[Words to be spoken when Osiris cometh to the First Arit in Amenta. 6 ] Saith (3) Ani, triumphant, when he cometh to the first Arit: "lam the mighty one " who createth his own light. (4) I have come unto thee, O Osiris, and, purified " from that which defileth thee, I adore thee. Lead on; (5) name not the name 1 Lepsius (Todtenbuch) Bl. XI.) adds, after this: "Now those who rise up against me and among whom is evil [see above, 1. 141] are the powers of darkness of the god Sut, when there is strife among them, for strife is flame."
" May it be granted to [the dead] by the decree of [the gods] who are in Tattu to destroy the souls of his foes! " 2 House or mansion. In the upper line of Plates XI. and XII. there is a series of seven Arits, or mansions, through which the deceased is supposed to pass. In the lower line are the ten Sebkhets y or pylon-shaped gateways.
292 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATES XI. AND XII.
" of Re-stau unto me. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy " strength (6) in Re-stau. Rise up and conquer, O Osiris, in Abtu. Thou " goest round about heaven, thou sailest in the presence of Ra, (7) thou seest all u the beings who have knowledge. 1 Hail Ra, who circlest in [the sky]. Verily I " say [unto thee], O Osiris, I am a (8) godlike ruler. (9) Let me not be driven "hence 2 (10) nor from the wall of burning coals. [I have] opened the way in " Re-stau; (11) I have eased the pain of Osiris; [I have] embraced that which "the balance 3 hath weighed; [I have] made a path for him in the great valley, " and [he] maketh a path. Osiris shineth (?)."
Vignette II.: The second Arit, guarded by three gods; the first of whom has the head of a lion, the second the head of a man, and the third the head of a dog- Each one holds a knife.
Text: (1) The Second Arit. The name of (2) the doorkeeper is Un-hat 4; (3) the name of the watcher is (4) Seqe^-hra; the name of the herald is Uset. 5 (6) Saith Osiris Ani, when he cometh unto this Arit; " He sitteth to do his " hearts desire, and he weigheth (7) words as the second of Thoth. The strength " of Thoth 6 humbleth the (8) hidden Maata gods 7 who feed upon Maat throughout " the years [of their lives]. 8 I make offerings at the (9) moment when [he] passeth " on his way; I pass on and enter on the way. 9 Grant thou that I may pass through " and that I may gain sight of Ra together with those who make offerings."
1 Birch: " Pure Spirits." Pierret: " Intelligents."
3 Literally standard or perch. Var. q j\ *-y JJ.
8 Var. -I II -I Af\ "their years are the years of Osiris."
9 The text here differs from all others and may be corrupt.
Vignette III.: The third Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a jackal, the second the head of a dog, and the third the head of a serpent. The first holds an ear of corn (?), and each of the others a knife.
Text: (1) The Third Arit. The name of the (2) doorkeeper is Qeqhauau-ent-pehui; l the name of the (4) watcher is Se-res-hrd; 2 the name of the herald is Aaa. 3 Saith Osiris Ani, [when he cometh to this Arit]: (6) " I am hidden [in] the " great deep, [I am] the judge of the Rehui. 4 I have come and I have done away " with the offences of Osiris. I am building up the standing place (7) which " cometh forth from his urerit (?) crown. I have done his business in Abtu, I " have opened the way in Re-stau, I have (8) eased the pain which was in Osiris. " I have made straight his standing place, and I have made [his] path. 5 He " shineth in Re-stau."
Vignette IV.: The fourth Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a man, the second the head of a hawk, and the third the head of a lion. The first holds an ear of corn (?), and each of the others a knife.
Text: (1) The Fourth Arit. The name of the (2) doorkeeper is Khesefhra-asht- (3) kheru; 6 the name of the (4) watcher is Seres-tepu; 7 (5) the name of the herald is (6) Khesef-A^ 8 Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, [when he cometh to this Arit]: "I am " the [mighty] bull, the (7) son of the ancestress of Osiris. O grant ye that his " father, the lord of his godlike (8) companions, may bear witness for him. Here " the guilty are weighed in judgment. I have brought unto (9) his nostrils eternal " life. I am the son of Osiris, I have made the way, I have passed thereover " into Neter-khert."
