Deities of the Book of the Amduat
The Egyptian conception of the underworld had it divided into twelve hours or sections and each of these had a gate or portal through which the sun god must pass on his nightly journey. Every hour, with the exception of the first, has a heading which describes the events that will occur in the hour and its usefulness. In addition to this, a vertical short introduction supplies the name of the hour, the gateway, and the region of the underworld. This serves as a division between the hours. It is of interest that the Book of the Amduat is the first fully illustrated book developed by the Egyptians with the text making continual references to the illustrations. Here it is the text and the illustrations that make up the whole.
The following list is a compilation of the names of the Netherworld region and the name of the hour goddess at each of these portals in the Book of the Amduat.*