The Egyptian Book of the dead
translated from the papyrus at Leyden, which stops suddenly, because the
space allotted to the text, below the vignette, came to an end. From
there the scribe passes over to the rubric.
1. _See_ note to Chapter 144.
2. _See_ note 5, Chapter 144.
3. The following is taken from the papyrus at Naples.
4. Lacunæ.
5. This is part of the funereal ceremonies. ⁂⁂⁂⁂ is to
touch the mouth or make a mark on it with the instrument called
⁂⁂⁂ (Schiaparelli, _Libro dei Funerali_, Vol. I, p. 139).
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CHAPTER CLXXXII.
_Book of vivifying(1.) Osiris, of giving air to him whose heart is
motionless, through the action of Thoth, who repels the enemies of
Osiris who come there in his form(2.) ... as protector, saviour,
defender in the Netherworld._
_It is said by Thoth himself, so that the morning light may shine on him
(Osiris) every day._
I am Thoth, the perfect scribe, whose hands are pure, who opposes every
evil deed, who writes justice and who execrates every wrong, he who is
the writing reed of the Inviolate god, the lord of laws, whose words are
written and whose words have dominion over the two earths.
I am the lord of justice, the witness of right before the gods; I direct
the words so as to make the wronged victorious. I have dispelled
darkness, and driven away the storm. I have given the sweet breaths of
the North to Osiris when he comes out of the womb which bare him. I give
Rā to be setting as Osiris and Osiris to be setting as Rā. I give him to
enter the mysterious cave in order to revive the heart of him whose
heart is motionless, the exalted soul which is in the Amenta.
Hail, acclamations to thee, god whose heart is motionless, Unneferu, the
son of Nut. I am Thoth, the favourite of Rā, the very brave, who is
beneficent to his father; the great magician in the boat of millions (of
years); the lord of laws, who pacifies the two earths by the power of
his wisdom ... who drives away enmity and dispels quarrels, who does
what is pleasing to Rā in his shrine.
I am Thoth, who giveth Osiris victory over his enemies; I am Thoth, who
prepares to-morrow and who foresees what will come afterwards; his
action is not vain when he settles what is in the sky, the earth and the
Tuat, and when he gives life to the future ones.
I give breath to the hidden ones by the virtue of my speech. Osiris is
triumphant against his enemies.
I have come to the lord of Ta-tsert, Osiris the bull of the Amenta, who
lasts forever. I give an eternal protection to thy limbs; I have come
bearing the amulet in my hand; my protection is active every day.
The living charm is behind him, behind this god, whose _ka_ is glorious,
the king of the Tuat, the prince of the Amenta, who takes hold of the
sky, triumphantly, on whom the _atef_ crown is established, who shines
with the white diadem, who has seized the hook and the flail; mighty is
his soul, the great one of the _urer_ crown; who has united all the
gods, the love of him penetrates their bodies, Unneferu who lasts for
ever and eternally.
Hail to thee, Chenta Amenta, who giveth birth to all human beings a
second time, who is renewed in an instant, who is better than those who
were before. Thy son Horus establishes thee on the pedestal of Tmu; thy
face is perfect, Unneferu.
Arise, bull of the Amenta, thou art established, well established in the
womb of Nut; she replenishes thee (with life and health) when thou
comest out of her. Thy heart is well established on its stands and thy
whole heart as at the beginning. Thy nose is vivified with the breath of
life; thou art living, renewed, made young like Rā every day, thou art
great and triumphant, Osiris, who has been revived.
I am Thoth, I have calmed Horus, I have pacified the Rehiu in their
moment of storm. I have come, I have washed away the Red ones; I have
calmed down the riotous, and I have struck him with (?) all kinds of
evil things.
I am Thoth, I have celebrated the festival of Eve’s provender in Sechem.
I am Thoth, I come every day from Pu Tepu, I have directed the
offerings, I have given cakes to the glorious ones who stretched forth
their hands. I have avenged the arm of Osiris, I have embalmed it. I
have made sweet its fragrance like good perfumes.
I am Thoth, I come every day to Cherāba; I fastened the tackle; I let
the boat go: I brought it from East to West. I am higher on my pedestal
than any god, for my name is he who is high on his pedestal. I opened
the good roads in my name of Apuatu, I give thee acclamations, and I
throw myself down on the earth before Osiris Unneferu the eternal, the
everlasting.
NOTES.
Chapters 182 and 183 are hymns to Osiris very like each other, supposed
to be pronounced by Thoth himself. Occasionally it is difficult to
distinguish whether the words are spoken by the god or the deceased.
Chapter 182 is taken from Papyrus 10010 in London.
The vignette represents the mummy on the funeral bed, surrounded by
several gods and genii.
1. See note 2, Chapter 154.
2. A word is omitted there.
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CHAPTER CLXXXIII.
_Adoration to Osiris, giving him praise, bowing down before Unneferu,
falling on one’s face before the lord of Ta-tsert, and exalting him
who is on his sand._
I have come to thee, son of Nut, Osiris, prince everlasting. I am in the
train of Thoth, I rejoice in all that he has done.
