Vignette : The mummy of the deceased lying upon a bier ; above is his
soul in the form of a human-headed bird, holding shen, the emblem of
eternity, in its claws .
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF CAUSING THE SOUL TO BE
UNITED TO ITS BODY IN THE UNDERWORLD . The Osiris Ani,
triumphant, saith :-
"Hail, thou god Anniu (i . e ., Bringer) ! Hail, thou god Pehrer
"(1 . e., Runner), 2 who dwellest in thy hall ! [Hail,] great God!
"Grant thou that my soul may come unto me from wheresoever
"it may be . If [it] would tarry, then let my soul be, brought
"(3) unto me from wheresoever it may be, for thou shalt find
"the Eye of Horns standing by thee like unto those beings who
"are like unto Osiris, and who never lie down in death . Let
"not (4) the Osiris Ani, triumphant, lie down in death among
"those who lie down in Annu, the land wherein souls are joined
"unto their bodies even in thousands . Let me have possession
"of my ba (soul), and of my klu,, and let me triumph (5) there-
"with in every place wheresoever it may be . [Observe these things
"which [I] speak, for it hath staves with it] I ; observe then, 0 ye
"divine guardians of heaven, my soul [wheresoever it may be] .'
"If it would (6) tarry, do thou make my soul to look upon my
"body, 2 for thou shalt find the Eye of Horns standing by thee
"(7) like those [beings who are like unto Osiris] .
"Hail, ye gods, who tow along the boat of the lord of millions
"of years, who bring [it] (8) above the underworld and who make
"it to travel over Nut, who make souls to enter into [their] spiritual
"bodies, (9) whose hands are filled with your ropes and who clutch
"your weapons tight, destroy ye (10) the Enemy ; thus shall the
"boat of the sun be glad and the great God shall set out on his
"journey in peace . And behold, grant ye that the soul of Osiris
"Ani, (11) triumphant, may come forth before the gods and
"that it may be triumphant along with you in the eastern part
"of the sky to follow unto the place where it was yesterday ;
"[and that it may have] peace, peace in Amentet . (12) May
"it look upon its material body, may it rest upon its spiritual
"body ; and may its body neither perish nor suffer corruption
"for ever ."
Rubric : [THESE] WORDS ARE TO BE SAID OVER A SOUL OF GOLD IN-
LAID WITH PRECIOUS STONES AND PLACED ON THE BREAST OF OSIRIS .
Chap.
LXXXVIII . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A CROCODILE . From the
Papyrus of Nu.
soul in the form of a human-headed bird, holding shen, the emblem of
eternity, in its claws .
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF CAUSING THE SOUL TO BE
UNITED TO ITS BODY IN THE UNDERWORLD . The Osiris Ani,
triumphant, saith :-
"Hail, thou god Anniu (i . e ., Bringer) ! Hail, thou god Pehrer
"(1 . e., Runner), 2 who dwellest in thy hall ! [Hail,] great God!
"Grant thou that my soul may come unto me from wheresoever
"it may be . If [it] would tarry, then let my soul be, brought
"(3) unto me from wheresoever it may be, for thou shalt find
"the Eye of Horns standing by thee like unto those beings who
"are like unto Osiris, and who never lie down in death . Let
"not (4) the Osiris Ani, triumphant, lie down in death among
"those who lie down in Annu, the land wherein souls are joined
"unto their bodies even in thousands . Let me have possession
"of my ba (soul), and of my klu,, and let me triumph (5) there-
"with in every place wheresoever it may be . [Observe these things
"which [I] speak, for it hath staves with it] I ; observe then, 0 ye
"divine guardians of heaven, my soul [wheresoever it may be] .'
"If it would (6) tarry, do thou make my soul to look upon my
"body, 2 for thou shalt find the Eye of Horns standing by thee
"(7) like those [beings who are like unto Osiris] .
"Hail, ye gods, who tow along the boat of the lord of millions
"of years, who bring [it] (8) above the underworld and who make
"it to travel over Nut, who make souls to enter into [their] spiritual
"bodies, (9) whose hands are filled with your ropes and who clutch
"your weapons tight, destroy ye (10) the Enemy ; thus shall the
"boat of the sun be glad and the great God shall set out on his
"journey in peace . And behold, grant ye that the soul of Osiris
"Ani, (11) triumphant, may come forth before the gods and
"that it may be triumphant along with you in the eastern part
"of the sky to follow unto the place where it was yesterday ;
"[and that it may have] peace, peace in Amentet . (12) May
"it look upon its material body, may it rest upon its spiritual
"body ; and may its body neither perish nor suffer corruption
"for ever ."
Rubric : [THESE] WORDS ARE TO BE SAID OVER A SOUL OF GOLD IN-
LAID WITH PRECIOUS STONES AND PLACED ON THE BREAST OF OSIRIS .
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.
Chap.
LXXXIII . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A BENNU BIRD . From the
Papyrus of Nu.