[-[--J [--]
[--]
1086 1086 1086 -- 1086 1086s1086b
1087
1087 1087 1087b
1087 -p0871
I
_ - 1085 1085b --] 1085 1085 1085 1085b
[--]
1085
144,
147b
t13
289)
513
577
147a,
119
147a
147a,
119,
147g
513 513b
577 577b
(5086 (578b)
(576)
165)
(66)
(.67)
68)
576)
C02)
(303)
(304)
(4771
1089
1090
1091
1092
93
1094
1
1098
1099 1099
I30b
(38^
11oo1100
72 1100
11oo
73 1101 1101 11l0
51)
(52)
o 1100
1101
1101
1100
1101 1101
(53)
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
8? 1112
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
1107
ilo0]
1109
1110
1112
(54)
--
84 1113 1113
85 1114l 114
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
1115 1115
11.6 1116
1117 1117
1118 1118
1119 1119
1120 1120
1121 1121
1122
1123 1123
1124 1124
1125 1125
1126 1126
1127 1127
1128
1129 1129
113io 130
1102
1103
1104
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
117
--]
1102
1103
104
10
1105
1106
1107
1108 1108
1109
1110
1112
11.12
1113
4 11 11
-1115
---'
-1120
1121
--1123
----1126
---1
13
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
11301130
-08)
14
1102 1102
1103 1103
14 104 1 104
1105 1105
1106 1106
117 1107
1108 1108
1109 1109
1110 1110
1111
1112
1112
1102
1103
4
1105
1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
1111
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
1107
1l0o8N
[109l
1110
14?c
1112
1112
135
1113 1113
1114
1115 1115
1116 1116 1116
1171
1117 117
1118 118 l118
1119
9 11l9119
1120 i120
1121 1121
1122
1122
1115 1115
1116 ll16
1118
r119
1120
1121
1122
2
1124
1124 1124 1124
1125 1125 1125
1126
1127 [--i
112
1128 1128 1128
1129
1129 [--1 1129
130 1130 1130
130
(94)
(95)
(06)
(576)
.. ....
.
._(29) -.
FIG. 4. Table giving the arrangement of the spells of the Book of Two Ways on all published
coffins; sections V-IX. The article contains an explanation of the analysis.
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LESKO:
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