Plate XII. — Vignette V.: The fifth Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a hawk, the second the head of a man, and the third the head of a snake. Each holds a knife.
1 I.e., " Eater of his own filth." 2 I.e., " Making to lift up his face."
3 I.e., "Great One." 4 I.e., Horus and Set.
[1 8 \\ 1 *^ T vjv ^* • See the end of the speech of the Osiris at the first arit.
8 le., " Repulser of the crocodile."
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Text: (i) The Fifth Arit, The (2) name of the doorkeeper is Ankh-fem-fent; l the name of the (3) watcher is Shabu; the name of the herald is Teb-hra-keha-kheft. 2 Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, [when he cometh to this Arit]: " I " have brought unto thee the bones of thy jaws in Re-stau, I have brought thee " thy backbone in Annu, (7) gathering together all thy members there. (8) I " have driven back Apep for thee. I have poured water upon the wounds; I have " made a path among you. I am the Ancient One among the gods. I have 3 made " the offering of Osiris, who hath triumphed with victory, gathering his bones and " bringing together all his limbs."
Vignette VI.: The sixth Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a jackal, and the second and third the head of a dog. The first holds an ear of corn (?), and each of the others a knife.
Text: (1) The Sixth Arit. (2) The name of the doorkeeper is Atekau-kehaq-kheru; 4 the name of the (4) watcher is An-hra; (5) the name of the herald is Ates-hra.
Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, [when he cometh to this Arit]: " I have come " (7) daily, I have come daily, I have made the way; I have passed along that " which was created by Anubis. I am the lord of the (8) urerit crown, " magical words. I, the avenger of right and truth, have avenged his eye. I " have swathed the eye of Osiris, [I have] made the way]; Osiris Ani hath passed " along [it] with you " Vignette VII.: The seventh Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a hare, the second the head of a lion, and the third the head of a man. The first and second hold a knife, and the third an ear of corn (?).
Text: (1) The Seventh Arit. The name of (2) the doorkeeper is Sekhem-Mafenu-sen; 5 the name of (4) the watcher is Aa-maa-kheru, 6 (5) and the name of the herald is Khesef-khemi.
Saith Osiris, [the scribe] Ani, [when he cometh to this Arit]: (6) " I have come 8 For what follows of this speech Naville gives no equivalent.
B.D. Chapp. CXLVIL, CXLVI.] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 295 " unto thee, O Osiris, who art cleansed of [thine] impurities. Thou goest round " about heaven, thou seest Ra, thou seest the beings who have knowledge. Hail " (7) Only One! behold, thou art in the sektet boat, 1 He goeth round the horizon " of heaven. I speak what I will unto his 2 body; (8) it waxeth strong and it 11 cometh to life, as he spake. Thou turnest back his face. Prosper thou for me " all the ways [which lead] unto thee! " Vignette I.: Ani and his wife Thuthu, with hands raised in adoration, approaching the first Sebkhet or Pylon, which is guarded by a bird-headed deity wearing a disk on his head, and sitting in a shrine the cornice of which is decorated with khakeru ornaments Text: [Chapter CXLVI.] The First Pylon. Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the First Pylon. Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: "Lo, the lady of terrors, with lofty walls, the sovereign lady, the mistress of " destruction, who uttereth the words which drive back the destroyers, who " delivereth from destruction him that travelleth along the way. The name of the " doorkeeper is Neruit."
Vignette II.: The second Pylon, which is guarded by a lion-headed deity seated in a shrine, upon the top of which is a serpent ^flJL.
Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Second Pylon. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant: " Lo, the lady of heaven, the mistress of " the world, who devoureth with fire, the lady of mortals; how much greater is " she than all men! The name of the doorkeeper is Mes-Ptah."
