of the enemies of the Still - heart, making the decree of dismissal of the needy em du ren en art da -s Nekau t'etet %eft from harm. The name of its doorkeeper [is] Nekau. Words spoken when [one] sper er seb%et tuat an Ausdr an Ant x et cometh to pylon the fifth. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani: Flame, nebt Jiau reJdt an >ta en setebh - tu - s lady of breath [for] the nostrils; not shall one advance to entreat her, not shall one come into her presence The name of its doorkeeper is K 66 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [Plate XII.— Lower Register.
^^ til i Hentet Hentet Arqiu Arqiu.
o s~* Words spoken when [one] cometh to »-i £ ft'-iwM* Ill £* www .ftz^/ ## Ausdr an the sixth. Saith Osiris, scribe Ani: pylon Jiemhat Lady of light, mighty one of shoutings, /www /^ #*£/ senk ddt tf/* r*x - te »« 7tftfJ£ -.?
qementu get em not is known her breadth [or] her extent, not hath been found the like from iiw(sic) du hefu the beginning (?). There is a worm T P her - s upon it, 6.
not Oennu [how great], ^x is known ■* A mes • entu %er hat urt - \dU\ it was born in the presence of the Still-Heart.
(n'c) /www ren The name of its doorkeeper is Semati. Words to be spoken when [one] cometh to sebyet pylon III llllo seyefet the seventh.
**1 A/WWS «/* Ausdr an Saith Osiris, scribe Ani dakekit hebset beka Ani: Garment clothing the feeble one PLATE XII.
* ^1 niHim #£*£#;wra" - s Jtapt ren art dda weeping [for what] it loveth and hideth. The name of the doorkeeper [is] v- iiM-iMoM- j- B.D. Chap. CXLVL] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 67 Sakti - f. Words to be spoken when [one] cometh to pylon the eighth. Saith Ausdr an Ani madyeru rekehet bes d%em taft Osiris scribe Ani, triumphant: Fire blazing, [not to be] quenched the flame, j^/# /#/ X<iat fet smammet dtet net net provided with flames, far-reaching of hand, slaying not to be gainsaid, dtf.?*/ /ier-s en sent ndhi - j ren en dri das not may one pass over it through fear of the hurt thereof. The name of its doorkeeper yu-t'et-f t'etet yeft s P er er sebyet paut an [is] Khu-tchet-f. Words to be spoken when [one] cometh to pylon the ninth. Saith Ausdr Ani dm hat neb user hereret db Osiris Ani: [The one who is] at the front, lady of strength, who quieteth the heart of mesat neb - s ye* 300+50 ein teben satet em Mesat (?) her lord, measures three hundred and fifty in circuit, clothed with uat qemdu Best bes hebset bek mother-of-emerald of the south, raising up the divine figure, clothing the feeble one, i~i- Var.
1 o lU 68 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [Plate XII.— Lower Register.
(sic) ^^ //*£/ lira neb ren en art das Ari-sn fesef t'etet food(?) face every. The name of its doorkeeper is Ari-su-tchesef. Words to be spoken tj?s ra ± £ *^m«fi X*/"/ sper er sebyet meht met an Ausdr Ant when [one] cometh to pylon the tenth. Saith Osiris Ani: qat - x eru nelieset tenant setebh neru High of voice, raising cries [in those who] make entreaty, fearful one Hl^e.^- Z, kS'l»- en sefieft - s an sent - nes enti em ymnu - s ren in her terror, not feareth she whosoever is within it. The name en dri da - s Seyen - ur of its doorkeeper is Sekhen - ur.
Appendix.
[The following text of the speeches of the deceased at Pylons XI.-XXI. is taken from Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. I., Bl. 161, 162.]
