The Papyrus of Ani the Eqy

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240 BCTHE PAPYRUS OF ANI

(THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD)

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HYN TO OSIRIS

"Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose names are

manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in the temples, whose Ka isholy. Thou art the governor of Tattu (usiris!, and also the mighty one in e#hem

(Letopolis!. Thou art the Lord to whom praises are as$ribed in the nome of %ti, thou art

the &rin$e of divine food in %nu. Thou art the Lord who is $ommemorated in 'aati, the

Hidden oul, the Lord of errt ()lephantine!, the *uler supreme in +hite +all

('emphis!. Thou art the oul of *a, his own body, and hast thy pla$e of rest in

Henensu (Hera#leopolis!. Thou art the benefi$ent one, and art praised in art. Thou

ma#est thy soul to be raised up. Thou art the Lord of the Great House in Khemenu

(Hermopolis!. Thou art the mighty one of vi$tories in has-hetep, the Lord of eternity,

the Governor of %bydos. The path of his throne is in Ta-t$heser (a part of %bydos!. Thy

name is established in the mouths of men. Thou art the substan$e of Two Lands

()gypt!. Thou art Tem, the feeder of Kau (oubles!, the Governor of the /ompanies of

the gods. Thou art the benefi$ent pirit among the spirits. The god of the /elestial

O$ean (u! draweth from thee his waters. Thou sendest forth the north wind at

eventide, and breath from thy nostrils to the satisfa$tion of thy heart. Thy heart

reneweth its youth, thou produ$est the.... The stars in the $elestial heights are

obedient unto thee, and the great doors of the s#y open themselves before thee. Thou

art he to whom praises are as$ribed in the southern heaven, and than#s are given forthee in the northern heaven. The imperishable stars are under thy supervision, and the

stars whi$h never set are thy thrones. Offerings appear before thee at the de$ree of

Keb. The /ompanies of the Gods praise thee, and the gods of the Tuat (Other +orld!

smell the earth in paying homage to thee. The uttermost parts of the earth bow before

thee, and the limits of the s#ies entreat thee with suppli$ations when they see thee.

The holy ones are over$ome before thee, and all )gypt offereth than#sgiving unto thee


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when it meeteth Thy 'a0esty. Thou art a shining pirit-ody, the governor of pirit-

odies1 permanent is thy ran#, established is thy rule. Thou art the well-doing e#hem

(&ower! of the /ompany of the Gods, gra$ious is thy fa$e, and beloved by him that

seeth it. Thy fear is set in all the lands by reason of thy perfe$t love, and they $ry out to

thy name ma#ing it the first of names, and all people ma#e offerings to thee. Thou art

the lord who art $ommemorated in heaven and upon earth. 'any are the $ries whi$h

are made to thee at the 2a# festival, and with one heart and voi$e )gypt raiseth $ries

of 0oy to thee.

"Thou art the Great /hief, the first among thy brethren, the &rin$e of the

/ompany of the Gods, the stablisher of *ight and Truth throughout the +orld, the on

who was set on the great throne of his father Keb. Thou art the beloved of thy mother

ut, the mighty one of valour, who overthrew the ebau-fiend. Thou didst stand up

and smite thine enemy, and set thy fear in thine adversary. Thou dost bring the

boundaries of the mountains. Thy heart is fi3ed, thy legs are set firm. Thou art the heir

of Keb and of the sovereignty of the Two Lands ()gypt!. He (Keb! hath seen his

splendours, he hath de$reed for him the guidan$e of the world by thy hand as long as

times endure. Thou hast made this earth with thy hand, and the waters, and the winds,

and the vegetation, and all the $attle, and all the feathered fowl, and all the fish, and all

the $reeping things and all the wild animals therof. The desert is the lawful possession

of the son of ut. The Two Lands ()gypt! are $ontent to $rown thee upon the throne of

thy father, li#e *a.

"Thou rollest up into the hori4on, thou hast set light over the dar#ness, thou

sendest forth air from thy plumes, and thou floodest the Two Lands li#e the is# at

daybrea#. Thy $rown penetrateth the height of heaven, thou art the $ompanion of the

stars, and the guide of every god. Thou art benefi$ent in de$ree and spee$h, the

favoured one of the Great /ompany of the Gods, and the beloved of the Little

/ompany of the Gods. His sister 56sis7 hath prote$ted him, and hath repulsed the

fiends, and turned aside $alamities (of evil!. he uttered the spell with the magi$al

power of her mouth. Her tongue was perfe$t, and it never halted at a word. enefi$ent

in $ommand and word was 6sis, the woman of magi$al spells, the advo$ate of herbrother. he sought him untiringly, she wandered round and round about this earth in

sorrow, and she alighted not without finding him. he made light with her feathers, she

$reated air with her wings, and she uttered the death wail for her brother. he raised

up the ina$tive members of whose heart was still, she drew from him his essen$e, she

made an heir, she reared the $hild in loneliness, and the pla$e where he was not

#nown, and he grew in strength and stature, and his hand was mighty in the House of


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Keb. The /ompany of the Gods re0oi$ed, re0oi$ed, at the $oming of Horus, the son of

Osiris, whose heart was firm, the triumphant, the son of 6sis, the heir of Osiris."

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

8ollowing is a list of fre9uently-mentioned geographi$al lo$ations, and their

$ommonly-#nown names:

%btu %bydos

%bu )lephantine

%nu Heliopolis

ast ubastis

Hensu Hera#leopolis

Het-#a-&tah 'emphisKhemenu Hermopolis

&er-'enu &anopolis

errt )lephantine

au ais

e#hem Letopolis

uat %syut

Tetu usiris

Two Lands 2pper and Lower )gypt

2nu Hermopolis

A HYN OF PRAISE TO RA $HEN HE RISETH IN THE EASTERN PART OF

HEAEN*

ehold, the Osiris %ni, the s$ribe of the holy offerings of all the gods, saith:Homage to thee, O thou who hast $ome as Khepera, Khepera the $reator of the gods,

Thou art seated on thy throne, thou risest up in the s#y, illumining thy mother 5ut7,

thou art seated on thy throne as the #ing of the gods. 5Thy7 mother ut stret$heth out

her hands, and performeth an a$t of homage to thee. The domain of 'anu re$eiveth

thee with satisfa$tion. The goddess 'aat embra$eth thee at the two seasons of the

day. 'ay *a give glory, and power, and thruth-spea#ing, and the appearan$e as a


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living soul so that he may ga4e upon Heru-#huti, to the K% of the Osiris the $ribe %ni,

who spea#eth truth before Osiris, and who saith: Hail, O all ye gods of the House of

the oul, who weigh heaven and earth in a balan$e, and who give $elestial food 5to the

dead7. Hail, Tatun, 5who art7 One, thou $reator of mortals 5and7 of the /ompanies of the

Gods of the outh and of the orth, of the +est and of the )ast, as$ribe ye praise to

*a, the lord of heaven, the K6G, Life, trength, and Health, the ma#er of the gods.

Give ye than#s unto him in his benefi$ent form whi$h is enthroned in the %tett oat1

beings $elestial praise thee, beings terrestial praise thee. Thoth and the goddess 'aat

mar# out thy $ourse for thee day by day and every day. Thine enemy the erpent hath

been given over to the fire. The erpent-fiend ebau hath fallen headlong, his forelegs

are bound in $hains, and his hind legs hath *a $arried away from him. The ons of

*evolt shall never more rise up. The House of the %ged One #eepeth festival, and the

voi$es of those who ma#e merry are in the Great &la$e. The gods re0oi$e when they

see *a $rowned upon his throne, and when his beams flood the world with light. Thema0esty of this holy god setteth out on his 0ourney, and he goeth onwards until he

rea$heth the land of 'anu1 the earth be$ometh light at his birth ea$h day1 he

pro$eedeth until he rea$heth the pla$e where he was yesterday. O be thou at pea$e

with me. Let me ga4e upon thy beauties. Let me 0ourney above the earth. Let me

smite the %ss. Let me slit asunder the erpent-fiend ebau. Let me destroy %epep at

the moment of his greatest power. Let me behold the %btu 8ish at his season, and the

%nt 8ish with the %nt oat as it piloteth it in its la#e. Let me behold Horus when he is in

$harge of the rudder 5of the oat of *a7, with Thoth and the goddess 'aat on ea$h

side of him. Let me lay hold of the tow-rope of the e#tet oat, and the rope at the

stern of the 'atett oat. Let *a grant to me a view of the is# (the un!, and a sight of

%h (the 'oon! unfailingly ea$h day. Let my a-soul $ome forth to wal# about hither

and thither and whithersoever it pleaseth. Let my name be $alled out, let it be found

ins$ribed on the tablet whi$h re$ordeth the names of those who are to re$eive

offerings. Let meals from the sepul$hral offerings be given to me in the presen$e 5of

Osiris7, as to those who are in the following of Horus. Let there be prepared for me a

seat in the oat of the un on the day wheron the god saileth. Let me be re$eived in

the presen$e of Osiris in the Land of Truth-spea#ing- the Ka of Osiris %ni.

APPENDI+

APPENDI+

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NEKHT, THE CAPTAIN OF SO-DIERS, THE ROYA- SCRIBE, SINGETH A

HYN OF PRAISE TO RA, and saith:- Homage to thee, O thou glorious eing, thou

who art dowered 5with all sovereignty7. O Tem-Heru-Khuti (Tem-Harma#his!, when

thou risest in the hori4on of heaven a $ry of 0oy goeth forth to thee from all people. O

thou beautiful eing, thou dost renew thyself in thy season in the form of the is#,

within thy mother Hathor. Therefore in every pla$e every heart swelleth with 0oy at thy

rising for ever. The regions of the outh and the orth $ome to thee with homage, and

send forth a$$lamations at thy rising on the hori4on of heaven, and thou illuminest the

Two Lands with rays of tur9uoise-5$oloured7 light. O *a, who art Heru-Khuti, the divine

man-$hild, the heir of eternity, self-begotten and self-born, #ing of the earth, prin$e of

the Tuat (the Other +orld!, governor of %u#ert, thou didst $ome from the +ater-god,

thou didst spring from the #y-god u, who doth $herish thee and order thy members.

