Vignette : The statue of Ani, the scribe, seated upon a pedestal in the
form of the emblem of Maat (i . e., right and truth) . Before it stands the
Sem priest clad in a panther's skin and holding in his right hand the
ram-headed, serpent-like instrument "Ur-hekau", with which he is about
to touch the lips of the statue and so perform the ceremony of "Opening
the Mouth" . At his feet are a sepulchral box for holding unguents, etc . ;
three instruments called respectively "Seb-ur", "Tun-tet" and "Temanu" ;
and the object called "Pesh-en-kef" . In the Papyrus of Nebseni the scene
is described as "the Ser priest performing [the ceremony] of the 'Open-
ing of the Mouth"' (sheet 5) .
Text : ( t) THE CHAPTER OF OPENING THE MOUTH OF OSIRIS .
THE SCRIBE ANI, TRIUMPHANT, saith :-
"May the god Ptah open my mouth, and may the god of my
"city loose the swathings, even the swathings which are over
"my mouth. Moreover, may Thoth, being filled and furnished
"with charms, come and loose the bandages, even the bandages
"of Set which fetter my mouth (3) ; and may the god Tern hurl
"them at those who would fetter [me] with them, and drive
"them back. May my mouth be opened, may my mouth be un-
closed by Shu (4) with his iron knife wherewith he opened the
"mouth of the gods . I am the goddess Sekhet, and I sit upon
"[my] place in the great (5) wind (?) of heaven . I am the great
"goddess Sah who dwelleth among the Souls of Annu (Helio-
"polis) . Now as concerning every charm and all the words which
"may be spoken against me, (6) may the gods resist them, and
"may each and every one of the company of the gods with-
"stand them ."
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Chap.
XXII THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO THE DECEASED IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the
Papyrus of Ani.
form of the emblem of Maat (i . e., right and truth) . Before it stands the
Sem priest clad in a panther's skin and holding in his right hand the
ram-headed, serpent-like instrument "Ur-hekau", with which he is about
to touch the lips of the statue and so perform the ceremony of "Opening
the Mouth" . At his feet are a sepulchral box for holding unguents, etc . ;
three instruments called respectively "Seb-ur", "Tun-tet" and "Temanu" ;
and the object called "Pesh-en-kef" . In the Papyrus of Nebseni the scene
is described as "the Ser priest performing [the ceremony] of the 'Open-
ing of the Mouth"' (sheet 5) .
Text : ( t) THE CHAPTER OF OPENING THE MOUTH OF OSIRIS .
THE SCRIBE ANI, TRIUMPHANT, saith :-
"May the god Ptah open my mouth, and may the god of my
"city loose the swathings, even the swathings which are over
"my mouth. Moreover, may Thoth, being filled and furnished
"with charms, come and loose the bandages, even the bandages
"of Set which fetter my mouth (3) ; and may the god Tern hurl
"them at those who would fetter [me] with them, and drive
"them back. May my mouth be opened, may my mouth be un-
closed by Shu (4) with his iron knife wherewith he opened the
"mouth of the gods . I am the goddess Sekhet, and I sit upon
"[my] place in the great (5) wind (?) of heaven . I am the great
"goddess Sah who dwelleth among the Souls of Annu (Helio-
"polis) . Now as concerning every charm and all the words which
"may be spoken against me, (6) may the gods resist them, and
"may each and every one of the company of the gods with-
"stand them ."
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.
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
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