© Dudarev Mikhail / Fotolia Save me from those who deal wounds, the slayers whose fingers are sharp, Who deal out pain, who decapitate those who follow after Osiris; They shall not have power over me, And I will not fall into their cauldrons Excerpt of Spell 17 R. O. Faulkner, trans. The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead © ocipalla / Fotolia Map of Ancient Egypt © Peter Hermes Furian / Fotolia PLACES Most of the names of the places in this novel are ancient equivalents of known sites based on the major cult centers and provinces of ancient Egypt. For other places, the author has used their commonly known or widely recognizable names, in an effort to reduce confusion and based on simple personal preference. While many of the names have evolved throughout the millennia, it is what lies beneath the shifting sands of time that is most intriguing: the histories, myths and legends hidden or buried within the artifacts and ruins themselves.
Abdju—now known as Abydos.
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