From Coffin Texts Spell 80 (1.8)(2,101 words)
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Allen, James P., “From Coffin Texts Spell 80 (1.8)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 26 April 2018 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_1_8>▲ Back to top ▲
Commentary
Following a short reprise of Spell 76 (Spell 79), this text continues the temporal theme first sounded in Spell 78 and expands it through the additional concepts of Life, identified with Shu, and the natural Order of the universe, associated with Tefnut. As part of its exposition, the spell concentrates on the notion of the One (Atum) evo…