Chap. LVI . THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR AMONG THE WATERS IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : The deceased holding in his hand a sail symbolic of air .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF' SNUFFING THE AIR AMONG THE
WATERS IN THE UNDERWORLD . The overseer of the palace, (2)
the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-

"Hail, thou god Tem, grant thou unto me the sweet breath
"which dwelleth in thy nostrils . I embrace that great throne (3)
"which is in the city of Hermopolis, and I keep watch over the
"egg of Kenlien-ur (i. e ., Great Cackler) ; I germinate as it
"germinateth ; (a) I live as it liveth ; and [my] breath is [its]
"breath."

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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