Text [Chapter CXXIV.]: (i) The Chapter of going unto the god- like rulers of Osiris. Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, saith: " My soul hath " builded for me a (2) dwelling-place in Tattu. I have waxed strong in the town 44 Pe. I have ploughed [my] fields in all my forms, and my palm tree standeth " therein like unto the god Amsu. I eat not that which I abominate, (3) I eat not 44 that which I loathe; that which I abominate I abominate, and I feed not upon " filth. (4) There are food offerings and meat for those who shall not be destroyed " thereby. I raise not up myself on my two arms unto any abomination, I walk 44 not thereupon (5) with my shoes, because my bread is [made] from white grain, 44 and my ale from the red (6) barley of the Nile. The sektet boat and the atet 44 boat bring them unto me, and I feed upon them (7) under the trees, whose 44 beautiful branches I myself do know. (8) How glorious do I make the white 44 crown [when] I lift up the uraei! (9) Hail, guardian of the door, who givest peace 44 unto the two lands, bring thou unto me those who make offerings! Grant that 1 In the Appendix to Plates V. and VI. (see above, p. 265), is a reproduction from the papyrus of Neb-set at Paris, of a scene in which the soul of the deceased is represented as descending the ladder with food for the body in the tomb below.
B.D. Chapp. CXXIV., LXXXVI.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 33 1 " I may (10) lift up the earth; that the shining ones may open their arms unto " me; that the company of the gods may (11) speak with the words of the " shining ones unto Osiris Ani; that the hearts of the gods may direct [him] (12); and u that they may make him powerful in heaven among the gods who have taken " unto themselves visible forms. (13) Yea, let every god and every goddess whom " he passeth make Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant at the new year. He feedeth " upon hearts (14) and consumeth them when he cometh forth from the east. He " hath been judged by the forefather of Light. He is (15) a shining one arrayed " in heaven among the mighty ones. The food of Osiris, the scribe Ani,. " triumphant, is even (16) the cakes and ale which are made for their mouths. I u go in through the Disk, I come out through the god Ahui. I speak with the " followers (17) of the gods, I speak with the Disk, I speak with the shining ones, " and the Disk granteth me to be victorious in the (18) blackness of night within " Meh-urt near unto his forehead. Behold, I am with Osiris, and 1(19) proclaim " that which he telleth forth among the mighty ones. He speaketh unto me the iC words of men, and I listen and (20) I tell again unto him the words of the gods. " I, Osiris Ani, triumphant, come even as one who is equipped for the journey. " Thou raisest up [right and truth] (21) for those who love them. I am a shining " one clothed in power, mightier than any other shining one."
PLATE XXV. Vignette: A swallow perched on a conical object painted red and greem Text [Chapter LXXXVI.]: (i) Here begin the Chapters of making, TRANSFORMATIONS. The CHANGING INTO A SWALLOW. (2) Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: "I am the swallow, [I am] the swallow, [I am] the scorpion, the " daughter of Ra. (3) Hail, ye gods, whose scent is sweet; hail, ye gods, whose " scent is sweet! Hail, thou Flame, which comest forth from (4) the horizon} " Hail, thou who art in the city. May the Guardian of the Bight lead me on. O " stretch out up unto me (5) thine hands that I may be able to pass my days in the " Island of Flame. I have fared forth with my warrant. I have come with the " power thereof. Let the doors be opened unto me (6). How shall I tell what I " have seen therein? Horus was like unto the prince of the sacred bark, and the " throne of his father was given unto him. Sut, the son of Nut, also hath gotten " the fall which he (7) wrought for Horus. He who is in Sekhem passed judgment 41 upon me. I stretched out my hands and my arms unto Osiris. I have passed on 332 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XXV.
" to judgment, (8) and I have come that I may speak; grant that I may pass on " and deliver my message. I enter in, having been judged; I come out (9) at " the door of Neb-er-tcher magnified and glorified. I am found pure at the Great c< place of passage [of souls]. I have put away my faults. (10) I have done aw^y 41 mine offences. I have cast out the sins which were a part of me. I, even I, am " pure, (11) I, even I, am mighty. O ye doorkeepers, I have made my way [unto At you]. I am like unto you. I have come forth by day. I have walked with my 4< legs, and I have gotten the power of the footstep wherewith do walk the shining •" ones of light (12). I, even I, know the hidden ways to the doors of the Field " of Aaru; and (13), though my body be buried, yet let me rise up; and may I •" come forth and overthrow all my foes upon earth."