O thou god of life, thou lord of love, all men live when thou shinest1 thou art $rowned

#ing of the gods. The goddess ut embra$eth thee, and the goddess 'ut enfoldeththee at all seasons. Those who are in thy following sing unto thee with 0oy, and they

bow down their foreheads to the earth when they meet thee, the lord of heaven, the

lord of the earth, the King of Truth, the lord of eternity, the prin$e of everlastingness,

thou sovereign of all the gods, thou god of life, thou $reator of eternity, thou ma#er of

heaven wherin thou art firmly stablished. The /ompany of the Gods re0oi$e at thy

rising, the earth is glad when it beholdeth thy rays1 the people who have been long

dead $ome forth with $ries of 0oy to behold thy beauties every day. Thou goest forth

ea$h day over heaven and earth, and thou art made strong ea$h day be thy mother

ut. Thou passest over the heights of heaven, thy heart swelleth with 0oy1 and the

La#e of Testes (the Great Oasis! is $ontent thereat. The erpent-fiend hath fallen, his

arms are hewn off, the Knife hath severed his 0oints. *a liveth by 'aat (Law!, the

beautiful@ The e#tet oat advan$eth and $ometh into port. The outh and the orth,

and the +est and )ast, turn to praise thee. O thou 8irst, Great God (&%2T%!, who

didst $ome into being of thine own a$$ord, 6sis and ephthys salute thee, they sing

unto thee songs of 0oy at thy rising in the boat, they stret$h out their hands unto thee.

The ouls of the )ast follow thee, and the ouls of the +est praise thee. Thou art the

*uler of all the gods. Thou in thy shrine hast 0oy, for the erpent-fiend a# hath been0udged by the fire, and thy heart shall re0oi$e for ever. Thy mother ut is esteemed by

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HYN TO OSIRIS UN.NEFER

% Hymn of &raise to Osiris 2n-efer, the great god who dwelleth in %btu, the

#ing of eternity, the lord of everlastingness, who traverseth millions of years in his

e3isten$e. Thou art the eldest son of the womb of ut. Thou was begotten by Keb, the

)rpat. Thou art the lord of the 2rrt /rown. Thou art he whose +hite /rown is lofty.

Thou art the King (%ti! of gods 5and7 men. Thou hast gained possession of the s$eptre

of rule, and the whip, and the ran# and dignity of thy divine fathers. Thy heart is

e3panded with 0oy, O thou who art in the #ingdom of the dead. Thy son Horus is firmly

pla$ed on thy throne. Thou hast as$ended thy throne as the Lord of Tetu, and as the

He9 who dwelleth in %bydos. Thou ma#est the Two Lands to flourish through Truth-spea#ing, in the presen$e of him who is the Lord to the 2ttermost Limit. Thou drawest

on that whi$h hath not yet $ome into being in thy name of "Ta-her-sta-nef." Thou

governest the Two Lands by 'aat in thy name of "e#er." Thy power is wide-spread,

thou art he of whom the fear is great in thy name of "2sar" (or "%sar"!. Thy e3isten$e

endureth for an infinite number of double henti periods in thy name of "2n-efer."

Homage to thee, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and &rin$e of &rin$es. Thou hast

ruled the Two Lands from the womb of the goddess ut. Thou hast governed the

Lands of %#ert. Thy members are of silver-gold, thy head is of lapis-la4uli, and the

$rown of thy head is of tur9uoise. Thou art %n of millions of years. Thy body is all

pervading, O eautiful 8a$e in Ta-t$hesert. Grant thou to me glory in heaven, and

power upon earth, and truth-spea#ing in the ivine 2nderworld, and 5the power to7 sail

down the river to Tetu in the form of a living a-soul, and 5the power to7 sail up the river

to %bydos in the form of a enu bird, and 5the power to7 pass in through and to pass

out from, without obstru$tion, the doors of the lords of the Tuat. Let there be given unto

me bread-$a#es in the House of *efreshing, and sepul$hral offerings of $a#es and ale,

and propitiatory offerings in %nu, and a permanent homestead in e#het-%aru, with

wheat and barley therein- to the ouble of the Osiris, the s$ribe %ni.

THE CHAPTERS OF COING FORTH BY DAY

HERE BEGIN THE CHAPTERS OF COING FORTH BY DAY, AND THE

SONGS OF PRAISING AND G-ORIFYING $HICH ARE TO BE RECITED


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FOR /COING FORTH/ AND FOR ENTERING INTO KHERT.NETER, AND

THE SPE--S $HICH ARE TO BE SAID IN BEAUTIFU- AENTET# THEY

SHA-- BE RECITED ON THE DAY OF THE FUNERA-, ENTERING IN AFTER

COING FORTH#

The Osiris %ni, the Osiris the s$ribe %ni saith:- Homage to thee, O ull of

%mentet, Thoth the #ing of eternity is with me. 6 am the great god by the side of the

divine boat, 6 have fought for thee, 6 am one of those gods, those divine $hiefs, who

proved the truth-spea#ing of Osiris before his enemies on the day of the weighing of

words. 6 am thy #insman Osiris. 6 am 5one of7 those gods who were the $hildren of the

goddess ut, who ha$#ed in pie$es the enemies of Osiris, and who bound in fetters

the legion of ebau devils on his behalf. 6 am thy #insman Horus, 6 have fought on thy

behalf, 6 have $ome to thee for thy nameAs sa#e. 6 am Thoth who proved the truth ofthe words of Osiris before his enemies on the day of the weighing of words in the great

House of the &rin$e, who dwelleth in %nu. 6 am Teti, the son of Teti. 'y mother

$on$eived me in Tetu, and gave birth to me in Tetu. 6 am with the mourners 5and with7

the women who tear out their hair and ma#e lament for Osiris in Taui-*e#hti, proving

true the words of Osiris before his enemies. *a $ommanded Thoth to prove true the

words of Osiris before his enemies1 what was $ommanded 5for Osiris7, let that be done

for me by Thoth. 6 am with Horus on the day of dressing Teshtesh. 6 open the hidden

water-springs for the ablutions of 2rt-ab. 6 unbolt the door of the hetait hrine in *a-

stau. 6 am with Horus as the prote$tor of the left shoulder of Osiris, the dweller in

e#hem. 6 enter in among and 6 $ome forth from the 8lame-gods on the day of the

destru$tion of the ebau fiends in e#hem. 6 am with Horus on the day5s7 of the

festivals of Osiris, at the ma#ing of offerings and oblations, namely, on the festival

whi$h is $elebrated on the si3th day of the month, and on the day of the Tenat festival

in %nu. 6 am the 2% priest (libationer! in Tetu, *era, the dweller in &er-%sar. 6 e3alt

him that is upon the high pla$e of the $ountry. 6 loo# upon the hidden things (the

mysteries! in *a-stau. 6 re$ite the words of the liturgy of the festival of the oul-god in

Tetu. 6 am the )' priest, and 5perform7 his duties. 6 am the 2*-KH)*&-H)' prieston the day of pla$ing the Henu oat of e#er upon its divine sledge. 6 have ta#en in

my hand the digging tool on the day of digging up the earth in Hensu. Hail, O ye who

ma#e perfe$t souls to enter into the House of Osiris, ma#e ye the well-instru$ted soul

of the Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is true, to enter in and to be with you in the

House of Osiris. Let him hear even as ye hear1 let him have sight even as ye have

sight1 let him stand up even as ye stand up1 let him ta#e his seat even as ye ta#e your


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seats. Hail, O ye who give $a#es and ale to perfe$t souls in the House of Osiris, give

ye $a#es and ale twi$e ea$h day (in the morning and in the evening! to the soul of the

Osiris %ni, whose word is true before the gods, the Lords of %bydos, and whose word

is true with you. Hail, O ye who open up the way, who a$t as guides to the roads 5in

the Other +orld7 to perfe$t souls in the House of Osiris, open ye up for him the way,

and a$t ye as guides to the roads to the soul of the Osiris, the s$ribe, the registrary of

all the offerings made to the gods, %ni, 5whose word is true7 with you. 'ay he enter the

House of Osiris with boldness, and may he $ome forth therefrom in pea$e. 'ay there

be no opposition made to him, and may he not be sent ba$# 5therefrom7. 'ay he enter

in under favour 5of Osiris7, and may he $ome forth gratified 5at the a$$eptan$e of7 his

true words. 'ay his $ommands be performed in the House of Osiris, may his words

travel with you, may he be glorious as ye are. 'ay he be not found to be light in the

alan$e, may the alan$e dispose of his $ase.

(6n the Turin &apyrus, ed. Lepsius, this /hapter ends with the following.!

&ermit thou not me to be 0udged a$$ording to the mouths of the multitude. 'ay

my soul lift itself up before 5Osiris7, having been found to have been pure when on

earth. 'ay 6 $ome into thy presen$e, O Lord of the gods1 may 6 arrive at the ome of

'aati (Truth!1 may 6 rise up on my seat li#e a god endowed with life1 may 6 give forth

light li#e the /ompany of the Gods who dwell in heaven1 may 6 be$ome li#e one of

you1 may 6 lift up my footsteps in the town of Kher-%ha1may 6 loo# upon the e#tet

oat of the god, aah, the holy one, as it passeth a$ross the s#y1 may 6 not be

repulsed1 may 6 loo# upon the Lords of the Tuat, or, a$$ording to another reading, the

/ompany of the Gods1 may 6 smell the savour of the divine food of the /ompany of the

Gods1 may 6 sit down with them1 may my name be pro$laimed for offerings by the

KH)*-H) priest at the sa$rifi$ial table1 may 6 hear the petitions whi$h are made

when offerings are presented1 may 6 draw nigh unto the eshem oat1 and may

neither my Heart-soul nor its lord be repulsed. Homage to thee, O /hief of %mentet,

thou god Osiris, who dwellest in the town of ifu-ur. Grant thou that 6 may arrive in

pea$e in %mentet. 'ay the Lords of Ta-T$hesert re$eive me, and may they say untome: "Hail, hail1 wel$ome, wel$ome@" 'ay they ma#e ready for me a seat by the side of

the &resident of the /hiefs1 may the ursing-goddesses re$eive me at the seasons,

and may 6 $ome forth into the presen$e of 2n-efer true of word. 'ay 6 be a 8ollower

of Horus in *a-stau, and of Osiris in Tetu1 and may 6 perform all the transformations

whi$h my heart may desire to ma#e in every pla$e wherein my ouble (K%! wisheth to

be.


