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Chap. LXXV . THE CHAPTER OF JOURNEYING TO ANNU AND OF' RECEIVING A THRONE THEREIN . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : In the Saite Recension the deceased is standing before the
emblem of Annu (Heliopolis) (Lepsius, op . cit ., Bl . 28) .

Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF JOURNEYING TO ANNU (HELIOPOLIS)
AND OF RECEIVING A THRONE THEREIN . The chancellor-
in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :- (2)

"I have come forth from the uttermost parts of the earth, and
"[I have] received my apparel at the will(?) of the Ape . I
penetrate into the holy habitations of those who are in [their] shrines
"(or coffins), (3) I force my way through the habitations of the
"god Remrem, and I arrive in the habitations of the god Akhsesef,
"I travel on through the holy chambers, and I pass into the
"Temple of the god (4) Kemkem . The Buckle hath been given
"unto me, it [hath placed] its hands upon me, it hath decreed
"[to my service] its sister Khebent, and its mother Kehkehet . It
"placeth me (5) in [the eastern part of heaven wherein Ra riseth
"and is exalted every day ; and I rise therein and travel onward,
"and I become a spiritual body (sap) like the god, and they
"set me] 1 (6) on that holy way on which Thoth journeyeth when
"he goeth to make peace between the two Fighting-gods (i . e .,
"Horns and Set) . He journeyeth, he journeyeth to the city of
"Pe, and he cometh to the city of Tepu ."
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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