Famous Pharaohs: Chap. LX.VIII . THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : The deceased kneeling before a goddess seated by a tree
(see Naville, op . cit ., Bd. I . Bl . 8o), or the deceased standing by the side
of a table of offerings and adoring a goddess who stands in a shrine .

Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OP COMING FORTH (2) BY DAY. The
overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant,
saith :-

"The doors of heaven are opened for me, the doors of earth
"are opened for me, the bars and bolts of Seb are opened for
"me, (3) and the first temple hath been unfastened for me by
"the god Petra . Behold, I was guarded and watched, [but now]
"I am released ; behold, his hand had tied cords round me and
"his hand had darted upon me (4) in the earth . Re-bent hath
"been opened for me and Re-bent bath been unfastened before
"me, Re-bent hath been given unto me, and I shall come forth
"by day into whatsoever place I please. I have gained the
"mastery over my heart ; (5) I have gained the mastery over
"my breast(?) ; I have gained the mastery over my two hands ;
"I have gained the mastery over my two feet ; I have gained
"the mastery over my mouth ; I have gained (6) the mastery
"over my whole body ; I have gained the mastery over sepulchral
"offerings ; I have gained the mastery over the waters ; I have
"gained the mastery over the air ; I have gained the mastery
"(7) over the canal ; I have gained the mastery over the river
"and over the land ; I have gained the mastery over the furrows ;
"I have gained the mastery over the male workers for me ; (8)
"I have gained the mastery over the female workers for me in
"the underworld ; I have gained the mastery over [all] the things
"which were ordered to be done for me upon the earth, accord-
ing to the entreaty which ye spake for me (9) [saying], `Behold,
"let him live upon the bread of Seb .' That which is an abomination
unto me, I shall not eat, [nay] I shall live upon
"cakes [made] of white grain, and my ale shall be [made] of
"the red grain (10) of Hapi (i . e ., the Nile) . In a clean place
"shall I sit on the ground beneath the foliage of the date palm
"of the goddess Hathor, who dwelleth in the spacious Disk (11)
"as it advanceth to Annu (Heliopolis), having the books of the
"divine words of the writings of the god Thoth . I have gained
"the mastery over my heart ; I have gained the mastery over
"my heart's place (or breast) (12) ; I have gained the mastery
"over my mouth ; I have gained the mastery over my two
"hands ; I have gained the mastery over the waters ; I have gained
"the mastery over the canal ; I have ained the mastery over
"(13) the river ; I have gained the mastery over the furrows ;
"I have gained the mastery over the men who work for me ;
"I have gained the mastery over the women who work (14)
"for me in the underworld ; I have gained the mastery over
"[all] the things which were ordered to be done for me upon
"earth and in the underworld . I shall lift myself up on my left
"side, and I shall place myself on my right side ; (15) I shall
"lift myself up on my right side, and I shall place myself [on
"my left side] . I shall sit down, I shall stand up, and I shall
"place myself in [the path of] the wind (16) like a guide who
"is well prepared ."

Rubric : IF THIS COMPOSITION HE KNOWN [BY THE DECEASED] HE
SHALL COME FORTH BY DAY, AND HE SHALL BE IN A POSITION TO JOUR-
NEY ABOUT OVER THE EARTH AMONG THE LIVING, AND HE SHALL NEVER
SUFFER DIMINUTION, (17) NEVER, NEVER .

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.