The negative confession also known as the declaration of innocence is a list of 42 sins which the soul of the deceased can honestly say it has never committed when it stands in judgment in the afterlife. The oldest known use of the 42 negative confessions is located inside the pyramid of unas, in cairo, egypt. The importance of evidence in the heated debate on. The creator, our afrikan ancestors, maat, and the nguzu. The following books about ancient egypts religion, culture and philosophy are recommended not required reading for devotees of kemetic orthodoxy. In spellbookchapter 125 of the papyrus of ani also book of coming forth by day or the egyptian book of the dead, as edited by e. Dec 07, 2016 the second form of the negative confessions. The confessions are statements, called negative because they affirm what the speaker has not done. Ancient kemetic egyptian black people believed that in order to have an after life, one have to live by the negative confessions the laws.
Declarations to rekhtimertifentmaat verily i have come to thee, i have brought to thee maat. Dec 18, 2009 the reason why there were 42 negative confessions is because there were 42 nomes or districts in ancient kemet at that time. The most famous list comes from the papyrus of ani, a text of the egyptian book of the dead, prepared for the priest ani of thebes c. At that time also, there were ten 10 categories of sins. Those who teach this have a few things confused actually. Jul 18, 2016 the 42 negative confessions can be found in two different parts in the book of the dead. Although the egyptian book of the dead is often described as the ancient egyptian. They come from the egyptian book of the dead spell 125. Wallis budge the viewer of this hieroglyphic picture finds the petitioner led by anubis into duat underworld the gate.
Apr 28, 2012 the excellent blog my heart in ancient egypt. The purpose of maat lawjusticetruth among the kemet kmt khemet people of ancient upper and lower egypt was to divert chaos isfet. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Wallis budge the viewer of this hieroglyphic picture finds the petitioner led by anubis into duat underworldthe gate. In ancient kemet egypt at this time, the jews, formerly called hebrews. The 42 negative confessions can be found in two different parts in the book of the dead. The 42 negative confessions are a part of an ancient egyptian tradition. Discussion of ancient egyptian culture, language and religion is maintained by local author and artist titania. The 42 assessors steve coleman the 42 negative confessions.
Real origin of the ten commandments trinidad and tobago. In spellbookchapter 125 of the papyrus of ani also book of coming forth by dayor the egyptian book of the dead, as edited by e. From the papyrus of nu the following words shall be said by the steward of the keeper of the seal, nu, whose word is truth, when he cometh forth to the hall of maati, so that he may be separated from every sin which he hath committed, and may behold. They are named the papyrus of ani and the papyrus of nu. These precepts of maat popularly known as the negative confessions, are declarations of purity that come from the ancient kemetic ancient egyptian wisdom text, book of the coming forth by day popularly known as the book. Taken from what is commonly called the papyrus of ani as contained in the ancient kemetic text the book of coming forth by day or the. Feb 09, 2018 the soul speaks the various names of the assessors and states what has been called negative confessions, a series of moral declarations stated in the form of i have not, etc. We now look at the second type of the negative confessions in this case, the deceased addressed a series of two and forty gods by their names one after the other, and asserted before each, that he had not committed a certain sin. This is just my personal take on some of the passages and may or may not pull from academic sources. The negative confession ancient history encyclopedia. Cosmic ordering secrets 42 ideals of maat the egyptian goddess of justice. The names of the judges, to which each confession is addressed, is italicized. So, when you compare the 7 codeslaws of maa with the 42 declarations incorrectly called the 42 laws of maat or 42 negative confessions and the whole pert em hru the socalled egyptian book of the dead which translates literally to the book of the sunday we can easily see that the declarations and the book itself is actually someones. Posts about 42 negative confessions written by aegoddard.
Sep 14, 2015 the 42 negative confessions can be found in two different parts in the book of the dead. In other words, the modernday eurochristian ten commandments did not come or were received from god above. Consider both positive and negative biases, meaning things you are more inclined to believe because you favor and disfavor them. The practice of maat leads to mental ease and purity of heart. Apr 30, 2009 their derivative from the original 42 negative confessions are shown at the end of each. At this point, we may recall the teachings of jesus where he told us that the law given by moses was actually not the entire law. Moses then collapsed the 42 negative confessions into the ten.
The weighing of the heart from the book of the dead of ani. The reason why there were 42 negative confessions is because there were 42 nomes or districts in ancient kemet at that time. As a practitioner of the kemetic faith, she has posted several articles on the negative confessions, also known as the 42 laws of maat or the laws of a balanced heart. Nov 05, 2015 the weighing of the heart from the book of the dead of ani.
According to the book making someone look bad is a major social faux pas in chinese culture. The laws of maat are called the 42 negative confessions and they were revealed in the egyptian book of the dead, or the papyrus of ani a book that was written more than 3,000 years ago. The reason why there are 42 confessions is because there were 42 districts or provinces which the ancient kemites afrikans egyptians called sepat. Wallis budge the viewer of this hieroglyphic picture finds the petitioner led by anubis into duat.
