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Chap. LXX. ANOTHER CHAPTER . From the Papyrus of Mes-em-neter

Vignette : This Chapter is without a vignette both in the Theban and
Saite Recensions of the Book of the Dead .


Text : (I) ANOTHER CHAPTER.
"I have sacrificed unto An-beri-ertaitsa, and I am decreed to
"be strengthened in heart, for I have made offerings at the altars
"of my divine father (2) Osiris ; I rule in Tattu and I lift myself
up over his land . I sniff the wind of the east by its hair ;
"I lay hold upon the north wind by its (3) hair, I seize and
"hold fast to the west wind by its body, and I go round about
"heaven on its four sides ; I lay hold upon the south wind by
"(4) its eve, and I bestow air upon the venerable beings [who
"are in the underworld] along with the eating of cakes .

Rubric : IF THIS COMPOSITION BE KNOWN [BY THE DECEASED] (5) UPON
EARTH HE SHALL COME FORTH 13Y DAY, AND HE SHALL HAVE THE FACULTY
OF TRAVELLING ABOUT AMONG THE LIVING, AND HIS NAME SHALL NEVER
PERISH.

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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Chap. LXIX. ANOTHER CHAPTER . From the Papyrus of Mes-em-neter.