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Chapter I. Of Coming Forth by Day

Here begin the Chapters of "Coming Forth by Day," and of the songs of praise and glorifying, and of coming forth from, and of going into the glorious Neter-Khert in the beautiful Amentet, which are to be recited on the day of the burial [whereby the deceased] shall go in after coming forth.

Osiris, the scribe Ani, saith :—Homage to thee, O Bull of Amentet, the god Thoth, the king of eternity, is with me. I am the Great God near the divine boat, I have fought for thee. I am one of the gods, those divine chiefs, who make Osiris to be victorious over his enemies on the day of the weighing of words. I am thy mediator (?), O Osiris. I am [one] of the gods born of the goddess Nut, who slay the foes of Osiris and who hold in bondage for him the fiend Sebau. I am thy mediator (?), O Horus. I have fought for thee, and I have put to flight the enemy for thy name's sake.

I am Thoth, who made Osiris to be victorious over his enemies on the day of the weighing of words in the great House of the Aged One (i.e., Ra) who dwelleth in Annu (Heliopolis). I am Tetteti, the son of Tetteti; I was begotten in Tattu, I was born in Tattu. I am with those who weep and with the women who bewail Osiris in the two lands of the Rekht, and I make Osiris to be victorious over his enemies. Ra commanded Thoth to make Osiris victorious over his enemies; and that which was decreed [for Osiris] Thoth did for me.

I am with Horus on the day of the clothing of Teshtesh and of the opening of the wells of water for the purification of the divine being whose heart moveth not, and of the drawing the bolt of the door of the concealed things in Re-stau. I am with Horus who [acteth] as the guardian of the left shoulder of Osiris in Sekhem (Letopolis), and I go in and I come forth from among the divine flames on the day of the destruction of the Sebau fiends in Sekhem. I am with Horus on the days of the festivals of Osiris, and of the making of offerings on the Sixth day festival, and on the Tenat festival [which is celebrated] in Annu.

I am the db(?) priest who poureth out libations in Tattu [for] Rere (?) the dweller in the Temple of Osiris, [on the day of] casting up the earth. I see the things which are concealed in Re-stau, I read from the book of the festival of the divine Ram [which is] in Tattu. I am the Sem priest [and I perform] his course. I [perform the duties of] the Great Chief of the Work on the day of placing the Hennu boat of the god Seker upon its sledge. I have grasped the spade on the day of digging the ground in Suten-henen (Heracleopolis Magna).

O ye who make perfected souls to enter into the Temple of Osiris, may ye cause the perfected soul of Osiris, the scribe Ani, to be victorious with you in the Temple of Osiris. May he hear as ye hear; may he see as ye see; may he stand as ye stand; may he sit as ye sit [therein]. O ye who give cakes and ale to perfected souls in the Temple of Osiris, give ye cakes and ale at the two seasons (i.e., at morn and at eve, or sunrise and sunset) to the soul of Osiris Ani, who is victorious before all the gods of Abtu (Abydos), and who is victorious with you.

O ye who open the way and lay open the paths to perfected souls in the Temple of Osiris, open ye the way and lay open the paths to the soul of Osiris, the scribe and steward of all the divine offerings, Ani [who is victorious] with you. May he enter in confidence, and may he come forth in peace from the Temple of Osiris. May he not be rejected, may he not be turned back, may he enter in [as he] pleaseth, may he come forth [as he] desireth, and may he be victorious. May the things which he commandeth be performed in the Temple of Osiris; may he walk and may he talk with you, and may he become a glorious being along with you. He hath not been found to rise up there, and the Balance [having weighed him] is now empty.

Let not the decree of judgment passed upon me be placed, or, according to another reading, "made known" in the mouths of the multitude. May my soul lift itself up before [Osiris], having been found to have been pure when on earth. May I come before thee, O lord of the gods; may I arrive at the nome of Double Right and Truth; may I be crowned like a god endowed with life; may I give forth light like the company of the gods who dwell in heaven; may I become like one of you, lifting up [my] feet in the city of Kher-ahaut; may I see the Sektet boat of the sacred Sahu passing forth over the sky; may I not be driven away from the sight of the lords of the Tuat or, according to another reading, "the company of the gods"; may I smell the sweet savour of the food of the company of the gods, and may I sit down with them. May the Kher-heb (i.e., the Reader) make invocation at [my] coffin, and may I hear the prayers which are recited [when] the offerings [are made]. May I draw nigh unto the Neshem boat and may neither my soul nor its lord be turned back.

Homage to thee, O thou who art at the head of Amentet, thou Osiris who dwellest in the city of Nifu-ur. Grant thou that I may arrive in peace in Amentet and that the lords of Ta-tchesertet may receive me and may say unto me, "Hail! Hail, thou that comest in peace!" May they prepare for me a place by the side of the Chief in the presence of divine chiefs; may Isis and Nephthys, the two divine nursing goddesses, receive me at the seasons, and may I come forth into the presence of Un-nefer (i.e., Osiris) in triumph. May I follow after Horus through Re-statet, and after Osiris in Tattu; and may I perform all the transformations according to my heart's desire in every place wheresoever my ka (double) pleaseth so to do.

RUBRIC: If this text be known [by the deceased] upon earth, or if he causeth it to be done in writing upon [his] coffin, then will he be able to come forth on any day that he pleaseth, and to enter into his habitation without being driven back. The cakes, and ale, and haunches of meat which are upon the altar of Ra shall be given unto him, and his homestead shall be among the fields in the Sekhet-Aaru, and to him shall be given wheat and barley therein, for he shall be vigorous there even as he was upon earth.

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Chapter VI. Of Making the Shabti to Work

The Chapter of making the shabti figure to do work for a man in the underworld. The scribe Nebseni, the draughtsman in the Temples of the North and South, the man highly venerated in the Temple of Ptah, saith :—

O thou shabti figure of the scribe Nebseni, the son of the scribe Thena, victorious, and of the lady of the house Mutrestha, victorious, if I be called, or if I be adjudged to do any work whatsoever of the labours which are to be done in the underworld—behold, [for thee] opposition will there be set aside—by a man in his turn, let the judgment fall upon thee instead of upon me always, in the matter of sowing the fields, of filling the water-courses with water, and of bringing the sands of this east [to] the west.

[The shabti figure answereth], "Verily I am here [and will come] whithersoever thou biddest me."

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Chapter XV. A Hymn of Praise to Ra

A Hymn of Praise to Ra when he riseth upon the horizon, and when he setteth in the land of life. Osiris, the scribe Ani, saith :—

Homage to thee, O Ra, when thou risest [as] Tem-Heru-khuti. Thou art adored [by me when] thy beauties are before mine eyes, and [when thy] radiance [falleth] upon [my] body. Thou goest forth to thy setting in the Sektet boat with [fair] winds, and thy heart is glad; the heart of the Matet boat rejoiceth. Thou stridest over the heavens in peace, and all thy foes are cast down; the never resting stars sing hymns of praise unto thee, and the stars which rest, and the stars which never fail glorify thee as thou sinkest to rest in the horizon of Manu, O thou who art beautiful at morn and at eve, O thou lord who livest and art established, O my lord!

Homage to thee, O thou who art Ra when thou risest, and Tem when thou settest [in] beauty. Thou risest and shinest on the back of thy mother [Nut], O thou who art crowned king of the gods! Nut doeth homage unto thee, and everlasting and never-changing order embraceth thee at morn and at eve. Thou stridest over the heaven, being glad of heart, and the Lake of Testes is content [thereat]. The Sebau Fiend hath fallen to the ground; his arms and his hands have been hacked off, and the knife hath severed the joints of his body. Ra hath a fair wind; the Sektet boat goeth forth, and sailing along it cometh into port. The gods of the south and of the north, of the west and of the east, praise thee, O thou divine substance, from whom all forms of life come into being. Thou sendest forth the word, and the earth is flooded with silence, O thou only One, who didst dwell in heaven before ever the earth and the mountains came into existence.

O Runner, O Lord, O only One, thou maker of things which are, thou hast fashioned the tongue of the company of the gods, thou hast produced whatsoever cometh forth from the waters, and thou springest up from them over the flooded land of the Lake of Horus. Let me snuff the air which cometh forth from thy nostrils, and the north wind which cometh forth from thy mother [Nut]. O make thou to be glorious my shining form (kha), O Osiris, make thou to be divine my soul (ba)! Thou art worshipped [in] peace (or [in] setting), O lord of the gods, thou art exalted by reason of thy wondrous works. Shine thou with thy rays of light upon my body day by day [upon me], Osiris the scribe, the teller of the divine offerings of all the gods, the overseer of the granary of the lords of Abtu (Abydos), the royal scribe in truth who loveth thee; Ani, victorious in peace.

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Chapter XV. Hymn and Litany to Osiris

Praise be unto thee, O Osiris, lord of eternity, Un-nefer, Heru-Khuti (Harmachis), whose forms are manifold, and whose attributes are majestic, Ptah-Seker-Tem in Annu (Heliopolis), the lord of the hidden place, and the creator of Het-ka-Ptah and of the gods [therein], the guide of the underworld, whom [the gods] glorify when thou settest in Nut. Isis embraceth thee in peace, and she driveth away the fiends from the mouth of thy paths. Thou turnest thy face upon Amentet, and thou makest the earth to shine as with refined copper. Those who have lain down (i.e., the dead) rise up to see thee, they breathe the air and they look upon thy face when the disk riseth on its horizon; their hearts are at peace inasmuch as they behold thee, O thou who art Eternity and Everlastingness!

Petition.—"Homage to thee, [O lord of] starry deities in Annu, and of heavenly beings in Kher-aha; thou god Unti, who art more glorious than the gods who are hidden in Annu." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee, O An in Antes (?), Heru-khuti (Harmachis), with long strides thou stridest over heaven, O Heru-khuti." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee, O Soul of everlastingness, thou Soul that dwellest in Tattu, Un-nefer, son of Nut; thou art lord of Akert." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee in thy dominion over Tattu; the Ureret crown is established upon thy head; thou art the One who maketh the strength which protecteth himself, and thou dwellest in peace upon Tattu." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee, O lord of the Acacia Tree, the Seker boat is set upon its sledge; thou turnest back the Fiend, the worker of evil, and thou causest the Utchat to rest upon its seat." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee, O thou who art mighty in thine hour, thou great and mighty Prince, dweller in An-rut-f; lord of eternity and creator of everlastingness, thou art the lord of Suten-henen." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee, O thou who restest upon Right and Truth, thou art the lord of Abtu (Abydos), and thy limbs are joined unto Ta-tchesertet; thou art he to whom fraud and guile are hateful." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee, O thou who art within thy boat, thou bringest Hapi (i.e., the Nile) forth from his source; the light shineth upon thy body and thou art the dweller in Nekhen." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

Petition.—"Homage to thee, O creator of the gods, thou King of the North and of the South, O Osiris, victorious one, ruler of the world in thy gracious seasons; thou art the lord of the celestial world." Response.—"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."

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Chapter XV. A Hymn of Praise to Ra When He Setteth

A Hymn of Praise to Ra when he riseth in the eastern part of heaven. Those who are in his train rejoice, and lo! Osiris Ani victorious, saith :—

Hail, thou Disk, thou lord of rays, who risest on the horizon day by day! Shine thou with thy beams of light upon the face of Osiris Ani, who is victorious; for he singeth hymns of praise unto thee at dawn, and he maketh thee to set at eventide with words of adoration. May the soul of Osiris Ani, the triumphant one, come forth with thee into heaven, may he go forth in the Matet boat. May he come into port in the Sektet boat, and may he cleave his path among the never resting stars in the heavens.

Osiris Ani, being in peace and in triumph, adoreth his lord, the lord of eternity, saying: "Homage to thee, O Heru-khuti (Harmachis), who art the god Khepera, the self-created; when thou risest on the horizon and sheddest thy beams of light upon the lands of the North and of the South, thou art beautiful, yea beautiful, and all the gods rejoice when they behold thee, the King of heaven. The goddess Nebt-Unnut is stablished upon thy head; and her uraei of the South and of the North are upon thy brow; she taketh up her place before thee. The god Thoth is stablished in the bows of thy boat to destroy utterly all thy foes. Those who are in the Tuat (underworld) come forth to meet thee, and they bow in homage as they come towards thee, to behold [thy] beautiful Image. And I have come before thee that I may be with thee to behold thy Disk every day. May I not be shut up in [the tomb], may I not be turned back, may the limbs of my body be made new again when I view thy beauties, even as fare those of all thy favoured ones, because I am one of those who worshipped thee [whilst I lived] upon earth. May I come in unto the land of eternity, may I come even unto the everlasting land, for behold, O my lord, this hast thou ordained for me."

And lo, Osiris Ani triumphant in peace, the triumphant one, saith: "Homage to thee, O thou who risest in thy horizon as Ra, thou reposest upon law [which changeth not nor can it be altered]. Thou passest over the sky, and every face watcheth thee and thy course, for thou hast been hidden from their gaze. Thou dost shew thyself at dawn and at eventide day by day. The Sektet boat, wherein is thy Majesty, goeth forth with might; thy beams [shine] upon [all] faces; [the number] of thy red and yellow rays cannot be known, nor can thy bright beams be depicted. The lands of the gods, and the eastern lands of Punt must be seen before they can be described and before that which is hidden [in thee] may be measured. Alone and by thyself thou dost manifest thyself [when] thou comest into being above Nu (i.e., the sky). May Ani advance, even as thou dost advance; may he never cease [to go forward], even as thy Majesty ceaseth not [to go forward], even though it be for a moment; for with strides dost thou in one little moment pass over the spaces which would need hundreds of thousands and millions of years [for man to pass over; this] thou doest, and then dost thou sink to rest. Thou puttest an end to the hours of the night, and thou dost count them, even thou; thou endest them in thine own appointed season, and the earth becometh light. Thou settest thyself before thy handiwork in the likeness of Ra; thou risest in the horizon."

Osiris, the scribe Ani, victorious, declareth his praise of thee when thou shinest, and when thou risest at dawn he crieth in his joy at thy birth: "Thou art crowned with the majesty of thy beauties; thou mouldst thy limbs as thou dost advance, and thou bringest them forth without birth-pangs in the form of Ra, as thou dost rise up into the upper air. Grant thou that I may come unto the heaven which is everlasting, and unto the mountain where dwell thy favoured ones. May I be joined unto those shining beings, holy and perfect, who are in the underworld; and may I come forth with them to behold thy beauties when thou shinest at eventide and goest to thy mother Nut. Thou dost place thyself in the west, and my two hands are [raised] in adoration [of thee] when thou settest as a living being. Behold, thou art the maker of eternity, and thou art adored [when] thou settest in the heavens. I have given my heart unto thee without wavering, O thou who art mightier than the gods."

Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith: "A hymn of praise to thee, O thou who risest like unto gold, and who dost flood the world with light on the day of thy birth. Thy mother giveth thee birth upon [her] hand, and thou dost give light unto the course of the Disk. O thou great Light who shinest in the heavens, thou dost strengthen the generations of men with the Nile-flood, and thou dost cause gladness in all lands, and in all cities, and in all the temples. Thou art glorious by reason of thy splendours, and thou makest strong thy KA (i.e., Double), with hu and tchefau foods. O thou who art the mighty one of victories, thou who art the power of [all] Powers, who dost make strong thy throne against evil fiends; who art glorious in majesty in the Sektet boat, and who art exceeding mighty in the Afet boat, make thou glorious Osiris Ani with victory in the underworld; grant thou that in the netherworld he may be without evil. I pray thee to put away [his] faults behind thee: grant thou that he may be one of thy venerable servants who are with the shining ones; may he be joined unto the souls which are in Ta-tchesertet; and may he journey into the Sekhet-Aaru by a prosperous and happy decree, he the Osiris, the scribe, Ani, triumphant."

(And the god saith :—) "Thou shalt come forth into heaven, thou shalt pass over the sky, thou shalt be joined unto the starry deities. Praises shall be offered unto thee in thy boat, thou shalt be hymned in the Afet boat, thou shalt behold Ra within his shrine, thou shalt set together with his Disk day by day, thou shalt see the Ant fish when it springeth into being in the waters of turquoise, and thou shalt see the Abtu fish in his hour. It shall come to pass that the Evil One shall fall when he layeth a snare to destroy thee, and the joints of his neck and of his back shall be hacked asunder. Ra [saileth] with a fair wind, and the Sektet boat draweth on and cometh into port. The mariners of Ra rejoice, and the heart of Neb-tankh is glad, for the enemy of her lord hath fallen to the ground. Thou shalt behold Horus on the standing-place of the pilot of the boat, and Thoth and Maat shall stand one upon each side of him. All the gods shall rejoice when they behold Ra coming in peace to make the hearts of the shining ones to live, and Osiris Ani, victorious, the scribe of the divine offerings of the lord of Thebes, shall be along with them."

