Vignette : In the Papyrus of Nebseni (sheet 5), the "Guardian of the
Balance" is seen with his right hand stretched out to touch the mouth of
the deceased who stands before him . In other papyri (Naville, Todten-
buch, Bd. i . 131 . 33) the deceased himself is seen standing with either his
right or his left hand raised to his mouth .
Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH (2) TO OSIRIS
ANI, THE SCRIBE AND TELLER OF THE HOLY OFFERINGS OF ALL
THE GODS, TRIUMPHANT, IN THE UNDERWORLD . He saith :-
"I rise (3) out of the egg in the hidden land . May my mouth
"be given (4) unto me that I may speak therewith in the pre-
sence of the great god, the lord of the (5) Tuat (underworld) .
"May my hand and my arm not be forced back in the presence
"of the sovereign princes of any god . I am Osiris, the lord
"of Re-stau, (6) ; may I, Osiris the scribe Ani, triumphant,
"have a portion with him who is (7) on the top of the steps
"(i. e ., Osiris) . According to the desire of my heart, I have come
"from the Pool of Fire, and I have quenched the fire ."
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Chap.
XXI . THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO Tin,: DECEASED IN THE UNDERWORLD . From
the Papyrus of Nu.
Balance" is seen with his right hand stretched out to touch the mouth of
the deceased who stands before him . In other papyri (Naville, Todten-
buch, Bd. i . 131 . 33) the deceased himself is seen standing with either his
right or his left hand raised to his mouth .
Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH (2) TO OSIRIS
ANI, THE SCRIBE AND TELLER OF THE HOLY OFFERINGS OF ALL
THE GODS, TRIUMPHANT, IN THE UNDERWORLD . He saith :-
"I rise (3) out of the egg in the hidden land . May my mouth
"be given (4) unto me that I may speak therewith in the pre-
sence of the great god, the lord of the (5) Tuat (underworld) .
"May my hand and my arm not be forced back in the presence
"of the sovereign princes of any god . I am Osiris, the lord
"of Re-stau, (6) ; may I, Osiris the scribe Ani, triumphant,
"have a portion with him who is (7) on the top of the steps
"(i. e ., Osiris) . According to the desire of my heart, I have come
"from the Pool of Fire, and I have quenched the fire ."
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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