Vignette : The deceased spearing a serpent (see Pap. Funeraire de
Nebset, ed . Pierret and Devcria, pl . 5) .
Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF PASSING OVER THE ABOMINABLE
BACK OF (2) APEP. The overseer of the palace, the chancellor-
in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-
"Hail, thou creature of wax, who lewdest away [victims] and
"destroyest them, and who livest upon the weak and helpless,
"may I never become weak and helpless (3) [before] thee, may
"I never suffer collapse [before] thee . And thy poison shall never
"enter into my members, for my members are [as] the members
"of the god Tem ; and since thou thyself dost not suffer col-
lapse [I shall not suffer collapse] . O let not the pains of death
"(4) which come upon thee enter into my members . I am the "god
Tem and I am in the foremost part of Nu lr • e . , the sky),
"and the power which protected me is that which is with all
"the gods for ever . I am he whose name is hidden, and whose
"habitation is holy for millions of years . I am he who dweller
"therein (?) and I come forth along with the god Tem . I am
"he who shall not be condemned (?) ; I am strong, I am strong ."
Chap
. VI . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE SHABTI FIGURE TO DO WORK FOR A MAN IN THE
UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.
Nebset, ed . Pierret and Devcria, pl . 5) .
Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF PASSING OVER THE ABOMINABLE
BACK OF (2) APEP. The overseer of the palace, the chancellor-
in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-
"Hail, thou creature of wax, who lewdest away [victims] and
"destroyest them, and who livest upon the weak and helpless,
"may I never become weak and helpless (3) [before] thee, may
"I never suffer collapse [before] thee . And thy poison shall never
"enter into my members, for my members are [as] the members
"of the god Tem ; and since thou thyself dost not suffer col-
lapse [I shall not suffer collapse] . O let not the pains of death
"(4) which come upon thee enter into my members . I am the "god
Tem and I am in the foremost part of Nu lr • e . , the sky),
"and the power which protected me is that which is with all
"the gods for ever . I am he whose name is hidden, and whose
"habitation is holy for millions of years . I am he who dweller
"therein (?) and I come forth along with the god Tem . I am
"he who shall not be condemned (?) ; I am strong, I am strong ."
The SourceThe Book oDead,
the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
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