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Chapter XV. The Mystery of the Tuat

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[Another Chapter of] the Mystery of the Tuat (Underworld) and of passing through the unseen netherworld, and of seeing the Disk when he setteth in Amentet, [when] he is adored by the gods and by the Khus in the underworld, and [when] the Soul

which dwelleth in Ra is made perfect. He is made mighty before Tem; he is made great before Osiris; he setteth his terror before the company of the gods who are the guides of the netherworld; he maketh long (?)

his steps and he maketh his face to enter (?) [with that of] the great god. Now every Khu, for whom these words shall have been said, shall come forth by day in any form which he is pleased to take;

he shall gain power among the gods of the Tuat (underworld), and they shall recognize him as one of themselves; and he shall enter in at the hidden gate with power.

The lady Mut-hetep, victorious, singeth hymns of praise to thee, [saying]: "O Ra-Tem, in thy splendid progress thou risest, and thou settest as a living being in the glories

of the western horizon; thou settest in thy territory which is in Manu. Thy uraeus is behind thee, thy uraeus is behind thee. Homage to thee, O thou who art in peace, homage to thee, O thou who art in peace. Thou art joined unto the Eye of Tem, and it chooseth

its powers of protection [to place] behind thy members. Thou goest forth through heaven, thou travellest over the earth, and thou journeyest onward. O Luminary, the northern and southern halves of heaven come to thee and they bow low in adoration,

and they pay homage unto thee, day by day. The gods of Amentet rejoice in thy beauties and the unseen places sing hymns of praise unto thee. Those who dwell in the Sektet boat

go round about thee, and the Souls of the East pay homage to thee, and when they meet thy Majesty they cry: 'Come, come in peace!' There is a shout of welcome to thee,

O lord of heaven and governor of Amentet! Thou art acknowledged by Isis who seeth her son in thee, the lord of fear, the mighty one of terror. Thou settest as a living being in

the hidden place. Thy father [Ta-]tunen raiseth thee up and he placeth both his hands behind thee; thou becomest endowed with divine attributes in [thy] members of earth; thou wakest in peace and thou settest

in Manu. Grant thou that I may become a being honoured before Osiris, and that I may come to thee, O Ra-Tem! I have adored thee, therefore do thou for me that which I wish. Grant thou

that I may be victorious in the presence of the company of the gods. Thou art beautiful, O Ra, in thy western horizon of Amentet, thou lord of Maat, thou mighty one of fear, thou whose attributes are majestic, O thou who art greatly

beloved by those who dwell in the Tuat (underworld); thou shinest with thy beams upon the beings that are therein perpetually, and thou sendest forth thy light upon the path of Re-stau. Thou openest up the path of the double Lion-god, thou settest the

gods upon [their] thrones, and the Khus in their abiding places. The heart of An-rut-f is glad [when] Ra setteth, the heart of An-rut-f is glad when Ra setteth."

Hail, O ye gods of the land of Amentet who make offerings and oblations unto

Ra-Tem, ascribe ye glory [unto him when] ye meet him, Grasp ye your weapons and overthrow ye the fiend Seba on behalf of Ra, and

repulse the fiend Nebt on behalf of Osiris. The gods of the land of Amentet rejoice and lay hold upon the cords of the Sektet boat, and they come in peace;

the gods of the hidden place who dwell in Amentet triumph."

Hail, Thoth, who didst make Osiris to triumph over his enemies, make thou Mut-hetep, victorious, to triumph over her enemies

in the presence of the great divine sovereign chiefs who live with Osiris, the lord of life. The great god who dwelleth in his Disk cometh forth, that is, Horus the avenger of his father, Unnefer-Ra.

Osiris setteth, and the Khu[s] who are in the Tuat (underworld) say: Homage to thee, O thou who comest as Tem, and who comest into being as the creator of the gods. Homage to thee, O thou who comest as the holy Soul of souls, who dwellest in the horizon. Homage to thee who art more glorious than [all] the gods and who illuminest the Tuat with thine Eye. Homage to thee who sailest in thy glory and who goest round about in thy Disk."

Another Chapter of the Mystery of the Tuat (Underworld) and of traversing the unseen places of the underworld, of seeing the Disk when he setteth in Amentet, [when] he is adored by the gods and by the Khus of the Tuat (underworld), and [when] the divine Khu which dwelleth within Ra is made perfect. He setteth his might before Ra, he setteth his power before Tem, [he setteth his strength] before Khenti-Amentet, and he setteth his terror before the company of the gods. The Osiris of the gods goeth as leader through the Tuat (underworld), he crasheth through mountains, he bursteth through rocks, he maketh glad (?) the heart of every Khu. This composition shall be recited by the deceased when he cometh forth and when he goeth in with the gods, among whom he findeth no opposition; then shall he come forth by day in all the manifold and exceedingly numerous forms which he may be pleased to take.

The Osiris saith :—

"A hymn of praise to Ra at eventide [when] he setteth as a living being in Baakha. The great god who dwelleth in his Disk riseth in his Two Eyes and all the Khus of the underworld receive him in his horizon of Amentet; they shout praises unto Heru-khuti (Harmachis) in his form of Tem, and they sing hymns of joy to Ra when they have received him at the head of his beautiful path of Amentet."

He (i.e., the deceased) saith: "Praise be unto thee, O Ra, praise be unto thee, O Tem, in thy splendid progress. Thou hast risen and thou hast put on strength, and thou settest like a living being amid thy glories in the horizon of Amentet, in thy domain which is in Manu. Thy uraeus-goddess is behind thee; thy uraeus-goddess is behind thee. Hail to thee, in peace; hail to thee, in peace. Thou joinest thyself unto the Eye of Horus, and thou hidest thyself within its secret place; it destroyeth for thee all the convulsions of thy face, it maketh thee strong with life, and thou livest. It bindeth its protecting amulets behind thy members. Thou sailest forth over heaven, and thou makest the earth to be stablished; thou joinest thyself unto the upper heaven, O Luminary. The two regions of the East and West make adoration unto thee, bowing low and paying homage unto thee and they praise thee day by day; the gods of Amentet rejoice in thy splendid beauties. The hidden places adore thee, the aged ones make offerings unto thee, and they create for thee protecting powers. The divine beings who dwell in the eastern and western horizons transport thee, and those who are in the Sektet boat convey thee round and about. The Souls of Amentet cry out unto thee and say unto thee when they meet thy majesty (Life, Health, Strength!) 'All hail, all hail!' When thou comest forth in peace there arise shouts of delight to thee, O thou lord of heaven, thou Prince of Amentet. Thy mother Isis embraceth thee, and in thee she recognizeth her son, the lord of fear, the mighty one of terror. Thou settest as a living being within the dark portal. Thy father Tatunen lifteth thee up and he stretcheth out his two hands behind thee; thou becomest a divine being in the earth. Thou wakest as thou settest, and thy habitation is in Manu. Grant thou that I may be venerated before Osiris, and come thou [to me], O Ra-Tem. Since thou hast been adored [by me] that which I wish thou shalt do for me day by day. Grant thou victory [unto me] before the great company of the gods, O Ra who art doubly beautiful in thy horizon of Amentet, thou lord of Maat who dwellest in the horizon. The fear of thee is great, thy forms are majestic, and the love of thee is great among those who dwell in the underworld."

A Hymn of Praise to Ra-Heru-khuti (Ra-Harmachis) when he setteth in the western part of heaven.

He (i.e., the deceased) saith :—

"Homage to thee, O Ra [who] in thy setting art

Tem-Heru-khuti (Tem-Harmachis)

[thou divine god, thou self-created being, thou primeval matter from which all things were made]. When [thou] appearest

in the bows of [thy] bark men shout for joy at

thee, O maker of the gods!

Thou didst stretch out the heavens wherein thy two eyes might travel, thou didst make the earth to be a vast chamber for thy Khus, so that

every man might know his fellow. The Sektet boat is glad, and the Matet boat rejoiceth;

and they greet thee with exultation as thou journeyest along. The god Nu is content and thy

mariners are satisfied; the uraeus-goddess hath overthrown thine enemies, and thou hast carried off the legs of Apep. Thou art beautiful,

O Ra, each day, and thy mother Nut embraceth thee; thou settest in beauty, and thy heart is glad

in the horizon of Manu, and the holy beings therein rejoice.

Thou shinest there with thy beams, O thou great god, Osiris, the everlasting Prince, The lords of

the zones of the Tuat in their caverns stretch out their hands in adoration before

thy Ka (double), and they cry out to thee, and they all come forth in the train of thy form shining brilliantly.

The hearts of the lords of the Tuat (underworld) are glad when thou

sendest forth thy glorious light in Amentet; their two eyes are directed towards thee,

and they press forward to see thee, and their hearts rejoice when they do see thee. Thou hearkenest unto

the acclamations of those that are in the funeral chest, thou doest away with their helplessness and drivest away the evils which are about

them. Thou givest breath to their nostrils and they take hold of the bows of thy bark

in the horizon of Manu. Thou art beautiful each day, O Ra, and may thy mother Nut embrace Osiris ........, victorious."

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Chapter XVII. Of Coming Forth by Day

Here begin the praises and glorifyings of coming out from and of going into the glorious underworld which is in the beautiful Amentet, of coming out

by day in all the forms of existence which please him (i.e., the deceased), of playing at draughts and sitting in the hall, and of coming forth

as a living soul. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani,

after he hath come to his haven of rest—it is good for [a man] to recite [this work whilst he is] upon earth, for [then] all the words of

Tem come to pass:—

"I am the god Tem in rising; I am the only One. I came into existence in

Nu. I am Ra who rose in the beginning, the ruler of... . this."

Who then is this? It is Ra when at the beginning he rose in

the city of Suten-henen (Heracleopolis Magna), crowned like a king in [his] rising. The pillars of the god Shu were not as yet created, when he was

upon the high ground of him that dwelleth in Khemennu (Hermopolis Magna).

"I am the great god who gave birth to himself, even Nu,

who made his name[s to become] the company of the gods as god."

Who then is this? It is Ra, the creator of the name[s] of his limbs, which came into being

in the form of the gods who are in the train of Ra.

"I am he who is not driven back among the gods."

Who then is this? It is Tem the dweller in his disk, or (as others say),

It is Ra in his rising in the eastern horizon of heaven.

"I am Yesterday; I know

To-day."

Who then is this? Yesterday is Osiris,

and To-day is Ra on the day when he shall destroy the enemies of Neb-er-tcher,

and when he shall establish as prince and ruler his son

Horus, or (as others say), on the day when we commemorate the festival

of the meeting of the dead Osiris with his father Ra, and when the battle of the

gods was fought in which Osiris, the lord of Amentet, was the leader.

What then is this? It is Amentet, [that is to say] the creation of the souls of the gods when Osiris was leader in Set-Amentet; or

(as others say), It is Amentet which Ra hath given unto me; when any god cometh, he doth arise and

doeth battle for it.

"I know the god who dwelleth therein."

Who then is this? It is Osiris; or (as others say), Ra is his name, (or) It is the

phallus of Ra wherewith he was united to himself.

"I am the Bennu bird

which is in Annu (Heliopolis), and I am the keeper of the volume of the book of things which are and of things which shall be."

Who then is this? It is Osiris; or (as others say), It is his dead body, or (as others say),

It is his filth. The things which are and the things which shall be are his dead body; or (as others say),

They are eternity and everlastingness. Eternity is the day, and everlastingness is the

night.

"I am the god Amsu in his coming forth; may his two plumes

be set upon my head for me."

Who then is this? Amsu is Horus, the avenger

of his father, and his coming forth is his birth. The plumes

upon his head are Isis and Nephthys when they go forth to set themselves

there, even as his protectors, and they provide that which his head

lacketh, or (as others say), They are the two exceeding great uraei which are upon the head of their father

Tem, or (as others say), His two eyes are the two plumes which are upon his head.

"Osiris Ani,

the scribe of all the holy offerings, riseth up in his place in triumph, he cometh into

his city."

What then is this? It is the horizon of his father Tem.

"I have made an end of my short-comings, and I have put away my faults."

What then is this? "It is the cutting off of the corruptible in the body of Osiris, the scribe Ani,

victorious before all the gods; and all his faults are driven out."

What then is this? It is the purification [of Osiris] on the day of his birth.

"I am purified in my great double nest which is in Suten-henen (Heracleopolis Magna),

on the day of the offerings of the followers of the great god who is

therein."

What then is this? "Millions of years" is the name of the one [nest], "Great Green Lake"

is the name of the other; a pool of natron, and a pool of nitre;

or (as others say), "The Traverser of millions of years" is the name of one, "Great Green Lake"

is the name of the other; or (as others say), "The Begetter of millions of years" is the name of one, "Great Green Lake"

is the name of the other. Now as concerning the great god who dwelleth therein, it is Ra

himself.

"I pass over the way, I know the head of the Pool of Maati."

What then is this? It is Re-stau; that is to say, it is the underworld on the

south of Na-arut-f, and it is the northern door of the tomb.

Now as concerning the Pool of Maati, it is Abtu (Abydos); or (as others say), It is the way by which his father

Tem travelleth when he goeth forth to Sekhet-Aaru,

which bringeth forth the food and nourishment of the gods who are behind [their] shrines.

Now the gate of Tchesert is the gate of the pillars of Shu,

the northern gate of the Tuat (underworld); or (as others say), It is the two leaves of the door

through which the god Tem passeth when he goeth forth to the eastern horizon of heaven.

"O ye gods who are in the presence [of Osiris], grant

me your arms, for I am the god who

shall come into being among you."

Who then are these? They are the drops of blood which

came forth from the phallus of Ra when he went forth to perform mutilation

upon himself. They sprang into being as the gods Hu and Sa, who are in the following

of Ra, and who accompany

the god Tem daily and every day.

"I, Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant,

have filled for thee the Utchat after it had suffered failure

on the day of the combat of the two Fighters" (i.e., Horus and Set).

What then is this? It is the day on which Horus fought with Set,

who cast filth in the face of Horus, and when Horus destroyed the members

of Set. Now this Thoth did with his own fingers.

"I lift up the

hair[-cloud] when there are storms and quakings in the sky."

What then is this? It is the right Eye of Ra, which raged against [Set] when

he sent it forth,

Thoth raised up the hair[-cloud], and brought the Eye

alive, and whole, and sound, and without defect to [its] lord; or (as others say), It is the Eye of Ra when it is sick and when it

weepeth for its fellow-eye; then Thoth standeth up to cleanse it.

"I behold Ra who was born yesterday from the buttocks of

the goddess Meh-urt; his strength is my strength, and my strength is his strength."

What then is this? It is the watery abyss of heaven, or (as others say), It is the image

of the Eye of Ra in the morning at his daily birth.

Meh-urt is the Eye (Utchat) of Ra. Therefore Osiris,

the scribe Ani, triumphant, is a great one among the gods who are in the train of

Horus. The words are spoken for him that loveth his lord.

What then is this? [The gods who are in the train of Horus are] Mestha, Hapi, Tuamautef, and Qebhsennuf.

"Homage to you, O ye lords of right and truth, ye sovereign princes who [stand] behind Osiris, who utterly do away with

sins and crimes and who are in the following of the goddess Hetep-sekhus,

Grant [ye] that I may come unto you. Destroy ye [all] the faults which

are within me, even as ye

did for the Seven Spirits

who are among the followers of their lord Sepa. Anubis appointed

their place on the day [when was said], 'Come therefore thither,'"

What then is this? These lords of right and truth are Thoth and

Astes, the lord of Amentet. The sovereign princes [who stand] behind Osiris, even Mestha,

Hapi, Tuamautef, and Qebhsennuf, are they who are

behind the Thigh in the northern sky. Now those who do utterly away with

sins and crimes and who are in the following of Hetep-sekhus

are the god Sebek [and his company] who dwell in the water. The goddess Hetep-sekhus is the Eye of

Ra; or (as others say), It is the flame which followeth after Osiris to burn up

the souls of his enemies,

As concerning all the faults which are in Osiris, the scribe of the offerings of all the gods, Ani, triumphant, [this is all that he hath done against the lords of eternity] since he came forth from

his mother's womb.

As concerning the Seven Spirits, even Mestha, Hapi, Tuamautef, Qebhsennuf,

Maa-atef-f, Kheri-beq-f, and Herukhenti-[an]maati,

Anubis appointed them to be protectors of the dead body of Osiris, or (as others say), [set them]

behind the place of purification of Osiris; or (as others say), those Seven Spirits are

Netcheh-netcheh, Aatqetqet, Anerta-nef-bes-f-khenti-heh-f, Aq-her-ami-unnut-f, Teshermaati-dmi-het-Anes, Ubes-hra-per-em-khetkhet, and

Maa-em-kerh-an-nef-em-hru. The chief of the sovereign princes

who are in Nairut-f is Horus, the avenger of his father. As concerning

the day [upon which was said], "Come therefore thither," it referreth to the words, "Come then thither," which Ra spake unto Osiris. Lo, may this be said unto me in Amentet!