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*2*6/: 6f this te3t be #nown 5by the de$eased7 upon earth or if he $auseth it to

be done in writing upon 5his7 $offin, then will he be able to $ome forth on any day he

pleaseth, and to enter into his habitation unrepulsed. /a#es and ale and 0oints of meat

from those whi$h are on the altar of *a shall be given unto him, and his homesteadshall be among the fields of the 8ield of *eeds (e#het-%aru!, and wheat and barley

shall be given unto him therein, and he shall flourish there even as he flourished upon

earth.

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(8rom the &apyrus of e#htu-%men, ed. aville, 6, C!

THE CHAPTER OF AKING THE SAHU TO ENTER THE TUAT ON THE DAY

OF THE FUNERA-, $HEN THE FO--O$ING $ORDS ARE TO BE SAID : Homage

to thee, O thou who dwellest in the Holy Hill (et-T$hesert! of %mentet@ The Osiris, the

royal s$ribe, e#htu-%men, whose word is true, #noweth thee, he #noweth thy name.

eliver thou him from the worms whi$h are in *a-stau, whi$h live upon the bodies of

men and women, and feed upon their blood, for Osiris, the favoured servant of the god

of his $ity, the royal s$ribe e#htu-%men, #noweth you, and he #noweth your names.

Let the order for his prote$tion be the first $ommand of Osiris, the Lord to the

2ttermost Limit, who #eepeth his body hidden. 'ay he give him release from the

Terrible One who dwelleth at the bend of the *iver of %mentet, and may he de$ree the

a$ts that will ma#e him to rise up. Let him pass on to him whose throne is pla$ed

within the dar#ness, who giveth light in *a-stau. O thou Lord of Light, $ome thou and

swallow up the worms whi$h are in %mentet. Let the Great God who dwelleth in Tetu,

and who is himself unseen, hear his prayers, and let those who $ause affli$tions hold

him in fear as he $ometh forth with the senten$e of their doom to the ivine lo$#. 6

the Osiris, the royal s$ribe, e#htu-%men, $ome, bearing the de$ree of eb-er-t$her,

and 6 am the Horus who ta#eth possession of his throne for him. His father, the lord ofall those who are in the oat of his 8ather Horus, hath as$ribed praise unto him. He

$ometh bearing tidings....... let him see the town of %nu. Their $hief shall stand on the

earth before him, the s$ribes shall magnify him at the doors of their assemblies, and

thy shall swathe im with swathings in %nu. He hath led heaven $aptive, and he hath

sei4ed the earth in his grasp. either the heavens nor the earth $an be ta#en away

from him, for, behold, he is *a, the firstborn of the gods. His mother shall nurse him,


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and shall give him her breast on the hori4on.

*2*6/: The words of this /hapter shall be said after 5the de$eased7 is laid to

rest in %mentet1 by means of them the region Tenn-t shall be $ontented with her lord.

%nd the Osiris, the royal s$ribe, e#htu-%men, whose word is truth, shall $ome forth,

and he shall embar# in the oat of *a, and 5his7 body upon its bier shall be $ounted

up, and he shall be established in the Tuat.

TH) /H%&T)* O8 G6D6G % 'O2TH TO TH) O6*6 %6, TH) /*6),

% T)LL)* O8 TH) O88)*6G +H6/H %*) '%) TO %LL TH) GO, HO)

+O* 6 T*2), +HO %6TH:- 6 rise up out of the )gg in the Hidden Land. 'ay my

mouth be given unto me that 6 may spea# therewith in the presen$e of the Great God,the Lord of the Tuat. Let not my hand and my arm be repulsed in the presen$e of the

/hiefs (T$hat$hau! of any god. 6 am Osiris, the Lord of *a-stau. 'ay 6, the Osiris, the

s$ribe %ni, whose word is true, have my portion with him who is on the top of the teps

(Osiris!. %$$ording to the desire of my heart 6 have $ome forth from the 6sland of

esersert, and 6 have e3tinguished the fire.

APPENDI+

5The following passage is ta#en from the aite *e$ension7

THE CHAPTER OF GIING A OUTH TO THE OSIRIS, THE SCRIBE ANI,

$HO SAITH1:- Homage to thee, O thou lord of brightness, Governor of the Temple,

&rin$e of the night and of the thi$# dar#ness. 6 have $ome unto thee. 6 am shining, 6

am pure. 'y hands are about thee, thou hast thy lot with thy an$estors. Give thou unto

me my mouth that 6 may spea# with it. 6 guide my heart at its season of flame and of

night.

*2*6/: 6f this /hapter be #nown by the Osiris the s$ribe %ni, upon earth, 5or if

it be done7 in writing upon 5his7 $offin, he shall $ome forth by day in every form whi$h

he pleaseth, and he shall enter into 5his7 abode, and shall not be repulsed. %nd $a#es,

and ale, and 0oints of meat 5from those whi$h are on7 the altar of Osiris shall be given


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unto him1 and he shall enter in pea$e into e#het-%aru, $onformably to the de$ree of

the weller in usiris. +heat and barley (dhura! shall be given unto him therein, and

he shall flourish there 0ust as he did upon earth1 and he shall do whatsoever it pleaseth

him to do, even as do the /ompany of the Gods who are in the Tuat, regularly and

$ontinually, for millions of times.

(8rom the &aprys of ebseni, heet E!

THE CHAPTER OF COING FORTH BY DAY AND OF OPENING UP A $AY

THROUGH THE AEHET: ehold, the s$ribe ebseni, whose word is truth, saith:-

Homage to you, O ye Lords of Kau, ye who are without sin, and who live for the

endless and infinite aeons of time whi$h ma#e up eternity. 6 have opened up a way for

myself to you. 6 have be$ome a spirit in my forms, 6 have gotten the mastery over my

words of magi$al power, and 6 am ad0udged a spirit1 therefore deliver ye me from the

/ro$odile 5whi$h liveth in7 this /ountry of Truth. Grant ye to me my mouth that 6 may

spea# therewith, and $ause ye that sepul$hral offerings shall be made unto me in your

presen$e, for 6 #now you, and 6 #now your names, and 6 #now also the name of the

mighty god before whose fa$e ye set your $elestial food. His name is "Te#em." 5+hen7

he openeth up his path on the eastern hori4on of heaven, 5when7 he alighteth towards

the western hori4on of heaven, may he $arry me along with him, and may 6 be safe

and sound. Let not the 'es9et ma#e an end of me, let not the 8iend (ebau! gain the

mastery over me, let me not be driven away from the doors of the Other +orld, let notyou doors be shut in my fa$e, for my $a#es are in the $ity of &e, and my ale is in the

$ity of Tep. %nd there, in the $elestial mansions of heaven whi$h my divine father Tem

hath stablished, let my hands lay hold upon the wheat and the barley, whi$h shall be

given unto me therein in abundant measure, and may the son of my own body ma#e

ready for me my food therein. %nd grant ye unto me when 6 am there sepul$hral

meals, and in$ense, and unguents, and all the pure and beautiful things whereon the

god liveth, in every deed for ever, in all the transformations whi$h it pleaseth me 5to

perform7, and grant unto me the power to float down and to sail up the stream in the

8ield of *eeds (e#het-%aru!, 5and may 6 rea$h e#het-hetepet (the 8ield of

Offerings!7. 6 am the twin Lion-gods (hu and Tefnut!.

TE+TS RE-ATING TO THE $EIGHING OF THE HEART OF ANI


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THE NAES OF THE GODS OF THE GREAT COPANY :

;. *a Harma#his, the Great God in his boat.

?. Temu.

E. hu.

=. Tefnut.

C. Keb.

F. ut, the Lady of Heaven.

>. 6sis.

. ephthys.

. Horus, the Great God.

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THE SPEECH OF THOTH:- Thoth, the 0udge of right and truth of the Great

/ompany of the Gods who are in the presen$e of Osiris, saith: Hear ye this 0udgment.

The heart of Osiris hath in very truth been weighed, and his Heart-soul hath borne

testimony on his behalf1 his heart hath been found right by the trial in the Great

alan$e. There hath not been found any wi$#edness in him1 he hath not wasted the

offerings whi$h have been made in the temples1 he hath not $ommitted any evil a$t1

and he hath not set his mouth in motion with words of evil whilst he was upon earth.

SPEECH OF THE D$E--ER IN THE EBA-ENT CHABER (ANUBIS) :-

&ay good heed, O righteous Iudge to the alan$e to support 5the testimony7 thereof.

Dariant: &ay good heed to the weighing in the alan$e of the heart of the Osiris, the

singing-woman of %men, %nhai, whose word is truth, and pla$e thou her heart in the

seat of truth in the presen$e of the Great God.

THE SPEECH OF THE GODS:- The Great /ompany of the Gods say to Thoth

who dwelleth in Khemenu: That whi$h $ometh forth from thy mouth shall be de$lared

true. The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is true, is holy and righteous. He hath not

$ommitted any sin, and he hath done no evil against us. The devourer %m-mit shall not

be permitted to prevail over him. 'eat offerings and admittan$e into the presen$e of

the god Osiris shall be granted unto him, together with an abiding habitation in the

8ield of Offerings (e#het-hetepet!, as unto the 8ollowers of Horus.

THE SPEECH OF HORUS TO OSIRIS IN INTRODUCING ANI TO HI:- Horus,

the son of 6sis, saith: 6 have $ome to thee, O 2n-efer, and 6 have brought unto thee

the Osiris %ni. His heart is righteous, and it hath $ome forth from the alan$e1 it hath

not sinned against any god or any goddess. Thoth hath weighed it a$$ording to the

de$ree pronoun$ed unto him by the /ompany of the Gods, and it is most true and

righteous. Grant thou that $a#es and ale may be given unto him, and let him appear in

the presen$e of the god Osiris, and let him be li#e unto the 8ollowers of Horus for ever

and ever.

THE SPEECH OF ANI:- %nd the Osiris %ni saith: ehold, 6 am in thy presen$e, O Lord

of %mentet. There is no sin in my body. 6 have not spo#en that whi$h is not true

#nowingly, nor have 6 done anything with a false heart. Grant thou that 6 may be li#e


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unto those favoured ones who are in thy following, and that 6 may be an Osiris greatly

favoured of the beautiful god, and beloved of the Lord of the Two Lands, 6 who am a

veritable royal s$ribe who loveth thee, %ni, whose word is true before the god Osiris.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BEAST A.IT:- Her forepart is li#e that of a $ro$odile, themiddle of her body is li#e that of a lion, her hind 9uarters are li#e those of a

hippopotamus.