Appendix 1: Rubric. If this chapter be known [by the deceased], he shall come forth by day in Neter-khert, and he shall go in again after he hath come forth. If this chapter be not known, he shall not enter in after he hath come forth, nor shall he come forth by day.
Vignette: A golden hawk holding a flail ^\, emblem of rule.
Text [Chapter LXXVII.]: (i) Chapter of changing into a golden •hawk. Saith Osiris Ani: " (2) May I, even I, arise in the seshet chamber, like •" unto a hawk of gold (3) coming forth from his egg. May I fly and may I hover "asa hawk, with a back seven (4) cubits wide, and with wings made of emeralds 44 of the South. May I come forth from the sektet boat (5), and may my heart be " brought unto me from the mountain of the east. May I alight on the dtet boat, " and may those who are in (6) their companies be brought unto me, bowing down " as they come. May I rise, may I gather myself together (7) as the beautiful " golden hawk [which hath] the head of a bennu bird. May I enter into the " presence of Ra daily to hear his words, and may I sit down among the (8) mighty " gods of Nut. May a homestead be made ready for me, and may offerings of " food and drink be put before me therein. May I eat therein; (9) may I become " a shining one therein; may I be filled therein to my heart's fullest desire; may " sacred wheat be given unto me to eat. May I, by myself, get power over the " guardian of my head."
Vignette: A green hawk, holding a flail, and standing upon a pylon-shaped pedestal.
1 See Lepsius, Todicnbuch, BL 32.
B.D. Chapp. LXXVII., LXXVIII.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 333 Text [Chapter LXXVIII.]: (1) The Chapter of changing into a sacred hawk. Saith Osiris Ani: (2) " Hail, thou mighty one, come unto Tattu. ' Make thou my paths, and let me pass round [to visit] my (3) thrones. Make me ' to renew myself and make me to wax strong. (4) Grant that I may be feared, ' and make me to be a terror. May the gods of the underworld fear me, and ' may they fight for me in their (5) habitations. Let not him that would do harm ' unto me draw nigh unto me. Let me walk through the house of darkness.
* May I (6), the feeble, clothe and cover myself; and may they (i.e., the gods) 1 not do the like unto me. Hail, ye gods who hear my speech! Hail, ye rulers 4 who are among the followers of Osiris. Be ye therefore silent, O ye gods, 1 [when] the god speaketh with me; he heareth what is right and (7) true.
* What I speak unto him, do thou also speak, O Osiris. Grant thou that I may * go round my course according to the order which cometh forth from thy mouth 1 concerning me. May I see thy forms; (8) may I be able to understand thy will. ' Grant that I may come forth, that I may get power over my legs, and that I 1 may be like unto Neb-er-tcher (9) upon his throne. May the gods of the 4 underworld fear me, and may they fight for me in their habitations. Grant * thou that I may pass on my way with the godlike ones who rise up (10). 4 May I be set up upon my resting-place like unto the Lord of Life; may I be 'joined unto Isis, the divine Lady. May the gods (11) make me strong against * him that would do harm unto me, and may no one come to see me fall helpless. ' May I pass over the paths (12), may I come into the furthermost parts of 4 heaven. I entreat for speech with Seb, I make supplication unto Hu (13) and 4 unto Neb-er-tcher that the gods of the underworld may fear me, and that they 1 may fight for me in their habitations, when they see that thou hast (14) provided 4 me with the fowl of the air and the fish of the sea.
" I am one of those shining ones who live in rays of light. (15) I have made * my form like unto the form [of the god] who cometh out and manifesteth himself 4 in Tattu; for I have become worthy of honour by reason of his honour, (16) and 4 he hath spoken unto thee of the things which concern me. Surely he hath made ' the fear of me [to go forth], and hath created terror of me! The gods of the PLATE XXVI.
