Egyptian · No. 089
The Nameless King Awakened
Inspired by: The Opening of the Mouth rite, which restored the dead person's ability to breathe and speak, and the importance of the name, ren.
They opened his mouth with the proper rite. Now he speaks, walks and reigns.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 2850
- DEF
- 2800
- Level
- 8
- Type
- Undead
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Scarab
The myth
In the Opening of the Mouth, a priest recited spells while touching the mouth, arms and legs of the dead with a ritual blade, so they could breathe, eat and drink again: the rite reanimated the body for the soul's use. Budge summarizes Book of the Dead chapters in which Thoth helps with this opening. At the same time, the name was essential: a nameless being could not be presented to the gods. The Nameless King Awakened, who speaks, walks and reigns again, is a MYTHENOR creation.
Why it has this power
An epic level 8 Undead of Light with 2850 ATK and 2800 DEF. It arises through the Opening of the Mouth, with Sarcophagus Servant, Ushabti and Ka: body, servant and double reunited. Sun beats Moon and Scarab beats Leviathan. The Embalmer's Bandages give it +700.
Did you know
According to Budge's summary, in the opening of the mouth chapters Ptah untied the bandages and Shu forced open the mouth of the dead.
Connections
Where to get it
- Ritual: Summoned by the ritual Opening of the Mouth, with the materials Servant of the Broken Sarcophagus, Blue Faience Ushabti, Ka, the Luminous Double.
- It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.
Sources
- Ancient Egyptian Burial — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
- The Book of the Dead (introduction and chapter summaries) — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)
- Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)