Chapter BD42 on papyri during the New Kingdom, Late and Ptolemaic Period

Abstract

pp. 1836 Chapter 42 of the BD is one of the important chapters in the BD. The chapter 42BD evolved from the spell 539 of the Pyramid Texts. Chapter BD 42 consists of a number of vignettes that have changed from time to time and these vignettes correspond to the text of the spell. The appearance of chapter BD 42 was rare in the Old Kingdom, then it began to flourish in the New Kingdom period, and its importance began to decrease in the Third Intermediate period, and it began to flourish again during the Late period. By the Ptolemaic period, new features have been added to the chapter vignettes, and during that period Chapter BD 42 has reached the peak of its prosperity. Chapter BD 42 reached the peak of its prosperity and During the Roman period that chapter has been disappeared.