" underworld fear me, and they (17) fight for me [in their habitations]. I, in very 44 truth I am a shining one and a dweller in light, who hath been created and who 44 hath come into being (18) from the body of the god. I am one of the shining 334 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XXVI.
"ones who dwell in light, whom (19) Tmu himself hath created, and who have "come into being from the eyelashes of his eye. He doth create and glorify " and make noble the faces of those who live with him. (20) Behold, the only " One in Nu! They do homage unto him as he cometh forth from the horizon, " and they strike fear of him into the gods (21) and into the shining ones who " have come into being with him.
" I am the One among the worms which the eye of the Lord, the only One, " hath created. And lo! (22) before I sis was, and when Horus was not yet, I " had waxed strong and flourished. I had grown old, and I had become greater " (23) than they who were among the shining ones who had come into being with " him, and I, even I, arose in the form of a sacred hawk (24), and Horus made " me worthy in the form of his own soul, to take possession of all that belongeth " unto Osiris in the underworld. The double Lion-god, (25) the warder of the " things that belong to the house of the nemmes crown which is in his hiding " place, saith unto me: * Get thee back to the heights of heaven, seeing that " through Horus (26) thou hast become glorified in thy form; the nem?nes crown " is not for thee; thou hast speech even unto the ends (27) of heaven/ I, the " guardian, take possession of the things which belong to Horus and Osiris in the " underworld. Horus telleth aloud unto me that which (28) his father had said " concerning me in years [gone by], on the day of the burial [of Osiris]. I have " given unto thee the nemmes of the double Lion-god which I possess, (29) that " thou mayest pass onward and mayest travel over the path of heaven, and that " they who dwell on the confines of the horizon may see thee, and that the gods " of the underworld may fear thee (30) and may fight for thee in their habitations. " The god Auhet is of them. The gods, the lords of the boundaries of heaven, " they who are the warders (31) of the shrine of the lord, the only One, have " fallen before my words, have fallen down before [my] words. Hail! He that " is exalted upon his tomb is on my side, and he hath bound upon my head the " nemmes crown. (32) The double Lion-god hath decreed it, the god Auhet " hath made a way for me. I, even I, am exalted, and the double Lion-god hath " bound the nemmes crown on me, and (^t,) my head covering hath been given unto " me. He hath stablished my heart through his strength and through his great might, " and I shall not (34) fall through Shu. I am Hetep, the lord of the two ursei, the " being who is adored. I know the shining god, (35) and his breath is in my body. I " shall not be driven back by the Bull which causeth men to tremble, but I shall come " daily into the house of the double Lion-god, and I shall come forth therefrom into " the house of Isis. I shall behold sacred things which are hidden, there shall be J B.D. Chap. LXXVIIL] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 335 44 done unto me holy (37) hidden rites, I shall see what is there; my words shall 44 make full the majesty of Shu, and they shall drive away evil hap. (38) I, even I, 44 am Horus who dwell in splendours. I have gained power over his crown, I have 44 gained power over his radiance (39), and I have travelled over the remotest parts 44 of heaven. Horus is upon his throne, Horus is upon his seat. My (40) face is 44 like unto that of a divine hawk. I am one who hath been armed by his lord. I %i have come forth from Tattu. I have seen Osiris, 1 have risen up on (41) either 44 side of him. Nut [hath shrouded me]. The gods behold me, and I have 44 beheld the gods. The eye of Horus hath consumed me, who dwell in darkness. 44 The gods (42) stretch forth their arms unto me. 1 rise up, 1 get the mastery, 44 and I drive back evil which opposeth me. The gods open unto me the holy 44 (43) way, they see my form, and they hear my words which I utter in their 44 presence. O ye gods of the underworld, who set yourselves up against me, (44) 44 and who resist the mighty ones, the stars which never set have led me on my 44 way. I have passed along the holy paths of the hemtet chamber unto your 44 lord, (45) the exceedingly mighty and terrible Soul. Horus hath commanded 44 that ye lift up your faces to (46) look upon me. I have risen up in the likeness of 44 a divine hawk, and Horus hath set me apart in the likeness of his own soul, to 44 take possession of that which belongeth unto Osiris in the underworld, (47) I 44 have passed along the way, 1 have travelled on and I have come even among those 44 who live in their hiding places and who guard the house of Osiris. (48) I speak 44 unto them of his power and I make them to know the terrible power of him that 44 is provided with two horns [to fight] against Sut; and they (49) know who hath 14 carried off the sacred food which the power (?) of Tmu had brought for him. 44 The gods of the underworld have proclaimed (50) a happy coming for me. O 44 ye who live in your hiding places and who guard the house of Osiris, and who 44 have magnified your names, (51) grant ye that I may come unto you. I bind 44 together and I gather up your powers, and I order the strength of the paths of 44 those who guard the (52) horizon of the hemtet of heaven. I have stablished 44 their habitations for Osiris, I have ordered his ways, I have done what hath been 44 bidden. (53) I have come forth from Tattu, I have beheld Osiris, I have spoken 44 unto him concerning the things of his son, the divine Prince whom he loveth. 44 There is a wound in the heart of Set, (54) and 1 have seen him who is without PLATE XXVII. " life. O, I have made them to know the plans of the gods which Horus hath 44 devised (55) at the bidding of his father Osiris. Hail, lord, thou most terrible 536 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XXVII.
