The Pyramid Texts

The Pyramid Texts

There are in fact no engraved texts either on, or inside them. However, the situation is significantly different when small pyramids of the 5th and 6th dynasties are considered. They are in fact real treasuries of our cognitions on eschatology, theology and the life of the soul of the Egyptians.

The Pyramid Texts were found in small pyramids located close to the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara. Those buildings and their texts originated sometime around 2400 BC.7. They describe the accession to the heavens and overcoming the forces of evil, which the Egyptians considered to be of vital importance for continuing life in the visible world.

Magical spells and utterances, contained in those texts, were meant to allow pharaohs to leave their dead bodies, the sarcophagi and the tombs, and finally allow the rulers to ascend to the heavens. The Pyramid Texts (hereinafter shortened to PT) stretch from the funerary chamber up to the exit door.