sebyet meht met ua nemt tesu utebt sebd her Pylon the eleventh. Repeater of slaughter, burner of fiends, terrible is nes sebyet nebt drit dhehi hru en ^X e X ui du - s x er she [at] pylons all, making rejoicing on the day of darkness. She is holding I 'fHTC^^ B.D. CHAP. CXLVI.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 69 j^ £« /^Ar fofoz sebyet meht met sen nds an inquisition of the bandaged feeble one. Pylon the twelfth. Invoking taut s[ek] - ^ f# em nehepu gait nebt yu the two earths, destroying those who come with light and fire (?), lady of splendour hearkening to her lord day every. She is holding an inquisition of the bandaged beka sebyet meht met yemt s to e * 1 Auset adiu - s feeble one. Pylon the thirteenth. Hath stretched Isis her two hands and arms A/WS/S/S tier - s sehet' Hapi over it, making to shine Hapi A D I in his hidden place. She is holding an inquisition en hebs beka sebyet meht met ftu nebt tesu of the bandaged feeble one. Pylon the fourteenth. Lady of the knife, yebt her teieru dri-d-nes Hak hru dancer upon blood (?). I make for her [the festival of] the god Hak (?) on the day */* setem du du - j*/ yer sap en hebs of hearing crimes. She is holding an inquisition of the bandaged beka sebyet meht met tua bait User qemhut feeble one. Pylon the fifteenth. Souls bloody {or terrible) [who] inspect yo THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [Plate XII.— Lower Register.
^ III A O darret pert em kerh senei'eret Sebd her [and who] scrutinize, coming forth by night, fettering the fiend at gab - f ertdt ddui - sen urt - db em at - f his corner, may be given their two hands [to] the Still - Heart in his moment, making advance and coming on to it She is holding an inquisition of the bandaged beka sebyet meht met sas tet an Ausdr x e ft sper-f er sebx*t feeble one. Pylon the sixteenth. Saith Osiris when he cometh to pylon Oen nerutet nebt datet ya^ X a em ba en red this: Terrible one, lady of the rain storm, placer of defeat (?) in the souls of mankind, yebesu mit en red sert per qemamet devourer of the dead bodies of mankind, ordering, coming forth, and creating slaughters. She, she holdeth an inquisition of the bandaged feeble one.
sefrxft meht met seyef %ebt Iter snef dhi nebt Pylon the seventeenth. Hacker in pieces in blood, lady of uaaiuait du - s %er sap en hebs beka flame (?). She is holding an inquisition of the bandaged feeble one B.D. Chap. XVIII. — Introduction.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 7 1 sebyet meht met yemennu mer setau ab dbtu merer - s Pylon the eighteenth. Lover of fire, purifier of sinners (?), she loveth iat tep dmayit nebt het a uheset sebdu slaughter, president of those who adore, lady of the temple, slaughterer of the fiends em maieru du - s yer sap en hebs in - * the night. She is holding an inquisition of the bandaged.
beka sebyet meht met paut sert nehepu em alia - s feeble one. Pylon the nineteenth. Disposer of light in her period of life, urs iememet nebt user an en Tehuti t'esef du - s mistress of flames, lady of the strength and writings of Thoth himself. She is fl\ D (sic) U^W~ T PJ!~T ™ yer sap - / [en] hebs en Pa-dn sebyet meht t'aut holding an inquisition of the bandages of Pa-an. Pylon the twentieth. [She who] dmt yen tepeh neb - s hebs ren - s dment is within the cavern of her lord, "Clother M is her name, hiding qemamu - s Oetet hat qeq mu - s du - s yer her creations, carrying away hearts, devouring water. She is holding sap en Jiebs en Pa-dn. seb%et meht t'aut ud tern an inquisition of the bandages of Pa-an. Pylon the twenty-first. Knife 72 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [Plate XII.— Upper Register.
[uyia er fetu art hemen hat cutting when is uttered [its name], making the slaughter (?) [of those who] advance A nebdu - s du - s yer sexeru amen to her flames. She is possessing schemes hidden.
t'et an An-mdut-f t'et-f i-\a\ x er ten tat at adt Speaketh An-maut-f. Hesaith: [I have] come to you, O divine chiefs, mighty dmu pet ta Neter-yert an - fid - ten Ausdr [who are] in heaven, earth and the nether-world, I have brought to you Osiris Ani; not hath he sinned against gods any. Grant that he may be o /vwwx <=> o 9 /www K^S X III I hena - ten kru neb with you day every.
/im Ausdr neb Re-stau paut neteru adt An adoration of Osiris, lord of Re-stau, [and] of the cycle of the gods great [which is] in Neter-^ert. Osiris, the scribe Ani, he saith: Homage to thee, president of Amentet, Un-nefer within Abydos! I have come to thee, and my heart possesseth B.D. Chap. XVIII. — Introduction.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.
73 hi /WWW an °-tPi s^ ~a madt an as/ em ^at -a an fet-\a\ ker em rex right and truth. Not is there sin in my body, not have I spoken lies with knowledge, /wvws an 11 /WWV\ an art - a >e C3S3 I I I 4.
