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the chamber of torture which is in the Tuat. I am the delight of the
Khu of Osiris. I make to be content the heart[s] of those who dwell
among the divine things which are beloved [by me]. They cause the fear
of me [to abound], they create the awe of me to be in those divine
beings who dwell in their own circles. Behold, I am exalted on my
own standard, and upon my throne, and upon my seat which is assigned
[to me]. I am the god Nu, and those who commit sin shall not destroy
me. I am the firstborn of the primeval god, and my soul is the Souls
of the Eternal Gods, and my body is Everlastingness. My created form
is [that of] the god Eternity, the Lord of Years, and the Prince of
Everlastingness. I am the Creator of the Darkness, who maketh his seat
in the uttermost limits of the heavens, [which] I love. I arrive at
their boundaries. I advance upon my two legs. I direct my resting
place. I sail over the sky. I fetter and destroy the hidden serpents
which are about my footsteps [in going to] the Lord of the Two Arms.
My soul is the Souls of the Eternal Gods, and my body is
Everlastingness. I am the exalted one, the Lord of the Land of Tebu. I
am the Child in the city: "Young man in the country" is my name.
"Imperishable one" is my name. I am the Soul Creator of Nu. I make
my habitation in Khert-Neter. My nest is invisible, my egg is not
broken. I have done away the evil which is in me. I shall see my
Father, the Lord of the Evening. His body dwelleth in Anu. I am made
to be the Light-god, a dweller in the Light-god, over the Western
Domain of the Hebt bird.
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THE BENU BIRD. The
Osiris, the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I flew up out
of primeval matter. I came into being like the god Khepera. I
germinated like the plants. I am concealed like the tortoise [in his
shell]. I am the seed of every god. I am Yesterday of the Four
[Quarters of the Earth, and] the Seven Uraei, who came into being in
the Eastern land. [I am] the Great One (Horus) who illumineth the
Hememet spirits with the light of his body. [I am] that god in respect
of Set. [I am] Thoth who [stood] between them (Horus and Set) as the
judge on behalf of the Governor of Sekhem and the Souls of Anu. [He
was like] a stream between them. I have come. I rise up on my
throne. I am endowed with Khu. I am mighty. I am endowed with
godhood among the gods. I am Khensu, [the lord] of every kind of
strength.
RUBRIC: [If] this Chapter [be known by the deceased], he shall
come forth pure by day after his death, and he shall perform every
transformation which hs soul desireth to make. He shall be among the
Followers of Un-Nefer, and he shall satisfy himself with the food of
Osiris, and with sepulchral meals. He shall see the Disk [of the Sun],
he shall be in good case upon earth before Ra, and his word shall be
truth in the sight of Osiris, and no evil thing whatsoever shall
have dominion over him for ever and ever.
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A HERON. The
Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I am the master of
beasts brought for sacrifice, [and] of the knives which are [held]
at their heads [and] their beards; those who dwell in their emerald
[fields], the Aged Gods, and the Spirit-souls, are ready at the moment
for the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, in peace. He maketh slaughter
on the earth, and I make slaughter on the earth. I am strong. I follow
the heights unto heaven. I have made myself pure. I walk with long
strides to my city. I have become an owner of land there. I advance to
Sepu...... is given to me in Unu. I have set the gods upon their
roads. I have made splendid the houses and towns of those who are in
their shrines. I know the stream of Nut. I know Tatun. I know Teshert.
I have brought along their horns. I know Heka. I have hearkened to
this words. I am the Red Bull-calf which is marked with markings.
The gods shall say when they hear [of me]: Uncover your faces. His
coming is to me. There is light which ye know not. Times and seasons
are in my body. I do not speak [lies] in the place of truth, daily.
The truth is hidden on the eyebrows. [By] night [I] sail up the
river to keep the feast of him that is dead, to embrace the Aged
God, and to guard the earth, I the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth.
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
(From the Saite Recension)
RUBRIC: If this Chapter be known [by the deceased], he will live
like a perfect Spirit-soul in Khert-Neter; no evil thing whatsoever
shall overthrow him.
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THE LOTUS. The
Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I am the holy lotus that
cometh forth from the light which belongeth to the nostrils of Ra, and
which belongeth to the head of Hathor. I have made my way, and I
seek after him, that is to say, Horus. I am the pure lotus that cometh
forth from the field [of Ra].
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
(Naville, op. cit., I, Bl. XCIII)
Chapter of making the transformation into a lotus. The Osiris, the
lady of of the house, Aui, whose word is truth, in peace, saith:-
Hail, thou Lotus, thou type of the god Nefer-Temu! I am the man who
knoweth your names. I know your names among the gods, the lords of
Khert-Neter. I am one among you. Grant ye that I may see the gods
who are the Guides of the Tuat. Grant ye to me a seat in
Khert-Neter, near the Lords of Amentet. Assign to me a habitation in
the land of Tchesert. Receive ye me in the presence of the Lords of
Eternity. Let my soul come forth in whatsoever place it pleaseth.
Let it not be rejected in the presence of the Great Company of the
Gods.
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