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Adoration of Ra when riseth he in horizon eastern of heaven.

an Ausdr an neter hetep en neteru nebu Ant tet - f Behold Osiris, the scribe of the holy offerings of the gods all, Ani! Saith he, Homage to thee, who hast come as Khepera, Khepera as the creator of the gods.

Thou risest, thou shinest, making bright thy mother, crowned as king of the gods, dri - nek mut Nut data - s em drit nini seiep - tu doeth to thee mother Nut [with] her two hands the act of worship. Receiveth thee Manu with content, embraceth thee Maat at the double season. May he give splendour us em maa-yeru pert em ba dnyi er maa and power together with triumph, [and] a coming forth as a soul living to see Characters over which a line is printed are, in the papyrus, written in red.

THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE I.

Heru-yuti en ka en Ausdr an Ant maa-yeru ^er Ausdr { HorUS h°o f rSj e nf OUble } to the ka of 0siris > the scribe Ani > triumphant before Osiris.

fet - f d neteru nebu nu Het-ba utau pet ta em Saith he, Hail gods all of the Soul Temple, [ye] weighers of heaven [and] earth in mdyait tdtdu ka t'efa Ta - tu - nen ud art the balance, givers of food [and] abundance of meat! [Hail] Tatunen, One, maker of tememu paut neteru rest mehtet dmentet dbtet mankind [and of] the substance of the gods of the south, north, west, [and] east!

dmmd dau en Rd neb pet dOi dn^ utfa send Ascribe praise to Ra, the lord of heaven, the Prince, Life, Strength, Health, art neteru tua - ten su em dru - f nefer em %dd - f em Creator of the gods. Adore ye him in his Presence beautiful in his rising in dttet tua - tu heru tua - tu *%eru the dtet boat Shall worship thee the beings of the heights, shall worship thee {^e^fhs*} an nek Tehuti Madt ment rd neb yeft - k ertdu Write for thee Thoth [and] Maat day every. Thine enemy [is] given en set Sebdu ^er ddui - f qaus neliem en to the fire, the evil one hath fallen; his arms [are] bound, removed hath B.D. Chap. XV.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.

iiip^w u -j^^ J* Rd ret-f mesu bete J Ra his legs; the sons of impotent revolt never [again] shall they rise up!

1 *JU 1 1 /VWAA A/NA/W\ I I | an un - j^i het ser em heb % erM nehem em duset The House of the Prince [is] in festival, the sound of those that rejoice [is] in the dwelling wvw A«WWV ta #r/ neteru em had maa en sen Rd em X<*<*~f mighty. The gods [are] rejoicing [when] they see Ra in his rising; satetu - /" -for bah tarn uia Jien neter pen his beams flood with light the countries. Advanceth the majesty of this god venerable, he arriveth [at] the land of Manu, [he] illumineth the earth at his birth ra #*£ /£& - nef er a - f en sef hetep - k nd every day, he arriveth at his region of yesterday. Mayest thou be at peace with me, may I see thy beauties, may I advance upon the earth, may I smite the ass, may I crush the evil one, may I destroy Apep at his moment; may I see The papyrus has \j£ THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE I.

the dbtu fish [at] his season [of] { mo ^ ™ fe£^ ing } and the dnt fish its > and the *** ^^ £*«;#*r - j maa-nd Heru em dri Jiemu Tehuti Madt in its pool; may I see Horus as guardian of the rudder [with] Thoth [and] Maat /#r ddui-f sehp-nd hdtu em sektet pehuitu em dttet at his two sides; may I grasp the bows of the sektet boat and the stern of the dtet boat.

A* " /" \inaa\ dden tekek Ah an dbu rd neb May he grant a view of the disk and a sight of the Moon-god without ceasing every day, per ba-d er setut - tu er bu neb merer-f and the coming forth of my soul to walk about every place it pleaseth; ndstu ren - d qem - f em yet uteb may be proclaimed my name [when] it is found upon the board for offering %et tdtu - nd hetepu em-bah-a md sesu Heru things, may there be placed for me offerings of food in my presence like the followers of Horus; 1 In the Leyden Papyrus of ^_ J\ ibv M the corresponding passage has -<m>- ^fc\ <fc\ V& a^w then, probably add in the text of Ani after (I *+** <&*, the words / W <z> v\ " in revolution." See Naville, Das aeg. Todtenbuch^ Bl. xiv., 11. 13, 14.

