The Book of Gates (Complete)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 117 minutes

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This is the Book of Gates episodes (175 & 176) compiled into one big story. See episodes 175 and 176 for further details. Date: c.1305 BCE (first recorded appearance). Source: KV57, the tomb of Horemheb, and others. Music intro, interludes, and outro: Luke Chaos. Original compositions by Gorillaz, from the album "Demon Days." The Book of Gates Translations: J. C. Darnell and C. Manassa Darnell, The Ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books (2018). E. Hornung, Das Buch von den Pforten des Jenseits, I (1979). E. Hornung, Das Buch von den Pforten des Jenseits, II (1984). E. Hornung, The Egyptian Book of Gates, trans. T. Abt (2014). J. Zandee, ‘The Book of Gates’, in Liber Amicorum: Studies in Honor of Professor Dr. C.J. Bleeker (1969), 282--324. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Nike.
0:04.2	It's packed to school season, and you and your child might be feeling a bit anxious.
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0:13.2	to help overcome anxiety.
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0:30.0	Hello, and welcome to the History of Egypt podcast.
0:39.2	This is the Ancient Egyptian book of Gates.
0:42.4	Today, we are going past the western horizon, the land of sunset.
0:47.6	We are heading into the dead lands, to confront the souls who live within the afterlife.
0:54.0	It is a journey that will take us through many curious places, and we will witness great
0:59.7	and mysterious events.
1:02.2	To everyone listening, thank you for joining me.
1:05.6	Come, let us journey to the underworld.
1:19.4	Around 1300 and 5 BCE, approximately, an Egyptian pharaoh went to his grave.
1:26.6	His name was Hor M. Heb, Horus' infestival.
1:31.4	And he was a significant ruler in the political history of the time.
1:35.3	Religiously, Horm Heb's tomb is quite interesting.
1:39.1	On the walls of this monument, we find a new underworld text.
1:44.1	This is the Book of Gates.
1:46.8	The Book of Gates is a text dealing with the lands beyond life.
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