Vignette : A golden hawk, holding a flail, emblematic of rule (see
Papyrus of Ani, sheet 25) .
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF PERFORMING THE TRANSFORMA-
TION INTO A HAWK OF GOLD. The chancellor-in-chief, Nu,
triumphant, saith :- (2)
"I have risen, I have risen like the mighty hawk [of gold]
"that cometh forth from his egg ; I fly (3) and I alight like the
"hawk which hath a back four cubits wide, and the wings of
"which are like unto the mother-of-emerald of the south . (4)
"I have come forth from the interior of the Selaet boat, and
"my heart hath been brought unto me from the mountain of
"the east . I have alighted (5) upon the Atet boat, and those
"who were dwelling in their companies have been brought unto
"me, and they bowed low in paying (6) homage unto me and
"in saluting me with cries of joy . I have risen, and I have
"gathered myself together like the beautiful hawk (7) of gold,
"which hath the head of a Bennu bird, and Ra entereth in day
"by day to hearken unto my words ; I have taken my seat
"among those (8) first-born gods of Nut . I am stablished, and
"the divine Sekhet-hetep is before (9) me, I have eaten therein,
"I have become a khu therein, I have an abundance therein
"as much as I desire-the god Neprd hath given to me my
"throat, and I have gained the mastery over (so) that which
"guardeth (or belongeth to) my head ."
Chap.
LXXVI . THE CHAPTER OF A MAN TRANSFORMING HIMSELF INTO WHATEVER FORM HE
PLEASETH . From the Papyrus of Nu.
Papyrus of Ani, sheet 25) .
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF PERFORMING THE TRANSFORMA-
TION INTO A HAWK OF GOLD. The chancellor-in-chief, Nu,
triumphant, saith :- (2)
"I have risen, I have risen like the mighty hawk [of gold]
"that cometh forth from his egg ; I fly (3) and I alight like the
"hawk which hath a back four cubits wide, and the wings of
"which are like unto the mother-of-emerald of the south . (4)
"I have come forth from the interior of the Selaet boat, and
"my heart hath been brought unto me from the mountain of
"the east . I have alighted (5) upon the Atet boat, and those
"who were dwelling in their companies have been brought unto
"me, and they bowed low in paying (6) homage unto me and
"in saluting me with cries of joy . I have risen, and I have
"gathered myself together like the beautiful hawk (7) of gold,
"which hath the head of a Bennu bird, and Ra entereth in day
"by day to hearken unto my words ; I have taken my seat
"among those (8) first-born gods of Nut . I am stablished, and
"the divine Sekhet-hetep is before (9) me, I have eaten therein,
"I have become a khu therein, I have an abundance therein
"as much as I desire-the god Neprd hath given to me my
"throat, and I have gained the mastery over (so) that which
"guardeth (or belongeth to) my head ."
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.
Related Posts:Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.