B.D. Chap. XV.] APPENDIX.

dritu - «# duset em uda hru fa neter may be made for me a seat in the boat [on] the day of the going forth of the god; seiep - a em-bah Ausdr em ta en madyeru en ka en may I be received into the presence of Osiris in the land of triumph, to the ka of Ausdr Ani Osiris Ani.

Appendix.

[British Museum Papyrus, No. 10,471.]

tua Rd an suten an mer menfitu Next Adoration of Ka by the royal scribe, the captain of soldiers, Ne^t.

tfet -f dnef hrd-k yu - Od sept Tern Heru - yuti He saith, Homage to thee, thou glorious being, dowered. Tmu - Harmachis, auk X^t em X u * eni P ei & ne ^ em re en [when] thou risest in the horizon of heaven, a shout of joy to thee from the mouth of lira - nebu nefer - Od renp - trd - Od em dten em x mnu all peoples. Beautiful one, becoming young at [thy] time in {or as) the disk within tet mut - k Het-Heru x&& drek em duset nebt db neb du the hand of thy mother Hathor. Rising therefore in place every heart every dilateth en t'etta iu - nek dterti em kes ta - sen d en for ever. Come to thee the two dter with homage, they give a shout of joy at THE BOOK OF THE DEAD.

uben - £ ^tftf/* *w yut ent pet satet - k taut thy rising. [Thou] risest in the horizon of heaven, thou sheddest [upon] the two lands mdfekt Rd pu Heru-yuti pa hun neteri ud heh emerald light, Ra, that is Harmachis, the boy mighty, the heir of eternity, *s *#/ - su mes - j« /W*/" suten ta pen heq tuat he begot [and] he gave birth to himself, the king of earth this, prince of the underworld, ^r ^ Aukert per em mdu seta - su president of the mountains of Aukert, coming forth from the water, drawing himself ODO /WNWV /www.

*/# iV# r*/z - su ser mestu - f neter any neb mert from Nu, nursing himself, increasing his limbs. O god of life, lord of love, live all peoples [when] thou shinest, O crowned as the king of the gods.

dri en Nut nini en hrd-k Jiept - tu Madt er trd neb Maketh Nut homage to thee, embraceth thee Maat at season every.

hai - nek ami - yet - k tehen - sen Jier ta em Sing praises to thee those who are following thee, they bow down upon the earth in B.D. Chap. XV.] APPENDIX.

%esef- k neb pet neb ta suten madt neb meeting thee, the lord of heaven, the lord of earth, the king of righteousness, the lord //*// /#y /'i/to #0/ neteru nebu neter dn% art heh of eternity, prince of everlasting, ruler of gods all, god of life, maker of eternity, qemam pet smen su em yetinu - J paut neteru em creator of heaven, is established by him [that] which is within it. The cycle of the gods is in Jtennu en uben - k ta em reJtu en maa satet - k rejoicing at thy rising; the earth is in gladness seeing thy rays; per pat em liai er maa neferu-k ra neb fa - k come forth the ancestors with cries of joy to see thy beauties day every. Thou goest forth over heaven and earth day every strengthened of thy mother Nut Thou traversest the upper regions, thy heart is dilated with joy, the Pool of Testes becometh satisfied.

Sebd yer daui-f qasu Itesq en temt Seba hath fallen, his two hands are hacked off, cuts asunder the knife 0&$" - f un en Ra em mad nefer sektet sek - nes peh - s his joints. Liveth Ra in mad beautiful. The sektet boat draweth on, it arriveth.

8 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE II.

j£ta - ta qemdi mehti dmentet dbtet her tua - £ ^z*/* ta Arrive south, north, west, east to praise thee, O substance of the earth, 8~ ^> =Ml iSBi C UBi Tm fff; X^^ /V^,riy/&f - ta Auset /lend Nebt-Jiet seyadi - J£// - to the creator of himself. Salute thee Isis and Nephthys; they sing songs of joy to thee e ^w uda pui ddui - sen em sa ha - k ies - tu baiu in boat that, their hands [are] protecting behind thee. Follow thee the souls dbta hennu - nek baiu amenta heq - k neteru nebu sesep - k of the east, praise thee the souls of the west. Thou rulest gods all, thou receivest expansion of heart within thy shrine. Nak (the fiend) is judged to the fire, thy heart is dilated with joy for even Is decreed thy mother Nut to thy father Nu.