HERE BEGIN THE PRAISES AND G-ORIFYINGS OF COING OUT FRO

AND OF GOING INTO THE G-ORIOUS KHERT.NETER, $HICH IS IN THE

BEAUTIFU- AENTET, OF COING FORTH BY DAY IN A-- THE FORS OF

E+ISTENCE $HICH IT AY P-EASE THE DECEASED TO TAKE, OF P-AYING AT

RAUGHTS, OF SITTING IN THE SEH HA--, AND OF APPEARING AS A -IING

SOU-:

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni saith after he hath arrived in his haven of rest- now it is

good for 5a man7 to re$ite 5this wor# whilst he is7 upon earth, for then all the words of

Tem $ome to pass-

"6 am the god Tem in rising. 6 am the Only One. 6 $ame into e3isten$e in u. 6 am

*a who rose in the beginning, the ruler of this 5$reation7."

+ho is thisJ

"6t is *a, when at the beginning he rose in the $ity of Hensu, $rowned li#e a #ing

for his $oronation. The &illars of the god hu were not as yet $reated, when he was

upon the steps of him that dwelleth in Khemenu. "6 am the Great God who $reated

himself, even u, who made his names to be$ome the /ompany of the Gods asgods."

+ho is thisJ


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"6t is *a, the $reator of the names of his limbs, whi$h $ame into being in the form

of the gods who are in the train of *a.

"6 am he who $annot be repulsed among the gods."

+ho is thisJ

"6t is Temu, the dweller in his dis#, but others say that it is *a when he riseth in

the eastern hori4on of the s#y.

"6 am esterday, 6 #now To-day."

+ho is thisJ

"esterday is Osiris, and To-day is *a, when he shall destroy the enemies of

eb-er-t$her (the lord to the uttermost limit!, and when he shall establish as prin$e and

ruler his son Horus.

"Others, however, say that To-day is *a, on the day when we $ommemorate the

festival of the meeting of the dead Osiris with his father *a, and when the battle of the

gods was fought, in whi$h Osiris, the Lord of %mentet, was the leader."

+hat is thisJ

"6t is %mentet, 5that is to say7 the $reation ofthe souls of the gods when Osiris

was leader in et-%mentet.

"Others, however, say that it is the %mentet whi$h *a hath given unto me1 when

any god $ometh he must rise up and fight for it. "6 #now the god who dwelleth therein."

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"6t is Osiris. Others, however, say that his name is *a, and that the god who

dwelleth in %mentet is the phallus of *a, wherewith he had union with himself.

"6 am the enu bird whi$h is in %nu. 6 am the #eeper of the volume of the boo#

(the Tablet of estiny! of the things whi$h have been made, and of the things whi$h

shall be made."

+ho is thisJ

"6t is Osiris.

"Others, however, say that it is the dead body of Osiris, and yet others say that it

is the e3$rement of Osiris. The things whi$h have been made, and the things whi$h

shall be made 5refer to7 the dead body of Osiris. Others again say that the things whi$h

have been made are )ternity, and the things whi$h shall be made are )verlastingness,

and that )ternity is the ay, and )verlastingness the ight.

"6 am the god 'enu in his $oming forth1 may his two plumes be set on my head

for me."

+ho is thisJ

"'enu is Horis, the %dvo$ate of his father 5Osiris7, and his $oming forth means

his birth. The two plumes on his head are 6sis and ephthys, when these goddesses

go forth and set themselves thereon, and when they a$t as his prote$tors, and when

they provide that whi$h his head la$#eth.

"Others, however, say that the two plumes are the two e3$eedingly large uraei

whi$h are upon the head of their father Tem, and there are yet others who say that the

two plumes whi$h are upon the head of 'enu are his two eyes.

"The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is true, the registrar of all the offerings

whi$h are made to the gods, riseth up and $ometh into his $ity."


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+hat is this 5$ity7J

"6t is the hori4on of his father Tem

"6 have made an end of my short$omings, and 6 have put away my faults."

+hat is thisJ

"6t is the $utting of the navel string of the body of the Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose

word is true before all the gods, and all his faults are driven out.

+hat is this J

"6t is the purifi$ation 5of Osiris7 on the day of his birth.

"6 am purified in my great double nest whi$h is in Hensu on the day of the

offerings of the followers of the Great God who dwelleth therein."

+hat is the "great double nest"J

"The name of one nest is A'illions of years,A and AGreat Green 5ea7A is the name

of the other, that is to say ALa#e of atronA and ALa#e of alt.A

"Others, however, say the name of the one is AGuide of 'illions of ears,A and

that AGreat Green La#eA is name of the other. et others say that Aegetter of 'illions of

earsA is the name of one, and AGreat Green La#eA is the name of the other. ow, as

$on$erning the Great God who dwelleth therein, it is *a himself.

"6 pass over the way, 6 #now the head of the 6sland of 'aati."


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+hat is thisJ

"6t is *a-stau, that is to say, it is the gate to the outh of erutef, and it is theorthern Gate of the omain (Tomb of the god!. "ow, as $on$erning the 6sland of

'aati, it is %btu.

"Others, however, say that it is the way by whi$h 8ather Tem travelleth when he

goeth forth to e#het-%aru, 5the pla$e7 whi$h produ$eth the food and sustenan$e of

the gods who are 5in7 their shrines.

"ow the Gate T$hesert is the Gate of the &illars of hu, that is to say, the

orthern Gate of the Tuat.

"Others, however, say that the Gate of T$hesert is the two leaves of the door

through whi$h the god Tem passeth when he goeth forth to the eastern hori4on of the

s#y.

"O ye gods who are in the presen$e 5of Osiris7, grant to me your arms, for 6 am

the god who shall $ome into being among you."

+ho are these godsJ

"They are the drops of blood whi$h $ame forth from the phallus of *a when he

went forth to perform his own mutilitation. These drops of blood sprang into being

under the forms of the gods Hu and a, who are in the bodyguard of *a, and who

a$$ompany the god Tem daily and every day.

"6, Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, have filled for thee the ut$hat (the

)ye of *a, or of Horus!, when it had suffered e3tin$tion on the day of the $ombat of the

Two 8ighters (Horus and et!."

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6t was the $ombat whi$h too# pla$e on the day when Horus fought with et,

during whi$h et threw filth in the fa$e of Horus, and Horus $rushed the genitals of

et. The filling of the ut$hat Thoth performed with his own fingers

"6 remove the thunder-$loud from the s#y when there is a storm with thunder and

lightning therein."

+hat is thisJ

"This storm was the raging of *a at the thunder-$loud whi$h 5et7 sent forth

against the *ight )ye of *a (the un!. Thoth removed the thunder-$loud from the )ye

of *a, and brought ba$# the )ye living, healthy, sound, and with no defe$t in it to its

owner.

"Others, however, say that the thunder-$loud is $aused by si$#ness in the )ye of

*a, whi$h weepeth for its $ompanion )ye (the 'oon!1 at this time Thoth $leanseth the

*ight )ye of *a.

"6 behold *a who was born yesterday from the thighs of the goddess

'ehurt1 his strength is my strength, and my strength is his strength."

+ho is thisJ

"'ehurt is the great /elestial +ater, but others say that 'ehurt is the image of

the )ye of *a at dawn at his birth daily.

"5Others, however, say that7 'ehurt is the ut$hat of *a.

"ow Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, is a very great one among thegods who are in the following of Horus1 they say that he is the prin$e who loveth his

lord."

+ho are the gods who are in the train of HorusJ


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"5They are7 Kesta, Hapi, Taumutef, and ebhsenuf.

"Homage to you, O ye lords of right and truth, ye sovereign prin$es (T$hat$ha!

who 5stand7 round about Osiris, who do away utterly sins and offen$es, and who are in

the following of the goddess Hetepse#hus, grant ye that 6 may $ome unto you. estroy

ye all the faults whi$h are within me, even as ye did for the even pirits who are

among the followers of their lord epa. %npu (%nubis! appointed to them their pla$es

on the day 5when he said unto them7,

"/ome ye hither."

+ho are the "lords of right and truth"J

"The lords of right and truth are Thoth and %stes, the Lord of %mentet.

"The T$hat$ha round about Osiris are Kesta, Hapi, Tuamutef, and ebhsenuf,

and they are also round about the /onstellation of the Thigh (the Great ear!, in the

northern s#y.

"Those who do away utterly sins and offen$es, and who are in the following of

the goddess Hetepse#hus, are the god ebe# and his asso$iates who dwell in the

water.

"The goddess Hetepse#hus is the )ye of *a.

"Others, however, say that it is the flame whi$h a$$ompanieth Osiris to burn up

the souls of his enemies.

"%s $on$erning all the faults whi$h are in Osiris, the registrar of the offerings

whi$h are made unto all the gods, %ni, whose word is truth, 5these are all the offen$es

whi$h he hath $ommitted against the Lords of )ternity7 sin$e he $ame forth from his

motherAs womb.

"%s $on$erning the even pirits who are Kesta, Hapi, Tuamutef, ebhsenuf,

'aa-atef, Kheribe9ef and Heru-#henti-en-ariti, these did %nubis appoint to be

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"Others, however, say that he set them round about the holy pla$e of Osiris.

"Others say that the even pirits 5whi$h were appointed by %nubis7 were

et$heh-net$heh, %at9et9et, ertanef-besef-#henti-hehf, %9-her-ami-unnut-f, Tesher-

ariti-ami-Het-anes, 2bes-her-per-em-#het#het, and 'aaem-#erh-annef-em-hru.

"The $hief of the T$hat$ha (sovereign prin$es! who is in aarutef is Horus, the

%dvo$ate of his father.

"%s $on$erning the day wherein 5%nubis said to the even pirits7, A/ome ye

hither,A 5the allusion here7 is to the words A/ome ye hither,A whi$h *a spa#e unto

Osiris."

Derily may these same words be said unto me in %mentet.

"6 am the ivine oul whi$h dwelleth in the ivine Twin-gods."