^ j*/* ta - k nd tau per not have I acted with a motive double. Grant thou to me cakes, and a coming forth 9 I i' -3PM II /=a1l T 1 i in embah ker x aui ne ^ u madt i dq in the presence at the altar of the lords of right and truth, a going in and a coming out «« Neter-yert an ientu ba~d \mad\ dOen tekek from Neter-khert, not being driven away my soul from the sight of the disk, the sight of All Si O II dh fetta sep sen the moon for ever: twice.
w fat at m amu Speaketh Se - mer - f. He saith: [I have] come to you, O divine chiefs [who are] in A /WWW\ WMA III Re - stau. I have brought to you Osiris I I I Ani.
>0 dmmd tau mu Grant cakes, water, T in UT=M \>l aOo I I I w iesu Heru nifu seh wind, an estate in Sekhet - hetep as [to] the followers of Horus.
tua Ausdr neb fetta tafat nebu Re-stau An adoration of Osiris lord of everlastingness, [and of] the divine beings lords of Re-stau, L IS/N/I 74 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [Plate XIII ## Ausdr [an Ant] fet - /" dnet'-hrd-k suten Neter-x^i Osiris [scribe Ani] he saith: Homage to thee, king of the nether-world, prince of Akert, [I have] come to thee, I know thy plans, I am provided em dru - k en tuat ta - k - nd duset em Neter-xert with thy forms in the nether-world. Grant thou to me a place in the nether- world near the lqrds of right and truth, my estate may it be permanent in Sekhet-hetep, 5Kuao«iii S^^.
^/^ sennu embah - £ [may I] receive cakes before thee.
PLATE XIII.
# Tehuti semadxeru Ausdr er X e ft a " / semadxeru Ausdr er Hail Thoth, making victorious Osiris over his enemies, make victorious Osiris over his enemies, as thou madest victorious Osiris over his enemies before the divine beings dmt Rd dmt Ausdr dmt Annu kerh en x et [who are] with Ra and with Osiris in Heliopolis, [on] the night of the things 1 Papyrus, B.D. CHAP. XVIIL] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 75 %aui kerh put en aba a en drit saut of the night, night that of battle and of making the fettering sebdu hru pu en hetent - tu X e ft a nu Neb-er-ter of the Sebau, day that of destroying the enemies of Neb-er-tcher.
dr tatat aal ami Annu Tmu pu £u pu The divine chiefs great in Heliopolis are Temu, Shu, Tefnut pu dr saiu sebdu hetent - entu Tefnut. Now the fettering of the Sebau the destruction of the fiends of Set is the second time he wrought evil. Hail Thoth, semadxeru Ausdr er X e ft a " / semadxeru Ausdr Ant making victorious Osiris against his enemies, make to triumph Osiris Ani -<4/« er X e f ia " f em tat at ddt dmt Ani (sic) against his enemies before the divine beings great [who are] in Tettetu kerh pui en sedhd tet em Tettetu Tattu [on] night that of making to stand up the Tet in Tattu.
1 The passage in brackets is supplied from Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. I., BL 31.
* In many papyri the order of this and of the following sections is changed.
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[Plate XIII.
M-Mfc- 12°*j|SBv* ar *W#/ 5a/ dmt Tettetu Now the divine chiefs great [who are] in Tattu Ausdr pu Auset pu Osiris is, Isis is, Nebt-het pu Heru pu net' - hrd tef dr sed/id Tet Nephthys is, [and] Horus is, the avenger of [his] father. Now the making to stand up of the Tet em Tettetu qaJi pu en Heru %enti Severn du-sen ha in Tattu is the shoulder of Horus president of Sekhem. They are behind &.
.fc^-UKqa*; si; it Ausdr em tneru en hebs d Tehuti semaayeru Ausdr Osiris, in the form of bandages of clothing. Hail Thoth, making victorious Osiris 4-^ai- mt aoa © er over his enemies, make victorious Osiris Ant Ani, madyeru er yeft - f triumphant, over his enemies v *-nv em tat at ddt dmt before the divine chiefs great [who are] in Severn a nr kerh en yet Sekhem [on] the night of the things of o j&l I I w- %aui em Seyem the night in Sekhem.
dr fat'at ddt dmt Now the divine chiefs great [who are] in Seyem Sechem &. ai-ii Heru yenti - an - maa Horus - khenti - an - maa and Tehuti pu enti e?n fat'at Thoth are who [are] with the divine chiefs of 1 The papyrus of Nebseni adds y (1 *^7 make Osiris to triumph over his enemies."