"I am the divine Soul which dwelleth in the divine Twin-Gods."

What then is this? It is Osiris [when] he goeth into Tattu

and findeth there the Soul of Ra; there the one god embraceth

the other, and divine souls spring into being within the divine Twin-Gods.

As concerning the divine Twin-Gods they are Heru-netch-hra-tef-f

and Heru-khent-an-maati; or (as others say), the double divine Soul which dwelleth in the divine Twin-Gods is the Soul of Ra and the Soul of Osiris; [or (as others say)], It is the Soul

which dwelleth in Shu, [and] the Soul which dwelleth in Tefnut, and these are the double divine Soul which dwelleth in Tattu.

"I am the Cat which fought (?) hard by the Persea tree

in Annu (Heliopolis), on the night when the foes of Neb-er-tcher were destroyed."

Who then is this? The male Cat is Ra

himself, and he is called 'Mau' by reason of the speech of the god Sa, [who said] concerning him: "He is like (mau) unto that which he hath made"; thus his name became 'Mau'; or (as others say), it is the god

Shu who maketh over the possessions of Seb to Osiris. As concerning the fight (?) hard by the Persea tree in Annu, it concerneth the children of impotent revolt when

justice is wrought on them for what they have done. As concerning the night of the battle [these words refer to] the inroad [of the children of impotent revolt] into the eastern part of heaven, whereupon there arose a battle in heaven and in all the earth.

"O thou who art in thine egg

(i.e., Ra), who shinest from thy Disk and risest in thy horizon, and dost shine like gold above the sky, like unto whom there is none among the gods, who sailest over the pillars

of Shu (i.e., in the ether), who givest blasts of fire from thy mouth, [who makest the two lands bright with thy radiance, deliver] thou the pious Nebseni from the god

whose form is hidden, whose eyebrows are like unto the two arms of the Balance on the night of reckoning destruction."

Who then is this? It is An-a-f (i.e., the god who bringeth his arm),

As concerning "the night of reckoning destruction," it is the night of the burning of the damned, and of the overthrow of the wicked at the block,

and of the slaughter of souls.

Who then is this? It is Nemu, the headsman of Osiris, or (as others say), It is Apep when he riseth up with one head bearing Maat (i.e., right and truth) [upon it];

or (as others say), It is Horus when he riseth up with a double head, whereof the one beareth right and truth and the other wickedness.

He bestoweth wickedness on him that worketh wickedness, and right and truth upon him that followeth righteousness and truth; or (as others say), It is Horus the Great who

dwelleth in Sekhem (Letopolis); or (as others say), It is Thoth; or (as others say), It is Nefer-Tem; [or (as others say)], It is Sept who doth thwart the acts of the foes of Neb-er-tcher. "Deliver thou the scribe Nebseni, victorious, from the Watchers who bear slaughtering knives, and who have cruel fingers, and who slay those who are in the following of Osiris.

May they never gain the mastery over me, may I never fall under their knives."

What then is this? It is Anubis, and it is Horus in the form of Khent-

an-maati; or (as others say), It is the sovereign princes who thwart the works of their weapons; or (as others say), It is the chiefs of the Sheniu chamber. "May

their knives never gain the mastery over me, may I never fall under their instruments of cruelty, for

I know their names, and I know the being Matchet who is among them in the House of Osiris, shooting rays of light from [his] eye, but who himself is unseen.

He goeth round about heaven robed in the flame of his mouth, commanding Hapi, but remaining himself unseen. May I be strong upon earth before Ra, may I come happily into haven

in the presence of Osiris. Let not your offerings be wanting to me, O ye who preside over your altars, for I am among those who follow after Neb-er-tcher according to the writings

of Khepera. I fly as a hawk, I cackle as a goose; I ever slay, even as the serpent goddess Neheb-ka."

What then is this? Those who preside over their altars are the similitude of the Eye of Ra and the similitude of the Eye of Horus.

"O Ra-Tem, thou lord of the Great House, thou Sovereign (Life, Strength and Health!) of all the gods, deliver thou the scribe Nebseni, victorious, from the god whose face

is like unto that of a greyhound, whose brows are as those of a man, and who feedeth upon the dead, who watcheth at the Bight of the Lake

of Fire, and who devoureth the bodies of the dead and swalloweth hearts, and who shooteth forth filth, but he himself remaineth unseen."

Who then is this? "Devourer for millions of years" is his name, and he liveth in the Aat. As concerning the Aat of flame, it is that which is in Anrut-f, hard by

the Sheniu chamber. The unclean man who would walk thereover doth fall down among the knives; or (as others say), His name is "Mates,"

and he is the Watcher of the door of Amentet; or (as others say), His name is "Beba," and it is he who watcheth the Bight of Amentet; or (as others say), "Heri-sep-f" is his name. "Hail, Lord of terror, chief of the lands of the North and South, thou lord of the red glow (or red lands),

who preparest the slaughter-block, and who dost feed upon the inward parts!"

Who then is this? The guardian of the Bight of Amentet.

What then is this? It is the heart of Osiris, which is the devourer of all slaughtered things. The Ureret crown hath been given unto him with gladness of heart as lord of Suten-henen (Heracleopolis Magna). What then

is this? He to whom hath been given the Ureret crown with gladness of heart as lord of Suten-henen is Osiris. He was bidden to rule among the gods on the day of the union of earth

in the presence of Neb-er-tcher. What then is this? He that was bidden to rule among the gods is [Horus] the son of Isis, who was appointed to rule in the place of his father

Osiris. As concerning the "day of the union of earth with earth," it is the mingling of earth with earth in the coffin of Osiris, the Soul that liveth in Suten-henen, the giver of meat and drink, the destroyer of wrong, and the guide of the everlasting paths. Who then is this? It is Ra himself. "Deliver thou the Osiris Nebseni, victorious,"

from the great god who carrieth away the soul, who eateth hearts, and who feedeth upon

offal, the guardian of the darkness, the dweller in the Seker boat; those who live in crime

fear him."

Who then is this? It is Suti, or (as others say), It is Smam-ur,

the soul of Seb.

"Hail, Khepera in thy boat, the two-fold company of the gods is thy body! Deliver thou Osiris

Ani, victorious, from the Watchers who give judgment, who have been appointed by the god Neb-er-tcher

to protect him and to fasten the fetters on his foes, and who slaughter in the

shambles; there is no escape from their grasp. May they never stab me with their knives,

may I never fall helpless into their chambers of torture.

Never have the things which the gods hate been done by me, for I am pure within the Mesqet.

Cakes of saffron have been brought unto him in Tanenet."

Who then is this? It is Khepera in his boat. It is Ra himself. As concerning the Watchers

who give judgment, they are the apes Isis and Nephthys. As concerning the things which are abominated by the gods they are wickedness

and falsehood; and he who passeth through the place of purification within the Mesqet is Anpu (Anubis), who is behind the chest

which containeth the inward parts of Osiris. He to whom saffron cakes have been brought

in Tanenet is Osiris; or (as others say), The saffron cakes

in Tanenet are heaven and earth; or (as others say), They are Shu, strengthener of the two lands in

Suten-henen (Heracleopolis Magna). The saffron cakes are the Eye of Horus; and Tanenet

is the burial-place of Osiris. Tem hath built thy house, and the double Lion-god hath founded thy habitation;

lo! drugs are brought, and Horus purifieth and Set strengtheneth, and Set purifieth and Horus strengtheneth.

"The Osiris, the scribe Ani, victorious before Osiris, hath come into the land, and he hath taken possession thereof with his two feet. He is Tem, and he is in thy city."

"Turn thou back, O Rehu, whose mouth shineth, whose head moveth, turn thou back from before his strength," or (as others say), "Turn thou back from him who keepeth

watch and is unseen." The Osiris Ani is safely guarded. He is Isis, and he is found

with [her] hair spread over him, I shake it out over his brow. He was conceived in Isis and begotten

in Nephthys; and they cut off from him the things which should be cut off."

"Fear followeth after thee, terror is upon

thine arms. Thou hast been embraced for millions of years by the arms [of the nations]; mortals go round about thee. Thou smitest down the mediators

of thy foes, and thou seizest the arms of the powers of darkness. The two sisters (i.e., Isis and Nephthys) are given to thee for thy delight.

Thou hast created that which is in Kher-a'ha and that which is in Annu (Heliopolis). Every god feareth thee, for thou art exceeding great and terrible: thou [avengest] every

god on the man that curseth him, and thou shootest out arrows,.... Thou livest according to thy will; thou art Uatchit, the Lady of Flame. Evil cometh

among those who set themselves up against thee."

What then is this? "Hidden in form, granted of

Menhu," is the name of the tomb. 'He seeth what is on his hand' is the name of Qerau; or (as others say),

the name of the block. Now he whose mouth shineth and whose head moveth is the member of Osiris, or (as others say)

of Ra. "Thou spreadest thy hair and I shake it out over his brow" is spoken concerning Isis, who hideth in her hair

and draweth her hair over her. Uatchit, the Lady of Flames, is the eye of Ra.

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Chapter XVIII. The Hymns to Thoth

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious

over his enemies, make thou the scribe Nebseni to be victorious over his enemies, as thou didst make Osiris victorious over his enemies in the presence of the

sovereign princes who are with Ra and Osiris in Annu (Heliopolis), on the night of the 'things of the night,' and on the night of the battle,

and on the night of the shackling of the Sebaw fiends, and on the day of the destruction of Neb-er-tcher."

The great sovereign princes in Annu are Tem, Shu, Tefnut [Osiris, and Thoth],

and the 'shackling of the Sebaw fiends' signifieth the destruction of the fiends of Set when a second time

he worketh evil.

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou the Osiris

Ani to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the great and sovereign princes who are in Tattu, on the night of making the Tet to stand up in Tattu."

The great sovereign princes in Tattu are Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Heru-netch-hra-tef. Now the [night of] making the Tet to stand up

in Tattu signifieth [the lifting up of] the arm and shoulder of Horus who dwelleth in Sekhem (Letopolis); and these gods stand behind Osiris [to protect him] even as do the swathings which clothe him.

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou Osiris Ani triumphant over his enemies in the presence of

the sovereign princes who are in Sekhem (Letopolis), on the night of the 'things of the night [festival] in Sekhem,'"

The great sovereign princes who are in Sekhem are Heru-khenti-an-maati, and Thoth who is with the sovereign princes in Narerut-f.

Now the night of the "things of the night [festival] in Sekhem" signifieth the light of the rising sun on the coffin of Osiris.

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou the Osiris Ani triumphant over his enemies in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in Pet and in Tept, on the

night of setting up the columns of Horus, and of making him to be established as heir of the things which belonged to his father Osiris."

The great sovereign princes who are in Pet and Tept are Horus, Isis, Mestha, and Hapi. Now "setting up the columns of

Horus" signifieth the command given by Set unto his followers: "Set up columns upon it."

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over

his enemies, make thou the Osiris Ani, triumphant in peace, victorious over his enemies in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in the lands of Rekhti, (?) on the

night when Isis lay down to keep watch in order to make lamentation for her brother Osiris."

The great sovereign princes who are in the lands of Rekhti (?) are Horus, Isis [Anubis], Mestha [and Thoth].

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant in peace, to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the great sovereign princes

who are in Abtu (Abydos), on the night of the god Haker, at the separation of the wicked dead, at the judgment

of the Khus, and at the rising up of joy in Teni (This)."

The great sovereign princes who are in Abtu are Osiris, Isis, and Ap-uat.

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou Osiris Ani, the scribe and teller of the sacred offerings of all the gods,

to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the sovereign princes who judge the dead, on the night

of the carrying out of the sentence upon those who are to die."

The great sovereign princes in the judgment of the dead are Thoth, Osiris, Anubis, and Astennu.

Now the "carrying out of the sentence upon those who are to die" is the withholding of that which is so needful to the souls of the children of impotent revolt.

"Hail, Thoth who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou Osiris, the scribe Ani, to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the great

sovereign princes, on the festival of the breaking and turning up of the earth in Tattu, on the night of the breaking and turning up of the earth in their blood, and of making Osiris to be victorious over his enemies."

When the fiends of Set come and change themselves into beasts, the great sovereign princes, on the festival of the breaking and turning up of the earth in Tattu,

slay them in the presence of the gods therein, and their blood floweth among them as they are smitten down.

These things are allowed to be done by them by the judgment of those who are in Tattu.

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris to triumph over his enemies, make thou the Osiris Ani

to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in Na-arerut-f, on the night of him

who concealeth himself in divers forms, even Osiris."

The great sovereign princes who are in Na-arerut-f are Ra, Osiris, Shu, and Bebi. Now the "night of him who

concealeth himself in divers forms, even Osiris," is when the thigh, [and the head] and the heel, and the leg, are brought nigh unto the coffin of Osiris Un-nefer.

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris to triumph over his enemies, make thou Osiris Ani to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the great sovereign princes in

Re-stau, on the night when Anubis lay with his arms and his hands over the things behind Osiris, and when Horus was made to triumph over his enemies,"

The great sovereign princes in Re-stau are Horus, Osiris, and Isis. The heart of Osiris rejoiceth, and the heart of

Horus; and therefore are the northern and southern parts of heaven at peace.

"Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou

Osiris Ani, the scribe and teller of the divine offerings of all the gods, to triumph over his enemies in the presence of the ten companies of great

sovereign princes who are with Ra, and with Osiris, and with every god and goddess in the presence of Neb-er-tcher. He hath destroyed his enemies, and

he hath destroyed every evil thing belonging unto him."

RUBRIC: This chapter being recited, the deceased shall come forth by day, purified after death, and [he shall make all] the transformations which his heart shall dictate. Now, if this chapter be recited over him, he shall come forth upon earth, he shall escape from every fire; and none of the foul things which appertain unto him shall encompass him for eternity or for ever and ever.

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Chapter XIX. Of the Chaplet of Victory

The Chapter of the Chaplet of Victory.

Osiris, Auf-ankh, victorious, born of Sheret-Amsu, victorious, saith :—

"Thy father Tem hath woven for thee a beautiful chaplet of victory [to be placed] on [thy] living brow, O thou who lovest the gods,

and thou shalt live for ever. Osiris-khent-Amentet hath made thee to triumph over thine enemies, and thy father Seb hath decreed for thee all his inheritance. Come, therefore, O Horus, son of Isis, for thou, O son of Osiris, sittest upon the throne of thy

father Ra to overthrow thine enemies, for he hath ordained for thee the two lands to their utmost limits. Atem hath [also] ordained this, and the company of the gods hath confirmed the splendid power of the victory of Horus the son of Isis and the son of Osiris for ever and

for ever. And Osiris Auf-ankh shall be victorious for ever and ever. O Osiris-khent-Amentet, the whole of the northern and southern parts of the heavens, and every god and every goddess, who are in heaven and who are upon earth [will] the victory of Horus, the son of Isis and the son of Osiris, over his enemies in the presence of

Osiris-khent-Amentet who will make Osiris Auf-ankh, victorious, to triumph over his enemies in the presence of Osiris-khent-Amentet, Unnefer, the son of Nut, on the day of making him to triumph over Set and his fiends

in the presence of the great sovereign chiefs who are in Annu (Heliopolis); on the night of the battle and overthrow of the Seba-fiend in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in Abtu; on the night of making Osiris to triumph over his enemies

make thou Osiris Auf-ankh, victorious, to triumph over his enemies in the presence of the great sovereign princes, who are in the horizon of Amentet; on the day of the festival of Haker in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in Tattu; on the night

of the setting up of the Tet in Tattu in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in the ways of the damned; on the night of the judgment of those who shall be annihilated in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in Sekhem (Letopolis);

on the night of the 'things of the altars in Sekhem' in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in Pet and Tept; on the night of the stablishing of the inheriting by Horus of the things of his father Osiris in the presence of the great sovereign princes

who are at the great festival of the ploughing and turning up of the earth in Tattu, or (as others say), [in] Abtu; on the night of the "weighing of words," or (as others say), "weighing of locks" in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in An-rut-f on its place; on the night when Horus receiveth the birth-chamber of the gods

in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in the lands of Rekhti; on the night when Isis lieth down to watch [and] to make lamentation for her brother in the presence of the great sovereign princes who are in Re-stau; on the night of making Osiris to triumph over all his enemies"

Horus repeated [these] words four times, and all his enemies fell headlong and were overthrown and were cut to pieces; and Osiris Auf-ankh, triumphant, repeated [these] words four times, therefore let all his enemies fall headlong, and be

overthrown and cut to pieces. Horus the son of Isis and son of Osiris celebrated in turn millions of festivals, and all his enemies fell headlong, and were overthrown and cut to pieces. Their habitation hath gone forth to the block of the East, their heads have been cut off;

their necks have been destroyed; their thighs have been cut off; they have been given over to the Great Destroyer who dwelleth in the valley of the grave; and they shall never come forth from under the restraint of the god Seb."

