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(3) The Sahu is a spiritual body which is used both by Khu and Sekhem.

(4) The Khat, i.e., the physical body, is essential to the soul while manifesting itself upon the
physical plane.

(5) The soul has the additional following attributes:—

(a) omnipresence

(b) metamorphosis

(c) locomotion

(d) nutritive

(e) mortality (in case of one khat)

(f) immortality

(g) rationality

(h) spirituality

(i) morality

(j) ethereal

(k) shadowy

(6) It is clear therefore from such a comparison as this, that the Aristotelian doctrine of the soul
is identical and coincides with only a very small portion of the Egyptian philosophy of the soul,
which therefore stands in relation to it as a whole to its part. Consequently we must conclude that
Aristotle obtained his doctrine of the soul from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, directly or
indirectly.

B (i) The Library of Alexandria was the true source of Aristotle's large numbers of books:

It is to be expected that the library of Alexandria was immediately ransacked and looted by
Alexander and his party, no doubt made up of Aristotle and others, who did not only carry off
large quantities of scientific books: but also frequently returned to Alexandria for the purpose of
research.

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Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G. M. James
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