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Translated
by E.A. Wallis Budge
What
is this?
"'Hidden
in form, given of Menhu,' is the name of the "tomb. 'He who seeth
what is on his hand' is the name of Qerau, or, as others say, it is the
name of the Block. "Now, he whose mouth shineth and whose head moveth
is the phallus of Osiris, but others say it is [the phallus] of Ra. 'Thou
spreadest thy hair, and I shake it out over his brow" is said concerning
Isis, who hideth in her hair, and draweth it round about her. "Uatchet,
the Lady of Flames, is the Eye of Ra." THE SEVEN ARITS
The First
Arit.
The name
of the Doorkeeper is Sekhet-her-asht-aru. The name of the Watcher is Smetti.
The name of the Herald is Hakheru. The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth,
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 Ra-stau to me. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy strength
in Ra-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 goest round about in the
sky, I say, O Osiris in truth, that I am the Sahu (Spirit-body) of the
god, and I beseech thee not to let me be driven away, nor to be cast upon
the wall of blazing fire. Let the way be opened in Ra-stau, let the pain
of the Osiris be relieved, embrace that which the Balance hath weighed,
let a path be made for the Osiris in the Great Valley, and let the Osiris
have light to guide him on his way."
The Second
Arit.
The name
of the Doorkeeper is Unhat. The name of the Watcher is Seqt-her. The name
of the Herald is Ust. The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when
he cometh to this Arit]: "He sitteth to carry out his heart's desire,
and he weigheth words as the Second of Thoth. The strength which protecteth
Thoth humbleth the hidden Maati gods, who feed upon Maat during the years
of their lives. I offer up my offerings [to him] at the moment when he
maketh his way. I advance, and I enter on the path. O grant thou that
I may continue to advance, and that I may attain to the sight of Ra, and
of those who offer up [their] offerings."
The Third
Arit.
The name
of the Doorkeeper is Unem-hauatu-ent-pehui. The name of the Watcher is
Seres-her. The name of the Herald is Aa. The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose
word is truth, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]: "I am he
who is hidden in the great deep. I am the Judge of the Rehui, I have come
and I have done away the offensive thing which was upon Osiris. I tie
firmly the place on which he standeth, coming forth from the Urt. I have
stablished things in Abtu, I have opened up a way through Ra-stau, and
I have relieved the pain which was in Osiris. I have balanced the place
whereon he standeth, and I have made a path for him; he shineth brilliantly
in Ra-stau."
The Fourth
Arit.
The name
of the Doorkeeper is Khesef-her-asht-kheru. The name of the Watcher is
Seres-tepu. The name of the Herald is Khesef-at. The Osiris the scribe
Ani, whose word is truth, 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 god-like companions, may bear witness on his behalf.
I have weighed the guilty in judgment. I have brought unto his nostrils
the life which is ever lasting. I am the son of Osiris, I have accomplished
the journey, I have advanced in Khert-Neter."
The Fifth
Arit.
The name
of the Doorkeeper is Ankhf-em-fent. The name of the Watcher is Shabu.
The name of the Herald is Teb-her-kha-kheft. The Osiris the scribe Ani,
whose word is truth, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]: "I
have brought unto thee the jawbone in Ra-stau. I have brought unto thee
thy backbone in Anu. I have gathered together his manifold members therein.
I have driven back Aapep for thee. I have spit upon the wounds [in his
body]. I have made myself a path among you. I am the Aged One among the
gods. I have made offerings to Osiris. I have defended him with the word
of truth. I have gathered together his bones, and have collected all his
members."
The Sixth
Arit.
The name
of the Doorkeeper is Atek-tau-kehaq-kheru. The name of the Watcher is
An-her. The name of the Herald is Ates-her-[ari]-she. The Osiris the scribe
Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]: "I
have come daily, I have come daily. I have made myself a way. I have advanced
over that which was created by Anpu (Anubis). I am the Lord of the Urrt
Crown. I am the possessor [of the knowledge of] the words of magical power,
I am the Avenger according to law, I have avenged [the injury to] his
Eye. I have defended Osiris. I have accomplished my journey. The Osiris
Ani advanceth with you with the word which is truth."
The Seventh
Arit:
The name
of the Doorkeeper is Sekhmet-em-tsu-sen. The name of the Watcher is Aa-maa-kheru.
The name of the Herald is Khesef-khemi. The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose
word is truth, shall say [when he cometh to this Arit]: "I have come
unto thee, O Osiris, being purified from foul emissions. Thou goest round
about heaven, thou seest Ra, thou seest the beings who have knowledge.
[Hail], thou, ONE! Behold, thou art in the Sektet Boat which traverseth
the heavens. I speak what I will to his Sahu (Spirit-body). He is strong,
and cometh into being even [as] he spake. Thou meetest him face to face.
Prepare thou for me all the ways which are good [and which lead] to thee."
RUBRIC: If
[these] words be recited by the spirit when he shall come to the Seven
Arits, and as he entereth the doors, he shall neither be turned back nor
repulsed before Osiris, and he shall be made to have his being among the
blessed spirits, and to have dominion among the ancestral followers of
Osiris. If these things be done for any spirit he shall have his being
in that place like a lord of eternity in one body with Osiris, and at
no place shall any being contend against him.
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