B.D. Chap. XVIII. ] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. JJ I Nadreretef dr kerh pui en yet %aut Naarerutf. Now night that of the things of the night het* ta pu er qeres Ausdr d Tehuti of the festival the daybreak is at the sarcophagus of Osiris. Hail Thoth, semadyeru Ausdr er X e ft a " f semadyeru Ausdr an making to triumph Osiris over his enemies, make to triumph Osiris, the scribe Am er yeft - f em fat' at ddt dmt Pet Tept Ani, over his enemies before the divine chiefs great in Pet and Tept kerh pui en se-d/td ddiui en Heru [on] night that of setting up the columns of Horus [and of] smen - tu nef dudt em yet te f " f Ausdr dr making him to be established heir of the things of his father Osiris. Now fa/a/ ^f/ dm Pet Tept Heru pu Auset pu MesOd pu the divine chiefs great in Pet and Tept Horus is, Isis is, Mestha is, [and] Hdpi pu dr sedhd ddiui en Heru tet Set pu Hapi is. Now the setting up of the pillars of Horus the saying of Set is en dmu - yet sedhd ddiui eres d Tehuti semadyeru to [his] followers, il Set up columns upon it." Hail Thoth, making to triumph The variants are sfj.sjMKJ- 78 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XIII.
Ausdr er X e ft a " f semadxeru Ausdr an Ani madyeru Osiris over his enemies, make to triumph Osiris, the scribe Ani, (triumphant nef er % e ft a " f em tat at aat dint Taiu (?) - reyit is he) over his enemies before the divine chiefs great in Taiu (?) - Rekhit [on] o ~ J&E&-4TI l&i kerh pui en st'er Auset res - tu her drit kabit night that of the lying down of Isis watching to make lamentation her sen - s Ausdr dr tat at aat dint Taiu(J)-reyjt Auset for her brother Osiris. Now the divine chiefs great in Taiu(?)- Rekhit Isis /# /ferw /« MesOd pu d Tehuti semadyeru Ausdr er is, Horus is, and Mestha is. Hail Thoth, making to triumph Osiris over %efta - /" semadyeru Ausdr an his enemies, make to triumph Osiris, the scribe *r %*/&* " f em tat at aat dint Abtu kerh over his enemies before the divine chiefs great in Abydos [on] night pui en Haker ein tennu mitu em sdpt that of Haker, at the separation of the dead, at the judgment zm Ani maayeru em hetep Ani, triumphant in peace!
of good spirits, at the coming into existence of cries of joy in Teni.
w B.D. Chap. XVIII.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 79 PLATE XIV.
ar /a/a/ aa/ a//*/ -*4£/# Ausdr pu Auset pu Now the divine chiefs great in Abydos Osiris is, Isis is, and Ap-uat is. Hail Thoth, making to triumph Osiris over his enemies, semadxeru Ausdr an hesb Jietep neter en neteru nebu make to triumph Osiris, the scribe, the accountant of the divine offerings of gods all, Ani, over his enemies before the divine chiefs [who] judge mitu kerh put en drit sdpt menta sen the dead on night that of making the judgment of those who are annihilated.
ar /a/a/ ddt dmt dp mitu Tehuti pu Now the divine chiefs great in the judgment of the dead Thoth is, em tatat dmt mitu kerh pui en drit " before the divine beings among the dead [on] night that of making -^ o Ji^ I I I sdpt menta - set See Naville > Todtenbuch, Bd. II., BL 79.
judgment annihilated are they."
* Var. (1-ih" 1 ^^ v\ o ^j\ am uat mita, " in the way of the dead."
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[Plate XIV.
Ausdr pu Anpu pu Osiris is, and Anubis is> /WWW Astennu pu and Asten is.
