Vignette : This Chapter is without a vignette .
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF OPENING THE UNDERWORLD . The
overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant,
saith :- (2)
"The chamber of those who dwell in Nu is opened, and the
"footsteps of those who dwell with the god of Light are set free .
"The chamber of Shu is opened, and he cometh . forth ; and I
"shall come forth (3) outside, and I shall advance from my
"territory(?), I shall receive and I shall lay firm hold upon
"the tribute in the House of the Chief of his dead . (4) I shall
"advance to my throne which is in the boat of Ra . I shall not
"be molested, and I shall not suffer shipwreck from my throne
"which is in the boat of Ra (5), the mighty one . Hail thou
"that shinest and givest light from Hent-she !"
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Chap.
LXVI . THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY . From the Papyrus of Amen-em-heb.
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF OPENING THE UNDERWORLD . The
overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant,
saith :- (2)
"The chamber of those who dwell in Nu is opened, and the
"footsteps of those who dwell with the god of Light are set free .
"The chamber of Shu is opened, and he cometh . forth ; and I
"shall come forth (3) outside, and I shall advance from my
"territory(?), I shall receive and I shall lay firm hold upon
"the tribute in the House of the Chief of his dead . (4) I shall
"advance to my throne which is in the boat of Ra . I shall not
"be molested, and I shall not suffer shipwreck from my throne
"which is in the boat of Ra (5), the mighty one . Hail thou
"that shinest and givest light from Hent-she !"
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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