+ho is this ivine oulJ

"6t is Osiris. 5+hen7 he goeth into Tetu, and findeth there the oul of *a, the one

god embra$eth the other, and two ivine ouls spring into being within the ivine

Twin-gods."

APPENDI+

APPENDI+

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foes of eb-er-t$her were destroyed."

+ho is this /atJ

"This male /at is *a himself, and he was $alled A'auA be$ause of the spee$h of

the god a, who said $on$erning him: AHe is li#e (mau! unto that whi$h he hath madeA1

therefore, did the name of *a be$ome A'au.A

"Others, however, say that the male /at is the god hu, who made over the

possessions of Keb to Osiris.

"%s $on$erning the fight whi$h too# pla$e near the &ersea Tree in %nu 5these

words have referen$e to the slaughter7 of the $hildren of rebellion, when righteousretribution was meted out to them for 5the evil7 whi$h they had done.

"%s $on$erning the Anight of the battle,A 5these words refer to7 the invasion of the

eastern portion of the heaven by the $hildren of rebellion, whereupon a great battle

arose in heaven and in all the earth.

"O thou who art in thine egg (*a,! who showest from thy is#, who risest on thy

hori4on, and dost shine with golden beams in the height of heaven, li#e unto whom

there is none among the gods, who sailest above the &illars of hu, who sendest forthblasts of fire from thy mouth, 5who illuminest the Two Lands with thy splendour, deliver7

thou ebseni, the lord of fealty 5to Osiris7, from the god whose form is hidden, and

whose eyebrows are li#e unto the two arms of the alan$e on the night when the

senten$es of doom are promulgated."

+ho is this invisible godJ

"6t is %n-a-f (he who bringeth his arm.!.

"%s $on$erning Athe night when the senten$es of doom are promulgated,A it is the

night of the burning of the damned, and of the overthrow of the wi$#ed at the lo$#,

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+ho is this 5slaughterer of souls7J

"6t is hesmu, the headsman of Osiris.

"5/on$erning the invisible god7 some say that he is %apep when he riseth up

with a head bearing upon it 5the feather of7 'aat (Truth!. ut others say that he is

Horus when he riseth up with two heads, whereon one beareth 5the feather of7 'aat,

and the other 5the symbol of7 wi$#edness. He bestoweth wi$#edness on him that

wor#eth wi$#edness, and right and truth upon him that followeth righteousness and

truth.

"Others say that he is Heru-ur (the Old Horus!, who dwelleth in e#hem1 others

say that he is Thoth1 others say that he is efer-Tem1 and others say that he is ept

who doth bring to nought the a$ts of the foes of ebert$her.

"eliver thou the s$ribe ebseni, whose word is truth, from the +at$hers, who

$arry murderous #nives, who possess $ruel fingers, and who would slay those who are

in the following of Osiris."

'ay these +at$hers never gain the mastery over me, and may 6 never fall under

their #nives@

+ho are these +at$hersJ

"They are %nubis and Horus, 5the latter being7 in the form of Horus the sightless.

Others, however, say that they are the T$hat$ha (sovereign prin$es of Osiris!, who

bring to nought the operations of their #nives1 and others say that they are the $hiefs

of the heniu $hamber.

"'ay their #nives never gain the mastery over me. 'ay 6 never fall under the

#nives wherewith they infli$t $ruel tortures. 8or 6 #now their names, and 6 #now the

being, 'at$het, who is among them in the House of Osiris. He shooteth forth rays of

light from his eye, being himself invisible, and he goeth round about heaven robed in

the flames whi$h $ome from his mouth, $ommanding Hapi, but remaining invisible

himself. 'ay 6 be strong on earth before *a, may 6 arrive safely in the presen$e of


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Osiris. O ye who preside over your altars, let not your offerings to me be wanting, for 6

am one of those who follow after ebert$her, a$$ording to the writings of Khepera. Let

me fly li#e a haw#, let me $a$#le li#e a goose, let me lay always li#e the serpent-

goddess eheb-#a."

+ho are those who preside over their altarsJ

"Those who preside over their altars are the similitude of the )ye of *a, and the

similitude of the )ye of Horus.

"O *a-Tem, thou Lord of the Great House 5in %nu7, thou overeign (life,

strentgh, health 5be to thee7! of all the gods, deliver thou the s$ribe ebseni, whose

word is truth, from the god whose fa$e is li#e unto that of a greyhound, whose brows

are li#e those of a man, who feedeth upon the dead, who wat$heth at the end of the

La#e of 8ire, who devoureth the bodies of the dead, and swalloweth hearts, and who

voideth filth, but who himself remaineth unseen."

+ho is this greyhound-fa$ed godJ

"His name is A)verlasting evourer,A and he liveth in the omain 5of 8ire7 (the

La#e of 2nt!.

"%s $on$erning the omain of 8ire, it is that %at whi$h is in aarutef, and is near

the heniu $hamber. The sinner who wal#eth over this pla$e falleth down among the

#nives 5of the +at$hers7.

Others, however, say that the name of this god is A'ates,A and that he #eepeth

wat$h over the door of %mentet1 others say that his name is Aeba,A and that he#eepeth wat$h over the end 5of the stream7 of %mentet, and yet others say that his

name is AHerisepef.A

"Hail, Lord of Terror, /hief of the Lands of the outh and orth, thou Lord of the

esert, who dost #eep prepared the blo$# of slaughter, and who dost feed on the

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+ho is this Lord of TerrorJ

"6t is the Keeper of the end 5of the stream7 of %mentet."

+ho is this KeeperJ

"6t is the Heart of Osiris, whi$h is the devourer of all slaughtered things.

"The 2rrt /rown hath been given unto him, with gladness of heart, as Lord of

Hensu."

+ho is thisJ

"He to whom the 2rrt /rown hath been given with gladness of heart as Lord of

Hensu is Osiris. He was bidden to rule among the gods on the day of the union of

earth 5with earth7 in the presen$e of ebert$her.

+ho is thisJ

"He who was bidden to rule among the gods is the son of 6sis (Horus!, who was

appointed to rule in the room of his father Osiris.

"%s $on$erning 5the words7 Aday of the union of earth with earth,A they have

referen$e to the union of earth with earth in the $offin of Osiris, the oul that liveth in

Hensu, the giver of meat and drin#, the destroyer of wrong, and the guide to the

everlasting paths."

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"6t is *a himself."

"5eliver thou the Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth7 from the great god

who $arrrieth away souls, who eateth hearts, who feedeth upon offal, who #eepeth

wat$h in the dar#ness, who dwelleth in the e#er oat1 those who live in sin fear him."

M+ho is thisJ

"6t is uti, but others say that it is mamur, the soul of Keb.

"Hail, Khepera in thy boat, the two /ompanies of the Gods are in thy body.eliver thou the Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, from the +at$hers who

pass senten$es of doom, who have been appointed by the god ebert$her to prote$t

him, and to fasten the fetters on his foes, and who slaughter in the torture $hambers1

there is no es$ape from their fingers. 'ay they never stab me with their #nives, may 6

never fall helpless into their $hambers of torture. 6 have never done the things whi$h

the gods hate. 6 am he who is pure in the 'es9et $hamber. %nd saffron $a#es have

been brought unto him in Tannt."

M+ho is thisJ

"6t is Khepera in his boat1 it is *a himself.

"%s $on$erning the +at$hers who pass senten$es of doom, they are the %pes

6sis and ephthys.

"%s $on$erning the things whi$h the gods hate, they are a$ts of de$eit and lying.He who passeth through the pla$e of purifi$ation within the 'es9et $hamber is %npu

(%nubis!, who is hard by the $offer whi$h $ontaineth the inward parts of Osiris. He to

whom saffron $a#es have been brought in Tannt is Osiris.

"Others, however, say that the saffron $a#es in Tannt represent heaven and

earth, and others say that they represent hu, the strengthener of the Two Lands in


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Hensu1 and others say that they represent the )ye of Horus, and that Tannt is the

burial-pla$e of Osiris.

"Tem hath builded thy house, and the double Lion-god hath laid the foundations

of thy habitation. Lo@ medi$aments have been brought. Horus purifieth et and et

strengtheneth, and et purifieth and Horus strengtheneth.

"The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth before Osiris, hath $ome into this

land, and he hath ta#en possession thereof with his two feet. He is Tem, and he is in

the $ity.

"Turn thou ba$#, O *ehu, whose mouth shineth, whose head moveth, turn thou

ba$# before his strength."

%nother reading is, ATurn thou ba$# from him who #eepeth wat$h, and is himself

unseen.A Let the Osiris %ni be safely guarded. He is 6sis, and he is found with her hairspread over him1 it is sha#en out over his brow. He was $on$eived by 6sis, and

engendered by ephthys, and they have $ut away from him the things whi$h should

be $ut from him.

"8ear followeth after thee, terror is about thine arms. Thou hast been embra$ed

for millions of years by arms1 mortals go round about thee. Thou smitest down the

mediators of thy foes, and thou sei4est the arms of the power of dar#ness. Thy two

sisters (6sis and ephthys! are given to thee for thy delight. Thou hast $reated that

whi$h is in Kher-aha, and that whi$h is %nu. )very god feareth thee, for thou arte3$eedingly great and terrible1 thou 5avengest7 every god on the man who $urseth him,

and thou shootest arrows at him. Thou lives a$$ording to thy will. Thou art 2at$het, the

Lady of 8lame, evil befalleth those who set themselves up against thee."

M+hat is thisJ

"AHidden in form, given of 'enhu,A is the name of the "tomb. AHe who seeth what

is on his handA is the name of erau, or, as others say, it is the name of the lo$#.

"ow, he whose mouth shineth and whose head moveth is the phallus of Osiris,

but others say it is 5the phallus7 of *a. AThou spreadest thy hair, and 6 sha#e it out over

his brow" is said $on$erning 6sis, who hideth in her hair, and draweth it round about

her.


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"2at$het, the Lady of 8lames, is the )ye of *a."

