ancientart:The interior of the Pyramid of Unas, Saqqara, Egypt. This pyramid, belonging to 5th dynas
ancientart:The interior of the Pyramid of Unas, Saqqara, Egypt. This pyramid, belonging to 5th dynasty king Unas, contains our earliest evidence of pyramid texts.The following is from the passage to the Sarcophagus chamber, South Wall.The king joins the stars:This Unas comes to you, O Nut,This Unas comes to you, O Nut,He has consigned his father to the earth,He has left Horus behind him.Grown are his falcon wings,Plumes of the holy hawk;His power has brought him,His magic has equipped him!The sky-goddess replies:Make your seat in heaven,Among the stars of heaven,For you are the Lone Star, the comrade of Hu!You shall look down on Osiris,As he commands the sprits,While you stand far from him;You are not among them,You shall not be among them!-Reference: Ancient Egyptian Literature Vol 1, Miriam Lichtheim, page 33.Photo courtesy the Brooklyn Museum Collections: Lantern Slide Collection. -- source link