Chap. LXXXI B . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A LOTUS . From the Papyrus of Paqrer

Vignette : A human head springing from a lotus .

Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION
INTO A LOTUS. Saith Osiris Paqrer :- (2)

"Hail, thou lotus, thou type of the god Nefer-Temu ! I am
"the man that knoweth you, and (3) I know your names among
"[those of] the gods, the lords of the underworld, and I am one
"of (4) you . Grant ye that [I] may see the gods who are the
"divine guides in the Tuat (underworld), and grant ye unto me
"a place in (5) the underworld near unto the lords of Amentet .
"Let me arrive at a habitation in the land of Tchesert, and
receive me, O all ye gods, (6) in the presence of the lords of
"eternity . Grant that my soul may come forth whithersoever it
"pleaseth, and let it not be driven away from the presence of
"the great company of the gods."
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 . LXXXI A . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A LOTUS . From the Papyrus of Nu.

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