In the Papyrus of Ani the XXIst Chapter follows the XXIInd,
but it is there given without title and without vignette ; in the
Turin papyrus published by Lepsius (Todtenbuch, Bl. 1 4) the
XXlst and XXIInd Chapters are quite distinct, and each has
its own title, while a single vignette stands over both . In the
Vignette a priest is shewn holding a vase in the left hand, and
the ram-headed serpent-like instrument called "Ur-hekau" (i . e .,
"great of enchantments") in the right ; with the latter he is
about to touch the mouth of the deceased who is standing be-
fore him . Behind the deceased is a man seated on a chair and
holding a staff in his left hand .
Text : ( 1) THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO THE OVER-
SEER OF THE HOUSE, Nu, TRIUMPHANT, (2) IN THE UNDERWORLD.
He saith :-
"Homage to thee, O thou lord of brightness, thou who art at
"the head of the Great House, prince of the night and of thick
"darkness! I have come unto thee being a pure (3) khu . Thy
"two hands are behind thee, and thou halt thy lot with [thy]
"ancestors . O grant thou unto me my mouth that I may speak
"therewith ; and guide thou to me my heart at the season when
"there is (4) cloud and darkness."
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Chap.
XX. Without title . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.
but it is there given without title and without vignette ; in the
Turin papyrus published by Lepsius (Todtenbuch, Bl. 1 4) the
XXlst and XXIInd Chapters are quite distinct, and each has
its own title, while a single vignette stands over both . In the
Vignette a priest is shewn holding a vase in the left hand, and
the ram-headed serpent-like instrument called "Ur-hekau" (i . e .,
"great of enchantments") in the right ; with the latter he is
about to touch the mouth of the deceased who is standing be-
fore him . Behind the deceased is a man seated on a chair and
holding a staff in his left hand .
Text : ( 1) THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO THE OVER-
SEER OF THE HOUSE, Nu, TRIUMPHANT, (2) IN THE UNDERWORLD.
He saith :-
"Homage to thee, O thou lord of brightness, thou who art at
"the head of the Great House, prince of the night and of thick
"darkness! I have come unto thee being a pure (3) khu . Thy
"two hands are behind thee, and thou halt thy lot with [thy]
"ancestors . O grant thou unto me my mouth that I may speak
"therewith ; and guide thou to me my heart at the season when
"there is (4) cloud and darkness."
The Source: The 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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