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Translated
by E.A. Wallis Budge
THE CHAPTER
OF OPENING THE TOMB TO THE BA-SOUL AND THE SHADOW, AND OF COMING FORTH
BY DAY, AND OF HAVING MASTERY OVER THE TWO LEGS.
The Osiris
the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- The place which is closed
is opened, the place which is shut (or sealed) is sealed. That which lieth
down in the closed place is opened by the Ba-soul which is in it. By the
Eye of Horus I am delivered. Ornaments are stablished on the brow of Ra.
My stride is made long. I lift up my two thighs [in walking]. I have journeyed
over a long road. My limbs are in a flourishing condition.
I am Horus,
the Avenger of his Father, and I bring the Urrt Crown [and set it on]
its standard. The road of souls is opened. My twin soul seeth the Great
God in the Boat of Ra, on the day of souls. My soul is in the front thereof
with the counter of the years. Come, the Eye of Horus hath delivered for
me my soul, my ornaments are stablished on the brow of Ra. Light is on
the faces of those who are in the members of Osiris. Ye shall not hold
captive my soul. Ye shall not keep in durance my shadow. The way is open
to my soul and to my shadow.
It seeth
the Great God in the shrine on the day of counting souls. It repeateth
the words of Osiris. Those whose seats are invisible, who fetter the members
of Osiris, who fetter Heart-souls and Spirit-souls, who set a seal upon
the dead, and who would do evil to me, shall do no evil to me. Haste on
the way to me. Thy heart is with thee. My Heart-soul and my Spirit-soul
are equipped; they guide thee. I sit down at the head of the great ones
who are chiefs of their abodes. The wardens of the members of Osiris shall
not hold thee captive, though they keep ward over souls, and set a seal
on the shadow which is dead. Heaven shall not shut thee in.
RUBRIC: If
this Chapter be known by the deceased he shall come forth by day, and
his soul shall not be kept captive. APPENDIX APPENDIX (From the Papryus
of Nebseni, Sheet 6)
That which
was shut hath been opened [that is] the dead. That which was shut fast
hath been opened by the command of the Eye of Horus, which hath delivered
me. Established are the beauties on the forehead of Ra. My steps are long.
My legs are lifted up. I have performed the journey, my members are mighty
and are sound. I am Horus, the Avenger of his Father. I am he who bringeth
along his father, and his mother, by means of his staff. The way shall
be opened to him that hath power over his feet, and he shall see the Great
God in the Boat of Ra, when souls are counted therein at the bows, and
when the years also are counted up. Grant that the Eye of Horus, which
maketh the adornments of splendour to be firm on the forehead of Ra, may
deliver my soul for me, and let darkness cover your faces, O ye who would
imprison Osiris.
O keep not
captive my soul. O keep not ward over my shadow, but let a way be opened
for my soul and my shadow, and let them see the Great God in the shrine
on the day of the counting of souls, and let them hold converse with Osiris,
whose habitations are hidden, and those who guard the members of Osiris,
and who keep ward over the Spirit-souls, and who hold captive the shadows
of the dead, and who would work evil against me, so that they shall [not]
work evil against me. A way shall be for KA with thee, and thy soul shall
be prepared by those who keep ward over the members of Osiris, and who
hold captive the shadows of the dead. Heaven shall not keep thee fast,
the earth shall not hold thee captive. Thou shalt not live with the beings
who slay, but thou shalt be master of thy legs, and thou shalt advance
to thy body straightway in the earth, [and to] those who belong to the
shrine of Osiris and guard his members.
THE CHAPTER
OF LIFTING UP THE FEET, AND OF COMING FORTH ON THE EARTH.
The Osiris
Ani saith:- Perform thy work, O Seker, perform thy work, O Seker, O thou
who dwellest in thy circle, and who dwellest in my feet in Khert-Neter.
I am he who sendeth forth light over the Thigh of heaven. I come forth
in heaven. I sit down by the Light-god (Khu). O I am helpless. O I am
helpless. I would walk. I am helpless. I am helpless in the regions of
those who plunder in Khert-Neter, I the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth,
in peace.
THE CHAPTER
OF FORCING A WAY INTO AMENTET [AND OF COMING FORTH] BY DAY.