RUBRIC: This chapter shall be recited over the divine chaplet which is laid upon the face of the deceased, and thou shalt cast incense into the fire on behalf of Osiris Auf-ankh, triumphant, born of Sheret-amsu, triumphant; thus shalt thou cause him to triumph over his enemies,

dead or alive, and he shall be among the followers of Osiris; and a hand shall be stretched out to him with meat and drink in the presence of the god. [This chapter] shall be said by thee twice at dawn—now it is a never-failing charm—regularly and continually.

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Chapter XXII. Of Giving a Mouth

The Chapter of giving a mouth to Osiris Ani, the scribe and teller of the holy offerings of all the gods, victorious, in the underworld. He saith :—

I rise out of the egg in the hidden land. May my mouth be given unto me that I may speak therewith in the presence of the great god, the lord of the Tuat (underworld). May my hand and my arm not be forced back in the presence of the sovereign princes of any god. I am Osiris, the lord of Re-stau; may I, Osiris the scribe Ani, victorious, have a portion with him who is on the top of the Steps (i.e., Osiris). According to the desire of my heart, I have come from the Pool of Fire, and I have quenched the fire.

Chapter XXIII. Of Opening the Mouth

The Chapter of opening the mouth of Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant. He saith :—

May the god Ptah open my mouth, and may the god of my city loose the swathings, even the swathings which are over my mouth. Moreover, may Thoth, being filled and furnished with charms, come and loose the bandages, even the bandages of Set which fetter my mouth; and may the god Tem hurl them at those who would fetter [me] with them, and drive them back. May my mouth be opened, may my mouth be unclosed by Shu with his iron knife wherewith he opened the mouth of the gods.

I am the goddess Sekhet, and I sit upon [my] place in the great wind (?) of heaven. I am the great goddess Sah who dwelleth among the Souls of Annu (Heliopolis). Now as concerning every charm and all the words which may be spoken against me, may the gods resist them, and may each and every one of the company of the gods withstand them.

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Chapter XXVI. Of Giving a Heart

The Chapter of giving a heart to Osiris in the underworld. He saith :—

May my heart (ib) be with me in the House of Hearts! May my heart (hāt) be with me in the House of Hearts! May my heart be with me, and may it rest there, [or] I shall not eat of the cakes of Osiris on the eastern side of the Lake of Flowers, neither shall I have a boat wherein to go down the Nile, nor another wherein to go up, nor shall I be able to sail down the Nile with thee.

May my mouth [be given] to me that I may speak therewith, and my two legs to walk therewith, and my two hands and arms to overthrow my foe. May the doors of heaven be opened unto me; may Seb, the Prince of the gods, open wide his two jaws unto me; may he open my two eyes which are blindfolded; may he cause me to stretch apart my two legs which are bound together; and may Anpu (Anubis) make my thighs firm so that I may stand upon them. May the goddess Sekhet make me to rise so that I may ascend unto heaven, and that that may be done which I command in the House of the ka (double) of Ptah (i.e., Memphis).

I understand with my heart. I have gained the mastery over my heart, I have gained the mastery over my two hands, I have gained the mastery over my legs, I have gained the power to do whatsoever my ka (double) pleaseth. My soul shall not be fettered to my body at the gates of the underworld; but I shall enter in peace and I shall come forth in peace.

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Chapter XXVII. Of Not Letting the Heart Be Taken

Saith Osiris Ani:—

Hail, ye who carry away hearts! [Hail], ye who steal and crush hearts, and who make [the heart of a man to go through its transformations according to his deeds, let not what he hath done harm him before you].

Homage to you, O ye lords of eternity, ye possessors of everlastingness, take ye not this heart of Osiris Ani into your grasp, this heart of Osiris, and cause ye not words of evil to spring up against it; because this is the heart of Osiris Ani, victorious, and it belongeth unto him of many names (i.e., Thoth), the mighty one whose words are his limbs, and who sendeth forth his heart to dwell in his body.

The heart of Osiris Ani is victorious, it is made new before the gods, he hath gained power over it, he hath not been spoken to [according to] what he hath done. He hath gotten power over his own members. His heart obeyeth him, he is the lord thereof, it is in his body; and it shall never fall away therefrom. I, Osiris, the scribe Ani, victorious in peace, and triumphant in the beautiful Amenta and on the mountain of eternity, bid thee to be obedient unto me in the underworld.

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Chapter XXIXB. Of the Heart of Carnelian

The Chapter of a heart of carnelian. Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith :—

I am the Bennu, the soul of Ra, and the guide of the gods in the Tuat (underworld). Their divine souls come forth upon earth to do the will of their kas; let therefore the soul of Osiris Ani come forth to do the will of his ka.

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Chapter XXX. Of Not Letting the Heart Be Carried Off

The Chapter of not letting the heart of a man be driven away from him in the underworld.

Osiris Auf-ankh, triumphant, born of Sheret-Amsu, triumphant, saith :—

"My heart, my mother; my heart, my mother! My heart of my existence upon earth. May naught stand up to oppose me in judgment; may there be no opposition to me in the presence of the sovereign princes;

may [no evil] be wrought against me in the presence of the gods; may there be no parting [of thee] from me in the presence of the great god, the lord of Amentet. Homage to thee, O thou heart of Osiris-khent-Amentet! Homage to you, O my reins! Homage to you, O ye gods

who dwell in the divine clouds, and who are exalted (or holy) by reason of your sceptres! Speak ye fair words for the Osiris Auf-ankh, and make ye him to prosper before Nehebka. And behold, though I be joined unto the

earth, and am in the mighty innermost part of heaven, let me remain on the earth and not die in Amentet, and let me be a khu therein for ever and ever."

RUBRIC: This [chapter] shall be recited over a basalt scarab, which shall be set in a gold setting, and it shall be placed inside the heart of the man for whom the ceremonies of "opening the mouth" and of anointing with unguent have been performed. And there shall be recited by way of a magical charm the words:—"My heart, my mother; my heart, my mother! My heart of transformations."

The Chapter of not letting the heart of the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, Nu, triumphant, be driven away from him in the underworld. He saith :—

"O my heart, my mother; O my heart, my mother! O my heart of my existence upon earth. May naught stand up to oppose me in judgment in the presence of the lords of the trial;

let it not be said of me and of that which I have done, 'He hath done deeds against that which is right and true'; may naught be against me in the presence of the great god, the lord of Amentet. Homage to thee, O my heart!

Homage to thee, O my heart! Homage to you, O my reins! Homage to you, O ye gods who dwell in the divine clouds, and who are

exalted (or holy) by reason of your sceptres! Speak ye [for me] fair things to Ra, and make ye me to prosper before Nehebka. And behold me, even though I be joined to the earth in the mighty innermost parts thereof, let me remain upon the earth and let me not die in Amentet, but become a Khu therein."

The Chapter of not letting the heart of Osiris, the scribe of the holy offerings of all the gods, Ani, triumphant, be driven from him in the underworld. He saith :—

"My heart, my mother;

my heart, my mother! My heart whereby I came into being! May naught stand up to oppose me at [my] judgment; may there be no opposition to me in the presence of the sovereign princes (Tchatcha); may there be no parting of thee from me in the presence of him that keepeth the Balance! Thou art my ka, the dweller in

my body; the god Khnemu who knitteth and strengtheneth my limbs. Mayest thou come forth into the place of happiness whither we go. May the Shenit (i.e., the divine officers of the court of Osiris), who form the conditions of the lives of men, not cause my name to stink. [Let it be satisfactory unto us, and let the listening be satisfactory unto us, and let there be joy of heart unto us at the weighing of words. Let not that which is false be uttered against me before the great god, the lord of Amentet. Verily how great shalt thou be when thou risest in triumph!]"

RUBRIC: These words are to be said over a scarab of green stone encircled with a band of refined copper and [having] a ring of silver,

which shall be placed on the neck of the khu. This chapter was found in the city of Khemennu (Hermopolis Magna) under the feet of [the statue of]

this god. [It was inscribed] upon a slab of iron of the south, in the writing of the god himself, in the time of

the majesty of the king of the north and of the south, (Men-kau-Ra), triumphant, by the royal son Heru-ta-ta-f, who discovered it whilst he was on his journey

to make an inspection of the temples and of their estates.

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Chapter XLII. Of Driving Back the Slaughter

The Chapter of driving back the slaughterings which are performed in Suten-henen.

Osiris Nu, triumphant, saith :—

"O thou land of the Sceptre (literally, wood)! O thou White Crown of the divine form! O thou resting place of the boat! I am the Child,

I am the Child, I am the Child, I am the Child. Hail, Abu-ur, thou sayest day by day: 'The slaughter-block is made ready as thou knowest, and thou hast come to decay.' I am

Ra, the stablisher of those who praise [him]. I am the knot of the god within the Aser tree, the doubly beautiful one, who is more splendid than yesterday (say four times). I am Ra, the stablisher of those who praise [him].

I am the knot of the god within the Aser tree, and my going forth is the going forth [of Ra] on this day."

"My hair is the hair of Nu. My face is the face of the Disk. My eyes are the eyes of

Hathor. My ears are the ears of Ap-uat. My nose is the nose of Khenti-khas. My lips are the lips of Anpu. My teeth are the teeth of

Serqet. My neck is the neck of the divine goddess Isis. My hands are the hands of Ba-neb-Tattu. My fore-arms are the fore-arms of Neith, the Lady of Sais. My backbone is

the backbone of Suti. My phallus is the phallus of Osiris. My reins are the reins of the Lords of Kher-iha. My chest is the chest of the Mighty one of Terror.

My belly and back are the belly and back of Sekhet. My buttocks are the buttocks of the Eye of Horus. My hips and legs are the hips and legs of Nut. My feet are the feet of

Ptah. [My fingers] and my leg-bones are the [fingers and] leg-bones of the Living Gods. There is no member of my body which is not the member of some god. The god Thoth shieldeth my body

altogether, and I am Ra day by day. I shall not be dragged back by my arms, and none shall lay violent hold upon my hands. And shall do me hurt neither men, nor gods,

nor the sainted dead, nor those who have perished, nor any one of those of ancient times, nor any mortal, nor any human being. I

am he who cometh forth, advancing, whose name is unknown. I am Yesterday, and Seer of millions of years is my name. I pass along, I pass along the paths of the divine celestial judges.

I am the lord of eternity, and I decree and I judge like the god Khepera. I am the lord of the Ureret crown. I am he who dwelleth in the Utchat [and in the Egg, in the Utchat and in the Egg, and it is given unto me to live [with] them. I am he that dwelleth in the Utchat when it closeth, and I exist by the strength thereof. I come forth and I shine; I enter in and I come to life. I am in the Utchat], my seat is

upon my throne, and I sit in the abode of splendour (?) before it. I am Horus and (I) traverse millions of years. I have given the decree [for the stablishing of] my throne and I am the ruler thereof; and in very truth, my mouth keepeth an even balance both in speech

and in silence. In very truth, my forms are inverted. I am Un-nefer, from one season even unto another, and what I have is within me; [I am]

the only One, who proceedeth from an only One who goeth round about in his course. I am he who dwelleth in the Utchat, no evil thing of any form or kind shall spring up against me, and no baleful object, and no harmful thing, and no disastrous thing shall happen unto

me. I open the door in heaven, I govern my throne, and I open up [the way] for the births [which take place] on this day. I am (?) the child who marcheth along the road of Yesterday. [I am] To-day for untold nations and peoples.

I am he who protecteth you for millions of years, and whether ye be denizens of the heavens, or of the earth, or of the south, or of the

north, or of the east, or of the west, the fear of me is in your bodies. I am he whose being has been moulded in his eye, and I shall not die again. My moment is in your bodies, but my

forms are in my place of habitation. I am he who cannot be known, but the Red Ones have their faces directed towards me. I am the unveiled one. The season wherein [the god] created the heavens for me

and enlarged the bounds of the earth and made great the progeny thereof cannot be found out; but they fail and are not united [again]. My name setteth itself apart from all things [and from] the great evil [which is in] the mouths [of men] by reason of the speech which I address

unto you. I am he who riseth and shineth, the wall which cometh out of a wall, an only One who proceedeth from an only One. There is never a day that passeth without

the things which appertain unto him being therein; passing, passing, passing, passing. Verily I say unto thee, I am the Sprout which cometh forth from Nu, and my Mother is Nut. Hail, O

my Creator, I am he who hath no power to walk, the great Knot who is within yesterday. The might of my strength is within my hand. I myself am not known, but I am he who knoweth thee.

I cannot be held with the hand, but I am he who can hold thee in his hand. Hail, O Egg! Hail, O Egg! I am Horus, he who liveth for millions of years, whose flame shineth upon you

and bringeth your hearts to me. I have the command of my throne and I advance at this season, I have opened a path, and I have delivered myself from all evil things.

I am the dog-headed ape of gold three palms and two fingers [high], which hath neither arms nor legs and dwelleth in Het-ka-Ptah (Memphis), and I go forth as goeth forth the dog-headed ape that dwelleth in Het-ka-Ptah."

The hair of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the hair of Nu.

The face of Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, is the face of Ra.

The eyes of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the eyes of Hathor.

The ears of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the ears of Ap-uat.

The lips of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the lips of Anpu.

The teeth of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the teeth of Serqet.

The neck of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the neck of Isis.

The hands of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the hands of Ba-neb-Tattu.

The shoulder of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the shoulder of Uatchet.

The throat of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the throat of Mert.

The fore-arms of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the fore-arms of the lady of Sais.

The backbone of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the backbone of Set.

The chest of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the chest of the lords of Kheraha.

The flesh of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the flesh of the Mighty One of Terror.

The reins and back of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the reins and back of Sekhet.

The buttocks of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the buttocks of the Eye of Horus.

The phallus of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the phallus of Osiris.

The legs of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the legs of Nut.

The feet of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the feet of Ptah.

The fingers of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the fingers of Orion.

The leg-bones of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the leg-bones of the living uraei.

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Chapter LXIV. Of Coming Forth by Day in a Single Chapter

The Chapter of coming forth by day in the underworld. Nebseni, the lord of reverence, saith :—

"I am Yesterday, To-day, and To-morrow, [and I have] the power

to be born a second time; [I am] the divine hidden Soul who createth the gods, and who giveth celestial meals unto the denizens of the Tuat (underworld), Amentet, and heaven. [I am] the Rudder

of the East, the Possessor of two Divine Faces wherein his beams are seen. I am the Lord of the men who are raised up; [the Lord] who cometh forth from out of the darkness, and

whose forms of existence are of the house wherein are the dead. Hail, ye two Hawks who are perched upon your resting-places, who hearken unto

the things which are said by him, who guide the bier to the hidden place, who lead along Ra, and

who follow [him] into the uppermost place of the shrine which is in the celestial heights! [Hail,] Lord of the Shrine which standeth in the middle of the earth.