" and mighty soul! Let me come, even me, (56) let me lift myself up! I have " opened and passed through the underworld. I have opened the paths of the " warders (57) of heaven and of the warders of the earth. I have not been driven " back by them; and I have lifted up thy face, O lord of eternity."
Appendix: The following is the end of the LXXVIIIth chapter according to the Paris papyrus quoted by Naville (Todtenbuch % Bd. I., Bl. 89, 11. 43-48): — u Thou art exalted upon thy throne, O Osiris. Thou hearest joyful things, O " Osiris. Thy strength is vigorous, O Osiris. Thy head is bound to thy body, O " Osiris. Thy brow is made firm, O Osiris. Thy heart is joyful. O be thou pleased to " establish gladness for thy servants. Thou art stablished as a bull of Amenta. Thy " son Horus is crowned king upon thy throne; all life is with him. Unto thy son are " given millions of years, and the fear of him shall endure for untold ages. The company of " the gods shall fear him. Unto thy son is given of the company of the gods; " he changeth not his word. Horus is the food and the altar. I go to unite myself " unto [my] father; and deliverance cometh from [my] father, from [my] brother, and " from the friend of Horus. Horus is in the following of his father. He dwelleth amid " decay. He ruleth Khem. To thy son have the gods given the crown of millions of " years, and for millions of years it maketh him to live in the eye [of Horus], the single " eye of the god [which is called] Nebt-er-tcher, the queen of the gods."
Vignette: The deceased kneeling, with both hands raised in adoration, before three gods.
Text [Chapter LXXIX.]: (1) The Chapter of being among the company OF THE GODS AND OF BEING CHANGED INTO THE (2) PRINCE OF THE GODLIKE RULERS. [The deceased] saith: " Homage to thee, O Tmu, (3) lord of heaven, thou " creator of things which are and which come forth from the earth; who makest to "come into being that which is sown, the lord of things which shall be, the begetter " of the gods, the great god (4) who made himself, the lord of life who maketh mankind " to flourish. Homage to you, O ye lords of creation, ye pure beings whose abodes "(5) are hidden. Homage to you, O ye lords of eternity, whose forms are hidden, and " whose dwelling-places are unknown. (6) Homage to you, O ye gods who dwell in "the abode (?) of the flooded lands. Homage to you, O ye gods who live in the "underworld. Homage to you, O ye gods who dwell in heaven. (7) Grant ye that I " may come [unto you], for I know you. I am pure, I am holy, I am mighty, I have a "soul, (8)1 have become powerful, I am glorious; I have brought unto you perfume, 41 and incense, and natron. Blot out from your hearts (9) whatsoever ye have in them "against me. I have come, having done away all the evil which dwelleth in your hearts "against me, I have made an end of all the sin which I committed (10) against you; '*' I have brought unto you that which is good, I have made to come unto you that which "is right and true. I, even I, know (11) you, I know your names, I know your forms "which are not known, which come into being (12) with you. I have come unto you.