THE SEEN ARITS

Te F%rst Ar%t#

The name of the oor#eeper is e#het-her-asht-aru. The name of the +at$her

is metti. The name of the Herald is Ha#heru.The Osiris %ni, whose word is truth, shall

say when he $ometh unto the 8irst %rit:

"6 am the mighty one who $reateth his own light. 6 have $ome unto thee, OOsiris, and, purified from that whi$h defileth thee, 6 adore thee. Lead on. ame not the

name of *a-stau to me. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy strength in

*a-stau. *ise up and $on9uer, O Osiris, in %btu. Thou goest round about heaven, thou

sailest in the presen$e of *a, thou loo#est upon

all the beings who have #nowledge. Hail, *a, thou who goest round about in the s#y, 6

say, O Osiris in truth, that 6 am the ahu (pirit-body! of the god, and 6 besee$h thee

not to let me be driven away, nor to be $ast upon the wall of bla4ing fire. Let the way

be opened in *a-stau, let the pain of the Osiris be relieved, embra$e that whi$h the

alan$e hath weighed, let a path be made for the Osiris in the Great Dalley, and let theOsiris have light to guide him on his way."

Te Se3n Ar%t#

The name of the oor#eeper is 2nhat. The name of the +at$her is e9t-her.

The name of the Herald is 2st. The Osiris %ni, whose word is truth, shall say 5when he$ometh to this %rit7:

"He sitteth to $arry out his heartAs desire, and he weigheth words as the e$ond

of Thoth. The strength whi$h prote$teth Thoth humbleth the hidden 'aati gods, who

feed upon 'aat during the years of their lives. 6 offer up my offerings 5to him7 at the

moment when he ma#eth his way. 6 advan$e, and 6 enter on the path. O grant thou that

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"6 have brought unto thee the 0awbone in *a-stau. 6 have brought unto thee thy

ba$#bone in %nu. 6 have gathered together his manifold members therein. 6 have

driven ba$# %apep for thee. 6 have spit upon the wounds 5in his body7. 6 have made

myself a path among you. 6 am the %ged One among the gods. 6 have made offerings

to Osiris. 6 have defended him with the word of truth. 6 have gathered together his

bones, and have $olle$ted all his members."

Te S%6t Ar%t#

The name of the oor#eeper is %te#-tau-#eha9-#heru. The name of the +at$her

is %n-her. The name of the Herald is %tes-her-5ari7-she. The Osiris the s$ribe %ni,

whose word is truth, shall say 5when he $ometh to this %rit7:

"6 have $ome daily, 6 have $ome daily. 6 have made myself a way. 6 have

advan$ed over that whi$h was $reated by %npu (%nubis!. 6 am the Lord of the 2rrt

/rown. 6 am the possessor 5of the #nowledge of7 the words of magi$al power, 6 am the

%venger a$$ording to law, 6 have avenged 5the in0ury to7 his )ye. 6 have defended

Osiris. 6 have a$$omplished my 0ourney. The Osiris %ni advan$eth with you with the

word whi$h is truth."

Te Se7ent Ar%t*

The name of the oor#eeper is e#hmet-em-tsu-sen. The name of the +at$her

is %a-maa-#heru. The name of the Herald is Khesef-#hemi. The Osiris the s$ribe %ni,

whose word is truth, shall say 5when he $ometh to this %rit7:

"6 have $ome unto thee, O Osiris, being purified from foul emissions. Thou goest

round about heaven, thou seest *a, thou seest the beings who have #nowledge.

5Hail7, thou, O)@ ehold, thou art in the e#tet oat whi$h traverseth the heavens. 6

spea# what 6 will to his ahu (pirit-body!. He is strong, and $ometh into being even

5as7 he spa#e. Thou meetest him fa$e to fa$e. &repare thou for me all the ways whi$h

are good 5and whi$h lead7 to thee."


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*2*6/: 6f 5these7 words be re$ited by the spirit when he shall $ome

to the even %rits, and as he entereth the doors, he shall neither

be turned ba$# nor repulsed before Osiris, and he shall be made to

have his being among the blessed spirits, and to have dominion among

the an$estral followers of Osiris. 6f these things be done for any

spirit he shall have his being in that pla$e li#e a lord of eternity

in one body with Osiris, and at no pla$e shall any being $ontend

against him.

TH) &LO O8 TH) HO2) O8 O6*6

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the 86*T &LO.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of

tremblings, high-walled, the sovereign lady, the lady of

destru$tion, who uttereth the words whi$h drive ba$# the destroyers,who delivereth from destru$tion him that $ometh." The name of her

oor#eeper is eruit.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the )/O &LO. The

Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of heaven,

'istress of the Two Lands, devourer by fire, Lady of mortals, who

art infinitely greater than any human being." The name of her

oor#eeper is 'es-&tah.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the TH6* &LO.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of the

%ltar, the mighty lady to whom offerings are made, greatly beloved one

of every god sailing up the river to %bydos." The name of her

oor#eeper is eb9a.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the 8O2*TH &LO. The

Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "&revailer with#nives, 'istress of the Two Lands, destroyer of the enemies of the

till-Heart (Osiris!, who de$reeth the release of those who suffer

through evil hap." The name of her oor#eeper is e#au.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the 868TH &LO.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "8lame, Lady of


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fire, absorbing the entreaties whi$h are made to her, who permitteth

not to approa$h her the rebel." The name of her oor#eeper is

Henti-*e9iu.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the 6BTH &LO.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of light,

who roareth mightily, whose breadth $annot be $omprehended. Her li#e

hath not been found sin$e the beginning. There are serpents over whi$h

are un#nown. They were brought forth before the till-Heart." The name

of her oor#eeper is emati.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the )D)TH &LO.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "Garment

whi$h envelopeth the helpless one, whi$h weepeth for and loveth thatwhi$h it $overeth." The name of her oor#eeper is a#tif.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the )6GHTH &LO. The

Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "la4ing fire,

un9uen$hable, with far-rea$hing tongues of flame, irresistible

slaughterer, whi$h one may not pass through fear of its deadly

atta$#." The name of her oor#eeper is Khut$hetef.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the 6TH &LO.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith:

"/hieftainess, lady of strength, who giveth 9uiet of heart to the

offspring of her lord. Her girth is three hundred and fifty #het,

and she is $lothed with green feldspar of the outh. he bindeth up

the divine form and $lotheth the helpless one. evourer, lady of all

men." The name of her oor#eeper is %risut$hesef.

The following shall be said when one $ometh to the T)TH &LO.The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, saith: "Goddess of the

loud voi$e, who ma#eth her suppliants to mourn, the awful one who

terrifieth, who herself remaineth unterrified within." The name of her

oor#eeper is e#henur.

u, the steward of the #eeper of the seal, saith when he $ometh to


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the )L)D)TH &LO of Osiris: "6 have made my way, 6 #now you, and 6

#now thy name, and 6 #now the name of her who is within thee: he

who slayeth always, $onsumer of the fiends by fire, mistress of

every pylon, the lady who is a$$laimed on the day of dar#ness" is

thy name. he inspe$teth the swathing of the helpless one.

The Osiris u, the steward of the #eeper of the seal, saith when

he $ometh to the T+)L8TH &LO of Osiris: "6 have made my way, 6

#now you, and 6 #now thy name, and 6 #now the name of her who is

within thee: 6nvo#er of thy Two Lands, destroyer of those who $ome

to thee by fire, lady of spirits, obeyer of the word of thy Lord" is


The Osiris u, the steward of the #eeper of the seal, saith whenhe $ometh to the TH6*T))TH &LO of Osiris: "6 have made my way, 6

#now you and 6 #now thy name, and 6 #now the name of her who is within

thee: Osiris foldeth his arms about her, and ma#eth Hapi (the

ile-god!, to emit splendour out of his hidden pla$es" is thy name.

he inspe$teth the swathing of the helpless one.

The Osiris u, the steward of the #eeper of the seal, saith when

he $ometh to the 8O2*T))TH &LO of Osiris: "6 have made my way, 6

#now thee, and 6 #now thy name, and 6 #now the name of her who is

within thee. Lady of might, who trampleth on the *ed emons, who

#eepeth the festival of Haa#er on the day of the hearing of faults" is


TH) 868T))TH &LO. The Osiris Heru-em-#hebit, whose word is truth,

shall say when he $ometh to this pylon: "8iend, red of hair and

eyes, who appeareth by night, and doth fetter the fiend in his lair.

Let her hands be given to the till-Heart in his hour, let her advan$eand go forward" is thy name. he inspe$teth the swathing of the

helpless one.

TH) 6BT))TH &LO. The Osiris Heru-em-#hebit, whose word is truth,

shall say when he $ometh to this pylon: "Terrible one, lady of the

rain-storm, destroyer of the souls of men, devourer of the bodies of


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men, orderer, produ$er, and ma#er of slaughter" is thy name. he

inspe$teth the swathing of the helpless one.

TH) )D)T))TH &LO. The Osiris Heru-em-#hebit, whose word is

truth, shall say when he $ometh to this pylon: "Hewer-in-pie$es in

blood, %hibit, lady of hair" is thy name. he inspe$teth the

swathing of the helpless one.

TH) )6GHT))TH &LO. The Osiris Heru-em-#hebit, whose word is

truth, shall say when he $ometh to this pylon: "8ire-lover, pure

one, lover of slaughterings, $utter off of heads, devoted one, lady of

the Great House, slaughterer of fiends at eventide" is thy name. he

inspe$teth the swathing of the helpless one.

TH) 6)T))TH &LO. The Osiris Heru-em-#hebit, whose word is

truth, shall say when he $ometh to this pylon: "Light-giver for

life, bla4ing all the day, lady of strength 5and of7 the writings of

the god Thoth himself" is thy name. he inspe$teth the swathings of

the +hite House.

TH) T+)T6)TH &LO. The Osiris Heru-em-#hebit, whose word is truth,

shall say when he $ometh to this pylon: "weller in the $avern of

her lord, her name is /lother, hider of her $reations, $on9ueror of

hearts, swallower 5of them7" is thy name. he inspe$teth the swathings

of the +hite House.

TH) T+)T-86*T &LO. The Osiris Heru-em-#hebit, whose word is

truth, shall say when he $ometh to this pylon: "Knife whi$h $utteth

when 5its name7 is uttered, slayer of those who approa$h thy flame" is

thy name. he possesseth hidden plans.

%&&)6B%&&)6B

(8rom the Turin &apryus, ed. Lepsius, l. F=, the te3t referring

to the twenty-first &ylon.!