PLATE II.

tua Ausdr Un-nefer neter da her db Abtu sutcn heh neb An adoration of Osiris, Un-nefer, god great within Abydos, king of eternity, lord of fetta sebebi heh em aha - f se tep en yat everlasting, traversing millions of years in the duration of his life, son eldest of the womb of B.D. Chap. XV.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.

Nut utet en Seb erpdt neb ureret qa het Nut, engendered by Seb the chief, lord of the ureret crown, lofty of the white crown, dOi neteru red sesep - nef heq %u daut prince of gods and of men, he hath received the crook [and] flail and the dignity of dtef-f du db - k enti em Set se - k Heru men his fathers. Gratified [is] thy heart which [is] in Set, [for] thy son Horus [is] established upon thy throne. Thou art crowned as lord of Tattu [and] as ruler in Abtu uat' - nek taui em mad - %eru embah a Abydos. Becomes green [through] thee the earth in triumph before the hand of Neb-er-t'er seta - nef enti an x e P er em ren " f Neb-er-t'er. He leadeth in his train {'[a^t^wWch] 11 } not y et hath become in his name ta far seta - nef sek - nef taui em mad - %eru em ren -f "Ta - her - seta - nef"; he toweth the earth in triumph in his name put en Seker us - / du da sent em ren -f that of " Seker." Mighty [is] he exceedingly and great of terror in his name 1 I.e., ^ \^ ^ Set AmenteL "the mountain region on the western bank of the Nile." See Brugsch, Wdrtefbuch^. U4& C CO THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE II.

/#* en Ausdr untet -f henti heh em ren -f en Un - nefvr that of " Osiris." He endureth for ever and everlasting in his name of " Un-nefer."

dnet hrd - k suten suteniu neb nebu heq hequ Get Homage to thee, king of kings, lord of lords, prince of princes, possessor of ta#* em j(at Nut heq - nef taut Akert smu hat the earth from the womb of Nut, he hath ruled [all] lands [and] Akert. Golden of limbs, %esbet tep tnajkia hertep ddui-f An en heh tise^t blue of head, emerald upon both of his sides. An of millions of years, extended ienbet nefer hrd dmm Ta - ^r? /& - k *yu em P et us of body, beautiful of face in Ta - sert! Give thou splendour in heaven, might A/\/WA a i^^sivk &>r */# to madyeru em Neter-%ert %et er Tettetu em ba dnx on earth, triumph in Neter-khert, sailing down to Tettetu as a soul living, <?

%enti0i er Abtu em bennu aq per an ienar - tu sailing up to Abydos as a phoenix, going in and coming out without being repulsed P*>mm~ • W ti A*r.rcAz «^« ^ Tuat du tdtu - «# tau em at the pylons all of the Tuat, may there be given to me loaves of bread in B.D. Chap. XXX. B.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. II CD I pa qebh ketepu em Annu seh men em Seyet-Arui the house of coolness, [and] offerings in Annu, a field enduring in Sekhet-Arui, [per] beti dm - f en ka en Ausdr dn Ani and wheat [and] barley in it, — to the ka of Osiris, scribe Ani!

PLATE III.

/V/ ## Ausdr an Ant fet - /" #£-# en mut - Speech by Osiris, scribe Ani. Saith he: My heart my mother, twice. My heart of my coming into being. [May there] not [be] resistance to me in 0x*/ir em % cse f er - d em fafat judgment; [may there] not be repulse to me on the part of the divine chiefs; em arit req - k er - d embah dri mayait [may they] not make thy separation from me in the presence of the possessor of the scales.

Thou art my &* within my body [which] formeth and strengthened my limbs.

/*r - nek er bu nefer hen($) d dm em Mayest thou come forth to the place of happiness [to which] advance I there. [May] not 1 An interesting variant of this passage occurs on the leather roll, British Museum No. 10,473; it runs: — g$— aqq-ftjJH 1 2 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE III.

make to stink my name the Shenit; [may there] not be spoken lies against me erma neter neferui nefer setem-k near the god. Good, good is it for thee to hear [Above the head of Anubis.']

fet an dm ut dmmd hrd pa utd moat Saith he that is in the tomb: Graciously grant, weigher of righteousness, 4l S|p rfo — a— a^ 3 £/* mdxait er dhdu - ^ the balance to stablish it.