Vignette III.: The third Pylon, which is guarded by a man-headed deity seated in a shrine, the upper part of which is ornamented with the two utchats and Q the emblems of the orbit of the sun and of water i^^jaJH^;.
Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Third Pylon of the house of Osiris. Saith the scribe Ani, triumphant: " Lo, the lady of the 296 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATES XI. AND XII.
" altar, the mighty one to whom offerings are made, the beloved l (?) of every god, " who saileth up to Abtu. The name of the doorkeeper is Sebaq."
Vignette IV.: The fourth Pylon, which is guarded by a cow-headed deity seated in a shrine, the cornice of which is ornamented with uraei wearing disks qqq.
Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Fourth Pylon. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, [triumphant]: " Lo, she who prevaileth with knives, " mistress of the world, destroyer of the foes of the Still-Heart, she who decreeth " the escape of the needy from evil hap. The name of the doorkeeper is Nekau."
Vignette V.: The fifth Pylon, which is guarded by the hippopotamus deity, with her fore-feet resting upon the buckle, the emblem of protection v, seated in a shrine, the cornice of which is ornamented with IXYflY, emblematic of flames of fire.
Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Fifth Pylon. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant: "Lo, the flame, the lady of breath (?) for " the nostrils; one may not advance to entreat her shall not come into her "presence. The name of the doorkeeper is Hentet-Arqiu."
Vignette VI.: The sixth Pylon, which is guarded by a deity in the form of a man holding a knife and a besom and seated in a shrine, above which is a serpent.
Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Sixth Pylon. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant: " Lo, the lady of light, the mighty one, to " whom men cry aloud; man knoweth neither her breadth nor her height; there " was never found her like from the beginning (?). There is a serpent thereover 4< whose size is not known; it was born in the presence of the Still- Heart The 4t name of the doorkeeper is Semati."
Vignette VII.: The seventh Pylon, which is guarded by a ram-headed deity 3 holding a besom and seated in a shrine, the cornice of which is decorated with khakeru ornaments.
B.D. Chap. CXLVI,] THE PAPYRUS OF ANI. 297 Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Seventh Pylon. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant: " Lo, the robe which doth clothe the 44 feeble one (i.e., the deceased), weeping for what it loveth and shroudeth. 44 The name of the doorkeeper is Sakti-f.,, Vignette VIII.: The eighth Pylon, which is guarded by a hawk ^ wearing the crowns of the North and South )3, seated on a sepulchral chest with closed doors; before him is a besom, and behind him is the utchat ^^. Above the shrine are two human-headed hawks, emblems of the souls of Ra and Osiris, and two emblems of life ^ Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Eighth Pylon. Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant: " Lo, the blazing fire, the flame whereof " cannot be quenched, with tongues of flame which reach afar, the slaughtering " one, the irresistible, through which one may not pass by reason of the hurt which 14 it doeth. The name of the doorkeeper is Khu-tchet-f." 1 Vignette IX.: The ninth Pylon, which is guarded by a lion-headed deity wearing a disk and holding a besom, seated in a shrine, the cornice of which is ornamented with uraei wearing disks ajjm.
Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Ninth Pylon. Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: " Lo, she who is chiefest, the lady of strength, who " giveth quiet of heart to her lord. Her girth is three hundred and fifty measures; 44 she is clothed with mother-of-emerald of the south; and she raiseth up the godlike 44 form and clotheth the feeble one The name of the doorkeeper is Ari- 4 ' su-tchesef." 2 Vignette X.: The tenth Pylon, which is guarded by a ram-headed deity wearing the atef crown J% and holding a besom, seated in a shrine, upon the top of which are two serpents ^flJL ^flJL.
Text: Words to be spoken when [Ani] cometh unto the Tenth Pylon. Saith Osiris Ani, [triumphant]: 44 Lo, she who is loud of voice, she who 44 causeth those to cry who entreat her, the fearful one who terrifieth, who feareth " none that are therein. The name of the doorkeeper is Sekhen-ur."
