Gates of Duat Lyrics


Ink          pw   ink             ꜣḫ          imy      ꜣḫw
æn[o]k  p[ô]w æn[o]k  Akh      æ{mè} A[a]kh
It is I, I am the transfigured spirit who is in the light,

ḳmꜣ.n                                                   itm          ḏs.f
q[o]mA     n[a]                                  æt[ô]m   dj[e]sef
the one whom Atum created himself,

ḫprw                           m        wꜣb         n     irt.f
kh[ô]p[è]r[ô]w[è]  m[è]   wAb       n[a] æ[i][è]ref
In forms from the root of his eye.

Snḏ       n.i     nṯrw                          dwꜣt
sn[ô]dj næ    n[ô]tch[è]r[ô]w[è] dw{Ã}
May the gods of the underworld fear me!
 
ꜥḥꜣ.sn                            ꜥrrw.t.sn                       ḥr.i
aHA  s[e]n[a]              Arr[ô]w s[e]n[a]        H[a]ræ
May they battle at their portals over me.
To pronunce the ancient Egyptian correctly, consult with Dr. Christian de Vartavan’s latest version of Vocalised Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian.

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