1 In the papyrus of Hunefer (British Museum No. 9901) this chapter ends with the words, " the Shenit, in the presence of the great god, lord of Amenta," but in several others, all of a later date, the chapter has here the words: — /www /www ienit driu red -em d/idu nefer - en - n the Shenit who make men and women to be in stability. Pleasant [is it] for us nefer - en setem du db en ut'd t'etu pleasant [is it] to hear gladness of heart at the weighing of words.

Here follows the petition, "let not lies be spoken f A v\ <^"*^ \\ ^ I equals ^^ ) against me near the great god, in the presence of the great god, lord of Amenta," and the chapter ends with, mdk OenO - k un - Od em madyeru " Verily how great wilt thou be rising up in triumph! " * Compare the legend in the papyrus of Anhai (British Museum No. 10,472):— Appendix.

[From a Papyrus at Parma (Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. II., Bl. 99).]

t'etu her % e P er en niehf mesbeb em sniu ant - / To be said over a scarab of green stone encircled with smu metal, [with] its ring (?)

em hef ertdu en yu er x e X ~f qemcntu re pen em of silver, [and] placed upon the dead person at his neck. Was found chapter this in Xemennu yer ret en hen en neter pen - s her tebt Hermopolis under the feet of the majesty of god this. It [was inscribed] upon a slab en bat qemau em an neter t'esef em ha hen of iron of the south in the writing of the god himself in the time of the majesty en suten net Men-kau-Ra maayeru an suten se Heru - fata - f of the { kin ^souS' th } Men-kau-Ra, triumphant, by the royal son, Heru-tata-f; qem su em ua-f er drit sdpt em er - pau [he] found it in his going to make an inspection in the temples.

14 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE III.

[From a Papyrus at Paris (Naville, Todtenbtuh, Bd. I., Bl. 167, dr x eri re X re P en semaayeru - f pu tep ta em When is known chapter this it maketh a man to triumph upon earth [and] in neter yert du - f dri - f drit dnyu em ket pu \ ert the under-world. He performeth works [and he] liveth upon things after the manner ddat ent neter qem-entu re pen em yemennu her zcb ent great of the god. Was found chapter this in Hermopolis upon a slab of bda qemdt an em %esbet mad x er retui Jien iron of the south inscribed with lapis-lazuli real under the two feet of the majesty en neter pen em hau /ten en suten net Men-kau-Ra, an of god this in the time of the majesty of the { kinK a °d' s h 4 t h° rth } Men-kau-Ra, by suten se Heru-tdtd-f madyeru qem - tie/ su em menmen - f er drit the royal son Heru-tata-f, triumphant! He found it in his journeying to make sdpti cm er - pau du nex?u hend - f her setcbh - nef an inspection in the temples. Was strength with him to make him diligent su em sesai an - nef su em bdau en suten in understanding [it]. He brought it as a marvellous thing to the king B.D. Chap. XXX. B, 2— Rubric] APPENDIX. 15 Xeft maa - /" *#&/ ietau pu dda an maa when he saw that a mystery it was great, unseen [and] #/* /*/ra.fcte/ - *#/# re pen abu turd unbeheld. Shall be recited chapter this by a person purified [and] washed, [one who] #/* #/# #/# mehit as tu art - nek %eper en hath not eaten animal flesh [or] fish. Behold thou shalt make a scarab of meh - / en qetu - s db em ^ennu db en green stone with its rim (?) plated [with gold and placed] within the heart of <> /WWW n.-^x c.mill j* #r*V - «*/" dp - re mesu em dnta a person; it will perform for him the " opening of the mouth," anointed with ant unguent.

/WWVA PLATE III.— (continued).

Tet an Tehuti dp mad en paut neteru dat enti embah Saith Thoth the righteous judge of the cycle of the gods great who are in the presence of > Compare fl f*\ SSZX c=L ^} ^^ l\ J$ £^> cm -^ O, Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. 1 1., BL 99. * In British Museum papyrus No. 9901, the speech of Thoth reads: — mdk - a Iter metru ren en Ausdr suten an Hunefer du db - f Verily I am justifying the name of Osiris the royal scribe Hunefer. His heart pert her md^a bu gem - nef t'ai hath come forth upon the Scale, not hath he been found an evil doer.

