It's a silly little book of the rituals read at the kings' ascension ceremonies and those people would have been embarrassed if they knew it was the only ancient writing we have.
I am not questioning that the Pyramid Texts are utterances full superstitious belief in magic and Egyptian gods, silly as they may be.
But you claim there are no belief or religion BEFORE 2000 BCE, and BEFORE THE IMAGINARY TOWER OF BABEL.
But clearly the belief of king’s resurrection and ascension are dependent upon these ritualistic spells and calling upon the various gods, the Pyramid Texts is one of the earliest foundations to Egyptian belief, in Egyptian funerary rites.
The ancient Egyptians believed that Re, Thoth, Isis, Bastet, Horus, Wadjet, etc were not just deities, but also very powerful magicians.
And the Egyptians continued to believe in ritualistic magic, which required words and calling upon the name of gods and goddesses, for resurrection and ascensions, in the periods of 2nd millennium BCE - hence the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom - and even later in the 1st millennium BCE.
The rituals and spells continued to exist in texts, like the Coffin Texts (Middle Kingdom) and the later versions of Book of The Dead (New Kingdom, 3rd Intermediate period and Late Period).
The only differences I can see, is that
- the focus on resurrection for the kings (and queens) ONLY in the Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom period,
- and in all periods later, resurrection were open to all who can afford to pay the priesthood to write down some spells on their coffins (eg Coffin Texts), on papyrus scolls or books (eg Book of the Dead) or on stone tomb stone (eg stelae).
Have you ever read the myth of
Re and Isis? It is a myth, about Isis performing magic, to create a snake, to bite and poison Re. None of the gods can heal the sun god with their magic, and Isis would only heal Re if he shared his secret true name to her and her son Horus. With Re’s secret name, it is possible to perform even more powerful magic.
Yes, the Egyptians were superstitious people, but what is religious belief? Religious belief is the belief in superstitions. And that include in the bible, Quran, or any other scriptures.
I am not saying these myths are true and I am not saying that these spells hold true powers, but what I am saying is that the Egyptians before believe in these rites, even though you say that there are no belief before your imaginary Tower of Babel.