D a dr sdpt Now the judgment of ~*^o \\ J^jgVi I I \ i I mpfc menti -.raw %i"0 - tu yet pu Iter baiu nu mesu those who are annihilated the imprisonment of things is for the souls of the children of j o r it *& sit ittuii TEi ~"lrt8r j^jiOEI Jim "^^ beteJet a Teltuti semadyeru Ausdr er impotent rebellion. Hail Thoth, making to triumph Osiris over x e f ta - f his enemies, Sit Ti % semadyeru Ausdr an make to triumph Osiris, the scribe I I I Ani Ani, ma&xeru er triumphant, over Xefta - / em his enemies before tat'at the divine chiefs Tettetu kerh Tattu, [on] night ddt great in [the festival of] breaking and turning up the earth in »JS~ &W pui en yebs - ta em that of [the festival of] breaking and turning up the earth in wf* j SWWVS I I I I sen/ - J*» sit semadx^ru Ausdr er their blood, and of making to triumph Osiris over Xefta - f his enemies.
§h.lJL ar Now li^dl =mh the divine chiefs great in [the festival of] breaking and turning up the earth in Tattu •K TM£i PSJ °* STli 2 - /VWWS f«/ samiu the coming of the fiends of I I I Set pu art en sen x e P eru - sen Set is, [when] make they their change of form B.D. Chap. XVIIL] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 8 1 em aut aha en sen sefet embah a neteru dpu into animals, they are slain in the presence of gods those, en terd - entu sen/ - u hat dm - sen ertdu - entu and being smitten down their blood floweth among them; are granted these things em sdpt en dmu Tettetu d Tehuti semaaxeru Ausdr by the judgment of those who are in Tattu. Hail Thoth, making to triumph Osiris over his enemies, make to triumph Osiris Ani over his enemies em tat at adt dmt Naareretef kerh put en before the divine chiefs great in Naareretef [on] night that of seieta dru dr tat at adt dmt Nadteretef making secret the forms. Now the divine chiefs great in Naareretef Rd pu Ausdr pu &u pu Bebi pu dr kerh put en Ra is, Osiris is, Shu is, and Bebi is. Now night that of seieta dru unentu her qeres X^ e ^ making secret the forms is the presence at the sarcophagus [of] the thigh, * The papyrus of Nebseni adds A A ® fata, " head."
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[Plate XIV.
t'eruu ment en Ausdr Un-nefer a Tehuti semadyeru Ausdr er the heel, and the leg of Osiris Un-nefer. Hail Thoth, making to triumph Osiris over 4-Mu'- mi m\zm _ his enemies, make to triumph Osiris Ani X e ft " f em tat at adt dmt his enemies before the divine chiefs great in mad^e™ % er Ausdr er (triumphant before Osiris) over tw\ III <=>A * Re - stau, [on] night pui that £* aaut / >kr ^/ A* Ausdr of the lying of Anubis [with] his two hands over the things behind Osiris, sis ^i - semad^eru Heru er and of making to triumph Horus over n-i-i li ^ his enemies.
tfr tatat Now the divine chiefs w great in Re - stau rv/v/i /fen* /# Ausdr pu Auset pu du Ausdr db -f Horus is, Osiris is, and Isis is. Osiris his heart \ net em du Heru db -f du du dterti hetep - /# rejoiceth! Horus his heart dilateth with joy! the two regions are at peace $K 2IM id ^^ through it. Hail Thoth, making to triumph Osiris over his enemies, make to triumph madxeru triumphant, Ausdr an hesb hetep neter en neteru nebu Ani Osiris, the scribe, accountant of divine offerings of gods all, Ani, B.D. Chap. XXIIL] THE PAPYRUS OF AN I. 83 *r X*/to " /" *** fat at ddt met dmt Rd dtnt Ausdr over his enemies before the divine chiefs great ten with Ra, with Osiris, with god every, goddess every, before Neb-er-tcher; he hath destroyed his enemies, he hath destroyed evil all belonging to him. If be said chapter D n ctzd -*Sa.
^ •% pen db per pu em hru em - x et mend this, the pure [one] cometh forth by day, after death, [and he maketh] tut tdtd db -f dr yer seJettu re pen neb the form [which] would give his heart. Now if be recited chapter this all her-f ut'a pu art - nef tep taiu du - f per - f em yet over him, strong it maketh him upon earth; he will come forth from fire nebt an rer su %et neb tut nebt art - f every, not shall encompass him thing any or evil any which appertained! to him Jes madt heh sep with unbroken regularity millions of times.
84 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XV.