LXXXVII1., LXXXII. J THE PAPYRLS OF ANI. 337 44 I have risen among men like unto the god, living among the (13) gods. I am strong 44 before you like unto the god who is exalted upon his resting-place; when he cometh 44 the gods rejoice, and goddesses and mortal women (14) are glad when they behold him. *I have come unto you. I have risen (15) upon the throne of Ra, I sit upon my seat "in the horizon. I receive offerings upon my altar, (16) I drink drink-offerings at "eventide as one made noble by the lord of mortals. I am exalted (17) even as the holy *'god, the lord of the great House. The gods rejoice when they see him in his (18) 44 beautiful manifestation on the body of Nut, who giveth birth unto him daily."
Vignette: The serpent Seta, with human legs.
Text [Chapter LXXXVII.]: (i) The Chapter of changing into Seta. Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith: " I am the serpent Seta, whose years are many. *' I lie down and I am born day by day. I am (3) the serpent Seta, which 4 ' dwelleth in the limits of the earth. I lie down, I am born, (4) I renew myself, 44 I grow young day by day."
Vignette: A crocodile upon a pylon or doorway.
Text [Chapter LXXXVIII.]: (i) The Chapter of changing into a crocodile. Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: (2)" I am the crocodile which dwelleth 44 in terror, I am the sacred crocodile and I cause destruction. (3) I am the great " fish in Kamui. I am the lord to whom homage (4) is paid in Sekhem; and " Osiris Ani is the lord to whom homage is paid in Sekhem."
Vignette: The god Ptah ]f in a shrine, before which is a table of offerings.
Text [Chapter LXXXII.]: (1) The Chapter of changing into Ptah. Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: " I eat bread, (2) I drink ale, I put on apparel, (3) * 4 I fly like a hawk, I cackle like a goose, and I alight upon the path (4) hard * 4 by the hill of the dead on the festival of the great Being. That which is %i abominable, that which is abominable, have I not eaten; and that which (5) is 44 foul have I not swallowed. That which my ka doth abominate hath not entered 44 into my body. I have lived according to the (6) knowledge of the glorious gods. 44 I live and I get strength from their bread, I get strength when I eat it beneath 4i the (7) shade of the tree of Hathor, my lady. I make an offering, and I make 44 bread in Tattu, and oblations in (8) Annu. I array myself in the robe of the 44 goddess Matait, and I rise up and I sit me down wheresoever my heart 44 desireth (9). My head is like unto the head of Ra; when my limbs are gathered 338 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [Plate XXVII.
" together, I am like unto Tmu. The four regions of Ra are the limits of the " earth. I come forth; my tongue (10) is like unto the tongue of Ptah, my throat " is even as that of Hathor, and I tell forth the words of my father Tmu with " my lips. He it is who constrained (11) the handmaid, the wife of Seb; and " unto him are bowed [all] heads, and there is fear of him. Hymns of praise 11 are sung in honour of my mighty deeds (12), and I am accounted the heir of " Seb, the lord of the earth, the protector. The god Seb giveth cool water, he " maketh his dawnings to be mine. They who dwell in (13) Annu bow down " their heads before me, for I am their bull. I grow strong from moment to " moment; my loins are made strong for millions of years."
Vignette: A Ram.