1 6 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE III.

Ausdr setem-ten t'etet pen em un mad du ut'd en db en Osiris: Hear ye decision this. In very truth is weighed the heart of Ausdr du ba - f aha em meter er - f sep - f mad her Osiris, is his soul standing as a witness for him; his sentence is right upon mdyait ur an qem - entu betta - f neb an yeb - f the scales great. Not hath been found wickedness [in] him any; not hath he wasted iebu em er - pau an hetf - f drit an food offerings in the temples; not hath he done harm in deed; not sent - f x er re " f nekau t'er un - nef tep ta hath he let go with his mouth evil things whilst he was upon earth.

t'et an paut neteru da en Tehuti dm yemennu...en set Saith the cycle of the gods great to Thoth [dwelling] in Hermopolis: Decreed is it *#*# /^r/ £#* re - k mad met Ausdr an that which cometh forth from thy mouth. True [and] righteous [is] Osiris, the scribe Ani triumphant Not hath he sinned, not hath he done evil in respect of us.

Let not be allowed to prevail Amemet over him. Let there be given to him sennu pert etnbah Ausdr seh men em se%et - hetepu cakes, and a coming forth in the presence of Osiris, and a field abiding in Sekhet-hetepu md iesu Heru like the followers of Horus.

PLATE IV.

fet an Heru se Auset i - nd yer - k Un-nefer dn-nd- Saith Horus the son of Isis: I have come to thee, Un-nefer, [and] I have brought db - f mad pert em mayait an His heart is right coming forth from the balance, not /www ^\TA nek Ausdr Ani to thee Osiris Ani.

^ beta - f x er neter ne ^ netert neb ufa en su Tehuti em sinned hath it against god any [or] goddess any. Hath weighed it Thoth according to an t f et en paut neteru er - / met madt ur the decree uttered by the cycle of the gods unto him; [it is] true [and] righteous very.

D 1 8 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE IV.

dmtna tdtu - nef tau heq per ernbah Grant that may be given to him cakes [and] beer, and a coming forth in the presence of Ausdr un-nef md iesu Heru fetta Osiris; may he be like the followers of Horus for ever!

an Ausdr Ant fet - f mdk embah-k neb Behold Osiris Ani. He saith: I am in thy presence, lord of Amentet an dsef em %at - d an fet - nd ker em re% Amentet There is no fault in my body, not have I spoken lies with knowledge, ■i n m ## j^ j*« dmmd un - d md hesi enti not have [I] acted with a double intent Grant that I may be like the favoured ones who are 1 In British Museum papyrus No. 9901, the speech of Horus reads: — tet an Heru nef tef ' - f ua men^ en Un-nef er mdkud Saith Horus the avenger of his father, heir veritable of Un-nefer: I am come her bes - nek Ausdr Hu-nefer du - f sap md mdx& du pa to lead to thee Osiris Hu-nefer. He hath been judged in the scales, the tex hui er duset-f weight of the balance resteth (?) upon its place.

B.D. Chap. I.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 19 dm-x ei -k Ausdr hesi && en neter nefer tner en neb about thee, an Osiris favoured greatly of the god beautiful, beloved of the lord taut suten an mad meri - f Ant madyeru of the world, the royal scribe veritable [who] loveth him, Ani, triumphant Jfca.

yer Ausdr before Osiris.

PLATE V.

ha em reu nu pert em hru seQes The beginning of the chapters of coming forth by day, and of praisings seyu pert hait em Neter-yert yut em and glorifications, of coming forth from and going into the under-world glorious in ,o Amentet nefert fetet hru en qeres aq emyet pert Amentet beautiful; to be said [on] the day of the burial going in after coming forth.

tet an Ausdr Ani Ausdr an Ani dnet' hrd-k ka Saith Osiris Ani, Osiris, the scribe Ani: Homage to thee, bull of Amentet an Tehuti suten )ieh dm - a nuk neter aaa Amentet, behold Thoth, the king of eternity, [is] with me! I am the god great 20 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE V.

*»#*# /#*/ abai - »# ker-k nuk ua em ennu en enen in the boat. I have fought for thee. I am one of those gods, the divine chiefs [who] make to be victorious Osiris over his enemies [on] day put en ut'dt tetet nud dmtu 1 - k Ausdr nuk [ud] that of weighing of words. I am thy advocate, Osiris. I am [one] **» *#«# *» neteru mesu Nut semadiu x e ft nu of those gods born of Nut, slayers of the enemies of Ausdr yenrd sebdu ker-f nud dmtu - £ /fcr» Osiris, [who] shut up the fiends for him. I am thy advocate, Horus.

