Here is a reprise of the old thread on yeast gas along with a new passage that didn't show up on the original searches. All translations of the PT are from;

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It is carbon dioxide that drives a cold water geyser. The Egyptians should have had some insights into the nature of these geysers and their cause by the time they failed. It is apparent in the Pyramid Texts that they did indeed know quite a bit about them. They also considered the CO2 to be a powerful magic and they hid four fiery red jugs of it at Rosteau according to the coffin texts.

They called CO2 by a two word name that was untranslated by Mercer. I believe it was most probably "yeast gas". Bear in mind that in Egyptian like many modern languages this would be reversed so would appear as "gas (of) yeast". It appears in the texts as "’I [];.t-wt.t" or "gas-yeast".

2109. The sky trembles, the earth quakes before the god, before N.

2110a. N. [is not enveloped] by the earth;

2110b. ’I [];.t-wt.t, thou art not enveloped by the earth.

2110c. Thy fame is by day; thy fear is by night, as a god, lord of fear.

2110d. Thou commandest the gods like the mighty one, chief of the mighty.

2111. [O] Osiris, the overflow comes, the inundation hastens, Geb groans.

2112a. I have pitied thee with pity; I have smitten him who acted with evil (intent) against thee;

2112b. that thou mayest live, that thou mayest raise thyself up because of thy strength.

2113. O N., [the inundation comes 1, [the overflow hastens], Geb [groans].

2114a. Exult in the divine efflux which is in thee; let thy heart live;

214b. thy divine limbs are in good condition; loosen thy bindings.

2115a. Horus comes to thee, N.; he does for thee that which he did for his father Osiris,


"’I[];.t-wt.t" might be the "yeast gas" coming out of solution.

"’I[];.t-wt.t", thy fame is by day thy fear is by night. By day this would be a major topic of interest by most educated people. At night the wind often slows when solar heating stops. This would allow possibly deadly concentrations of "yeast gas" to accumulate especially in lower lying areas.

It appears as well in utt 436:


788b. the efflux goes forth from the god, the secretion which comes out of Osiris,

788c. so that thy hands may be washed, so that thine ears may be open.

789a. This power is spiritualized by means of its soul.

789b. Wash thyself for thy ka washes itself. Let thy ka be seated,

789c. that it may eat bread with thee, without ceasing eternally.

790a. Thy going is as a successor of Osiris;

790b. thy face is before thee; thine homage is before thee.

791a. It is agreeable to thy nose on account of the smell of ’I[];.t-wt.t;

791b. for thy feet when they hit thy feast (carry thee to thy feast);

791c. for thy teeth, for thy finger-nails when thy bread is broken.


Again this is mentioned with the efflux from Osiris.

From utt 221;


197e. make thou that his ‘bȝ-sceptre be at the head of the living; make thou that his śḫm-sceptre be at the head of the spirits;

197f. make thou that his blade be firm against his enemies.

198a. O ’Inw-Crown, thou has come forth from him as he came forth from thee.

198b. The great ’I[];.t has given birth to thee, the ’I[];.t-wt.t has adorned thee;

198c. the ’I[];.t-wt.t has given birth to thee, the great ’I[];.t has adorned thee,

198d. for as for thee, thou art like Horus, who fought in protection of his eye.

"gas" has given birth to thee, the great "yeast gas" has adorned thee. The great "yeast gas" has given birth to the, the great "gas" has adorned thee.

from 664;


1916-1 (N. 719 + 29). O N., great is sleep; it is great to sleep.

1916-2 (N. 709 + 4). This great one sleeps, he sleeps; wake up, raise thyself up.

1916-3 (Nt. 738). Great is thine odour, pleasant to the nose, the odour of ’I[];.t-wt.t.


From 576;


1502b. Osiris awakes in peace; he who is in Ndi.t awakes in peace.

1503a. His head is lifted up by Rē‘; his odour is [as] that of the ’I[];.t-wt.t-serpent.

1503b. The head of N. also is lifted up by Rē‘; the odour of N. is as that of ’I[];.t-wt.t-serpent.



This may be a type of snake that smells something like rising bread or possibly it's just a recognition of its dangerous properties.

Utt 665b


1922 (Nt. 743). Thou enterest when thy father Geb is protecting thee.

1922 + 1 (Nt. 744). If (thy) father does not know thee, he is not alive;

1922 + 2 (Nt. 744). if (thy) father calls thee "’I[];.t," retreat, such is not thy name.

"’I[];.t," would be gas.







Here's another which may be of interest;

1970a. Wherewith shall N. be caused to fly?
1970b (N. 758-759). Then let there be brought to thee ------ ḥnw-boat, built by Mw-ḥn,
1970c. that thou mayest fly therewith, that thou mayest fly therewith,
1970d (N. 759). the south-wind for thy foster-mother, the north-wind for thy nurse.
1971. N. flies; N. alights on the two wings (lit. feathers) of his father, Geb.

and;

670a. To say: ’Iḳr.w-serpent or ’iḳr.t-serpent, go away from N. who is in the d‘‘miw.
670b. Horus circulates behind his eye.
670c. Reverse-serpent, make ruin (in) the earth (decay (in) the earth).

Just a few words of note about these before the new reference to yeast gas... The wind changes out of the north about the time the inundation begins so would be associated with it and might even be considered a cause to primitive minds. Note that construction can occur only during the inundation while Osiris stands. Osiris/ N alights on the feathers of the God of Earth!! These might be artificial mountains such as the pyramids. The nurse often refers to Isis but also to the nurse (mn) canal.

Horus circulates behind his eye.

Without further ado here's the new prayer for yeast gas:

#211

131a. To say: The abomination of N. is hunger; he does not eat it;

131b. the abomination of N. is thirst; he does not drink it.

131c. It is N. who gives food to those who exist.

131d. His nurse is ’I[];.t

131e. it is she who makes his life (through nourishment?); it is she who gave birth to N.

132a. N. was conceived in the night; N. was born in the night.

132b. He belongs, to the Followers of Rē‘, who are before the morning star.

132c. N. was conceived in Nun; he was born in Nun.

132d. He has come; he has brought to you (some) bread of that which he found there.

This clearly states that the dead king/ Osiris has "gas" for a nurse.
It is the gas that makes him live. It is Nun (the primordial waters)
who gave birth to N/ Osiris.

It is yeast gas which drives the geyser and makes N/ Osiris rise. It
is yeast gas which is driven off in the nurse canal and it is yeast gas
pressure which can be controlled by the djed pillar.



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Man fears the pyramid, time fears man.



Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/2008 11:15PM by cladking.