Text [Chapter LXXXV.]: (1) The Chapter of changing into the soul of Tmu. Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: (2) " I have not entered into " the house of destruction; I have not been brought to naught, I have not known " decay. I am (3) Ra who come forth from Nu, the divine Soul, the creator of " his own limbs. Sin is an abomination unto me, (4) and I look not thereon; " I cry not out against right and truth, but I have my being (5) therein. I am " the god Hu, and I never die (6) in my name of * Soul.' I have brought myself " into being together with Nu in my name of (7) ' Khepera.' In their forms " have I come into being in the likeness of Ra. I am the lord of light. " Appendix: In other ancient papyri the LXXXVth Chapter of the Book of the Dead ends as follows (Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. I., Bl. 97): — "What I hate shall be buried (5). Let me not enter into the secret place "of the god Tuaa. I ascribe glory unto Osiris, and I pacify the heart of those "who dwell in the god of creation, who love me, who spread (6) abroad fear of "me, and who strike terror of me into those who dwell in their own places. Behold " me, for I am exalted upon my resting-place, Nu, (7) upon the place which is "adjudged unto me. I am Nu, and those who work evil shall not overthrow me. " I am the eldest and the first-born son of matter; my (8) soul is the gods, who "are the eternal souls. I am the creator of darkness who maketh his dwelling-place "in the limits of the regions of heaven. I come, and my soul advanceth (9) over "the way of the Ancient Ones. I cause darkness in the limits of the sky, and at "my will I come unto the boundaries thereof. I walk upon my feet, I am strong "(10) to pass over the sky, and I fetter with bonds the darkness and the worm "that hideth therein. I make my steps to advance unto the lord of the two " hands (?) My soul (11) and the soul of my body are the uraei, and I live for "ever, the lord of years, and the prince of eternity. I am exalted as lord of the "earth, I am exalted (?). I grow young in (12) the cities, I grow youthful in my "homestead, my name is 'My name decayeth not.' I am the Soul, the creator of Nu, "who maketh his dwelling-place in (13) Neter-khert. My nest is not seen, my egg "is not broken. I am the lord of millions of years. I make my nest in the limits "of heaven. I descend unto the earth of Seb (14). I do away with my faults. " I behold my father, the lord of Mash; and his body breatheth in Annu. I am "provided with what I need (15) by Khnemu and Khui in the place of burial " in Amenta " Vignette: A bennu bird Text [Chapter LXXXIII.]: (1) The Chapter of changing into a bennu. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant in peace: " I came into being from " unformed matter, (2) I created myself in the image of the god Khepera, and 1 " grew in the form of plants. I am hidden in the likeness of the Tortoise. I " am formed out of the atoms of all the gods. (3) I am the yesterday of the four " [quarters of the world], and I am the seven uraei which came into existence in " the East, the mighty one who illumineth the nations (4) by his body. He is god " in the likeness of Set; and Thoth dwelleth in the midst of them by (5) judgment " of the dweller in Sekhem and of the spirits of Annu. I sail (6) among them, " and I come; I am crowned, I am become a shining one, (7) 1 am mighty, I am " become holy among the gods. I am the god Khonsu who driveth back all that " opposeth him."
Appendix: The following rubric to this chapter is found in a papyrus at Paris; see Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. II., Bl. 185: — If this chapter be known, the purified one shall come forth by day after his burial, and he shall change his forms at his heart's desire. He shall dwell among the servants of Un-nefer, and he shall be satisfied with the food of Osiris, and with the meals of the tomb. He shall behold the disk of the Sun, and shall travel over the earth with Ra. He shall be triumphant before Osiris, and there shall no evil thing get dominion over him for ever and for all eternity and for ever.
PLATE XXVIII. Vignette: A heron.
Text [Chapter LXXXIV.]: (1) The Chapter of changing into a heron. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani: (2) " I have gotten dominion over the beasts which " are brought for sacrifice, with the knife held at their heads and their hair, (3) for 340 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XXVIII.
" those who dwell in their emerald [fields], the ancient and the shining ones who " make ready (4) the hour of Osiris Ani, triumphant in peace. He maketh 44 slaughter upon earth, and I make slaughter upon earth. I am strong, and I have 44 passed along the (5) lofty path [which leadeth] unto heaven. I have made myself 11 pure, with long strides I have gone unto my city, holding on my way to Sepu (?). " (6) I have stablished [the one who is] in Unnu. I have set the gods upon their " places, and I have made glorious the temples of those who live in their shrines. 44 (7) I know the goddess Nut, I know the g^od Tatunen, I know Teshert, I have " brought with me their horns. I know (8) Heka, I have heard his words, I am the " red calf which is limned with the pen. When they hear [my words], the gods 44 say: (9) ' Let us bow down our faces, and let him come unto us; the light shineth 44 beyond you.' My hour is within my body. (10) I have not spoken [evil] in 44 the place of right and truth, and each day I advance in right and truth. I am " shrouded in darkness when I sail up to celebrate the festival of the (11) dead " one, and to embalm the Aged one, the guardian of the earth — I the Osiris, the " scribe Ani, triumphant! I have not entered into (12) the hiding places of the 44 starry deities. I have ascribed glory unto Orisis. I have pacified the heart of " the gods who follow after him. I have not felt fear (13) of those who cause 44. terror, even those who dwell in their own lands. Behold, I am exalted (14) upon " [my] resting place upon my throne. I am Nu, and I shall never be overthrown 44 by the Evil-doer. I am the god Shu (15) who sprang from unformed matter. " My soul is god; my soul is eternity. I am the creator of darkness, and I (16) " appoint unto it a resting place in the uttermost parts of heaven. I am the prince " of eternity, I am the exalted one [in] Nebu. 1 grow young in [my] city, (17) I 44 grow young in my homestead. My name is 4 Never-failing.' My name is * Soul, 44 Creator of Nu, who maketh (18) his abode in the underworld.' My nest is not 44 seen, and I have not broken my egg. I am lord of millions of years. I have 44 made my nest (19) in the uttermost parts of heaven. I have come down unto 44 the earth of Seb. I have done away with my faults. I have seen my father 44 (20) as the lord of Shautat. As concerning Osiris Ani, may his body dwell in 44 Annu; may it be manifested unto those who are with the Shining One in the M place of burial in Amenta " Vignette: A human head springing from a lotus in a pool of water (DEHl.