PLATE XV.
r* un re en Ausdr an Ant tetd un Chapter of opening the mouth of Osiris, the scribe Ani. To be said: Be opened re - a an Ptah uau netu sep sen dru re - a an my mouth by Ptah, untied the bandages, twice, which are upon my mouth by neter nut -a i dref Tehuti meh dper em hekau the god of my town. Come then, Thoth, filled with [and] provided with charms, untie the bandages, twice, of Set [which] fetter my mouth; repulsing Tent uten -;/£/" ^« - f sat set Tmu shoots them he at those who would fetter [me with] them.
un re - a dpu re - d an £u em nut(?)-f tut Be opened my mouth, be unclosed my mouth by Shu with weapon his that ent bdat en pet enti dp - nef re en neteru dm - s of iron of heaven he opened the mouth of the gods with it.
B.D. Chap. XXIV.]
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85 nuk Seyet Items - a her kes dmt I am Sekhet, I sit upon side west 5.
urt O adt great ent pet nuk of heaven. I am Sah the great in the midst of the souls of Heliopolis. As concerning charms neb fetet neb t'etu er - a all and words all spoken against me m . I I I J sut aha neteru er - sen these, may resist the gods them, e paut neteru and the cycle of the gods 1TMi ^ITM temtiu all.
r* en an heka Chapter of bringing charms I /WNA*/N -fca.
^mM«-^J^8Ha en Ausdr to Osiris Ant Ani: I am Tmu - Khepera iesef himself her upon uart the leg mut - f ertau □o JL JFfr\ uniu of his mother. Are made wolves i^ v A/WVW I A/S/\AAA those who are in Nu behennu en dmiu Nu, and hyaenas those who are among I l I tfatat the divine chiefs.
■iuK; 1$ Behold I collect -»— J this [fron ^ every I charm | place where] } ^ > s » f rom the person with whom it is, quicker than greyhounds, fleeter than light.
a dnen maxent Hail bringer of the boat 86 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XV.
of Ra, strong [are] {,UdCT ropes} in the winc * as * ou sailest over the Lake of Fire in the underworld. Behold thou collectest charm this III em bu neb enti f dm x er se en ^ f X^'f betenu from place every in which it [is] there, from the person with whom it [is], quicker than greyhounds, swifter than light, making forms of existence from the thigh (?)
1 The end of this chapter according to the Nebseni papyrus is as follows: — ki t'et x a X er Su en erta em qemam neteru otherwise said, swifter than Shu who maketh the creation of the gods em sekerd en ertdtu beku en erta serefu tepu from [or in] silence, who maketh them powerless, who giveth heat to the heads en neteru dsd erta - nd en hekau pen em bu neb of the gods. Behold is given to me charm this from place every enti-f dm yer se enti-f X er ~ f beten er Oesem in which it is, from person with whom it is, quicker than a greyhound, M§ x a x er Juit fleeter than light.
B.D. CHAPP. XXIV., XXV.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 87 mut em qemam - tu neteru em sekeru ertd-entu of the mother, creating the gods from silence, giving ft/S/WNA mut seref en neteru dstu ertd - nd hekau open the mother (?) heat to the gods. Behold is given to me charm this from where it is quicker than greyhounds, fleeter than light; It iUl^i- PM otherwise said, fleeter than a shadow (?).
Appendix} Re en ertdt seyau ren -f em Neter~xert ertd-nd Chapter of { m a^^] e } to remember his name in the netherworld. May be given to me ren - a em pa ur se%a-d ren - d em pa my name in the Great Double House, may I remember my name in the House neser kerh put en dp renput en tennut of Fire [in] night that of computing years [and] telling the number of abet nuk ami put hems - a her kes dbti en the months. I am with that Divine Being, and I sit at the side east of 1 The text of this chapter is taken from the papyrus of Nebseni (Brit. Mus., No. 9900).
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[Plate XV.
II ^H^VT&ta ^i MJT30 pet neter neb heaven. God any advanceth he behind me, I declare his name immediately.
1 /www __ n Vf Re en ertdt db en Ausdr Ani Chapter of giving the heart to Osiris Ani CTZ3 {} 1 III db - d nd em ^tf a£ff vl #*/" */« Neter-yert to him in the netherworld. [Anisaith:] -$ w £ /WWV» I May my heart be to me in the House of hearts, my heart [be] to me in the House of hearts.
hdtu May be to me my heart, may it rest in me, [or] I *ww\ (v I shall not eat the cakes of Osiris A^r fej #£// en aki on the side east of the Lake of Flowers. A boat flic ra A*WW\ an ha yenti - k an Ha - a er and in thy sailing up, nor shall I advance to I fetu - a dm - f re - a my mouth [that] I may speak with it, et em X't' k at in thy going down [the Nile], i-b^ yutet ami - k du - nd le boat 2ii with thee.
