Vignette : A Buckle with human hands and arms which grasp the de-
ceased by his left arm ( .,;cc Naville, op . cit ., Bd. L Bl . r05) . In the Ani
Papyrus (plate 17) and in the Saite Recension the vignette shetivs the
deceased standing, with both hands raised in adoration, before a god who
is seated in a boat and who has his head turned so that his face looks
backwards (see Lepsius, op, cit ., 131 . 34) .
Text : ( t) TtlE CtIAPTr:a OF NOT SAILING TO THF EAST IN
TIIF: UNDFRwoRI_D . The chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant,
saith :- (2)
"Hail, phallus of Ra, who departest from thy calamity [which
"ariseth] through opposition (%), the cycles have been without
"movement for millions of years . I am stronger (3) than the
"strong, I am mightier than the mighty . If I sail away or if
"I be snatched away to the cast through the two horns," or (as
"others say), "if any evil and abominable thing be done unto
"me at the feast of the devils, the phallus of Ra shall be swal-
lowed up, (5) [along with] the head of Osiris . And behold me,
"for I journey along over the fields wherein the gods mow down
"those who make reply unto [their words] ; now verily (6) the
"two horns of the god Khepera shall be thrust aside ; and verily
"pus shall spring into being in the eye of Tern along with corruption
if I be kept in restraint, or if I have gone (7) towards
"the east, or if the feast of devils be made in my presence, or
"if any malignant wound be inflicted upon me ."
Chap
. XCII . THE CHAPTER OF OPENING THE TOMB TO THE SOUL AND TO THE SHADE OF THE
DECEASED SC) THAT HE MAN" COME FORTII BY DAY AND HAVE DOMINION OVER HIS
FEET . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.
ceased by his left arm ( .,;cc Naville, op . cit ., Bd. L Bl . r05) . In the Ani
Papyrus (plate 17) and in the Saite Recension the vignette shetivs the
deceased standing, with both hands raised in adoration, before a god who
is seated in a boat and who has his head turned so that his face looks
backwards (see Lepsius, op, cit ., 131 . 34) .
Text : ( t) TtlE CtIAPTr:a OF NOT SAILING TO THF EAST IN
TIIF: UNDFRwoRI_D . The chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant,
saith :- (2)
"Hail, phallus of Ra, who departest from thy calamity [which
"ariseth] through opposition (%), the cycles have been without
"movement for millions of years . I am stronger (3) than the
"strong, I am mightier than the mighty . If I sail away or if
"I be snatched away to the cast through the two horns," or (as
"others say), "if any evil and abominable thing be done unto
"me at the feast of the devils, the phallus of Ra shall be swal-
lowed up, (5) [along with] the head of Osiris . And behold me,
"for I journey along over the fields wherein the gods mow down
"those who make reply unto [their words] ; now verily (6) the
"two horns of the god Khepera shall be thrust aside ; and verily
"pus shall spring into being in the eye of Tern along with corruption
if I be kept in restraint, or if I have gone (7) towards
"the east, or if the feast of devils be made in my presence, or
"if any malignant wound be inflicted upon me ."
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.
LXXXVIII . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A CROCODILE . From the
Papyrus of Nu.