The Osiris
Ani saith:- The town of Unu is opened. My head is sealed up, Thoth. Perfect
is the Eye of Horus. I have delivered the Eye of Horus which shineth with
splendours on the brow of Ra, the Father of the gods, [I am] that self-same
Osiris, [the dweller in] Amentet. Osiris knoweth his day, and he knoweth
that he shall live through his period of life; I shall have by being with
him. I am the Moon-god Aah, the dweller among the gods. I shall not come
to an end. Stand up therefore, O Horus, for thou art counted among the
gods. APPENDIX APPENDIX (Naville, op. cit., I, Bl. X)
THE CHAPTER
OF FORCING A WAY INTO THE TUAT.
The Am Khent
priest Nefer-uben-f, whose word is truth, saith:- Hail, Soul, thou mighty
one of terror. Behold, I have come unto thee. I see thee. I have forced
a way through the Tuat. I see my father Osiris. I drive away the darkness.
I love him. I have come. I see my father Osiris. He hath counted the heart
of Set. I have made offerings for my father Osiris. I have opened all
the ways in heaven and on earth. I love him. I have come. I have become
a Spirit-body and a Spirit-soul, who is equipped. Hail, every god and
every Spirit-soul, I have made the ways. I am Thoth....
ANOTHER
CHAPTER OF THE TUAT AND OF COMING FORTH BY DAY.
Open is the
land of Unu. Shut is the head of Thoth. Perfect is the Eye of Horus. I
have delivered the Eye of Horus, the shining one, the ornament of the
Eye of Ra, the Father of the Gods. I am that same Osiris who dwelleth
in Amentet. Osiris knoweth his day, which cometh to an end. I am Set,
the Father of the Gods. I shall never come to an end.
THE CHAPTER
OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AND OF LIVING AFTER DEATH.
The Osiris
Ani saith:- Hail, thou One, who shinest from the moon. Hail, thou One,
who shinest from the moon. Grant that this Osiris Ani may come forth among
thy multitudes who are at the portal. Let him be with the Light-God. Let
the Tuat be opened to him. Behold, the Osiris Ani shall come forth by
day to perform everything which he wisheth upon the earth among those
who are living [thereon]. APPENDIX APPENDIX (From the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet
13)
Hail, thou
god Tem, who comest forth from the Great Deep, who shinest gloriously
under the form of the twin Lion-gods, send forth with might thy words
unto those who are in thy presence, and let the Osiris Nu enter into their
assembly. He hath performed the decree which hath been spoken to the mariners
at eventide, and the Osiris Nu, whose word is truth, shall live after
his death, even as doth Ra every day. Behold, most certainly Ra was born
yesterday, and the Osiris Nu was born yesterday. And every god shall rejoice
in the life of the Osiris Nu, even as they rejoice in the life of Ptah,
when he appeareth from the Great House of the Aged One which is in Anu.
THE CHAPTER
OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AFTER FORCING AN ENTRANCE THROUGH THE AAMHET.
The Osiris
Ani saith:- Hail, Soul, thou mighty one of terror! Verily, I am here.
I have come. I behold thee. I have passed through the Tuat. I have seen
Father Osiris. I have scattered the gloom of night. I am his beloved one.
I have come, I have seen my Father Osiris. I have stabbed the heart of
Suti. I have made offerings to my Father Osiris. I have opened every way
in heaven and on the earth. I am the son who loveth his Fathers (sic)
Osiris. I am a Spirit-body. I am a Spirit-soul. I am equipped. Hail, every
god and every Spirit-soul. I have made the way [to Osiris]. I the Osiris
the scribe Ani, whose word is truth.
THE CHAPTER
OF MAKING A MAN TO RETURN TO LOOK UPON HIS HOUSE ON EARTH.
The Osiris
Ani saith:- I am the Lion-god who cometh forth with long strides. I have
shot arrows, and I have wounded my prey. I have shot arrows, and I have
wounded my prey. I am the Eye of Horus, I traverse the Eye of Horus at
this season. I have arrived at the domains. Grant that the Osiris Ani
may come in peace.
ANOTHER
CHAPTER OF THE COMING FORTH OF A MAN BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN KHERT-NETER.
[The Osiris
Ani saith:-] I have divided the heavens. I have cleft the horizon. I have
traversed the earth [following in] his footsteps. I have conquered the
mighty Spirit-souls because I am equipped for millions of years with words
of power. I eat with my mouth. I evacuate with my body. Behold, I am the
God of the Tuat! Let these things be given unto me, the Osiris Ani, in
perpetuity withou fail or diminution. APPENDIX APPENDIX (From the Papyrus
of Nu, Sheet 21)
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