The Book of Gates (Part 1). In the dark of the night, Ra took a journey through the Duat (underworld). His voyage was fraught with danger, but he also made many friends along the way. In the Book of Gates, the sun god takes a mysterious but meaningful journey...

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Date: c.1305 BCE (first recorded appearance).

Source: KV57, the tomb of Horemheb, and others.

Music intro: Jeffrey Goodman.

Music interludes: Cover versions by Luke Chaos.

Music outro: Ancient Lyric.

Logo image: Ra on his solar barque, from the tomb of Ramesses I (Photo by Dominic Perry, 2022).

TRANSLATIONS of the Book of Gates by Erik Hornung (2014) and John Darnell & Colleen Manassa Darnell (2018).

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