I have fought for thee, I have made the defeat [of the foe] for thy name. I am Thoth, making victorious Osiris over his enemies [on] day that of weighing t'etet em Hetur ur dmmi Annu nuk Tetteti se of words in the dwelling of the Old Man mighty in Heliopolis. I am Tetteti, the son of Or temtu; see Brugsch, Worterbuch (Suppl.), p. 76.

B.D. Chap. L] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 21 Tetteti du dm - d em Tettetu mesi - d em Tettetu un - d hend Tetteti; I was conceived in Tettetu, I was born in Tettetu. I am with hat dakebit Ausdr em Reytet semadxeru theweepers {ft^i"} Osiris in the double land of(() Rekhtet^-S^} Ausdr er % e f ta " f...set Rd Tehuti semadxeru Ausdr er Osiris over his enemies. Ordered it Ra Thoth to make victorious Osiris over I yefta - /.../# dri - *# Tehuti un - d hend Heru hru his enemies; what was ordered did for me Thoth. I am with Horus [on] the day fobs Teitei un tephetu en ddu urt of clothing Teshtesh, opening the storehouses of washing the still of heart, unbolting the door of concealed things in Re - stau. I am with Horus protecting shoulder that left of Osiris in Sekhem.

I go in [and] I come out from the flames [on] the day of destroying S3SS: 22 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE V.

I sebdu em Seyevn un - a hena Heru hru kebu the fiends in Sekhem. I am with Horus [on] the day of the festivals nu Ausdr art abet hru VI ent keb tendt em Annu of Osiris, making the offerings [on] day six of the festival Tenat in Heliopolis.

nuk db em Tettetu Rere dmmi pa Ausdr seqai I am the db priest in Tettetu, Rere (?) in the temple of Osiris, lifting up D ~ o J ^ ( -tOflfl 27.

ta nuk maa ieta em Re - stau pen nuk the earth. I see the concealed things in Re - stau this. I seset hebet en Ba em Tettetu nuk • sem em read the book of the service of the Soul in Tettetu. I am the sem priest in ^ his belongings. I am the great chief of the work on the day of placing the hennu boat of Seker upon its sledge. I have received the spade iii ms3l Ar« x^" ta em Suten-henen d setekeni baiu [on] the day of digging the earth in Suten-henen. O ye who make to enter souls B.D. Chap. I.J THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 23 PLATE VI.

menyu em pa Ausdr seteken - ten ba dqer en Ausdr perfected in the house of Osiris, may ye make to enter the soul perfect of Osiris, an Ant maaxeru hena - ten er pa Ausdr setetn - f ten the scribe Ani, victorious, with you into the house of Osiris. May he hear [as] ye [hear]; may he see as ye see; may he stand as ye stand; may he sit as to«j - ten a tatdiu tau heq en baiu menyu em ■ ye sit O givers of cakes [and] beer to souls perfected in pa Ausdr fa -ten tau heq er trdui en ba en Ausdr the house of Osiris, give ye cakes [and] beer at the double season to the soul of Osiris -<4«z maa^eru yer neteru nebu Abtu madyeru hena - /£# Ani, victorious before the gods all of Abydos, victorious with you.

O openers of the way [and] openers of the roads to souls menyu em pa en Ausdr un dref- ten - nef uat perfected in the house of Osiris, open therefore ye to him the way, ■Wemustread^fw^^J^.

THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE VI.

dpu dref- ten mdtennu en ba en Ausdr an open therefore ye the roads to the soul of Osiris the scribe fej^ «*/*r hetepu neteru nebu Ant hend -ten dq - / [and] accountant of divine offerings of gods all, Ani [triumphant] with you. May he go in em tent P*r~f em hetep em pa Ausdr an with confidence, may he come forth in peace from the house of Osiris. Not may he be repulsed, not may he be turned back, may he go in [as he] pleaseth, may he come forth [as he] desireth, may he be victorious. May be done his commands in the house of Osiris, may he walk, may he speak with you, may he be a glorified soul /www hend - te« an with you.