1 I.e., " Protecting his body." 2 /.*., 4< He maketh himself."
298 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PXJVTES XI. AND XII.
Appendix: The several " texts " of the next eleven Pylons are wanting in this papyrus. Translations of them are here given as they are found in a papyrus published by Naville, Todtenbuck, Bd. I., Bl. 161, 162. It will be observed that the names of the doorkeepers are wanting, and also that each text, except in the case of the twenty-first Pylon, ends with words which refer to the examination of the dead at each gate.
The eleventh Pylon. " Lo, she who repeateth slaughter, the burner up of fiends, "she who is terrible at every gateway, who rejoiceth on the day of darkness. She " judgeth the feeble swathed one."
The TWELFTH Pylon. " Lo, the invoker of the two lands, who destroyeth with " flashings and with fire those who come, the lady of splendour, who obeyeth her lord " daily. She judgeth the feeble swathed one."
The thirteenth Pylon. " Lo, Isis, who hath stretched forth her hands and arms " over it, and hath made Hapi to shine in his hidden place. She judgeth the feeble "swathed one."
The fourteenth Pylon. " Lo, the lady of the knife, who danceth in blood; she " maketh [the festival of] the god Hak on the day of judgment. She judgeth the feeble " swathed one."
The fifteenth Pylon. " Lo, the Bloody Soul, who searcheth out and putteth to "the test, who maketh inquiry and scrutiny, who cometh forth by night, and doth " fetter the Fiend in his lair; may her hands be given to the Still-Heart in his hour, and " may she make him to advance and come forth unto her. She judgeth the feeble " swathed one."
The SIXTEENTH Pylon. Saith Osiris, when he cometh unto this pylon: " Lo, the " Terrible one, the lady of the rain storm, who planteth ruin in the souls of men, the " devourer of the dead bodies of mankind, the orderer and creator of slaughters, who " cometh forth. She judgeth the feeble swathed one."
The seventeenth Pylon. " Lo, the Hewer-in-pieces in blood, the lady of " flame. She judgeth the feeble swathed one."
The eighteenth Pylon. "Lo, the Lover of fire, the purifier of sinners (?), the " lover of slaughter, the chief of those who adore, the lady of the temple, the slaughterer " of the fiends in the night She judgeth the feeble bandaged one."
The nineteenth Pylon. " Lo, the Dispenser of light while she liveth, the " mistress of flames, the lady of the strength and of the writings of Ptah himself. She M maketh trial of the swathings of Pa-an."
THE TWENTIETH Pylon. " Lo, she who is within the cavern of her lord, Clother " is her name; she hideth what she hath made, she carrieth away hearts and greedily " drinketh water. She judgeth the feeble swathed one."
THE TWENTY-FIRST Pylon. " Lo, the knife which cutteth when [its name] is " uttered, and slayeth those who advance towards its flames. It hath secret plots and " counsels."
B.D. Chap. CXLVL] In the late recensions of the Book of the Dead, 1 the text referring to the twenty-first Pylon reads: — (71) " Hail," saith Horus, "O twenty-first pylon of the Still-Heart. (72) I have " made the way, I know thee, I know thy name, I know the name of the goddess who " guardeth thee: ' Sword that smiteth at the utterance of its [own] name, the unknown (?) " goddess with back-turned face, the overthrower of those who draw nigh unto her flame ' " is her name. Thou keepest the secret things of the avenger of the god whom thou " guardest, and his name is Amem. 2 (73) He maketh it to come to pass that the persea " trees grow not, that the acacia trees bring not forth, and that copper is not begotten in " the mountain. The godlike beings of this pylon are seven gods. (74) Tchen or At is "the name of the one at (?) the door; Hetep-mes 8 is the name of the second one; "Mes-sep 4 is the name of the third one; Utch-re 5 is the name of the fourth one; " Ap-uat 6 is the name of the fifth one; Beq 7 is the name of the sixth one; Anubis is the " name of the seventh one."
