Famous Pharaohs: Chap. LIV. THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR TO THE DECEASED IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu

Chap. LIV. THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR TO THE DECEASED IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : The deceased arrayed in white and holding a sail, symbolic
of air, in his left hand (see Papyrus of Ani, sheet 15) .
Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR (2) TO THE OVERSEER
OF THE PALACE, THE CHANCELLOR-IN-CHIEF, NU, TRIUMPHANT,
IN THE UNDERWORLD. He saith :--

"Hail, thou god Temu, grant unto me the sweet breath which
"dwelleth in thy nostrils! I am the Egg (3) which is in Kenkcnur
(i . e ., the Great Cackler), and I watch and guard that mighty
"thing which bath come into being and with which the god Seb
"bath opened the earth . I live ; and it liveth ; (4) I become old,
"I live, and I snuff the air . I am the god Utcha-aabet (i . e ., the
"god who trieth hostility), and I revolve behind [to protect] his
"egg. I shine at the moment (5) of Horus, the mighty god Suti,
"whose strength is two-fold . Hail, thou who makest sweet the
"seasons of the two earths, thou dweller among tchefatu food,
"thou dweller in the cerulean heights of heaven, 2 keep watch
"over the Babe that dwelleth in his (6) cot when he cometh
"forth to you ."

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.