Vignette : Ani, clad in white, spearing a serpent .
Text : (x) ANOTHER CHAPTER [TO BE SAID] BY A MAN WHO
COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDER-
WORLD . [Saith Osiris Ani :-]
"I have divided the heavens, (2) 1 have cleft the horizon, I have
"traversed the earth, [following] upon his footsteps . The Mighty
"Kill taketh possession of me and carrieth me away, because,
"behold, (3) I am provided with his magical words for millions
"of years . I cat with my mouth, I crush my food with my
"jawbones . (4) Behold, I am the god who is the lord of the
"Teat (underworld) ; may there be given unto me, Osiris Ani,
"these things in perpetuity without fail or lessening ."
Chap
. IX. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AFTER HAVING MADE THE PASSAGE THROUGH
THE TOMB . From the Papyrus of Ani.
Text : (x) ANOTHER CHAPTER [TO BE SAID] BY A MAN WHO
COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDER-
WORLD . [Saith Osiris Ani :-]
"I have divided the heavens, (2) 1 have cleft the horizon, I have
"traversed the earth, [following] upon his footsteps . The Mighty
"Kill taketh possession of me and carrieth me away, because,
"behold, (3) I am provided with his magical words for millions
"of years . I cat with my mouth, I crush my food with my
"jawbones . (4) Behold, I am the god who is the lord of the
"Teat (underworld) ; may there be given unto me, Osiris Ani,
"these things in perpetuity without fail or lessening ."
The SourceThe
Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
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