(75) " I have made the way. I am Amsu-Horus, the avenger of his father, the heir " of his father Un-nefer. I have come and I have overthrown all foes of my father " Osiris. I have come day by day with victory, doing myself the worship of the god, "(76) in the house of his father Tmu, lord of Annu, triumphant in the southern " sky. I have done what is right and true to him that hath made right and truth; I "have made the Haker festival for the lord thereof; I have led the way in the " festival; (yy) I have made offerings of cakes to the lords of the altars; and I have " brought offerings and oblations, and cakes and ale, and oxen and ducks, to my father " Osiris Un-nefer. I rise up in order that my soul may be made one wholly; I cause the " bennu bird to come forth at [my] words. I have come daily into the holy house to " make offerings of incense. (78) I have brought garments of byssus. I have set forth " on the lake in the boat. I have made Osiris, the overlord of the netherworld, to be " victorious over his enemies; and I have carried away all his foes to the place of " slaughter in the East; they shall never come forth from the durance of the god Seb " therein, (yg) I have made those who stand up against Ra to be still, and [I have] " made him to be victorious. I have come even as a scribe, and I have made all things " plain. I have caused the god to have the power of his legs. I have come into the " house of him that is upon his hill, 8 and I have seen him that is ruler in the sacred hall. " (80) I have gone into Re-stau; I have hidden myself, and I have found out the way; " I have travelled unto An-rutf. I have clothed those who are naked. (81) I have sailed " up to Abtu; I have praised the gods Hu and Sau. (82) I have entered into the house " of Astes, I have made supplication to the gods Khati and Sekhet in the house of Neith," or, as others say, "the rulers. I have entered into Re-stau; I have hidden myself, 1 See Lepsius, Todtenbuch, pi. LXIV. 3 I.e., " Born of peace."
6 I.e., "Strong of mouth."
* I.e., "Who giveth birth to fire."
6 I.e., " Opener of ways."
8 I.e., Anubis, the god of the dead.
3<X> THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATES XL AND XII.
" and I have found out the way; I have travelled unto An-rutf. (83) I have clothed him " who was naked. I have sailed up to Abtu; I have glorified Hu and Sau. (84) I " have received my crown at my rising, and I have power to sit upon my throne, upon " the throne of my father and of the great company of the gods. I have adored the "meskhen of Ta-sert. (85) My mouth uttereth words with right and with truth. I have " drowned the serpent Akhekh. I have come into the great hall which giveth strength " unto the limbs; and it hath been granted to me to sail along in the boat of Hai. The " fragrance of dnti unguent ariseth from the hair of him who hath knowledge. (86) I " have entered into the house of Astes, and I have made supplication to the gods Khati " and Sekhet within the House of the Prince. (87) I have arrived as a favoured one in "Tartu."
Vignette 1 [Chapter XVIII. — Introduction] (Upper register): The priest ||A\°»c-, An-maut-f, who has on the right side of his head the lock of Heru-pa-khrat, or Horns the Child, and who wears a leopard's skin, introducing Ani and his wife to the gods whose names are given in Plates XIII. and XIV.
Text: An-maut-f saith: "I have come unto you, O mighty and godlike rulers "who are in heaven and in earth and under the earth; (2) and I have brought 4 'unto you Osiris Ani. He hath not sinned against any of the gods. Grant " ye that he may be with you for all time."
(1) The adoration of Osiris, lord of Re-stau, and of the great company of the gods who are in the netherworld beside Osiris, the scribe Ani, who saith: " (2) " Homage to thee, O ruler of Amenta, Unnefer within Abtu! I have come unto " thee, and my heart holdeth right and truth. (3) There is no sin in my body; " nor have I lied wilfully, nor have I done aught with a false heart. Grant thou " to me food in the tomb, (4) and that I may come into [thy] presence at the altar " of the lords of right and truth, and that I may enter into and come forth from the " netherworld (my soul not being turned back), and that I may behold the face of " the Sun, and that I may behold the Moon (5) for ever and ever."