TH) O6*6 %28%KH, +HO) +O* 6 T*2TH, %6TH: Hail, saith Horus, O

Twenty-first pylon of the till-Heart@ 6 have made the way. 6 #now


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thee. 6 #now thy name. 6 #now the name of the goddess who guardeth

thee. "word that smiteth at the utteran$e of its own name, stin#ing

fa$e, overthrower of him that approa$heth her flame" is thy name. Thou

#eepest the hidden things of the avenger of the god, thou guardest

them. %mam is his name. He ma#eth the ash trees ($edars! not to

grow, and the shenu trees (a$a$ias! not to blossom, and preventeth

$opper from being found in the mountain. The T$hat$ha (/hiefs! of this

&ylon are even Gods. T$hen, or %nth$h (%t!, is the name of the one at

the door. Hetepmes is the name of another there. 'essep is the name of

another there. 2t$hara is the name of another there. e9 is the name

of another there. %np (%nubis! is the name of another there.

6 have made the way. 6 am 'enu-Heru, the avenger of his father,

the heir of his father 2n-efer. 6 have $ome. 6 have given 5offerings7

to my father Osiris. 6 have overthrown all his enemies. 6 have $omedaily with the word of truth, the lord of fealty, in the house of my

father Tem, the Lord of %nu, 6, the Osiris %uf-an#h, whose word is

truth in the southern heaven. 6 have done what is right for him that

made the right, 6 have $elebrated the Ha#er festival to the lord

thereof. 6 have a$ted as the leader of the festivals. 6 have given

$a#es to the Lords of the %ltar. 6 have been the leader of the

propitiatory offerings, $a#es, ale, o3en, geese, to my father Osiris

2n-efer. 6 am the prote$tor of the a-soul, 6 have made the enu bird

to appear 5by my7 words. 6 have $ome daily into the house of the god

to ma#e offerings of in$ense. 6 have $ome with the shenti tuni$. 6

have set the eshem oat afloat on the water. 6 have made the word

of Osiris Khenti %menti to be truth before his enemies. 6 have $arried

away in a boat all his enemies to the slaughter-house of the )ast, and

they shall never es$ape from the wardship of the god Keb who

dwelleth therein. 6 have made the Kefaiu gods of *a to stand up, 6

have made his word to be truth. 6 have $ome as a s$ribe. 6 have

e3plained 5the writings7. 6 have made the god to have power over hislegs. 6 have $ome into the house of him that is upon his mountain

(%nubis!. 6 have seen the /hief of the eh hall. 6 have entered into

*a-stau. 6 have made myself invisible. 6 have found for myself the

boundary. 6 have approa$hed erutef. 6 have $lothed the na#ed. 6

have sailed up the river to %bydos. 6 have performed the $eremonies of

Hu and a. 6 have entered the house of %stes. 6 have made suppli$ation


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to the Khati gods and to e#hmet in the temple of et (eith!, or

the %ged Ones. 6 have entered *a-stau. 6 have made myself invisible. 6

have found the frontier. 6 have approa$hed erutef. 6 have $lothed the

na#ed. 6 have sailed up the river to %bydos. 6 have performed the

$eremonies of Hu and a. 6 have re$eived. 6 have risen li#e a #ing

$rowned. 6 fill my seat on the throne in the pla$e of my father, the

God +ho was at the beginning. 6 have praised the 'es#hen of

Ta-t$hesert. 'y mouth is full of 'aat (Truth!. 6 have overwhelmed

the %#he#hau serpents. 6 have $ome into the Great House with 5my7 body

in a flourishing $ondition. 6 have $aused myself to travel in the oat

of Hai. The myrrh unguent of..... is in the hair of men (*e#hit!. 6

have entered into the House of %stes. 6 have approa$hed with worship

the two Khati gods and e#hmet, who are in the temple of the %ged

One 5in %nu7.5%nd the god Osiris saith:7 "Thou hast $ome, thou shalt be a

favoured one in Tetu, O Osiris %uf-an#h, whose word is truth, the

son of the lady hert-en-'enu, whose word is truth."

TH) &*6)T %'2T)8 % %')*)8

TH) &))/H O8 TH) &*6)T %'2T)8.

6 have $ome unto you, O ye great T$hat$ha /hiefs who dwell in

heaven, and upon earth, and in Khert-eter, and 6 have brought unto

you the Osiris %ni. He hath not $ommitted any a$t whi$h is an

abomination before all the gods. Grant ye that he may live with you

every day.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni adoreth Osiris, Lord of *asta, and the

Great /ompany of the Gods who live in Khert-eter. He saith: "Homage

to thee, Khenti %menti, 2n-efer, who dwellest in %btu. 6 $ome to

thee. 'y heart holdeth Truth. There is no sin in my body. 6 have not

told a lie wittingly, 6 have not a$ted in a double manner. Grant

thou to me $a#es, let me appear in the presen$e, at the altar of theLords of Truth, let me go in and $ome forth from Khert-eter 5at

will7, let not my Heart-soul be driven away 5from me71 and grant me

a sight of the is# and the beholding of the 'oon for ever and ever.

TH) &))/H O8 TH) &*6)T %')*)8.


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6 have $ome unto you, O ye T$hat$ha /hiefs who dwell in *asta, and 6

have brought unto you the Osiris %ni, grant ye unto him $a#es, and

water, and air, and a homestead in e#het-hetep as to the followers of

Horus.

The Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is truth, adoreth Osiris,

the Lord of everlastingness, and the T$hat$ha /hiefs, the Lords of

*asta. He saith: "Homage to thee, O King of Khert-eter, thou Governor

of %#ert@ 6 have $ome unto thee. 6 #now thy plans, 6 am e9uipped

with the forms whi$h thou ta#est in the Tuat. Give thou to me a

pla$e in Khert-eter, near the Lords of Truth. 'ay my homestead be

lasting in e#het-hetep, may 6 re$eive $a#es in thy presen$e."

TH) I2G) 6 %2

Hail, Thoth, who madest to be true the word of Osiris against hisenemies, ma#e thou the word of the s$ribe ebseni to be true against

his enemies, even as thou didst ma#e the word of Osiris to be true

against his enemies, in the presen$e of the T$hat$ha /hiefs who are

with *a and Osiris in %nu, on the night of the "things of the

night," and the night of battle, and of the fettering of the ebau

fiends, and the day of the destru$tion of the enemies of eb-er-t$her.

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs in %nu are Tem, hu, Tefnut, 5Osiris

and Thoth7. ow the "fettering of the ebau fiends" signifieth the

destru$tion of the maiu fiends of et, when he wrought ini9uity a

se$ond time.

Hail, Thoth, who didst ma#e the word of Osiris to be true against

his enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris %ni to be true against

his enemies, with the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in Tetu, on the

night of setting up the Tet in Tetu.

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in Tetu are Osiris, 6sis,ephthys, and Horus the avenger of his father. ow the "setting up

of the Tet in Tetu" signifieth 5the raising up of7 the shoulder of

Horus, the Governor of e#hem. They are round about Osiris in the band

5and7 the bandages.


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his enemies, with the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in e#hem, on

the night of the "things of the night" in e#hem.

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in e#hem are

Heru-#henti-en-ariti and Thoth who is with the T$hat$ha /hiefs of

erutef. ow the night of the "things of the night festival"

signifieth the dawn on the sar$ophagus of Osiris.


his enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris the s$ribe %ni to be

true against his enemies, with the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in

the double town &e-Tep, on the night of setting up the "enti" of

Horus, and of establishing him in the inheritan$e of the possessions

of his father Osiris.

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in &e-Tep are Horus, 6sis,

Kesta ('esta! and Hapi. ow the "setting up of the AentiA of Horus"

hath referen$e to the words whi$h et spa#e to his followers, saying

"et up the enti."


his enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris the s$ribe %ni to be

true, in pea$e, against his enemies, with the great T$hat$ha /hiefs

who are in the Lands of the *e#hti (Taiu-*e#hti!, in the night when

6sis lay down, and #ept wat$h to ma#e lamentation for her brother

Osiris.

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in Taiu-*e#hti are 6sis,

Horus, Kesta ('esta! 5%npu and Thoth7.

Hail, Thoth, who didst ma#e the word of Osiris true against his

enemies, ma#e thou the word of Osiris the s$ribe %ni, whose word is

truth, in pea$e, to be true against his enemies, with the great

T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in %btu, on the night of the god Ha#er, whenthe dead are separated, and the spirits are 0udged, and when the

pro$ession ta#eth pla$e in Teni.

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in %btu are Osiris, 6sis,

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his enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris, the s$ribe and assessor

of the sa$red offerings whi$h are made to all the gods, %ni, to be

true against his enemies, with the T$hat$ha /hiefs who e3amine the

dead on the night of ma#ing the inspe$tion of those who are to be

annihilated.

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are present at the e3amination

of the dead are Thoth, Osiris, %npu and %sten (read %stes!. ow the

inspe$tion (or, $ounting! of those who are to be annihilated

signifieth the shutting up of things from the souls of the sons of

revolt.


enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris the s$ribe %ni to be true

against his enemies, with the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are present atthe digging up of the earth 5and mi3ing it7 with their blood, and of

ma#ing the word of Osiris to be true against his enemies.

%s $on$erning the T$hat$ha /hiefs who are present at the digging

up of the earth in Tetu: +hen the maiu fiends of et $ame 5there7,

having transformed themselves into animals, these T$hat$ha /hiefs slew

them in the presen$e of the gods who were there, and they too# their

blood, and $arried it to them. These things were permitted at the

e3amination 5of the wi$#ed7 by those 5gods7 who dwelt in Tetu.


his enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris 5the s$ribe7 %ni to be

true against his enemies, with the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in

erutef on the night of the "Hidden of 8orms."

ow the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in erutef are *a, Osiris, hu

and ebi.

ow, the night of the "Hidden of 8orms" referreth to the pla$ingon the sar$ophagus 5of Osiris7 the arm, the heel, and the thigh of

Osiris 2n-efer.


enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris, whose word is truth, to

be true against his enemies, with the great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in

*asta, on the night when %npu lay with his arms on the things by


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Osiris, and when the word of Horus was ma#e to be true against his

enemies.

