The Coffin Texts

- The Coffin Texts appeared in the Middle Kingdom on the walls of the coffins.

- They were considered continuation to the Pyramid Texts for they were early appeared in the Pyramid of King Ibi from the 8th dynasty.

- The Coffin Texts were mainly inscribed inside the coffins of the officials as being found in the cemeteries of Asyut, Beni Hassan, Deir el-Bersha, El-Lisht, Meir and Ashmonen.

- The coffin texts were also found in the New Kingdom in the burial chamber of Minnakhte (TT 87) and in tombs from dynasties 25 and 26 when spells 151, 607 and 625 were used.

- The Coffin Texts were inscribed vertically in cursive hieroglyphic or early hieratic.

- The coffin Texts comprised 1185 spells.

- There are rare vignettes which were depicted with the coffin texts like the plan of the Two Ways of Rosetau and the Field of Offerings.

- In the Pyramid Texts the spells were only privilege to the deceased king who was identified with Osiris but in the Coffin Texts the officials were also permitted to enjoy resurrection in the realms of the afterlife and were identified with Osiris.

- The Coffin Texts included the same purposes mentioned in the Pyramid Texts represented in:

Providing the deceased with protection.
Providing the deceased with food and drink.
To help the deceased reaching the field of reeds and offerings.
There was a mention to the creation of the world.

In additions there are other subjects represented in:

In the Book of Two Ways the deceased used to pass through gates protected by guardians in the road of Rosetau before reaching the Field of Reeds. The deceased to used to emphasize his knowledge with the names of the guardians to let him pass. There is also a mention to the so called Lake of Flames situated between the two ways.
The main enemy of the sun god Apophis the gigantic serpent was mentioned for the early time. He used to attack the sun god but in vain.
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