Chap. XXIX. THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF A MAN BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Ani

Vignette : Ani standing, with a staff in his hand. In the Turin Papyrus
(Lepsius, Todtenbauch, 131 . 15) this Chapter has no vignette .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF
A MAN BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD . Osiris
Ani, triumphant, saith :-


"Turn thou back, O messenger of every god ! (2) Is it that
"thou art come [to carry away] this my heart which liveth? But
"my heart which liveth shall not be given unto thee . (3) [As I]
"advance, the gods hearken unto my offerings, and they all fall
"down upon their faces in their own places ."

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.

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