30/03/2024
The 42 Negative Confessions of Ma'at (Book of The Dead) are as follows:
1. I have not committed sin.
2. I have not committed robbery with violence.
3. I have not stolen.
4. I have not slain anyone.
5. I have not defrauded offerings.
6. I have not defrauded the gods of their prerogatives.
7. I have not stolen food.
8. I have not swindled offerings.
9. I have not stolen from the gods.
10. I have not told lies.
11. I have not carried away food.
12. I have not cursed.
13. I have not closed my ears to truth.
14. I have not committed adultery.
15. I have not made anyone cry.
16. I have not felt sorrow without reason.
17. I have not assaulted anyone.
18. I am not deceitful.
19. I have not stolen the land of others.
20. I have not been an eavesdropper.
21. I have not falsely accused anyone.
22. I have not been angry without reason.
23. I have not seduced anyone's wife.
24. I have not polluted myself.
25. I have not terrorized anyone.
26. I have not disobeyed the law.
27. I have not been exclusively angry.
28. I have not cursed God.
29. I have not behaved with violence.
30. I have not caused disruption of peace.
31. I have not acted hastily or without thought.
32. I have not overstepped my boundaries of concern.
33. I have not exaggerated my words when speaking.
34. I have not worked evil.
35. I have not used evil thoughts, words, or deeds.
36. I have not polluted the water.
37. I have not spoken scornfully or arrogantly.
38. I have not cursed or blasphemed.
39. I have not acted with insolence.
40. I have not deceived or misled anyone.
41. I have not placed myself above others.
42. I have not stolen from or disrespected the dead.
These confessions were part of the ancient Egyptian belief system and were recited during the judgment of the deceased in the afterlife, as a demonstration of their righteous and moral conduct.
The Book of the Dead, also known as the "Book of Coming Forth by Day," is a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts. It was written and compiled over a long period of time, with its origins dating back to the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt, around the 16th century BCE. However, the contents and spells within the book continued to evolve and be added to until the early Ptolemaic period, around the 4th century BCE. So, the Book of the Dead as a whole spans several centuries. It is important to note that it is not a single book but rather a collection of spells and texts that were individually tailored for the deceased.