The great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are in *asta are Horus, Osiris, and

6sis. The heart of Osiris is happy, the heart of Horus is glad, and

the two halves of )gypt (%terti! are well satisfied thereat.


enemies, ma#e thou the word of the Osiris the s$ribe %ni, the assessor

of the holy offerings made to all the gods, to be true against his

enemies, with the Ten great T$hat$ha /hiefs who are with *a, and

with Osiris, and with every god, and with every goddess, in the

presen$e of the god ebert$her. He hath destroyed his enemies, and

he hath destroyed every evil thing whi$h appertained to him.

*2*6/: 6f this /hapter be re$ited for, or over, the de$eased, he

shall $ome forth by day, purified after death, a$$ording to the desire

of his heart. ow if this /hapter be re$ited over him, he shall

progress over the earth, and he shall es$ape from every fire, and none

of the evil things whi$h appertain to him shall ever be round about

him1 never, a million times over, shall this be.

TH) /H%&T)* O8 O&)6G TH) 'O2TH O8 TH) O6*6 %6. To be said:- The

god &tah shall open my mouth, and the god of my town shall unfasten

the swathings, the swathings whi$h are over my mouth. Thereupon

shall $ome Thoth, who is e9uipped with words of power in great

abundan$e, and shall untie the fetters, even the fetters of the god

et whi$h are over my mouth. %nd the god Tem shall $ast them ba$# at

those who would fetter me with them, and $ast them at him. Then

shall the god hu open my mouth, and ma#e an opening into my mouth

with the same iron implement wherewith he opened the mouth of the

gods. 6 am the goddess e#hmet, and 6 ta#e my seat upon the pla$e bythe side of %mt-ur the great wind of heaven. 6 am the great

tar-goddess aah, who dwelleth among the ouls of %nu. ow as

$on$erning every spell, and every word whi$h shall be spo#en against

me, every god of the ivine /ompany shall set himself in opposition

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TH) /H%&T)* O8 *6G6G +O* O8 &O+)* TO TH) O6*6 %6, who

saith:- 6 am Tem-Khepera who produ$ed himself on the thighs of his

divine mother. Those who dwell in u have been made wolves, and those

who are among the T$hat$ha /hiefs have be$ome hyenas. ehold, 6 will

gather together to myself this $harm from the person with whom it is

5and from the pla$e7 wherein it is 5and it shall $ome to me7 9ui$#er

than a greyhound, and swifter that light. Hail, thou who bringest the

8erry-oat of *a, thou holdest thy $ourse firmly and dire$tly in the

north wind as thou sailest up the river towards the 6sland of 8ire

whi$h is in Khert-eter. ehold, thou shalt gather together to thee

this $harm from wheresoever it may be, and from whomsoever it may be

with 5and it shall $ome to me7 9ui$#er than a greyhound, and swifter

than light. 6t (the $harm! made the transformations of 'ut1 it

fashioned the gods 5or7 #ept them silent1 by it 'ut gave the warmth5of life7 to the gods. ehold, these words of power are mine, and

they shall $ome unto me from wheresoever they may be, or with

whomsoever they may be, 9ui$#er than greyhounds and swifter than

light, or, a$$ording to another reading, "swifter than shadows."

%&&)6B

TH) /H%&T)* +H6/H '%K)TH % '% TO *)')')* H6 %') 6

KH)*T-)T)*. 5The de$eased7 saith:- Let my name be given to me in

the Great House (&er-ur!, and let me remember my name in the House

of 8ire (&er eser!, on the night wherein the years are $ounted up,

and the number of the months is told. 6 am dwelling with the ivine

One, 6 ta#e my seat on the eastern side of the s#y. 6f any god

$ometh after me, 6 shall be able to de$lare his name forthwith.

TH) /H%&T)* O8 G6D6G % H)%*T TO TH) O6*6 %6 6 KH)*T-)T)*. He

saith:- Let my heart be with me in the House of Hearts. Let my

heart-$ase be with me in the House of heart-$ases. Let my heart bewith me, and let it rest in 5me or7 6 shall not eat the $a#es of

Osiris in the eastern side of the La#e of 8lowers, nor have a boat

wherein to float down the river, nor a boat to sail up the river to

thee, nor be able to embar# in a boat with thee. Let my mouth be to me

that 6 may spea# therewith. Let my legs be to me that 6 may wal#

therewith. Let my arms be to me that 6 may overthrow the foe


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therewith. Let the two doors of the s#y be opened to me. 'ay Keb,

the )rpat of the gods, open his 0aws to me. 'ay he open my two eyes

whi$h are blinded by swathings. 'ay he ma#e me to lift up my legs in

wal#ing whi$h are tied together. 'ay %npu ma#e my thighs to be$ome

vigorous. 'ay the goddess e#hmet raise me, and lift me up. Let me

as$end into heaven, let that whi$h 6 $ommand be performed in

Het-#a-&tah. 6 #now how to use my heart. 6 am master of my heart-$ase.

6 am master of my hands and arms. 6 am master of my legs. 6 have the

power to do that whi$h my K% desireth to do. 'y Heart-soul shall not

be #ept a prisoner in my body at the gates of %mentet when 6 would

go in in pea$e and $ome forth in pea$e.

TH) /H%&T)* O8 OT L)TT6G TH) H)%*T O8 TH) O6*6, TH) %)O*

O8 TH) 6D6) O88)*6G O8 %LL TH) GO, %6, +HO) +O* 6 T*2TH)8O*) O6*6, ) *6D) %/K 8*O' H6' 6 KH)*T-)T)*. He saith:- 'y

heart of my mother. 'y heart of my mother. 'y heart-$ase of my

transformations. Let not any one stand up to bear testimony against

me. Let no one drive me away from the T$hat$ha /hiefs. Let no one ma#e

thee to fall away from me in the presen$e of the Keeper of the

alan$e. Thou art my K%, the dweller in my body, the god Khnemu who

ma#est sound my members. 'ayest thou appear in the pla$e of

happiness whither we go. Let not ma#e my name to stin# henit

/hiefs, who ma#e men to be stable. 5Let it be satisfa$tory unto us,

and let the listening be satisfa$tory unto us, and let there be 0oy of

heart to us at the weighing of words. Let not lies be told against

me before the Great God, the Lord of %mentet. Derily, how great

shalt thou be when thou risest up in triumph@7

*2*6/ 6: These words are to be said over a s$arab of green stone

en$ir$led with a band of refined $opper, and 5having7 a ring of

silver1 whi$h shall be pla$ed on the ne$# of the Khu (the de$eased!,et$.

*2*6/ 66 (8rom the &apyrus of u, heet ?;!: 6f this /hapter be

#nown 5by the de$eased7 he shall be de$lared a spea#er of the truth

both upon earth and in Khert-eter, and he shall be able to perform

every a$t whi$h a living human being $an perform. ow it is a great

prote$tion whi$h hath been given by the god. This /hapter was found in


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the $ity of Khemenu upon the slab of ba, whi$h was inlaid with

5letters of7 genuine lapis-la4uli, and was under the feet of 5the

statue7 of the god, during the reign of His 'a0esty, the King of the

outh and orth, 'en#aura ('y$erinus!, true of word, by &rin$e

Herutataf, who found it during a 0ourney whi$h he made to inspe$t

the temples. One e#ht was with him who was diligent in ma#ing him

to understand it, and he brought it to the #ing as a wonderful

ob0e$t when he per$eived that it was a thing of great mystery, 5the

li#e of7 whi$h had never 5before7 been seen or loo#ed upon. This

/hapter shall be re$ited by a man who is $eremonially $lean and

pure, who hath not eaten the flesh of animals, or fish, and who hath

not had inter$ourse with women. %nd behold, thou shalt ma#e a s$arab

of green stone, with a rim 5plated7 with gold, whi$h shall be pla$ed

above the heart of a man, and it shall perform for him the "opening ofthe mouth." %nd thou shalt anoint it with myrrh unguent, and thou

shalt re$ite over it the following words of magi$al power. 5Here

follows the te3t of the /hapter of ot Letting the Heart of %ni e

Ta#en from Him.7

TH) /H%&T)* O8 OT L)TT6G TH) H)%*T-O2L O8 % '% ) %T/H)

%+% 8*O' H6' 6 KH)*T-)T)*. The Osiris the s$ribe %ni saith:--6,

even 6, am he who $ometh forth from the /elestial +ater (%#eb!. He

(%#eb! produ$ed abundan$e for me, and hath the mastery there in the

form of the *iver.

(This is a portion of a longer /hapter whi$h is in$luded in the

appendi3.!

%&&)6B

%&&)6B

(The following is from the &apyrus of efer-uben-f, aville, op.

$it., 6, l. >?.!

TH) /H%&T)* O8 *6K6G +%T)* 6 KH)*T-)T)*. The am #hent priest,

efer-uben-f, whose word is truth, saith:- 6, even 6, am he who $ometh

forth from the god Keb. The water-flood is given to him, he hath

be$ome the master thereof in the form of Hapi. 6, the am #hent

efer-uben-f, open the doors of heaven. Thoth hath opened to me the


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doors of ebh (the /elestial +aters!. Lo, Hepi Hepi, the two sons of

the #y, mighty in splendour, grant ye that 6 may be master over the

water, even as et had dominion over his evil power on the day of

the storming of the Two Lands. 6 pass by the Great Ones, arm to

shoulder, even as they pass that Great God, the pirit who is

e9uipped, whose name is un#nown. 6 have passed by the %ged One of

the shoulder. 6 am efer-uben-f, whose word is truth. Hath opened to

me the /elestial +ater Osiris. Hath opened to me the /elestial +ater

Thoth-Hapi, the Lord of the hori4on, in his name of "Thoth, $leaver of

the earth." 6 am master of the water, as et is master of his

weapon. 6 sail over the s#y, 6 am *a, 6 am *u. 6 am ma. 6 have

eaten the Thigh, 6 have sei4ed the bone and flesh. 6 go round about

the La#e of e#het-%r. Hath been given to me eternity without limit.

ehold, 6 am the heir of eternity, to whom hath been giveneverlastingness.

(The following two /hapters are from the &apyrus of u, heets > and

;?!

TH) /H%&T)* O8 *6K6G +%T)* % O8 OT )6G 2*T 2& 86*)

56 KH)*T-)T)*7. u saith:- Hail, ull of %mentet@ 6 am brought

unto thee. 6 am the paddle of *a wherewith he transported the %ged

Gods. Let me neither be burnt up nor destroyed by fire. 6 am eb,

the fir

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