He is I, and I am he, and Ptah hath covered his sky with crystal. [Hail] Ra, thou who art content, thy heart

is glad by reason of thy beautiful law of the day; thou enterest in by Khemennu (?) and comest forth at the east, and the divine

first-born beings who are in [thy] presence cry out with gladness [unto thee]. Make thou thy roads glad for me, and make broad for me thy paths

when I shall set out from earth for the life in the celestial regions. Send forth thy light upon me, O Soul unknown, for I am [one] of those who are about to enter in, and the divine speech is in

[my] ears in the Tuat (underworld), and let no defects of my mother be [imputed] unto me; let me be delivered and let me be safe from

him whose divine eyes sleep at eventide, when [he] gathereth together and finisheth [the day] in night. I flood [the land] with water and 'Qem-ur' is

my name and the garment wherewith I am clothed is complete. Hail, thou divine prince Ati-she-f, cry out unto those divine beings who dwell in their hair at the

season when the god is [lifted upon] the shoulder, saying: 'Come thou who [dwellest] above thy divine abyss of water, for verily

the thigh [of the sacrifice] is tied to the neck, and the buttocks are [laid] upon the head of Amentet.' May the Ur-urti goddesses grant [such] gifts unto me when my tears start from me as I see myself

journeying at the divine festival of Tena in Abydos, and the wooden fastenings which fasten the four doors above thee are in thy power

within thy garment. Thy face is like that of a greyhound which scenteth with his nose the place whither I go on my feet. The god

Akau transporteth me to the chamber (?), and [my] nurse is the divine double Lion-god himself. I am made strong and I

come forth like him that forceth a way through the gate, and the radiance which my heart hath made is enduring; 'I know the abysses' is thy name. I work for you,

O ye Spirits—four millions, six hundred thousand, one thousand and two hundred are they—concerning the things which are there. [I am] over their affairs working

for hours and days in setting straight the shoulders of the twelve Sah gods,

and joining the hands of their company, each to each; the sixth who is at the head of the abyss is the hour of the defeat of the Fiends. [I] have come

there in triumph, and [I am] he who is in the halls (or courtyards) of the underworld, and I am he who is laid under tribute to

Shu. I rise as the Lord of Life through the beautiful law of this day, and it is their blood and the cool water of [their] slaughter

which make the union of the earth to blossom. I make a way among the horns of all those who make themselves strong against me, and [among] those who in secret

make themselves adversaries unto me, and who are upon their bellies. I have come as the envoy of my Lord

of lords to give counsel [concerning] Osiris; the eye shall not absorb its tears. I am the divine envoy (?) of

the house of him that dwelleth in his possessions, and I have come from Sekhem to Annu to make known to the Bennu bird therein concerning the events of

the Tuat (underworld). Hail, thou Aukert, (i.e., underworld) which hidest thy companion who is in thee, thou creator of forms of existence like the god Khepera, grant thou that

Nebseni, the scribe and designer to the temples of the South and of the North, may come forth

to see the Disk, and that his journeyings forth (?) may be in the presence of the great god, that is to say, Shu, who dwelleth in everlastingness. Let me journey on in peace;

let me pass over the sky; let me adore the radiance of the splendour [which is in] my sight; let me soar like a bird to see

the companies (?) of the Spirits in the presence of Ra day by day, who vivifieth every human being

that walketh upon the regions which are upon the earth. Hail, Hemti (i.e., Runner), hail, Hemti, who carriest away the shades of the dead

and the Spirits from earth, grant thou unto me a prosperous way to the Tuat (underworld), such as is made for the favoured ones [of the god], because

[I am] helpless to gather together the emanations which come from me. Who art thou, then, who consumest in its hidden place?

I am the Chief in Re-stau, and 'He that goeth in in his own name and cometh forth in that of Hehi(?), the lord of millions of years, and of the earth,' is my name. The pregnant goddess hath

deposited [upon the earth] her load, and hath given birth to Hit straightway; the closed door which is by the wall is overthrown,

it is turned upside down and I rejoice thereat. To the Mighty One hath his eye been given, and it sendeth forth light from his face when the earth becometh light (or at day-break). I shall not become corrupt,

but I shall come into being in the form of the Lion-god and like the blossoms of Shu; I am the being who is never overwhelmed in the waters. Happy, yea happy is he that looked upon the funeral couch which hath come to its place of rest, upon the happy day

of the god whose heart resteth, who maketh his place of alighting [thereon]. I am he who cometh forth by day; the lord of the bier which giveth life in the presence of Osiris.

In very truth the things which are thine are stable each day, O scribe, artist, child of the Seshet chamber, Nebseni, lord of veneration. I clasp the Sycamore tree,

I myself am joined unto the Sycamore tree, and its arm[s] are opened unto me graciously. I have come and I have clasped the Utchat,

and I have caused it to be seated in peace upon its throne. I have come to see Ra when he setteth, and I absorb into myself the winds [which arise]

when he cometh forth, and both my hands are clean to adore him. I have gathered together [all my members], I have gathered together [all my members]. I soar like a bird

and I descend upon the earth, and mine eye maketh me to walk thereon in my footsteps. I am the child of yesterday, and the Akeru

gods of the earth have made me to come into being, and they have made me strong for my moment [of coming forth]. I hide with the god Aha-aaiu who will walk

behind me, and my members shall germinate, and my khu shall be as an amulet for my body and as one who watcheth [to protect] my soul

and to defend it and to converse therewith; and the company of the gods shall hearken unto my words."

RUBRIC: If this chapter be known [by the deceased] he shall be victorious both upon earth and in

the underworld. He shall do whatsoever a man doeth who is upon the earth, and he shall perform all the deeds which those do who are [alive]. Now it is a great protection [given] by the god. This chapter was found

in the city of Khemennu inscribed in letters of lapis-lazuli upon the block of iron which was under the feet of this god.

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Chapter LXXII. Of Opening Up a Way Through the Underworld

The Chapter of coming forth by day and of opening up a way through the Amentet. Behold the scribe Nebseni, triumphant, who saith :—

"Homage to you, O ye lords of Kas, ye who are without

sin and who live for the limitless and infinite aeons of time which make up eternity, I have opened up a way for myself to you! I have become a spirit

in my forms, I have gained the mastery over my enchantments, and [I] am decreed to be a spirit;

therefore deliver ye me from the crocodile [which liveth in] this country of right and truth. Grant ye to me my mouth that I may speak therewith,

and cause that my sepulchral meals be placed in my hands in your presence, for I know you, and I know

your names, and I know also the name of the mighty god, before whose nose ye set your celestial food; and his name is 'Tekem.'

[When] he openeth up his path in the eastern horizon of heaven, and [when] he fluttereth down in the western horizon of heaven, may he carry me along with him and may I be safe and sound! Let not the Mesqet make an end of me, let not the Fiend gain the mastery

over me, let me not be turned back at your portals, and

let not your doors be shut in my face, because my cakes are in the city of Pe and my ale is in

the city of Tep. And there, in the celestial mansions of heaven which my divine father Tem hath stablished, let my hands lay hold

upon the wheat and the barley which shall be given unto me therein in abundant measure, and may the son of mine own body make [ready] for me my food therein, And grant ye unto me therein sepulchral meals, and incense, and wax, and all the beautiful and

pure things whereon the god liveth, in very deed for ever in all

the transformations which it pleaseth me [to perform]; and grant me the power to float down and to sail up the stream in Sekhet-Aarru [and may I reach Sekhet-hetep!]

I am the double Lion-god."

RUBRIC: If

this chapter be known [by the deceased] upon earth, [or if it be done] in writing upon [his] coffin, he shall come forth by

day in all the forms which he is pleased [to take], and he shall enter in to [his] place and shall not be driven back.

And cakes, and ale, and joints of meat upon the altar of Osiris shall be given unto him; and he shall enter

in peace into Sekhet-aarru to know the decree of him who dwelleth in Tattu;

there shall wheat and barley be given unto him; there shall he flourish as he did

upon earth; and he shall do whatsoever it pleaseth him to do, even as the company of the gods which is in

the underworld, continually, and regularly, for millions of times.

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Chapter LXXXIII. Of Transformation into a Bennu Bird

[The Chapter of making the transformation into a Bennu bird.] The overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, Nu, triumphant, saith :—

"I came into being from unformed matter. I came into existence like the god Khepera, I have germinated like the things which germinate (i.e., plants), and I have dressed myself like the

tortoise. I am [of] the germs of every god. I am Yesterday of the four [quarters of the world] and of those seven Uraei which came into existence in Amentet, that is to say, [Horus, who emitteth light from his divine body.

He is] the god [who] fought against Suti, but the god Thoth cometh between them through the judgment of him that dwelleth in

Sekhem, and of the Souls who are in Annu, and there is a stream between them.

I have come by day, and I have risen in the footsteps of the gods. I am the god Khensu, who driveth back all that oppose him."

RUBRIC: [If] this chapter [be known by the deceased] he shall come forth pure by day after his death, and he shall perform whatsoever transformations his heart desireth. He shall be in the following of Un-nefer, and he shall be satisfied with the food of Osiris and with sepulchral meals. [He] shall see the disk, [he] shall be in good case upon earth before Ra, and he shall be triumphant before Osiris, and no evil thing whatsoever shall have dominion over him for ever and ever.

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Chapter LXXXIX. Of Causing the Soul to Be United to the Body

The Chapter of causing the soul to be united to its body in the underworld. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith :—

"Hail, thou god Anniu (i.e., Bringer)! Hail, thou god Pehrer (i.e., Runner),

who dwellest in thy hall! [Hail,] great God! Grant thou that my soul may come unto me from wheresoever it may be. If [it] would tarry, then let my soul be brought

unto me from wheresoever it may be, for thou shalt find the Eye of Horus standing by thee like unto those beings who are like unto Osiris, and who never lie down in death. Let not

the Osiris Ani, triumphant, lie down in death among those who lie down in Annu, the land wherein souls are joined unto their bodies even in thousands. Let me have possession of my ba (soul), and of my khu, and let me triumph

therewith in every place wheresoever it may be. [Observe these things which [I] speak, for it hath staves with it]; observe then, O ye divine guardians of heaven, my soul [wheresoever it may be]. If it would

tarry, do thou make my soul to look upon my body, for thou shalt find the Eye of Horus standing by thee

like those [beings who are like unto Osiris]. Hail, ye gods, who tow along the boat of the lord of millions of years, who bring [it]

above the underworld and who make it to travel over Nut, who make souls to enter into [their] spiritual bodies,

whose hands are filled with your ropes and who clutch your weapons tight, destroy ye

the Enemy; thus shall the boat of the sun be glad and the great God shall set out on his journey in peace. And behold, grant ye that the soul of Osiris Ani,

triumphant, may come forth before the gods and that it may be triumphant along with you in the eastern part of the sky to follow unto the place where it was yesterday; [and that it may have] peace, peace in Amentet.

May it look upon its material body, may it rest upon its spiritual body; and may its body neither perish nor suffer corruption for ever."

RUBRIC: [These] words are to be said over a soul of gold inlaid with precious stones and placed on the breast of Osiris.

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Chapter CX. Of the Field of Offerings

Here begin the chapters of Sekhet-hetepet, and the chapters of coming forth by day; of going into and of coming out from the underworld; of coming to Sekhet-Aaru; of being in Sekhet-hetepet, the mighty city, the lady of winds; of having power there; of becoming a khu there; of ploughing there; of reaping there; of eating there; of drinking there; of making love there; and of doing everything even as a man doeth upon earth. Behold the scribe and artist of the Temple of Ptah, Nebseni, who

saith :— "Set hath taken possession of Horus, who looked with the two eyes upon the building (?) round Sekhet-hetep, but I have unfettered Horus [and taken him from] Set, and Set hath opened the ways of the two eyes [which are] in heaven.

Set hath cast (?) his moisture to the winds upon the soul [who hath] his day (or his eye) and who dwelleth in the city of Mert, and he hath delivered the interior of the body of Horus from the Akeru gods. Behold me

now, for I make this mighty boat to travel over the Lake of Hetep, and I brought it away with might from the palace of Shu; the domain of his stars groweth young and reneweth its former strength. I have brought the boat

into the lakes thereof so that I may come forth into the cities thereof, and I have sailed into their divine city Hetep. And behold, it is because I, even I, am at peace with his seasons, and with his guidance, and with his territory, and with the company of the gods who

are his firstborn. He maketh the two divine fighters (i.e., Horus and Set) to be at peace with those who watch over the living ones whom he hath created in fair form, and he bringeth peace [with him]; he maketh the two divine fighters to be at peace with those who watch over

them. He cutteth off the hair from the divine fighters, he driveth away storm from the helpless, and he keepeth away harm from the Khus.

Let me gain dominion within that Field, for I know it, and I have sailed among its lakes so that I might come into its cities. My mouth is strong; and I am equipped [with weapons to use] against the Khus; let them not have dominion over me.

Let me be rewarded with thy fields, O thou god Hetep; that which is thy wish shalt thou do, O lord of the winds. May I become a khu therein, may I eat therein, may I drink therein,

may I plough therein, may I reap therein, may I fight therein, may I make love therein, may my words be mighty therein, may I never be in a state of servitude therein,

but may I be in authority therein. Thou hast made strong (?) the mouth and the throat (?) of the god Hetep; Qetetbu is its (?) name. He is stablished upon the watery supports (?) of the god Shu, and is linked unto the pleasant things of Ra.

He is the divider of years, he is hidden of mouth, his mouth is silent, that which he uttereth is secret, he fulfilleth eternity and taketh possession of everlastingness of existence as Hetep, the lord Hetep. The god Horus

maketh himself to be strong like unto the Hawk which is one thousand cubits in length and two thousand [cubits in width] in life; he hath equipments with him, and he journeyeth on and cometh where the seat of his

heart wisheth in the Pools thereof and in the cities thereof. He was begotten in the birth-chamber of the god of the city, he hath offerings [made unto him] of the food of the god of the city, he performeth that which it is meet to do therein, and the union thereof, in the matter of everything of the birth-chamber

of the divine city. When [he] setteth in life like crystal he performeth everything therein, and these things are like unto the things which are done in the Lake of double Fire, wherein there is none that rejoiceth, and wherein are all manner of

evil things. The god Hetep goeth in, and cometh out, and goeth backwards [in] that Field which gathered together all manner of things for the birth-chamber of the god of the city. When he setteth in life like

crystal he performeth all manner of things therein which are like unto the things which are done in the Lake of double Fire, wherein there is none that rejoiceth, and wherein are no evil things whatsoever. [Let me] live with the god Hetep,

clothed and not despoiled by the lords of the north (?), and may the lords of divine things bring food unto me; may he make me to go forward and may I come forth, and may he bring my power to me

there, and may I receive it, and may my equipment be from the god Hetep. May I gain the mastery over the great and mighty word which is in my body in this my place, and by it I will

remember and I will forget. Let me go forward on my journey, and let me plough. I am at peace in the divine city, and I know the waters, cities,

nomes, and lakes which are in Sekhet-hetep. I exist therein, I am strong therein, I become a Khu therein, I eat therein, I sow

seed therein, I reap the harvest therein, I plough therein, I make love therein, I am at peace with the god Hetep therein. Behold

I scatter seed therein, I sail about among its Lakes and I come forward to the cities thereof, O divine Hetep. Behold, my mouth is equipped with my horns [for teeth], grant me an overflowing supply of the food whereon the kas and khus

[live]. I have passed the judgment of Shu upon him that knoweth him, so that I may go forth to the cities thereof, and may sail about among its lakes and may walk about in Sekhet-hetep ;

and behold, Ra is in heaven, and behold, the god Hetep is its double offering. I have come onward to its land, I have put on my girdle (?), I have come forth so that the gifts which are about to be given unto me may be

given, I have made gladness for myself. I have laid hold upon my strength which the god Hetep hath greatly increased for me. O Unen-em-hetep, I have entered into thee and my [son]

followeth after me, and my divine food is upon both my hands, O Lady of the two lands, who stablishest my word whereby I remember and forget;

I would live without injury, without any injury [being done] unto me, O grant to me, O do thou grant to me, joy of heart. Make thou me to be at peace, bind thou up my sinews and muscles, and make me to receive the

air. O Unen-em-hetep, thou Lady of the winds, I have entered into thee and I have opened (i.e., shown) my head. Ra falleth asleep, but I am awake, and there is the goddess Hast at the gate of heaven

by night. Obstacles have been set before me, but I have gathered together what he hath emitted. I am in my city. O Nut-urt, I have entered into thee, and I have counted my harvest,

and I go forward to Uakh. I am the Bull enveloped in turquoise, the lord of the Field of the Bull, the lord of the divine speech of the goddess Septet (Sothis)

at her hours. O Uakh, I have entered into thee, I have eaten my bread, I have gotten the mastery over choice pieces of the flesh of oxen and of feathered fowl, and the birds of Shu have been given unto

me; I follow after the gods and [I come after] the divine kas. O Tchefet, I have entered into thee. I array myself in apparel,

and I gird myself with the sa garment of ha; now, behold, [he is] in heaven, and those who dwell therein follow Ra, and [I] follow Ra in heaven. O Unen-em-

hetep, lord of the two lands, I have entered into thee, and I have plunged into the lakes of Tchesert ; behold me, for all filth hath departed from me. The Great God

groweth therein, and behold, I have found [food therein]; I have snared feathered fowl and I feed upon the finest [of them]. O Qenqentet,

I have entered into thee, and I have seen the Osiris [my father], and I have gazed upon my mother, and I have made love. I have caught the worms and serpents, and I am delivered.

And I know the name of the god who is opposite to the goddess Tchesert, and who hath straight hair and is equipped with two horns ; he reapeth, and I both plough

and reap. O Hast, I have entered into thee, I have driven back those who would come to the turquoise [sky], and I have followed the winds of the company of the gods. The Great God hath given my head

unto me, and he who hath bound on me my head is the Mighty one who hath turquoise (?) eyes, namely, Ari-en-ab-f (i.e., he doeth as he pleaseth), O Usert, I have come into thee at the head of the house wherein

divine food is brought for me. O Smam, I have come into thee. My heart watcheth, my head is equipped with the white crown, I am led into celestial regions, and I make to flourish

terrestrial objects, and there is joy of heart for the Bull, and for celestial beings, and for the company of the gods. I am the god who is the Bull, the lord of the gods, as he goeth forth from the turquoise [sky]. O divine nome of wheat and barley,

I have come into thee, I have come forward to thee, and I have taken up that which followeth me, namely, the best of the libations of the company of the gods. I have tied up my boat in the celestial lakes,

I have lifted up the post at which to anchor, I have recited the prescribed words with my voice, and I have ascribed praises unto the gods who dwell in Sekhet-hetep."

