Vignette : The deceased standing behind the god Thoth .
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF BEING NIGH UNTO THOTH AND
OF GIVING GLORY UNTO A MAN IN THE UNDERWORLD . The
chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-
"I am the god Her-ab-maat-f (i. e ., `he that is within his eye'),
"and I have come to give (2) right and truth to Ra ; I have
"made Suti to be at peace with me by means of offerings made
"to the god Aker and to the Tesheru deities, and by [making]
"reverence unto Seb ." I
[The following] words are to be recited in the Sektet boat :-
"[Hail,] (3) sceptre of Anubis, I have made the four Khus who
"are in the train of the lord of the universe to be at peace with
"me, and I am the lord of the fields through their decree . (4)
"I am the divine father Bah (i . e ., the god of the water-flood),
"and I do away with the thirst of him that keepeth ward over
"the Lakes . Behold ye me, then, O great (5) gods of majesty
"who dwell among the Souls of Annu, for I am lifted up over
"you. I am the god Menkh (i . e ., Gracious one) who dwelleth
"among you . (6) Verily I have cleansed my soul, O great god
"of majesty, set not before me the evil obstacles which issue
"from thy mouth, (7) and let not destruction come round about
"me, or upon me. I have made myself clean in the Lake of
"making to be at peace, [and in the Lake of] weighing in the
"balance, and I have bathed myself in Netert-utchat, which is
"under the holy sycamore tree (8) of heaven . Behold [I am] bath-
ed, [and I have] triumphed [over] all [mine enemies] straight-
"way who come forth and rise up against right and truth . I am
"right and true in the earth . I, even I, have spoken(?) with my
"mouth [which is] the power of the Lord, the Only one, Ra
"the mighty, who liveth upon right and truth . Let not injury
"be inflicted upon me, [but let me be] clothed on the day of
"those who go forward(?) (to) to every [good] thing ."
Chap.
XCV . THE CHAPTER OF BEING NIGH UNTO THOTH. From the Papyrus of Nu.
Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF BEING NIGH UNTO THOTH AND
OF GIVING GLORY UNTO A MAN IN THE UNDERWORLD . The
chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-
"I am the god Her-ab-maat-f (i. e ., `he that is within his eye'),
"and I have come to give (2) right and truth to Ra ; I have
"made Suti to be at peace with me by means of offerings made
"to the god Aker and to the Tesheru deities, and by [making]
"reverence unto Seb ." I
[The following] words are to be recited in the Sektet boat :-
"[Hail,] (3) sceptre of Anubis, I have made the four Khus who
"are in the train of the lord of the universe to be at peace with
"me, and I am the lord of the fields through their decree . (4)
"I am the divine father Bah (i . e ., the god of the water-flood),
"and I do away with the thirst of him that keepeth ward over
"the Lakes . Behold ye me, then, O great (5) gods of majesty
"who dwell among the Souls of Annu, for I am lifted up over
"you. I am the god Menkh (i . e ., Gracious one) who dwelleth
"among you . (6) Verily I have cleansed my soul, O great god
"of majesty, set not before me the evil obstacles which issue
"from thy mouth, (7) and let not destruction come round about
"me, or upon me. I have made myself clean in the Lake of
"making to be at peace, [and in the Lake of] weighing in the
"balance, and I have bathed myself in Netert-utchat, which is
"under the holy sycamore tree (8) of heaven . Behold [I am] bath-
ed, [and I have] triumphed [over] all [mine enemies] straight-
"way who come forth and rise up against right and truth . I am
"right and true in the earth . I, even I, have spoken(?) with my
"mouth [which is] the power of the Lord, the Only one, Ra
"the mighty, who liveth upon right and truth . Let not injury
"be inflicted upon me, [but let me be] clothed on the day of
"those who go forward(?) (to) to every [good] thing ."
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.