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Tefnut in Text Pyramid

This document contains 5 passages from the Pyramid Texts of Unas and Teti found in their respective pyramids at Saqqara. The passages reference the Egyptian gods Tefnut, Shu, and Atum in the context of providing provisions, support, and resurrection to the deceased pharaohs. They establish the pharaohs' relationship and connection to the gods as their offspring in order to achieve eternal life in the afterlife.

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Tefnut in Text Pyramid

This document contains 5 passages from the Pyramid Texts of Unas and Teti found in their respective pyramids at Saqqara. The passages reference the Egyptian gods Tefnut, Shu, and Atum in the context of providing provisions, support, and resurrection to the deceased pharaohs. They establish the pharaohs' relationship and connection to the gods as their offspring in order to achieve eternal life in the afterlife.

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tfn.t (Tefnut) Reference: Wb, 5, p.299. 5-6 - LGG VII, p.405 ff.

Unas pyramid
1- Unas pyramid, PT 219 (line [242])
bibliography K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Bd. I,
Leipzig 1908 [* H];

A. Piankoff, The Pyramid of Unas, Texts Translated


with Commentary, ERTR 5, Princeton 1968, pl. 45-50
[* P,Ü, K]
line count according to Sethe, pyramid texts
provenance Saqqara
date Unas
type of object Royal tomb complex

script regular hieroglyphic script

§ [169a] tfn, wt zA  = T  pw  p (w) -nn  (w) sjr  Di.n  = T  sDb  = f  anx  = f

$ [169a]:

tfnwt S3 .t pw p(w) .nn (w)sir di.n .t sḏb .f ͨnḫ .f

Tefnut, this is your son, Osiris, whom you revived and let live.

§ [169b] anx  = f  anx  (cartridge |  wnjs  | cartridge) pn

$ [169b]:

ͨnḫ .f ͨnḫ (w)sir pn

If he lives, lives this Unas.


2- Unas pyramid, PT 254 (line [425])

bibliography K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Bd. I,


Leipzig 1908 [* H];
A. Piankoff, The Pyramid of Unas, Texts Translated
with Commentary, ERTR 5, Princeton 1968, pl. 14-17
[* P, Ü, K]

line count according Sethe, pyramid texts


to

provenance Saqqara

date Unas

type of object Royal tomb complex

script regular hieroglyphic script

§ [288a] Hkn, wtt  tp  Da (m)  = s  tfn, t (cartridge |  wnjs  | cartridge)  twA.t  Sw

$ [288a]:

ḥḳn wtt tp d3 ms tfn.t wnis tw3.t šw

The Hkn.wtt is on her Dam scepter; Tefnut des Unas, who supports Schu,

3- Unas pyramid, PT 301 (line [559])


bibliography K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Bd. I, Leipzig
1908 [* H];
A. Piankoff, The Pyramid of Unas, Texts Translated with
Commentary, ERTR 5, Princeton 1968, pl. 35-36 [* P, Ü,
K];

JP Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Writings


from the Ancient World 23, Atlanta 2005, W 206 [Ü]
line count according Sethe, pyramid texts
to
provenance Saqqara

date Unas

type of object Royal tomb complex

script regular hieroglyphic script

 pA, t  = k  n  = k  (j) tm (, w)  Hna  rw, tj  jri.w  nTr. (Du.)  = Sn  D, t  = sn  Ds  = sn § 447b Sw  p (w)

Hna  tfn, wt jri.tj  nTr. (Pl.)  WtT.tj  nTr. (Pl.)  Smn.t  nTr. (Pl.)

$ [447a]:

p3.t ḳ .n k itm(w) ḥn ͨ rw ti iri.w nṯrwy .sn-ḏt .sn-ḏs .sn-šw p(w) ḥn ͨ tfnwt iri .ti
nṯrw tt .ti nṯrw smn.t nṯrw

You have your p3t , Atum with the pair of lions, who made their two gods and
their own bodies - these are Shu and Tefnut, who made the gods, who begat the
gods, who instituted the gods.