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Chapter CXXV. Of Entering into the Hall of Double Maati

The Chapter of entering into the Hall of double Maati; a hymn of praise to Osiris, the Governor of Amentet. Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, saith :—

"I have come, and [I] have drawn nigh to see thy beauties; my hands [are raised] in adoration of thy name 'Right and Truth.' I came and I drew unto [the place where] the acacia tree groweth not, where

the tree thick with leaves existeth not, and where the ground yieldeth neither herb nor grass. Then I entered into the hidden place, and I spake with

the god Set, and my protector (?) advanced to me, and his face was clothed (or covered), and [he] fell upon the hidden things. He

entered into the Temple of Osiris, and he looked upon the hidden things which were therein; and the sovereign chiefs of the pylons [were] in the form of khus. And the god Anpu

spake [to those who were on] both sides of him with the speech of a man [as he] came from Ta-mera; he knoweth our paths and our cities. I make offerings (?),

and I smell the odour of him as if he were one among you, and I say unto him, I am Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant in peace, triumphant! I have

come, and [I] have drawn nigh to see the great gods, and I live upon the offerings which are among their food. I have been to the borders [of the territory of]

Ba-neb-Tettet (i.e., the 'Soul, the lord of Tattu,' or Osiris), and he hath caused me to come forth like a Bennu bird, and to utter words. I have been in the water of the stream, and

I have made offerings of incense. I have guided myself to the Shentet tree of the [divine] children. I have been in Abu (or Abu, i.e., Elephantine [?]) in the Temple of the goddess Satet.

I have submerged the boat of mine enemies [whilst] I myself have sailed over the Lake in the Neshmet boat. I have seen the

Sahu (i.e., the spiritual bodies) [in] the city of Qem-ur. I have been in the city of Tattu, and I have brought myself to silence [therein]. I have caused the god to have the mastery over his two feet.

I have been in the Temple of Tep-tu-f (i.e., 'he that is on his hill,' or Anubis), and I have seen him that is lord of the divine temple. I have entered into the Temple

of Osiris, and I have arrayed myself in the apparel of him that is therein. I have entered into Re-stau, and I have seen the hidden things

which are therein. I was shrouded [therein], but I found a way for myself. I have gone into the city An-aarret-f (i.e., the place where nothing groweth), and I covered my nakedness with the garments

which were therein. There was given unto me the anti unguent [such as] women [use], along with the powder of human beings. Verily Sut (?)

hath spoken unto me the things which concern himself, and I said, Let thy weighing be in (?) us." The Majesty of the god Anpu saith,

'Knowest thou the name of this door so as to declare it unto me?' And Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant in peace, triumphant! saith,

'Destroyer of the god Shu' is the name

of this door. The Majesty of the god Anpu saith,

'Knowest thou the name of the upper

leaf and of the lower leaf?' 'Lord of Maat

upon his two feet' is the name of the upper

leaf, and 'Lord of twofold strength, the subduer of cattle,'

[is the name of the lower leaf. The Majesty of the god Anpu saith], 'Since thou knowest,

pass on, O Osiris the scribe, the teller

of the divine offerings of all the gods of Thebes,

Ani, triumphant, the lord of reverence."

[The following] shall be said when the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, Nu, triumphant, cometh forth into the Hall of double Maati, so that he may be separated from every sin which he hath done and may behold the faces of the gods. The Osiris Nu, triumphant, saith :—

"Homage to thee, O Great God, thou Lord of double Maati, I have come to thee, O my Lord, and I have brought myself hither that

I may behold thy beauties. I know thee, and I know thy name, and I know the name[s] of the two and forty gods who exist with

thee in this Hall of double Maati, who live as warders of sinners and who feed upon their blood

on the day when the lives of men are taken into account in the presence of the god Un-nefer; in truth 'Rekhti-merti-neb-Maati' (i.e., 'twin-sisters with two eyes, ladies of double Maati') is thy name. In truth

I have come to thee, and I have brought Maat (i.e., right and truth) to thee, and I have destroyed wickedness for thee. [I have not done evil to] mankind. I have not oppressed the members of my family,

I have not wrought evil in the place of right and truth. I have had no knowledge of worthless men. I have not wrought evil. I have not made to be the first [consideration] of each day that excessive labour

should be performed for me. [I have] not brought forward my name for [exaltation] to honours. I have not ill-treated servants. [I have not thought scorn of God.] I have not defrauded the oppressed one of his property. I have not done that which is an abomination

unto the gods. I have not caused harm to be done to the servant by his chief. I have not caused pain. I have made no man to suffer hunger. I have made no one to weep. I have done no murder.

I have not given the order for murder to be done for me. I have not inflicted pain upon mankind. I have not defrauded the temples of their oblations. I have not

purloined the cakes of the gods. I have not carried off the cakes offered to the khus. I have not committed fornication, I have not polluted myself [in the holy places of the god of my city], nor diminished from the bushel.

I have neither added to nor filched away land. I have not encroached upon the fields [of others]. I have not added to the weights of the scales [to cheat the seller]. I have not mis-read the pointer of the scales [to cheat the buyer].

I have not carried away the milk from the mouths of children. I have not driven away the cattle which were upon their pastures. I have not snared

the feathered fowl of the preserves of the gods. I have not caught fish [with bait made of] fish of their kind. I have not turned back the water at the time [when it should flow]. I have not cut

a cutting in a canal of running water. I have not extinguished a fire (or light) when it should burn. I have not violated the times [of offering] the chosen meat-offerings. I have not driven off

the cattle from the property of the gods. I have not repulsed God in his manifestations. I am pure. I am pure. I am pure. I am pure. My purity is the purity of that

great Bennu which is in the city of Suten-henen (Heracleopolis), for, behold, I am the nose of the God of the winds, who maketh all mankind to live on

the day when the Eye (Utchat) of Ra is full in Annu (Heliopolis) at the end of the second month of the season Pert (i.e., the season of growing) [in the presence of the divine lord of this earth]. I have seen the Eye of Ra when it was full in Annu, therefore let not evil befall me

in this land and in this Hall of double Maati, because I, even I, know the name[s] of these gods who are therein [and who are the followers of the great god]."

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Chapter CXXV. The Negative Confession

The scribe Nebseni, triumphant, saith :—

1. Hail, thou whose strides are long, who comest forth from Annu (Heliopolis), I have not done iniquity.

2. Hail, thou who art embraced by flame, who comest forth from Kher-aha, I have not robbed with violence.

3. Hail, thou divine Nose (Fenti), who comest forth from Khemennu (Hermopolis), I have not done violence [to any man].

4. Hail, thou who eatest shades, who comest forth from the place where the Nile riseth, I have not committed theft.

5. Hail, Neha-hau, who comest forth from Re-stau, I have not slain man or woman.

6. Hail, thou double Lion-god, who comest forth from heaven, I have not made light the bushel.

7. Hail, thou whose two eyes are like flint, who comest forth from Sekhem (Letopolis), I have not acted deceitfully.

8. Hail, thou Flame, who comest forth as [thou] goest back, I have not purloined the things which belong unto God.

9. Hail, thou Crusher of bones, who comest forth from Suten-henen (Heracleopolis), I have not uttered falsehood.

10. Hail, thou who makest the flame to wax strong, who comest forth from Het-ka-Ptah (Memphis), I have not carried away food.

11. Hail, Qerti (i.e., the two sources of the Nile), who come forth from Amentet, I have not uttered evil words.

12. Hail, thou whose teeth shine, who comest forth from Ta-she (i.e., the Fayyum), I have attacked no man.

13. Hail, thou who dost consume blood, who comest forth from the house of slaughter, I have not killed the beasts [which are the property of God].

14. Hail, thou who dost consume the entrails, who comest forth from the mabet chamber, I have not acted deceitfully.

15. Hail, thou god of Right and Truth, who comest forth from the city of double Maati, I have not laid waste the lands which have been ploughed (?).

16. Hail, thou who goest backwards, who comest forth from the city of Bast (Bubastis), I have never pried into matters [to make mischief].

17. Hail, Aati, who comest forth from Annu (Heliopolis), I have not set my mouth in motion [against any man].

18. Hail, thou who art doubly evil, who comest forth from the nome of Ati, I have not given way to wrath concerning myself without a cause.

19. Hail, thou serpent Uamenti, who comest forth from the house of slaughter, I have not defiled the wife of a man.

20. Hail, thou who lookest upon what is brought to him, who comest forth from the Temple of Amsu, I have not committed any sin against purity.

21. Hail, Chief of the divine Princes, who comest forth from the city of Nehatu, I have not struck fear [into any man].

22. Hail, Khemi (i.e., Destroyer), who comest forth from the Lake of Kaui (Khas?), I have not encroached upon [sacred times and seasons].

23. Hail, thou who orderest speech, who comest forth from Urit, I have not been a man of anger.

24. Hail, thou Child, who comest forth from the Lake of Heq-at, I have not made myself deaf to the words of right and truth.

25. Hail, thou disposer of speech, who comest forth from the city of Unes, I have not stirred up strife.

26. Hail, Basti, who comest forth from the Secret city, I have made no [man] to weep.

27. Hail, thou whose face is [turned] backwards, who comest forth from the Dwelling, I have not committed acts of impurity, neither have I lain with men.

28. Hail, Leg of fire, who comest forth from Ākhekhu, I have not eaten my heart.

29. Hail, Kenemti, who comest forth from [the city of] Kenemet, I have abused [no man].

30. Hail, thou who bringest thine offering, who comest forth from the city of Sau (Saïs), I have not acted with violence.

31. Hail, thou lord of faces, who comest forth from the city of Tchefet, I have not judged hastily.

32. Hail, thou who givest knowledge, who comest forth from Unth, I have not ........, and I have not taken vengeance upon the god.

33. Hail, thou lord of two horns, who comest forth from Satiu, I have not multiplied [my] speech overmuch.

34. Hail, Nefer-Ṭem, who comest forth from Ḥet-ka-Ptaḥ (Memphis), I have not acted with deceit, and I have not worked wickedness.

35. Hail, Tem-Sep, who comest forth from Taṭṭu, I have not uttered curses [on the king].

36. Hail, thou whose heart doth labour, who comest forth from the city of Ṭebti, I have not fouled (?) water.

37. Hail, Āḥi of the water, who comest forth from Nu, I have not made haughty my voice.

38. Hail, thou who givest commands to mankind, who comest forth from [Sau (?)], I have not cursed the god.

39. Hail, Neheb-nefert, who comest forth from the Lake of Nefer (?), I have not behaved with insolence.

40. Hail, Neheb-kau, who comest forth from [thy] city, I have not sought for distinctions.

41. Hail, thou whose head is holy, who comest forth from [thy] habitation, I have not increased my wealth, except with such things as are [justly] mine own possessions.

42. Hail, thou who bringest thine own arm, who comest forth from Aukert (underworld), I have not thought scorn of the god who is in my city."

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Chapter CXXV. Address to the Gods of the Underworld

[Then shall the heart which is righteous and sinless say]:—

The overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, Nu, triumphant, saith :— "Homage to you, O ye gods who dwell in your Hall of double Maati, I, even I, know

you, and I know your names. Let me not fall under your knives of slaughter, and bring ye not forward my wickedness unto the god in whose train ye are;

and let not evil hap come upon me by your means. O declare ye me right and true in the presence of Neb-er-tcher, because I have done that which is right and true in Ta-mera (Egypt).

I have not cursed God, and let not evil hap come upon me through the king who dwelleth in my day. Homage to you, O ye gods, who dwell in your Hall of double Maati,

who are without evil in your bodies, and who live upon right and truth, and who feed yourselves upon right and truth in the presence of the god Horus, who

dwelleth in his divine Disk: deliver ye me from the god Baba who liveth upon the entrails of the mighty ones upon the day of the great judgment.

O grant ye that I may come to you, for I have not committed faults, I have not sinned, I have not done evil, I have not borne false witness ;

therefore let nothing [evil] be done unto me. I live upon right and truth, and I feed upon right and truth. I have performed the commandments of men [as well as] the things whereat are gratified the gods,

I have made the god to be at peace [with me by doing] that which is his will. I have given bread to the hungry man, and water to the thirsty man, and apparel to the naked

man, and a boat to the [shipwrecked] mariner. I have made holy offerings to the gods, and sepulchral meals to the khus. Be ye then my deliverers,

be ye then my protectors, and make ye not accusation against me in the presence of [the great god]. I am clean of mouth and clean of hands; therefore let it be said unto me by those who shall behold me, 'Come in peace ; come in peace,'

for I have heard that mighty word which the spiritual bodies (sahu) spake unto the Cat

in the House of Hapt-re. I have been made to give evidence before the god Hra-f-ha-f (i.e., he whose face is behind him), and he hath given a decision [concerning me]. I have seen the things over which the persea tree spreadeth [its branches]

within Re-stau. I am he who hath offered up prayers to the gods and who knoweth their persons. I have come and I have advanced to make the declaration of right and truth, and to set the

balance upon what supporteth it within the region of Aukert. Hail, thou who art exalted upon thy standard, thou lord of the Atefu crown, whose name is proclaimed as 'Lord of the winds,' deliver thou me

from thy divine messengers who cause dire deeds to happen, and who cause calamities to come into being, and

who are without coverings for their faces, for I have done that which is right and true for the Lord of right and truth. I have purified myself and my breast

with libations, and my hinder parts with the things which make clean, and my inner parts have been in the Pool of right and truth. There is no single member of mine which lacketh right and truth.

I have been purified in the Pool of the south, and I have rested in the northern city which is in the Field of the Grasshoppers, wherein the divine sailors of Ra bathe at the

second hour of the night and at the third hour of the day. And the hearts of the gods are gratified (?) after they have passed through it, whether it be by night, or whether it be by day, and they say unto me,

'Let thyself come forward.' And they say unto me, 'Who, then, art thou?' And they say unto me, 'What is thy name?' 'I am he who is equipped under the flowers [and I am] the dweller in his olive tree,'

is my name. And they say unto me straightway, 'Pass thou on'; and I passed on by the city to the north of the olive tree. What, then, didst thou see there? The leg and the thigh. What, then,

didst thou say unto them? Let me see rejoicings in those lands of the Fenkhu. And what did they give unto thee? A flame of

fire and a tablet (or sceptre) of crystal. What, then, didst thou do therewith? I buried them by the furrow of Manaat as 'things for the night.'

What, then didst thou find by the furrow of Maaat? A sceptre of flint, the name of which is 'Giver of winds.' What, then, didst thou do to the flame of fire and the

tablet (or sceptre) of crystal after thou hadst buried them? I uttered words over them in the furrow, [and I dug them out therefrom]; I extinguished the fire, and I broke the tablet (or sceptre), and I created

a pool of water. 'Come, then,' [they say,] 'and enter in through the door of this Hall of double Maati, for thou knowest us.' 'We will not let thee enter in through us,' say the bolts of

this door, 'unless thou tellest [us] our names'; 'Tongue [of the Balance] of the place of right and truth' is your name. 'I will not let thee enter in by me,' saith the [right] lintel

of this door, 'unless thou tellest [me] my name'; 'Balance of the support of right and truth' is thy name. 'I will not let thee enter in by me,' saith the [left] lintel of this door,

'unless thou tellest [me] my name'; ['Balance of wine' is thy name. 'I will not let thee pass over me,' saith the threshold of this door, 'unless thou tellest [me] my name'; 'Ox of the god Seb' is thy name. 'I will not open unto thee,' saith the fastening of this door, 'unless thou tellest [me] my name'; 'Flesh of his mother' is thy name. 'I will not open unto thee,' saith the socket of the fastening of this door, 'unless thou tellest me my name';] 'Living eye of the god Sebek, the lord of Bakhau,' is thy name. 'I will not open unto thee [and I will not let thee enter in by me,' saith the guardian of the leaf of] this door, 'unless

thou tellest [me] my name'; 'Elbow of the god Shu when he placeth himself to protect Osiris' is thy name. 'We will not let thee enter in by us,' say the posts of this door, 'unless thou tellest us our names';

'Children of the uraei-goddesses' is your name. 'Thou knowest us,' [they say],

pass on, therefore, by us.' 'I will not let thee tread upon me,' saith the floor of

this Hall of double Maati, 'because I am silent and I am holy, and because I do not know the name[s] of thy two feet wherewith thou wouldst walk

upon me; therefore tell them to me.' 'Traveller (?) of the god Khas' is the name of my right foot, and 'Staff of the goddess Hathor' is the name of my left foot.