He brings thee sweet breezes to thy nose, the breath of life to thy
beautiful face, the wind coming out of Tmu to thy nostrils, lord of
Ta-tsert.
He grants that the morning light shine on thy body, he illuminateth thy
path with his rays, he removeth all that is wrong in thy body by the
virtue of his speech. He appeases the two gods, the two brothers, he
drives away anger and quarrel, and he made the two Rehti, the two
sisters, gracious unto thee, so that the two earths may be at peace
before thee; he removes the displeasure out of their hearts, so that one
embraces the other.
Thy son Horus is triumphant before the whole cycle of gods; he has
received the royal power on the earth, and his dominion over the whole
earth; the throne of Seb has been imparted to him; the high dignity of
Tmu is kept in record as his possession, engraved on a brick of iron, as
was ordered by thy father Tatunen in his sanctuary.
(This god) giveth thee to join him on the firmament, when he raiseth
water on the mountains in order to make growth come forth on the
mountains, and all growth spring out of the earth; he brings forth all
products on water and on land.
Thou hast handed over to thy son Horus all the gods of Heaven and the
gods of earth, they are his servants at his gates, and all that he has
commanded is before them; they fulfil it at once; thy heart is
satisfied, thy heart, lord of the gods, is overjoyed because of it.
Egypt and the desert are at peace; they are the vassals of thy royal
diadem; the temples and the cities are well ordered in their places; the
cities and the provinces are his possession according to their names,
they bring to thee tributes of offerings, and they make libations to thy
name for ever. Thou art called upon, and thy name is praised, thy _ka_
is gratified by funereal meals.
The Glorified who are in thy following sprinkle water on thy food by the
side of the dead souls in this land. All thy thoughts are excellent like
those of him who was at the beginning.
Be crowned, son of Nut, as the Inviolate god is crowned; thou art
living, thou art revived, thou art renewed, thou art perfect. Thy father
Rā giveth health to all thy limbs, thy divine circle giveth thee praise.
Isis is with thee, she will never leave thee before all thy enemies are
struck down.
All the lands praise thy beauties like Rā when he rises every morning;
thou art crowned like him who is high on his pedestal, thy beauties are
exalted, thy strides are lengthened; thou hast received the royal power
of Seb, thy father who creates thy beauties; thy mother gave existence
to thy limbs, Nut who bare the gods bare thee to be the chief of the
five gods. The white crown of the South is placed on thy head; thou
seizest the hook and the flail. When thou wast still in the womb, before
thou didst appear on earth, thou wast crowned to be lord of the two
earths, the _atef_ crown of Rā was on thy head.
The gods come to thee, bowing down, the fear of thee possesses them;
they see thee with the might of Rā, and the valour of thy majesty fills
their hearts.
Life is with thee, abundance is attached to thee. I offer Maat before
thee; grant that I may be in the train of thy majesty like one who is on
the earth. May thy name be called upon, may it be found among the just
ones.
I have come to the city of this god, to the city of god, to the region
of old time; my soul, my _ka_, my Chu are in this land. The god of it is
the lord of justice, the lord of abundance, the great and the venerable
one, who is towed through the whole earth; he journeys to the South in
his boat, and to the North driven by the winds, and his oars, to be
entertained with gifts according to the command of the god, the lord of
peace therein, who left me free of care. The god therein rejoices in him
who practices justice; he grants an old age to him who has done so; he
is beloved, and the end of it is a good burial and a sepulture in
Ta-tsert.
I have come to thee; my hands bring Maāt, my heart does not contain any
falsehood, I offer thee Maāt before thy face, I know her; I swear by
her; I have done no evil thing on earth; I have never wronged a man of
his property. I am Thoth, the perfect and pure writer; my hands are
pure. I have put away all evil things; I write justice and I hate evil;
for I am the writing-reed of the Inviolate god, who utters his words,
and whose words are written in the two earths.
I am Thoth, the lord of justice, who giveth victory to him who is
injured and who taketh the defense of the oppressed, of him who is
wronged in his property. I have dispelled darkness; I have driven away
the storm; I have given air to Unneferu, and the sweet breezes of the
North when he comes out of the womb of his mother. I have given him to
enter into the mysterious cave where is revived the heart of the god
whose heart is motionless, Unneferu, the son of Nut, the victorious.
NOTE.
This hymn is taken from the papyrus of Unneferu, in London. See note 1
in Chapter 1.
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PLATE LXII.
BOOK OF THE DEAD.
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CHAPTER CLXXXIV.
_Chapter of being near Osiris._
There is not much more than the vignette left. Only two or three words
remain. They are taken from a papyrus in Paris.
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CHAPTER CLXXXV.
_Giving praise to Osiris, falling on the earth before the lord of
eternity; propitiating the god with what he loves, speaking the truth,
the lord of which is not known._
Hail to thee, venerable god, great and beneficent prince of eternity, in
his abode in the Sektit boat. Acclamations are given him in the sky and
on earth; he is exalted by the past and present. Great is the fear he
inspires in the hearts of men, of the Glorified and of the dead. His