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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.

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