'Thou knowest me,' [it saith], 'pass on therefore over me.' 'I will not make mention of thee,' saith the guardian of the door of this Hall of double Maati, 'unless thou tellest [me] my name'; 'Discerner of

hearts and searcher of the reins' is thy name. 'Now will I make mention of thee [to the god]. But who is the god that dwelleth in his hour? Speak thou it' (i.e., his name). Maau-Taui (i.e., he who keepeth the record of the two lands) [is his name]. 'Who then is

Maau-Taui?' He is Thoth, 'Come,' saith Thoth, 'But why hast thou come?' I have come, and I press

forward that I may be mentioned. What now

is thy condition? I, even I, am purified from evil things, and I am protected from the baleful deeds of those who live in

their days; and I am not among them. 'Now will I make mention of thee [to the god]. '[Tell me now], who is he whose

heaven is of fire, whose walls [are surmounted by] living uraei, and the floor of whose house is a stream of water? Who is he, I say?' It is

Osiris. 'Come forward, then: verily thou shalt be mentioned [to him]. Thy cakes [shall come] from the Eye of Ra, and thine ale [shall come] from

the Eye of Ra, and the sepulchral meals which shall be brought to thee upon earth [shall come] from the Eye of Ra. This hath been decreed for the Osiris the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, Nu, triumphant.' "

RUBRIC: The making of the representation of what shall happen in this Hall of double Maati. This chapter shall be said [by the deceased] after he hath been cleansed and purified, and when he is arrayed in apparel,

and is shod with white leather sandals, and his eyes have been painted with antimony, and [his body] hath been anointed with unguent of anti, and when he offereth oxen, and feathered fowl, and incense, and cakes, and ale, and

garden herbs. And, behold, thou shalt draw a representation of this in colour upon a new tile moulded from

earth upon which neither a pig nor other animals have trodden. And if [thou] doest this book upon it [in writing, the deceased] shall flourish, and his children

shall flourish, and [his name] shall never fall into oblivion, and he shall be as one who filleth (i.e., satisfieth) the heart of the king and of his princes. And bread, and cakes, and sweetmeats,

and wine, and pieces of flesh shall be given unto him upon the altar of the great god; and he shall not be turned back at any door in Amentet, and he shall be

brought in along with the kings of Upper and Lower Egypt, and he shall be in the train of Osiris, continually and regularly for ever."

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Chapter CXXXVIIA. Of the Four Blazing Flames

The Chapter of the four blazing flames which are made for the Khu. Behold, thou shalt make four square troughs of clay,

whereon thou shalt scatter incense, and thou shalt fill them with the milk of a white cow, and by means of these thou shalt extinguish the flame.

The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant, saith :— "The fire cometh to thy Ka, O Osiris, governor of Amenti; the fire

cometh to thy Ka, O Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant. He that ordereth the night cometh after the day.

[The flame cometh to thy Ka, O Osiris, governor of those in Amenti] and the two sisters (?) of Ra come likewise. Behold, [the flame] riseth in Abtu (Abydos) and it cometh; and I cause it to come [to]

the Eye of Horus. It is set in order upon thy brow, O Osiris, governor of Amenti, and it is

fixed within thy shrine and riseth upon thy brow; it is set in order upon thy breast, O Osiris Nu,

and it is fixed upon thy brow. The Eye of Horus is protecting thee, O Osiris, governor of Amenti, and it keepeth thee

in safety; it casteth down headlong all thine enemies for thee, and all thine enemies have fallen headlong before thee.

O Osiris Nu, the Eye of Horus protecteth thee, it keepeth thee in safety, and it casteth down headlong

all thine enemies. Thine enemies have fallen down headlong before thy Ka, O Osiris, governor of

Amenti, the Eye of Horus protecteth thee, it keepeth thee in safety, and it hath cast down headlong all thine enemies.

Thine enemies have fallen down headlong before thy Ka, O Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant,

the Eye of Horus protecteth thee, it keepeth thee in safety, it hath cast down headlong for thee all thine enemies, and thine enemies have fallen down headlong before thee. The Eye of Horus

cometh, it is sound and well, and it sendeth forth rays like unto Ra in the horizon; it covereth over with darkness the powers of Suti, it taketh possession thereof, and it bringeth its flame

against him upon [its] feet (?). The Eye of Horus is sound and well, thou eatest the flesh (?) of thy body by means thereof, and thou givest praise (?) thereto. The four flames enter into thy Ka, O Osiris, governor of

Amenti, the four flames enter into thy Ka, O Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant. Hail, ye children of Horus, Mesthi, Hapi, Tuamautef,

and Qebhsennuf, ye have given your protection unto your divine Father Osiris, the governor of Amenti, grant ye your protection to the Osiris Nu, triumphant.

Now therefore, inasmuch as ye have destroyed the opponent[s] of Osiris, the governor of Amenti, he liveth with the gods, and he hath smitten Suti with his hand and arm since light dawned upon the earth, and Horus hath gotten power,

and he hath avenged his divine Father Osiris himself; and inasmuch as your divine father hath been made vigorous through the union which ye have effected for him with the Ka of Osiris, the Governor of Amenti—now the Eye of Horus

hath avenged him, and it hath protected him, and it hath cast down headlong for him all his enemies, and all his enemies have fallen down before him—even so do ye destroy the

opponent[s] of the Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant. Let him live with the gods, let him smite down his enemy, let him destroy [him]

when light dawneth upon the earth, let Horus gain power and avenge the Osiris Nu, let the Osiris Nu have vigour through the union which ye have effected for him with his Ka.

O Osiris Nu, the Eye of Horus hath avenged thee, it hath cast down headlong all thine enemies for thee, and all thine enemies have fallen down headlong before thee. Hail, Osiris,

Governor of Amenti, grant thou light and fire to the happy soul which is in Suten-henen (Heracleopolis); and [O ye children of Horus] grant ye power unto the living soul of the

Osiris Nu within his flame. Let him not be repulsed and let him not be driven back at the doors of Amentet; O let his offerings of bread and of linen garments be brought unto him

among [those of] the lords of funeral oblations, O offer ye praises as unto a god to the Osiris Nu, destroyer of his opponent[s] in his form of right and truth and in his

attributes of a god of right and truth." RUBRIC: [This chapter] shall be recited over four fires [made of] atma cloth which hath been anointed with hatet unguent of Thehennu, and they shall be placed in the hands of four men who shall have the names of the pillars of Horus written

upon their shoulders, and they shall burn the fires in the beautiful rays of Ra, and this shall confer power and might upon the Khu among the stars which never set. If this chapter be recited

for him he shall never, never fail, and he shall become a living soul for ever, and these fires shall make the Khu as vigorous as Osiris,

the Governor of Amenti, regularly and continually for ever. It is a great struggle. Thou shalt not perform this ceremony before any human being except thine own self, or thy father,

or thy son, because it is an exceedingly great mystery of Amentet, and is a type of the hidden things of the underworld, for when [this ceremony hath been performed] the gods, and the Khus, and the dead shall see him

in the form of the Governor of Amenti, and he shall have power and dominion like this god. If thou shalt undertake to perform for him [what is ordered] in this "Chapter of the four blazing flames" each [day ?]

thou shalt cause the form of the deceased to come forth from every hall [in the underworld] and from the seven halls of Osiris. And he shall have an existence in the form of the god, he shall have power and dominion corresponding to that of the gods and the Khus

for ever and ever; he shall enter in through the hidden pylons and shall not be turned back before the god Osiris. And it shall come to pass, if these things have been done for him, that he shall enter in and come forth,

he shall not be turned back, no limit [to his journeying] shall be set, and he shall not have sentence of evil passed upon him on the day of the weighing of words before the god Osiris for ever and ever. And thou shalt perform [what is ordered in] this book for

the deceased, and he shall become perfect and pure, and [thou shalt] open his mouth with the iron instrument, and shalt write down these writings in accordance with the things which are found in the books of the royal son Heru-ta-ta-f,

who discovered [them] in a hidden chest—now they were in the handwriting of the god himself—in the Temple of the goddess Unnut, the Lady of Unnu (Hermopolis), during his journey to make an inspection

of the temples, and of the lands, and of the funeral shrines of the gods. And these things shall be done secretly in the underworld, they are mysteries of the underworld, and they are

a type of the mysteries of Neter-khert. And thou shalt say:—"[I] have come advancing quickly and casting light upon [his] footsteps, and hiding [myself] to cast light upon his hidden place (?). I stand up behind the Tet; I

stand up behind the Tet of Ra turning back the slaughter. I am protecting thee, O Osiris." RUBRIC: This chapter shall be recited over a Tet of crystal which is set up upon a brick

made of green clay whereupon hath been inscribed this chapter. Then thou shalt make a cavity in the west wall, and, having [turned] the front of the Tet towards the east [therein] thou shalt wall it up with earth moistened with

cedar juice (?). It will repulse the enemies of Osiris who set themselves at the east wall. And thou shalt say :—"[I] have driven back [thy foes, and I] have kept watch for thee; and he that is upon his mountain (i.e., Anubis) hath kept watch

at thy moment, and hath repulsed [thy foes for thee]. I have driven back the Crocodile [for thee] at thy moment, and I am protecting thee, O Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant."

RUBRIC: This chapter shall be recited over [a figure of ] Anubis made of green clay kneaded (?) with incense and set up on a brick of green clay whereupon it hath been inscribed.

Then thou shalt make a cavity in the east wall, and having [turned] the face of Anubis towards the west [therein], thou shalt wall it up. [It will repulse the enemies of Osiris] who set themselves at the south (west?) wall.

And thou shalt say :—"I am the collar (or girdle) of sand round the hidden coffer turning back the arm from the blazing flame of the funeral mountain; I have marched over the roads, and I am protecting the Osiris

Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant." RUBRIC: [This chapter] shall be recited over a brick of green clay whereupon it hath been inscribed; and thou shalt place incense (?) in the middle thereof,

and thou shalt smear it with pitch (or resin) and set light to it. Then thou shalt make a cavity in the south wall, and having [turned] the front of the brick towards the north [therein], thou shalt wall it up. [It will repulse the enemies of Osiris] who set themselves at the

north wall. And thou shalt say :—"O thou that comest to make a burning, I will not let thee do it; O thou that comest to shoot forth [fire], I will not let thee do it. I will burn thee, I will shoot forth [fire]

at thee, for I am protecting the Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant." RUBRIC: [This chapter] shall be recited over a brick of green clay whereupon it hath been inscribed, along with a figure (?) of a

palm tree seven fingers in height; and thou shalt open its mouth. Then thou shalt make a cavity in the north wall, and having [turned] the face of the figure towards the south [therein], thou shalt wall it up [it will repulse the enemies of Osiris who set themselves at the south wall]. "And behold, these things shall be performed by a man who is clean and is

ceremonially pure, one who hath eaten neither meat nor fish, and who hath not [recently] had intercourse with women; and behold, thou shalt make offerings of cakes and ale, and shalt burn incense on the fire of these gods.

And every Khu for whom these things shall be done shall become like a holy god in the underworld ; he shall not be turned back at any gate in Amentet, and he shall be in the following of

Osiris, wheresoever he goeth, regularly and continually."

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Chapter CXLVII. Of the Seven Arits

The First Arit.

The name of the doorkeeper is Sekhet-hra-asht-aru ; the name of the watcher is [Se]metti; the name of the herald is Ha-kheru. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, shall say when he cometh unto the first Arit:—"I am the mighty one who createth his own light. I have come unto thee, O Osiris, and, purified from that which defileth thee, I adore thee. Lead on: name not the name of Re-stau unto me. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy strength in Re-stau. Rise up and conquer, O Osiris, in Abtu. Thou goest round about heaven, thou sailest in the presence of Ra, thou lookest upon all the beings who have knowledge. Hail, Ra, thou who circlest in the sky! Verily I say, O Osiris, I am the spiritual body (sah) of the god, and I say, let me not be driven hence, nor upon the wall of burning coals. Open the way in Re-stau, ease the pain of Osiris, embrace that which the balance hath weighed ; make a path for him in the great valley, make light to be on the way to Osiris."

The Second Arit.

The name of the doorkeeper is Un-hat; the name of the watcher is Seqet-hra; the name of the herald is Uset. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, shall say when he cometh to this Arit:— "He sitteth to do his heart's desire, and he weigheth words as the second of Thoth. The strength which protecteth Thoth humbleth the hidden Maat gods (?) who feed upon Maat throughout the years [of their lives]. I make offerings at the moment when he maketh his way; I pass on and enter upon the way. Grant thou that I may pass onwards and that I may gain sight of Ra together with those who make offerings."

The Third Arit.

The name of the doorkeeper is Am-hauatu-ent-pehui; the name of the watcher is Seres-hra; the name of the herald is Aa. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit:]—"I am the hidden one [in] the great deep, [I am] the judge of the Rehui. I have come and I have done away with the offensive thing which was upon Osiris. I am fastening the place whereon he shall stand which projecteth from the Ureret crown. I have perfected matters in Abtu, I have opened the way in Re-stau, I have eased the pain which was in Osiris. I have made straight his standing place, and I have made [his] path. He shineth in Re-stau."

The Fourth Arit.

The name of the doorkeeper is Khesef-hra-asht-kheru ; the name of the watcher is Seres-tepu; the name of the herald is Khesef-at. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]:— "I am the Bull, the son of the ancestress of Osiris. O grant ye that his father, the lord of his godlike companions, may bear witness for him, I have weighed the guilty in judgment. I have brought unto his nostrils the life which is everlasting. I am the son of Osiris, I have made the way. I have passed thereover into Neter-khert."

The Fifth Arit.

The name of the doorkeeper is Ankh-f-em-fent ; the name of the watcher is Shabu ; the name of the herald is Teb-hra-ha-kheft. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]:—"I have brought [unto thee] the bones of thy jaws in Re-stau, I have brought thee thy backbone in Annu (Heliopolis), gathering together its manifold parts therein. I have driven back Apep for thee, I have spit upon the wounds [which are in him], I have made a path among you. I am the Ancient One among the gods. I have made the offering of Osiris, I have avenged (?) him in triumph, gathering his bones and bringing together all his limbs."

The Sixth Arit.

The name of the doorkeeper is Atek-tau-kehaq-kheru; the name of the watcher is An-hra; the name of the herald is Ates-hra-[ari]-she. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]:—"I have come daily, I have come daily. I have made [my] way; I have passed along that which was created by Anpu (Anubis), I am the lord of the Ureret crown, possessing words of magical power, the avenger of Maat. I have avenged his Eye, I have delivered Osiris, and I have made the way; the Osiris Ani passeth along with you in [triumph]."

The Seventh Arit.

The name of the doorkeeper is Sekhemet-em-tesu-sen ; the name of the watcher is Aa-maa-kheru; the name of the herald is Khesef-khemi. The Osiris Ani, triumphant, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]:—"I have come unto thee, O Osiris, who art cleansed of [thine] impurities. Thou goest round about heaven, thou seest Ra, thou seest the beings who have knowledge. [Hail,] Only One! behold, thou art in the Sektet boat [as] it goeth round about the horizon of heaven, I speak what I will unto his spiritual body (sah); it waxeth strong and it cometh into being, even as he spake. Thou meetest his face. Prosper thou for me all the ways [which lead] unto thee."

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Chapter CXLVIII. Of Providing the Deceased

The Chapter of providing the deceased with food [in the underworld]. The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant, the son of the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, Amen-hetep, triumphant, saith :—

"Homage to thee, O thou who shinest from thy Disk, thou living [Soul] who comest forth from the horizon, the Osiris Nu knoweth thee, and he knoweth thy name, and he knoweth the name of

thy seven kine and of the bull that belongeth unto them. Hail, ye who give cakes, and ale, and splendour to the souls who are provided with food in the underworld,

grant ye cakes and ale unto the Osiris Nu; provide ye him with food, let him be in your following, and let him be born upon your thighs." [Here follow the names of the seven kine and of their bull, with the address to them by the deceased.]

Het-kau-Nebt-er-tcher.

Akert-khentet-auset-s.

Meh-khebitet-sah-neter.

Ur-mertu-s-teshert-sheni.

Khenemet-em-ankh-annuit.

Sekhemet-ren-s-em-abet-s.

Shenat-pet-utheset-neter.

Ka-tchai-kauit. "[Hail, ye cows and bull,] grant ye cakes, and ale, and offerings of food, to the Osiris Nu, and supply ye him with food,

and make him to be a perfect Khu in the underworld." [Here follow the addresses to the four rudders by the deceased.]