May be to me ^^ ret - a er iemt my two legs to walk, £M my two hands and arms to se X er X e ft ~ ** un - nd da en overthrow my enemy. Be opened to me the doors of IT pet se£u - nd seb erpat neteru heaven, may unbolt for me Seb the chief of the gods artii - f his two jaws \\ er - a for me, B.D. Chap. XXVI.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 89 may he open my two eyes [which are] blinded, may he make to stretch out my feet which are fastened together, may make strong Anubis my legs desu er - d tunu - a Seyet netert unen-d em to rise up for myself. Maketh me to rise Sekhet the goddess [that] I may be in pet art utu - nd em Het-Ptah-ka rex ~ a em heaven, being done what I command in the House of the Ka of Ptah. I know my heart, I have gained power over my heart, I have gained power over M?^& =2$H fSs^ift my two hands and arms, I have gained power over my feet, I have gained the power to do what pleaseth my Ka. Not shall be imprisoned my soul [with] my body [at] the gates of Amenta, at my entrance in peace, and coming forth in peace!
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[Plate XV.
1.
I Re en tern Chapter of not fietep neter ertdt allowing AA/WVA I III llli mi en neteru nebu to be driven away Jfcu Pi I db en Ausdr an the heart of Osiris, the scribe of the divine offerings of gods all I I Ant Ani, maayeru triumphant, X er from nef him em in > Neter-yert the netherworld.
fet-f He saith: db-d My heart mut - d my mother; sep sen twice.
£i \\ v gT hdti - d en My heart, 8mDffl & f %eperu - # er - a my coming into existence. Not be there resistance to me em in o I meteru em the judgment, not <fu-a X^fc?/* er - d be there repulse to me tatat i I by the divine chiefs, not make thy separation from me v* -b^os embah art mdx&it entek ka-d ami in the presence of the keeper of the scales. Thou art my double within my body Xnem sent a at - d per - «*£ er bu nefer forming and making strong my limbs. Mayest thou come forth to the place of happiness ckS PMkfl rfl* CTZ] MWA I | | Q&, k Si M-M\ [to which] we advance there. Not may make to stink my name the Shenit » l i I driu who make :aai -far men [to be] in stability.
1 For the additions see above, p. 12.
B.D. Chapp. LXI., LX.-LXIL] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.
91 I /vwvw ^nr Re en tern ertdt nehem - tu ba se ma - f em Neter - x ert Chapter of not allowing to be taken away the soul of a man from him in the netherworld.
tfet an Ausdr an Saith Osiris, the scribe I I I Ant Ani: &, WAW WWW A/VWVA akab the water floods; dteru the river [Nile], it giveth my I am he, I am the comer forth from bah - a secern -f dm em inundation, and it gaineth power there as Appendix.
Re en surd em Neter-yert nuk pu nuk per Chapter of drinking water in the underworld. I am he, I am the comer forth em Seb ertdt - nef bah secern -f dm - / from Seb. Hath been given to him the inundation, he hath obtained power in it em Hapi nuk un - nd ddu pet senei - nd as Hapi. I, I open the two doors of heaven; are opened to me tf£# qebh an Tehuti an Hapi pu en the two doors of the water floods by Thoth [and] by Hapi who the two sons(?) are of This text is from Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. I., BL 72.
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heaven, mighty of splendours. Grant ye that I may gain power over the water even as dua Set %erui - / neiru pu neien taui conquered Set his enemies on day (?) that of terrifying the world.
seb - nd uru qah dm qdh md seb - sen neter I have passed by the great ones shoulder against shoulder as they have passed by god that great, splendid, provided, unknown [is] his name. I have passed by «r ^*/* un - nd urt en Ausdr senei - nd the mighty one of the shoulder, I have opened the flood of Osiris, I have passed through A/WW\ A/WWV /WWW £*&4 Tehuti- Hdpi- Tern neb yut em ren-f put en Tehuti the flood Thoth - Hapi - Tmu, lord of the horizon, in his name that of " Thoth pens ta seyem - d em mu md dua Set cleaver of the earth," I have gained power in the water as conquered Set %*n* - f nuk fa pet nuk Rd nuk Ru(?) nuk his enemies. I have sailed over heaven. I am Ra, I am the Lion-God, I am the young bull, I have eaten the thigh, I have seized the flesh, B.D. CHAPP. LX.-LXII, LXIII. A.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.