Not hath been found his defect there. The scales sesu-Od em s*p-[f] have been emptied of [his] trial.

B.D. Chap. XXII.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.

25 n 2. m T a in Re en ertat re en Ausdr an hesb neter hetepu neteru Chapter of giving a mouth to Osiris, scribe [and] accountant of divine offerings of the gods nebu Ani madxeru - nef em Neter~x ert all, Ani; may be he victorious in the underworld.

Tettu du - a uben - kud em suht dmt ta Jeta du To be said: I rise out of the egg in the land hidden. May be given to me my mouth, may I speak with it before the god great the lord tuat an %esef - tu.d-d em fat 1 at en neter neb of the underworld. Not may be repulsed my hand and arm by the divine chiefs of god any.

nuk Ausdr neb Re - stau pesei Ausdr an Ani maaxeru I am Osiris lord of Re - stau, shareth Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, with that being who [is upon] the top of the steps. I have come at the wish of my heart em &e nesert dxem - nd dnet' - hrd - k neb seiep x en ** from the Pool of double Fire, I have quenched [it]. Homage to thee, lord of radiance, at the head E 26 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE VI.

het hert keku santau i - nd yer - k of the Great House, [within] night and darkness. I have come to thee, I am glorious, I am pure, my two hands [are] behind thee; thy portion [is with] thy ancestors. Give thou to me my mouth [that] I may speak with it.

sent - d db-d en unnut - f nebtet kerh May I follow my heart at its season of fire and night.

Ar rex idt ten tep ta [dritu-s] em dnu her qeres If be known book this upon earth, [and be done it] into writing upon the coffin •a °y iv I my mouth it is, he shall come forth by :& 8TH 11 hru em yeperu day in forms of existence all j£ •JU.

/www A/WWV.yS^ft -V 23 mer- f hend dq er duset an iendr - /« - / [which] he pleaseth, and shall go in to [his] place, and not shall he be repulsed.

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B.D. Chapp. LXXII. (Rubric); XVII.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 2J du ta - tu nef ta heq ur en duf her x au * eni Ausdr Shall be given to him cakes, beer, meat of flesh upon the altar of Osiris.

du-f dq - f em hetep er Se\et - Aaru er rex utu He shall go in in peace to Sekhet - Aaru to know command pen en dmt T e fM du td-tu nef pert beti dm - s unen this of the [one] in Tettetu; shall be given to him wheat and barley in it; there shall be X er 'f u a? *nd un - nef tep ta du-f art - f mert - f with him green things such as were with him upon earth. He shall perform his will, en tnd enen neteru enti em tuat em ies mad like those gods who [are] in the underworld, in the bond of regularity heh en sep du Ausdr an Ani millions of times, Osiris scribe, Ani.

PLATE VII.

Ha em seOes sexu pert hait em The beginnings of the praisings [and] glorifications, of coming out and going into Neter~xert x ui em Amentet nefert pert em hru em Neter-khert glorious in Amentet the beautiful, of coming out by day in 28 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE VII.

yeperu neb meri - f heba er sent hems em forms of existence all [which] he pleaseth, of playing at draughts [and] sitting in seh pert em ba dnyi the hall, [and] of coming forth as a soul living.

7V/ an Ausdr an Ant emyet mend - f du x ui Saith Osiris, scribe Ani, after he hath arrived in port, being glorious en art - J tep ta % e P eru te t et **&* Tern nuk what hath been done upon earth, become words all of Tmu. I am Tmu in rising up. I am the only One. I came into existence in Nu.

nuk Rd em %aai - f em iaa heq pen nef pu trd I am Ra in his rising in the beginning, ruled this hath he. Who then eref su Ra pu em iad %&*'/ em Suten-Jienen em suten is he? Ra it is in the beginning [when] he rose in Suten-henen as a king in rising up, not had come into existence the pillars of Shu, he was upon B.D. Chap. XVII.]

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29 2 llll aawsa m.°V qaqa en ami x emennM the height of him who is in Khemennu.