Hail, thou beautiful Power, thou beautiful rudder of the northern heaven ;

Hail, thou who revolvest, thou pilot of the two lands, thou beautiful rudder of the western heaven ;

Hail, thou shining one, who dwellest in the Temple wherein are the gods in visible forms, thou beautiful rudder of the eastern heaven ;

Hail, thou who dwellest within the Temple of the ruddy beings, thou beautiful rudder of the southern heaven ; grant ye cakes, and ale, and offerings of food, and splendour to the Khu of the Osiris Nu.

Grant ye unto him life, and strength, and health, and abiding joy of heart upon earth, and grant ye unto him [triumph] in the horizon of Annu, and in heaven, and upon earth, and in the underworld . . . . . . [Here follow the addresses to the four triads.]

Hail, ye fathers of the gods, hail, ye mothers of the gods, ye who are above the earth and who dwell in the underworld, deliver ye the Osiris Nu

from every obstacle of evil [from every attack of evil], from the cruel snare, and [from] the slaughtering knives, and from every wicked and evil thing whatsoever (which) ye could order to be done unto him

by men, and by gods, and by the Ahus, and by the dead on this day, or on this night, or in this month, or in this half-monthly festival, or

in this year, or in any of the seasons thereof whatsoever." RUBRIC: [These words] shall be said when Ra appeareth over [figures] of the gods written (or painted) in colour upon a board (?), and thou shalt place offerings and

tchefauw food before them, cakes, ale, flesh, feathered fowl, and incense, and they shall cause the deceased to possess sepulchral meals with Ra, and shall give him

an abundance of food in the underworld, and shall deliver him from every evil thing whatsoever. And thou shalt not recite this book of Un-nefer in the presence of

any person except thine own self. And if this be done for the deceased Ra shall be a rudder for him and shall be a strength protecting him, and he shall make an end of all

his enemies for him in the underworld, and in heaven, and upon earth, and in every place wheresoever he may enter, and he shall have abundance of food regularly and continually for ever.

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Chapter CLXXV. Of Not Dying a Second Time

The Chapter of not dying a second time. Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, saith :—

"Hail, Thoth! What is it that hath happened unto the divine children of Nut?

They have done battle, they have upheld strife, they have done evil,

they have created the fiends, they have made slaughter, they have caused

trouble; in truth, in all their doings the mighty have worked against the weak.

Grant, O might of Thoth, that that which the god Tem hath decreed [may be done]! And thou regardest not evil, nor art thou

provoked to anger when they bring their years to confusion and throng in and push to disturb their months; for in all that they have done

unto thee they have worked iniquity in secret. I am thy writing palette, O Thoth, and I have brought unto thee thine ink-jar. I am not

of those who work iniquity in their secret places; let not evil happen unto me." Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani :—

"Hail, Tmu! What manner [of land] is this into which I have come? It hath not water, it hath not air; it is depth unfathomable,

it is black as the blackest night, and men wander helplessly therein. In it a man may not live in quietness of heart ; nor may the longings of love be satisfied

therein. But let the state of the shining ones be given unto me instead of water and air and the satisfying of the longings of love, and let quietness of heart be given unto me instead of cakes

and ale. The god Tem hath decreed that I shall see thy face, and that I shall not suffer from the things which pain thee. May every god transmit unto thee

his throne for millions of years. Thy throne hath descended unto thy son Horus, and the god Tem hath decreed that his course shall be among the holy princes.

In truth, he shall rule over thy throne, and he shall be heir of the throne of the Dweller in the Lake of Double Fire. In truth, it hath been decreed that in me he shall see his likeness, and that my face

shall look upon the face of the lord Tem. How long then have I to live ? It is decreed that thou shalt live for millions of millions of years, a life of millions of years.

May it be granted unto me that I pass on unto the holy princes, for indeed, I am doing away with all the wrong which I did, from the time when this earth came into being from Nu, when it sprang from the watery abyss even as it was in the days of old. I am Fate (or Time) and Osiris, and I have made my transformations into the likeness of divers

serpents. Man knoweth not, and the gods cannot behold, the two-fold beauty which I have made for Osiris, who is greater than all the gods. I have given unto him

the region of the dead. And verily, his son Horus is seated upou the throne of the Dweller in the Lake of Double Fire, as his heir. I have made him to have his throne

in the boat of millions of years. Horus is stablished upon his throne, [among his] friends and all that belonged unto him. Verily, the soul of Set, which

is greater than all the gods, hath departed. May it be granted that I bind his soul in the divine boat

at my (?) will, and that [he] may have fear of the divine body. O my father Osiris, thou hast done for me that which thy father Ra did for thee. May I abide upon the earth lastingly ;

may I keep possession of my throne; may my heir be strong; may my tomb and my friends who are upon earth flourish;

may my enemies be given over to destruction and to the shackles of the goddess Serq. I am thy son, and Ra is my father.

For me likewise thou hast made life, strength, and health. Horus is established upon his throne. Grant thou that the days of my life may come unto worship and honour."

The Chapter of not dying a second time. The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the house of the overseer of the seal, triumphant, saith :— "That which I abominate is the land of the East. Let me not enter into the torture chamber. Let there not be done unto me any of those

things which the gods hold in abomination, for behold [I] have passed as a pure being through the Mesqet chamber. And let the god Neb-er-tcher grant unto me his glorious power on the day of burial

in the presence of the Lord of Things." RUBRIC: If [the deceased] know this chapter he shall become like a perfect Khu in the underworld.

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Appendix. The Book of the Dead of Nesi-Khonsu: Hymn to Amen-Ra

"This holy god, the lord of all the gods, Amen-Ra, the lord of the throne of the two lands, the governor of Apt; the holy soul who came into being in the beginning; the great god who liveth by (or upon) Maat; the first divine matter which gave birth unto subsequent divine matter; the being through whom every [other] god hath existence; the One One who hath made everything which hath come into existence since primeval times when the world was created; the being whose births are hidden, whose evolutions are manifold, and whose growths are unknown; the holy Form, beloved, terrible, and mighty in his risings; the lord of wealth, the power, Khepera who createth every evolution of his existence, except whom at the beginning none other existed; who at the dawn in the primeval time was Atennu, the prince of rays and beams of light; who having made himself [to be seen, caused] all men to live; who saileth over the celestial regions and faileth not, for at dawn on the morrow his ordinances are made permanent; who though an old man shineth in the form of one that is young, and having brought (or led) the uttermost parts of eternity goeth round about the celestial regions and journeyeth through the Tuat to illumine the two lands which he hath created; the God who acteth as God, who moulded himself, who made the heavens and the earth by his will (or heart); the greatest of the great, the mightiest of the mighty, the prince who is mightier than the gods, the young Bull with sharp horns, the protector of the two lands in his mighty name of 'The everlasting one who cometh and hath his might, who bringeth the remotest limit of eternity,' the god-prince who hath been prince from the time that he came into being, the conqueror of the two lands by reason of his might, the terrible one of the double divine face, the divine aged one, the divine form who dwelleth in the forms of all the gods, the Lion-god with awesome eye, the sovereign who casteth forth the two Eyes, the lord of flame [which goeth] against his enemies; the god Nu, the prince who advanceth at his hour to vivify that which cometh forth upon his potter's wheel, the disk of the Moon-god who openeth a way both in heaven and upon earth for the beautiful form; the beneficent (or operative) god, who is untiring, and who is vigorous of heart both in rising and in setting, from whose divine eyes come forth men and women; at whose utterance the gods come into being, and food is created, and tchefau food is made, and all things which are come into being;

the traverser of eternity, the old man who maketh himself young [again], with myriads of pairs of eyes and numberless pairs of ears, whose light is the guide of the god of millions of years; the lord of life, who giveth unto whom he pleaseth the circuit of the earth along with the seat of his divine face, who setteth out upon his journey and suffereth no mishap by the way, whose work none can destroy; the lord of delight, whose name is sweet and beloved, at dawn mankind make supplication unto him the Mighty one of victory, the Mighty one of twofold strength, the Possessor of fear, the young Bull who maketh an end of the hostile ones, the Mighty one who doeth battle with his foes, through whose divine plans the earth came into being; the Soul who giveth light from his two Utchats (Eyes); the god Baiti who created the divine transformations; the holy one who is unknown; the kine who maketh kings to rule, and who girdeth up the earth in its courses, and to whose souls the gods and the goddesses pay homage by reason of the might of his terror; since he hath gone before that which followeth endureth; the creator of the world by his secret counsels;

the god Khepera who is unknown and who is more hidden than the [other] gods, whose substitute is the divine Disk; the unknown one who hideth himself from that which cometh forth from him; he is the flame which sendeth forth rays of light with mighty splendour, but though he can be seen in form and observation can be made of him at his appearance yet he cannot be understood, and at dawn mankind make supplication unto him; his risings are of crystal among the company of the gods, and he is the beloved object of every god; the god Nu cometh forward with the north wind in this god who is hidden; who maketh decrees for millions of double millions of years, whose ordinances are fixed and are not destroyed, whose utterances are gracious, and whose statutes fail not in his appointed time; who giveth duration of life and doubleth the years of those unto whom he hath a favour; who graciously protecteth him whom he hath set in his heart; who hath formed eternity and everlastingness, the king of the South and of the North, Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the lord of heaven and of earth, and of the deep, and of the two mountains, in whose form the earth began to exist, he the mighty one, who is more distinguished than all the gods of the first and foremost company."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the beginning of what hath come into being, hath sent forth his great and holy edict for the deification of Nesi-Khonsu, the daughter of Ta-hennu-Tehuti, both in Amentet and in Neter-khert ..... and he saith :—"I deify Nesi-Khonsu, the daughter of Ta-hennu-Tehuti in Amentet, and I deify her in Neter-khert; I have granted that she shall receive water in Amentet and funeral offerings in Neter-khert. I deify her soul and her body in Neter-khert, and I will not let her soul be destroyed therein; nay, I deify her soul in Neter-khert, [and I make it] like unto that of every god and of every goddess who have been deified therein, and like unto that of everything whatsoever which hath been deified in Neter-khert. I have granted that every god, and every goddess, and every divine being, and every thing which hath been deified shall receive her in Neter-khert; and I have granted that all her kinsfolk (?) shall receive her therein with a gracious reception; and I have granted that every good thing, which cometh into being with a man when he assumeth this form, whether he be carried off into the underworld, or whether he become deified, or whether every good thing be wrought for him where he is, or whether he be made to receive water and offerings, or whether he be made to receive his cakes from those which those who have been deified receive, or whether he be made to receive his divine offerings from those which those who have been deified receive, shall be done for her so that it shall be with her."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"I cause Nesi-Khonsu, the daughter of Ta-hen-Tehuti-a, to make every kind of food and every kind of drink which every god and every goddess who have been deified in the underworld make; and I cause her to make every good thing which is with every god and every goddess who have been deified in the underworld; and by means thereof I have delivered my servant Pa-netchem from every evil thing, and I will not let any of the calamities which occur in the underworld fall upon Nesi-Khonsu to do her harm; and I grant that her soul may come forth, and that it may enter in according to its desire and never be repulsed."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"I have gone round (i.e., I have examined) the heart of Nesi-Khonsu, the daughter of Ta-hen-Tehuti-a, and she hath done no evil thing against Pa-netchem, the son of Auset-em-khebit. I have carefully examined her heart, and I have not let her attack his life, and I have not allowed her to attack his life through other folk. I have carefully examined her heart, and I have not let her do any evil thing unto him such as is done against a living man. I have carefully examined her heart, and I have not allowed her to do by means of other folk any of the evil things which are done against a living man."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"I have caused her not to seek to do any evil thing which would cause death unto Pa-netchem, the son of Auset-em-khebit. I have carefully examined her heart and she hath done no evil thing unto him in particular, nor any evil thing which could harm him in general; she hath not worked against him by means of any god or any goddess who has been deified; nor by means of any male khu or of any female khu who has been deified; and she hath not worked against him by means of any kind of beings whatsoever who work schemes and plans so that beings of every kind may be obedient unto their words. I have carefully examined her heart and [I see] that she hath sought that which was good for him whilst he was upon earth; and I have caused her to seek in every way to give him a long life upon earth, and a life of health, and soundness, and power, and strength, and might; and I have caused her in every way to procure for him happiness wherever the sound of his words was heard. I have caused her to seek neither harm for him, nor anything which could inflict an injury upon man, nor anything which could cause evil to Pa-netchem, the son of Auset-em-khebit. I have caused her not to seek any evil thing, or any noxious thing which would induce death, or any harmful thing like unto those things which make the heart of man to tremble, or those which do harm unto the men and women who were beloved by Pa-netchem, nor unto him by making his heart terrified at them by means of the evil words which have been directed against them (the men and women). I have caused all that concerneth the heart and soul of Nesi-Khonsu to be in good case, that is to say, her heart hath not been driven away from her soul; her soul hath not been driven away from her heart; her heart hath not been driven away from herself; Nesi-Khonsu herself hath not been in any way driven back with the repulse with which a being in her form—that is to say a being who hath been deified in the underworld, whatever its nature may be—is sometimes repulsed; and no evil thing whatsoever, such as may be done unto the human being who is in a state like unto hers, hath been done unto her. Nay, but [I have given] all that could delight Nesi-Khonsu, namely, that Pa-netchem might enjoy a very long life along with might, and strength, and power; that his life might not be cut short; that no evil thing of any kind whatsoever, and none of the things which do harm unto a man and strike terror into his heart might come nigh him, or his wives, or his children, or his brethren, or Ataui, or Nesta-neb-asher, or Masahairtha, or Tchaui-nefer, the children of Nesi-Khonsu, or the brethren of Nesi-Khonsu. And I have caused that everything which would be of advantage to Pa-netchem, and all that would be of benefit to him in any way whatsoever and which could happen to a man in his condition, and an exceedingly long life for himself, and his wives, and his children, and his brethren, may also come to Nesi-Khonsu, and to her children, and to her sisters."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"I grant that all things, of whatever kinds they may be, which a man hath when he is in the state in which Nesi-Khonsu is, and by which he is deified, shall be possessed by her, and I grant that the seventy addresses to Ra may be recited in my name, so that her soul may not be destroyed in the underworld."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"Every good word which can deify Nesi-Khonsu, which will give her power to receive water and offerings, and which shall be uttered or said before me by any person whatsoever I will fulfil to the uttermost, omitting nothing. Every good word which shall be uttered before me on behalf of Nesi-Khonsu I will fulfil at every season of the heavens when Shu cometh forth, in such wise that none of the evil things which can reach a person who is in the condition in which she is shall touch her at any season of the heavens, when Shu cometh forth from the waters with his weapons and when day beginneth in the sky. And I will utterly do away with the evil effect of every word which may be spoken by any person whatsoever of a being who is in the state in which is Nesi-Khonsu, omitting nothing, at every season of the heavens when Shu cometh forth from the waters with his weapons and when day beginneth in the sky."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"I have caused the seventy addresses to Ra to be recited in my name, and I have not allowed any single benefit which belongeth to a man who is in the condition in which is Nesi-Khonsu to escape her. And I have caused her to receive offerings, bread, and ale, and unguents, and wine, and pomade, and milk, and raisins (?); and I have caused her to receive all the benefits and all the good things which a being who is in her condition and who is favoured by me and who hath been deified can receive; and I have caused her to share equally with every god and every goddess every good thing whatsoever which those who have been deified in the underworld receive; and I have caused her to receive her divine offerings along with the gods."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"If the word by which the offering of Sekhet-Aaru [and of a field in Sekhet-Aaru] is made is not one which is good for the person who is in the condition in which is Nesi-Khonsu, and it hath no effect, I myself will make unto her the offering of Sekhet-Aaru and of a field in Sekhet-Aaru, when that which is beneficial for her in this kind of offering shall come into being, and it shall suffer no diminution thereof whatsoever."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"All good things which shall be spoken in my presence, saying, 'Let such and such things be done for Nesi-Khonsu, the daughter of Ta-hennu-Tehuti-a,' I will perform for her, and they shall not be lessened, and they shall not be abrogated, and nothing therefrom shall be cut off at every season of the heavens when Shu cometh forth. And, moreover, she shall receive in abundance the choicest things of all that is good for her, even as do every man and every god who have been deified, and who go forth and who come in, and who journey unto every place as they please."

Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, saith :—"As concerning all good things which have been spoken in my presence, that is to say, 'Perform them for Pa-netchem, the son of Auset-em-khebit, my servant, and for his wives, and his children, and his brethren, and his friends, and for those for whom his heart is afraid lest evil come upon them': behold, I will send forth my great and mighty and holy word into every place that it may cause every good thing to be with Pa-netchem, and his wives, and his children, and his brethren, and all his friends, in such wise that if any man shall omit to say, 'Let the decree of Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, the great god, the prince of that which hath come into being from the beginning, be performed,' I myself will make that which the great god hath spoken to come to pass."

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