Vignette (Lower register): The priest ^^ **=^ Se-mer-f, 3 who has on the right side of his head the lock of Heru-pa-khrat and wears a leopard's skin, introducing Ani and his wife to the gods whose names are given in Plates XIII. and XIV.
1 This and its companion vignette and the vignettes of Plates XIII.-X1V. form one composition.
2 Osiris is also called An-maut-f; see Lepsius, Todtenbuch, chap, cxlii., 1. 7.
3 For the functions of this priest see above, p. 268.
Text: Se-mer-f saith: "(1) I have come unto you, O godlike rulers who " are in Re-stau, and I have brought unto you Osiris Ani. Grant ye [to him], as " to the followers of Horus, cakes and water, and air, and a homestead in "Sekhet-Hetep." 1 (1) The adoration of Osiris, the lord of everlastingness, and of all the godlike rulers of Re-stau, by Osiris, [the scribe Ani]. who (2) saith: " Homage to thee, " O king of Amenta, prince of Akert, I have come unto thee. I know thy ways, " (3) I am furnished with the forms which thou takest in the underworld. Grant " thou to me a place in the underworld near unto the lords (4) of right and truth. " May my homestead be abiding in Sekhet-hetep, and may I receive cakes in thy " presence."
PLATE XIII.
Vignettes (Upper register): A pylon, or gateway, surmounted by the feathers of Maat and uraei wearing disks. (Lower register): A pylon, surmounted by Anubis ^^ and an utchat ^;.
Text [Chapter XVI 1 1.]: [" (1) Hail Thoth, who madest Osiris (2) victorious " over his enemies, make thou Osiris [the scribe Ani] to be victorious over " his enemies, as thou didst make Osiris victorious over his enemies, in the " presence of (3) the godlike rulers who are with Ra and Osiris in Annu, on the " night of ' the things for the night/ 2 and on the night of battle, and (4) on the %i shackling of the fiends, and on the day of the destruction of Neb-er-tcher."] 3 § A. Vignette: The gods Tmu, Shu, Tefnut, Osiris, 4 and Thoth.
Text: (1) The great godlike rulers in Annu are Tmu, Shu, Tefnut [Osiris, and Thoth], (2) and the shackling of the Sebau signifieth the destruction of the fiends of Set when he worketh evil (3) a second time.
" Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou the 11 Osiris (4) Ani to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the great " divine beings who are in Tattu, on the night of making the Tat to stand up in " Tattu."
1 I.e., the Fields of Peace.
2 The words are explained to mean, u the daybreak on the sarcophagus of Osiris."
3 This section, omitted in the Ani papyrus, is supplied from the papyrus of Nebseni.
4 This god is omitted from the copy of this chapter given on Plate XXIII.
302 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. [PLATE XIII.
§ B. Vignette: The gods Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Horus.
Text: (i) The great godlike rulers in Tattu are Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Horus, the avenger of his father. Now the " night of making the Tat to stand (2) up in Tattu " signifieth [the lifting up of] the arm and shoulder of Osiris, lord of Sekhem; and these gods stand behfnd Osiris [to protect him] even as the swathings which clothe 1 him.
(3) " Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou " the Osiris Ani triumphant over his enemies (4) in the presence of the great " godlike rulers who are in Sekhem, on the night of the things of the night " [festival] in Sekhem."
§ C. Vignette: The gods Osiris and Horus, two utchats upon pylons, and the god Thoth.
Text: (1) The great godlike rulers who are in Sekhem are Horus, who is without sight, and Thoth, who is with the godlike rulers in Naarerutf. (2) Now the " night of the things of the night festival in Sekhem " signifieth the light of the rising sun on the coffin of Osiris.
" Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious (3) over his enemies, make thou the " Osiris Ani triumphant over his enemies in the presence of the great godlike " rulers in Pe and Tep, 2 on the (4) night of setting up the columns of Horus, and " of making him to be established the heir of the things which belonged to his " father."
§ D. Vignette: The gods Horus, Isis, Mestha and Hapi.
Text: (1) The great divine rulers who are in Pe and Tep are Horus, Isis, Mestha, and Hapi. Now " setting up the columns (2) of Horus " [signifieth] the command given by Set unto his followers: " Set up columns upon it."
" Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies (3), make thou " the Osiris Ani triumphant over his enemies in the presence of the great godlike setting up of the double Tat signifieth the two shoulders and arms of Horus, lord of Sekhem; and they stand behind Osiris even as the swathings which clothe him." 3 See Brugsch, Diet. Geog., p. 213.
" rulers in...Rekhit, on the (4) night when Isis lay down to keep watch in " order to make lamentation for her brother Osiris."
§ E. Vignette: (i) The gods Isis, Horus, Anubis, 1 Mestha, and Thoth.
Text: (1) The great godlike rulers who are in...Rekhit are Isis, Horus, and Mestha.
" Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious (2) over his enemies, make thou the "Osiris, the scribe Ani (triumphant in peace!), to be victorious over his enemies " in the presence of the great godlike ones (3) who are in Abtu, on the night of " the god Naker, at the separation of the wicked dead, at the judgment of spirits " made just, (4) and at the arising of joy in Tenu." 3 PLATE XIV.
§ F. Vignette: The gods Osiris, Isis, and Ap-uat, and the Tet.
Text [Chapter XVIII.]: (i) The great godlike rulers who are in Abtu are Osiris, Isis, and Ap-uat.
" Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious (2) over his enemies, make thou the " Osiris Ani, the scribe and teller of the sacred offerings of all the gods, to be " victorious (3) over his enemies in the presence of the godlike rulers who judge the " dead, on the night of (4) the condemnation of those who are to be blotted out."
§ G. Vignette: The gods Thoth, Osiris, Anubis, and Astennu. 2 Text: ( 1 ) The great godlike rulers in the judgment of the dead are Thoth, Osiris, Anubis, and Astennu. Now (2) the " condemnation of those who are to be blotted out" is the withholding of that which is so needful to the souls of the children of impotent revolt.
" (3) Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou " the Osiris, the scribe Ani (triumphant!), to be victorious over his enemies in the 1 Omitted on Plate XXIV.
2 Q I or /vSw >8\ IjVJg' ©, the capital of the eighth nome of Upper Egypt, situated near Abydos, and probably represented by the modern village of Kum es-Sultan. It is the 0IC of the Coptic writers. See Brugsch, Diet, Gtog., p. 95 1; and Ame'lineau, La Gtographie de PJigypte, p. 500.
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" presence of the great godlike rulers, (4) on the festival of the breaking and " turning up of the earth in Tattu, on the night of the breaking and turning up of " the earth in their blood and of making Osiris to be victorious over his enemies."
§ H. Vignette: The three gods of the festival of breaking up the earth in Tattu.
Text: ( 1 ) When the fiends of Set come and change themselves into beasts, the great godlike rulers, on the festival of the breaking and turning up of the earth in Tattu, (2) slay them in the presence of the gods therein, and their blood floweth among them as they are smitten down. (3) These things are allowed to be done by them by the judgment of those who are in Tattu.
" Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, make thou the 41 Osiris Ani to be victorious over his enemies in the presence of the godlike rulers " (4) who are in Naarutef, on the night of him who concealeth himself in divers "forms, even Osiris.' 11 § I. Vignette: The gods Ra, Osiris, Shu, and Bebi, 2 dog-headed.
Text: (1) The great godlike rulers who are in Naarutef are Ra, Osiris, Shu, and Bebi. 3 Now the " night of him who concealeth himself in divers forms, even Osiris," is when the thigh [and the head], and the heel, and the leg, are brought nigh unto the coffin of Osiris Un-nefer.
" Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious (3) over his enemies, make thou 41 the Osiris Ani (triumphant before Osiris) victorious over his enemies in the " presence of the great godlike rulers who are in (4) Re-stau, on the night when " Anubis lay with his arms and his hands over the things behind Osiris, and " when Horus was made to triumph over his enemies."
§ J. Vignette: The gods Horus, Osiris, Isis, and...(?)
1 Var. *^w cm J 1 vgv j\ n^^ U Jh en sekta da aru, "of making to be hidden the one mighty of forms" (/.*., Osiris). See Naville, Todtenbuch^ Bd. II., Bl. 81.
Text: (1) The great godlike rulers in Re-stau are Horus, Osiris, and Isis. The heart of Osiris rejoiceth, and the heart of Horus (2) is glad; and therefore are the east and the west at peace.
" Hail Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious over his enemies, (3) make thou the " Osiris Ani, the scribe and teller of the divine offerings of all the gods, to triumph " over his enemies in the presence of the ten (4) companies of great godlike rulers 44 who are with Ra and with Osiris and with every god and goddess in the " presence of Neb-er-tcher. He hath destroyed his (5) enemies, and he hath 44 destroyed every evil thing belonging unto him."
Rubric: This chapter being recited, the deceased shall come forth by day, purified after death, and [he shall make all] the forms 1 (or transformations) which his heart shall dictate. Now if this chapter be recited over him, he shall come forth 2 upon earth, he shall escape from every fire; and none of the foul things which appertain unto him shall encompass him for everlasting 3 and for ever and for ever.
PLATE XV.
PLATE XV.
Vignette: A seated statue of Ani, the scribe, upon which the ceremony of "opening the mouth" 4 •^ > | <=> un re, is being performed by the sem h priest, clad in a panther's skin and holding in his right hand the instrument Ur heka 6 ^* ft[ ), i.e., u mighty one of enchantments." In front of the statue are: the 2 The Papyrus of Nebseni has the better reading ^\ | <|\ 1 D J^ I s?5Ff uta &* ^ ta > " he shall be in a good state upon earth."
3 Brugsch renders em shes maat by " sicut aequum et justum est "; Worterbuch (Supp.), p. 1203.
4 For a description of this ceremony, see above, pp. 264-270.
6 Compare H ^y -c2> " XJ x <=> Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd. I., Bl. 34. In British Museum papyrus No. 10,470, sheet 8, the god Horus performs this ceremony upon the deceased, who is seated upon a stool.
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i "£~ Temanu, and the object ~+~+^~^°yr Pesh-en-kef. 1 Text [Chapter XXIII.]: (i) The Chapter of opening the mouth of Osiris, the scribe Ani. To be said: 2 " May Ptah open my mouth, and may 41 the god of my town 3 loose the swathings, even the swathings 4 which are over " my mouth (2). Moreover, may Thoth, being filled and furnished with charms, 11 come and loose the bandages, the bandages of Set which fetter my mouth (3); 44 and may the god Tmu hurl them 5 at those who would fetter [me] with them, " and drive them back. May my mouth be opened, may my mouth be unclosed 44 by Shu 6 (4) with his iron 7 knife, wherewith he opened the mouth of the gods. 44 1 am Sekhet, 8 and I sit upon the great western side of heaven. (5) I am the 44 great goddess Sah 9 among the souls of Annu. Now as concerning every charm 44 and all the words which may be spoken against me (6), may the gods resist 44 them, and may each and every one of the company of the gods withstand Text [Chapter XXIV.]: (1) The Chapter of bringing charms unto Osiris Ani [in Neter-khert]. [He saith]: " I am Tmu n -Khepera, who gave 44 birth unto himself upon the thigh of his divine mother. 12 Those who are in Nu 18 44 are made wolves, and those who are among the godlike rulers (3) are become