& li nuk neter da X e P er I am the god great [who] came into >» AWAA tesef existence by himself, Nu Nu pu that is, qemam [who] created ren -f paut his name " paut neteru em neter pu trd neteru " as god. Who then eref su Rd pu is he? Ra it is qemam the creator :a ^ ni O^l W ff -www (S ren en at - f X e P er enen P* em neteru of the name[s] of his limbs; have come into existence these in the form of the gods ami x ei who are in the train of Ra nuk dti X ese f ~ f em neteru Ra. lam without repulse is he among the gods.

pu trd Who then eref su Tern pu ami dten - f is he? Tmu it is in his disk; ki t'et Rd pu em uben - f otherwise said, Ra it is in his rising in the horizon eastern of heaven.

I am Yesterday, I know tuau pu trd eref su To-morrow. Who then is he?

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[Plate VII.

pu dr tuau Ra pu hru put en is, now To-morrow Ra is, on day that of ar sef Ausdr Now Yesterday Osiris PJUSs>* »-±\A sehetem the destruction of i i < his enemies of Neb-er-tcher in it, and the appointment as prince /WWW i P" se - f Heru ki fet hru of his son Horus; otherwise said, day III ^SU X O J put en du - n men heb that on which we established the festival ra 19- r n a /WWW "U^-eLl A Ls=±> tehen - entu qeres of the meeting of the dead body pu it is ent Ausdr of Osiris by his father ]S Rd Ra, # r* - entu aba when made battle the gods, when commanded us Osiris as neb lord of F(W] Amentet pu Amentet. What 1 ZAlt ^\\ trd then 4 eref su is it?

Amentet pu Amentet it is, dri-entu er being created •l baiu the souls in m»0 te neteru x e ft uiu Ausdr er Set - Amentet ki t'et Amentet of the gods when commanded Osiris in Set - Amentet; otherwise said, Amentet pu ennu pu erta en it is, that it is [which] maketh . Rd hat neter neb er - s Ra [when] advanceth god any into it, B.D. Chap. XVII.] the PAPYRUS OF ANI. 31 aha aba - nef her - s dud re% - kud neter pui [he] standeth [and] he fighteth for it. I know god that enti dm - s pu trd who [is] in it Who then eref su Ausdr pu ki tet Ra is he? Osiris it is; otherwise said, Ra ren - f hennu pu en Ra nek - f dm - f fes-f [is] his name, [or] the phallus it is of Ra. when he uniteth with himself.

nuk bennu pui enti em Annu nuk dri sdpu I am bennu that which [is] in Heliopolis. I am the keeper of the book en enti unen pu trd eref su of that which is, and of that which shall be. Who then is he?

Ausdr pu ki fet X at "f P* &* *et dr Osiris it is; otherwise said, his dead body it is; otherwise said, setat - f dr en enti unen xat pu his excrements. { Now ^^tainS*,hat } is his dead body; ki tet en er neheh pu hena fetta dr neheh pu otherwise said, Eternity it is and Everlastingness, Eternity is 32 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE VII.

hru dr fetta pu kerh pu nuk Amsu em peru - f the day, Everlastingness is the night. I am Amsu in his appearance; may be given to me his plumes upon vmy head. Who then is this?

dr Amsu Heru pu net! - krd dtef - f dr peru - nef mesu - f Amsu Horus is, the avenger of his father; his appearance his birth pu dr iuti - f em tep - f iemt Auset hend Nebt - het is. His plumes upon his head are the going of Isis and Nephthys ertd en sen su hert - f un - sen em fertutu to place themselves aipon his head, they being in the [form of] protectresses, III I A/WVNA .so^a - sen her men tep - / ki fet drut urt they provide that which lacks his head; otherwise said, the two uraei great a A/S/WVS I I I exceedingly are [they] upon the head of their father PLATE VIII.

Tern ki fet en maa-f pu iuti - / em tep-f Tmu; otherwise said, his two eyes are his plumes upon his head B.D. Chap. XVII.] the PAPYRUS OF ANI. 33 unen Ausdr. an hetep netcru nebu Ani em madxeru Riseth up Osiris, the scribe of offerings of gods all, Ani, in triumph em ta - / t - nef em nut - f pu trd eref su yut in his land, he cometh into his city. What then is it? The horizon it is of his father Tmu. I have made an end of my failings, I have removed tut - d pu trd eref su Sat - tu X a P aa my defects. What then is it? The cutting off the corruptible matter pu en Ausdr an Ani madxeru x** ntteru nebu seherd - tu it is of Osiris the scribe Ani, triumphant before gods all. Driven away > /www /www tut neb art - / pu trd eref su db are the defects all which belong to him. What then is it? The purification