Text [Chapter LXXXIa.]: (1) [The Chapter of] changing into a lotus. Saith Osiris Ani: u lam the (2) pure lotus which cometh forth from the B.D. Chapp. LXXXIV., LXXXIa.
14 god of light, the guardian of the nostrils of Ra, the guardian (3) of the nose " of Hathor. I advance and I hasten (4) after him who is Horus. I am the " pure one who cometh forth from the field.*' Vignette: A god with a disk upon his head.
Text [Chapter LXXX.]: (1) [The Chapter of] changing into the god who giveth light in the darkness. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant: " I am (2) the girdle of the robe of the god Nu, which shineth and sheddeth " light, which abideth in his presence and sendeth forth light into the darkness, " which knitteth together the two fighters (3) who live in my body through the " mighty spell of the words of my mouth, which raiseth up him that hath fallen — " for (4) he who was with him in the valley of Abtu hath fallen — and I rest. I " have remembered him. (5) I have carried away the god Hu from my city " wherein I found him, (6) and I have led away the darkness captive by my might " I have upheld the Eye [of the Sun] when its power waned (7) at the coming of " the festival of the fifteenth day, and I have weighed Sut in the heavenly " mansions beside the Aged one who is with him. I have endowed (8) Thoth " in the House of the Moon-god with all that is needful for the coming of the " festival of the fifteenth day. I have carried off the ureret crown; right and " truth are in my body. (9) The months are of emerald and crystal. My u homestead is among the sapphire furrows. (10) 1 am the lady who sheddeth " light in darkness. I have come to give forth light in darkness, and lo! it is " lightened and made bright. I have illumined the blackness (11) and 1 have " overthrown the destroyers. I have made obeisance unto those who are in %i darkness, and I have raised up (12) those who wept and who had hidden their <c faces and had sunk down. Then did they look upon me. I am the Lady, and *' I will not let you hear concerning me."
PLATES XXIX. AND XXX.
Vignette (Plate XXIX.): Ani and his wife standing with hands raised in adoration before the god Thoth, who has ankk, " life," upon his knees, and is seated on a pylon-shaped throne.
Text [Chapter CLXXV.]: (i) The Chapter of not dying a second time. Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: " (2) Hail, Thoth! What is it that hath happened " unto the holy children of Nut? (3) They have done battle, they have upheld 342 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [Plates XXVIII. and XXIX.
" strife, they have done evil, (4) they have created the fiends, they have made " slaughter, they have caused (5) trouble; in truth, in all their doings the mighty 44 have worked against the weak. (6) Grant, O might of Thoth, that that which 44 the god Tmu hath decreed [may be done]! And thou regardest not evil, nor " art thou (7) provoked to anger when they bring their years to confusion and 44 throng in and push to disturb their months; for in all that they have done 44 (8) unto thee they have worked iniquity in secret. I am thy writing palette, 44 O Thoth, and I have brought unto thee thine ink jar. I am not (9) of those who 44 work iniquity in their secret places; let not evil happen unto me."