Unas pyramid Teti


1- Pyramid of Teti, PT 7
bibliogra
phy K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Leipzig 1908-1922 [H];
A. Labrousse, L'architecture des pyramides à textes, I - Saqqara Nord,
BdE 114/2, 1996, fig. 51b;

JP Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Writings from the


Ancient World 23, Atlanta 2005, T 4 [Ü]
provenan Saqqara
ce

Teti
date
type of Coffin or sarcophagus
object

regular hieroglyphic script


script

§ 5c nTr. (Pl.)  Nb.w  Dd  = sn § 5d jw  jt (j)  = T  Sw  rx  mrr  = T  (cartridge |  ttj  | cartridge) r  m'w,
t  = T  tf {t} n, < t>

$ [5c]

nṯr(w) nb.w ḏd .sn

 $ [5c]

iw it.(i) .t šw r ͨ mrr.t tti rmṯw.t tf(t)nt

All gods say: "Your father Shu knows that you love Teti more than your mother
Tefnut.

2- Pyramid of Teti, PT 338 (line[T/F/E sup 6=59])

bibliography
K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Leipzig
1908-1922 [H];
JP Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts,
Writings from the Ancient World 23, Atlanta 2005, T
148 [Ü]

line count according MAFS and Maspero / Sethe;


to see J. Leclant / C. Berger, in: OrMonsp 9, 1997, 275.
provenance Saqqara

date Teti

type of object Royal tomb complex

script regular hieroglyphic script

$552a n  jbi  (cartridge |  ttj  | cartridge) m  Sw  n  Hqr  (cartridge |  ttj  | cartridge) m  tfn, wt

$552a [T/F/E sup 9=59]

n ibi tti m šw hḳr tti m tfnwt

Teti will not strave through shu, Teti will not strave through Tefnut.

3- Pyramid of Teti, PT 339 (line[T/F/E sup 6=62])


bibliography K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Leipzig
1908-1922 [H];

JP Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts,


Writings from the Ancient World 23, Atlanta 2005, T
149 [Ü]

line count according to


MAFS and Maspero / Sethe;
see J. Leclant / C. Berger, in: OrMonsp 9, 1997, 275.

provenance Saqqara
date Teti
type of object Royal tomb complex

script regular hieroglyphic script


$553a [T/F/E sup 9=59]
D(d) - [mdw] Hqr  (cartridge |  ttj  | cartridge) ma  Sw  jb, t  (cartridge |  ttj  | cartridge) ma  tfn, wt

ḏd mdw hḳr tti m3 šw ib .t tti m3 tfnwt

Words speak Teti's hunger is with Schu, Teti's thirst with Tefnut.

4- Pyramid of Teti, PT 339 (line[T/F/E sup 11=64])


bibliography K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Leipzig
1908-1922 [H];

JP Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts,


Writings from the Ancient World 23, Atlanta 2005, T
149 [Ü]

line count according to MAFS and Maspero / Sethe;


see J. Leclant / C. Berger, in: OrMonsp 9, 1997, 275.

provenance Saqqara
date Teti
type of object Royal tomb complex

script regular hieroglyphic script

§ 553d wnm  (cartridge |  ttj  | cartridge) m  wnm.t  tfn, wt jm

$553d

Wnm tti m wnm .t tfnwt im

Teti will eat from what Tefnut eats.

5- Pyramid of Teti, PT 254 (line[T/A/W 8=244])


bibliography K. Sethe, Die oldägyptischen Pyramidentexte, Leipzig
1908-1922 [H];
JP Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts,
Writings from the Ancient World 23, Atlanta 2005, T
189 [Ü]
line count according to MAFS and Maspero / Sethe;
see J. Leclant / C. Berger, in: OrMonsp 9, 1997, 275.

provenance Saqqara
date Teti
type of object Royal tomb complex

script regular hieroglyphic script

§ [288a] Hkn, wtt [T / A / W 8 = 244] tp  Da (m)  = s tfn, t. (Du.)  (cartridge |  ttj  |


cartridge) pn  twA.t  Sw § [288b] ssx  = sn  s, t  n  (cartridge |  ttj  | cartridge) pn  m  Dd, w  m  {Ddb,
t}  < Dd, t>  m  Dd, wt

$ [288a] [T/A/W 8=244]

Hkn wtt tp d3 (m) .s tfnt ty tti pn tw3 .t šw ss ͨ sn .s tn tti pn m ḏdw, m [ ḏdb.t]

ḏdb.t m ḏdwt

The Hkn.wtt is on her Dam scepter,

The two Tefnuts of this Teti, which Schu supports (?) / Support (?), They make the
seat wide for this Teti in Busiris, in {the Ddb.t chapel} <Mendes>, in Djedut;

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