Further protection was provided by funerary texts included in the burial.
The gods' actions in the present are described and praised in hymns and funerary texts.
The Book of the Dead is the common name for several ancient Egyptian funerary texts.
The funerary texts of the Old Kingdom were initially reserved for the king only.
Like many funerary texts, it was written on the inside of the tomb for reference by the deceased.
The book has no ancient title, and is not divided into hours of the night as other Ancient Egyptian funerary texts are.
She is mentioned in the funerary text of her mother, written on a wooden tablet.
They were the first Egyptian funerary texts, intended to ensure that the kings buried in the pyramid would pass safely through the afterlife.
At the same time, many burials used additional funerary texts, for instance the Amduat.
Unlike other funerary texts, however, it was reserved only for pharaohs or very favored nobility.