93 ft ^ .fca ©III q* ertd - nd neheh ^ du rer - nd ie Se^et - aru du ertd - nd neheh at I have gone round the canal of the Sekhet-aru. Hath been given to me eternity without &\ si teru - / nuk dst du neheh ertdi - nef tetta its limits. Behold, I am the heir of eternity; hath been given to him everlastingness.
A/WWA t /WWW /WWW < /VWV\A /WWW .rara *w# tern auk em set fet -f Chapter of drinking water [and of] not being burnt in the fire. Saith he: IS M^j »; # &z Amentet dnu - a - nek nuk meruh put en Hail, bull of Amenta, I am brought to thee. I am oar that of Rd Ra, •^ /www /WWW.
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SIM ##£ i?*£ se tep en Ausdr dab - f neter neb em %ennu I am Beb son eldest of Osiris; he washeth god every within CTD maat-f em his eye in 1UO ^3*£il Annu nuk Heliopolis. I am ududu the Heir exalted, the Mighty One, urt Still-[Heart].
rut - m I make to gi /www row my name, I have delivered [it] to make me to live dm - d em in myself on O a 1 /www day this.
1 The text is from Naville, Todtenbuch % Bd. I., Bl. 73.
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Re en tent ubt em mu fet -f nuk meruhu Chapter of not being scalded with water. Saith he: I am oar pu dper yenen td - f that prepared for rowing. Ferried //for - # ertdu Ausdr er I lift up the humours of Osiris to tl passage it is. Turned out of the course he is, with the hamemu, I come to the abode of the lions with killing and fettering (?), Rd dudait dm - f.
Ra the Aged with it.
rn~i k ie em asebiu dtu le Lake from flame [which] without Q g^^ O /WW* dtu not burnt is he.
I recline following myself the way came forth [he] by it J?^ *« ertdt nifu em Neter - ^ert fet an Ausdr Ani nuk Chapter of giving breath in the netherworld. Saith Osiris Ani: I am suht dmt Nekek ur du sau - nd duset tut ddt the egg in the Great Cackler, and I watch and guard place that great [which] 1 Var * ^a^-^-^lQsSP^JiS " I am Rurutfa, the egg."
B.D. Chapp. LIV., LV.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 95 proclaimed Seb upon earth. I live and it liveth; I grow strong, I live, sesen - d nifu nuk utd adb rer - nd ha I smell the air. I am Utcha - aab, and I go round behind his egg, I have destroyed (?) the moment of the great of strength, Set. Hail /WVWA net em taut ami t'efa ami %esba sau - ten {mak^t U pT«^nt} theworld with tchefa food, [dweller] in the blue, watch ye er ami seiet - f neyen per - f er ten over [him that is] in his nest, the babe he cometh forth to you.
Appendix.
Another chapter of giving breath. I am Sab - sabu. I am Shu.
dthu nifu em-bah du yu er feru pet er [I] draw in the air in the presence of the glorious god at the limits of heaven, at [with which] Seb has made an opening in the earth."
1 The text is from Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. I., Bl. 67.
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feru ta er feru £u en bdu du ertau nifu the limits of earth, at the limits Shu of the sky (?). I give breath en enen unnu to those [who are] children.
Chapter of smelling the air in the earth. Saith he: O Tmu, grant thou to me »#fc /«*' net em ami iert - £ #«£ seyen duset tut breath that sweet in thy two nostrils. I embrace seat (?) that urt her-db Unnu saa - nd suht tui nekek ur great within Hermopolis. I guard egg that of the Great Cackler.
I I grow, it groweth, and vice versd; I live, it liveth; I smell the air, it smelleth the air.
Re en temt ertat nehemtu db en se ma - f em Chapter of not allowing to be taken away the heart of a person from him in 1 A variant adds: — "nnnnr " [I] open my mouth, I see with my eyes.'
1 The text is from the Nebseni papyrus.
B.D: Chapp. XXIX., XXVII.]
THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.
97 Neter-yert fet an Ausdr the netherworld. Saith Osiris I I I Ani madyeru ha - k dptui