(original title) The short form of the Book of am-tuat and the Book of Gates
The Book of Gates is an Ancient Egyptian cosmological
treatise describing the architecture and inhabitants
of the Tuat, the underworld which the boat of the Sun God, Ra,
traverses during the night hours.
This is the second volume of the three volume Budge series
which deals with the books of the Underworld,
the Egyptian Heaven and Hell.
It also includes a short summary of the Book of Am-Tuat, the
longer version of which comprises the
first volume.
