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Amduat Book

Book of the Amduat. Detail of the fifth hour with the journey of the sun through the secret recesses of Sokar. At the top what would appear to be a sand-filled chamber with a rounded top symbolises the darkness of the underworld. On either side hangs a falcon. To the left of this object is a large serpent with two heads, to the right the five guardians of the Duat. In the centre is a hill terminating in a woman's head, above which is a scarab emerging from the sand chamber and depicted in the act of descending. On the right and left gods and goddesses hold a rope and drag the sun boat. At the bottom Sokar grasps a winged serpent symbolising chaos.

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