In Chapter 125 of The Papyrus of Ani, we find the petitioner led by Anubis into duat and pronouncing their 42 affirmative declarations, listed below from E. A. Wallis Budge’s public domain translation of the 42 Divine Principles of Maat:
Egyptians [The Original name: Kemetians]. The Ancient African Proverbs were an essential part of Ancient Kemetian science. One of the main concepts they had was “know yourself.” The original meaning of this saying held that within man is the divine essence of the Creator and the heavens as the central expression of their teachings: “The kingdom of heaven is within you, and whosoever shall know himself shall find it.” Continue Reading