Some of them may seem repetitive, but this was probably caused by not being able to translate the exact intent of the original language. A declaration of innocence corresponds to each deity. Inclusion of a book on this list does not mean we must agree with everything any book says or that our recommended readings must include official kemetic orthodox teachings. The true jews were nubian hebrew israelite who gave musa or moses ten of ancient laws and commandments from the kemetic scribes or the 42 negative confessions the book cometh forth by day or the egyptian book of the dead is our reference. Their derivative from the original 42 negative confessions are shown at the end of each. Public domain after swearing the negative confesion having not committed any of the 42 sins, the deceaseds heart would be weighed to test the validity of their confession. I am planning on writing down the 42 negative confessions to go into the ground with my sons urn, but i cant find if there is a proper color i should write the confessions in.
As the ancient egyptian book of the dead can be consider the forefather of the bible and quran, correspondingly the 42 negative confessions can be considered the forefather of the law of moses and especially of the ten commandments. The book of the dead was written in black ink with red ink used to distinguish titles or meta instructions. The fortytwo gods and goddesses of the nomes of egypt conduct this initiatory test of the soul before the scale of maat. These precepts of maat popularly known as the negative confessions, are declarations of purity that come from the ancient kemetic ancient egyptian wisdom text, book of the coming forth by day popularly known as. Mar 17, 2015 in addition, kemetics look to ancient egyptian law texts such as the declaration of innocence also called the negative confessions, which contain a list of 42 sins a deceased person claims not to have done, and the wisdom texts, which are pieces of advice written by ancient egyptians. Common sense approach ideas to living a prosperous life in truth, justice, order, balance and love pagebalkcom, latonya, frederick, brad on. Above i have provided a translation of these negative confessions. All translations of the negative confessions comes from r. Ten commandments or 42 negative confessions written by.
The 42 laws of the goddess maat are the real origin of the ten commandments. The invaders found the original book coming by day and by night with deceased kemetic people. Egyptian book of the dead 42 negative confessions house of truth. They come from what has been titled the papyrus of ani, part of the larger book known by some as the book of the dead, and by others as the book of coming forth by day. When the greeks the worlds first europeans conquered kemet in 332 b. Ani can be consider as i and nu can be considered the name of the fathergod nu. Common sense approach ideas to living a prosperous life in truth, justice, order, balance and love. Sep 29, 2017 sep 29, 2017 42 negative confessions compare w10 commandments stay safe and healthy. Public domain after swearing the negative confesion having not committed any of the 42 sins, the deceaseds heart would be weighed to test the validity of. The kemetic negative confessions three rivers refuge. I have a blue that is very similar in color to lapis lazuli spelling might be wrong. The negative confession also known as the declaration of innocence is a list of 42 sins which the soul of the deceased can honestly. The doctrine of maat is represented in the declarations to rekhtimertifentmaat and the 42 negative affirmations listed in the papyrus of ani. The soul speaks the various names of the assessors and states what has been called negative confessions, a series of moral declarations stated in the form of i have not, etc.
Sep 29, 2017 42 negative confessions compare w10 commandments stay safe and healthy. Faulkners book of the dead from barnes and noble publishing hey, dont judge me and this document. The god thoth, or djehuti in ancient egyptian, was the scribe of. Ten commandments or 42 negative confessions written by ka. The spirit of the deceased denies committing each sinfault before its assigned judge, by reciting the 42 negative confessions. The very long chapter 125 of the book of the dead lists names and provenances either geographical or atmospheric of the assessors of maat. As a result, most krs rely heavily on the kemetic spiritual texts such as the pert em hru socalled egyptian book of the dead, the pyramid texts, the 42 laws of maat the model for moses ten commandments, etc. Journey through the afterlife, ancient egyptian book of the dead edited by john h. An agitated mind and an impure heart are obstacles to spiritual growth. Book of the coming forth by day the book of the dead in the papyrus of ani is the negative confession. Fahim knightel speech on freemasonry and the ancient kemetic. While there have been some useful comparisons of the 42 negative confessions one is asked to say in the judgment halls of the kemetic orthodox afterlife to the ten commandments such as in karengas the declaration of innocence, it is not a onetoone comparison where kemetics feel a need to tack on 32 more prohibitions than the jews.
Thus, the categories of sins that moses, the afrikan, used as the basis to formulate the socalled ten commandments already existed. Afrikancentered cultural traditions in black liberation. At that time also, there were ten categories of sins in kemet egypt. These negative confessions come from the book of the coming forth by day commonly and wrongly known as the book of the dead. Reading the hieroglyphs live lecture egyptian book of the dead, learning the medu neter, hieroglyphs made simple, recitation of the negative confessions, e. You may also find it interesting that no one could translate the ancient language until champollion. They are named the papyrus of ani and the papyrus of. They are listed in chapter 125 cxxv, in the book of coming forth by day aka the egyptian book of the dead. In grade school, you might have told the teacher that you cleaned the erasers, in hope that she wouldnt ask about your homework. Posts about 42 laws of maat written by otterblossom. Their names are also clues to understanding that they actually represent the two different phases of. A book, perhaps, that offers you a commonsense approach to living a more prosperous life. Dec 01, 2019 ancient kemetic egyptian black people believed that in order to have an after life, one have to live by the negative confessions the laws of maat.
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