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Chap. XXX A. A LIKE CHAPTER . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : In many of the papyri containing the Theban Recension
this Chapter has no vignette ; in one, however, the vignette is a heart
standing above a vase, in another the deceased is seen adoring his heart,
and in another the deceased is standing before four gods, one of whom
is offering a heart to him (see Naville, Todtenbuch, Bd . I . B! . 42) .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF
THE OVERSEER OF THE PALACE, THE CHANCELLOR-IN-CHIEF,
Nu, TRIUMPHANT, BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM HIM IN THE UNDER-
WORLD . He saith :- (2)

"O my heart, my mother ; O my heart, my mother! O my
"heart of my existence upon earth . May naught stand up to
"oppose me in judgment in the presence of the lords of the trial
"(3) ; let it not be said of me and of that which I have done,
"'He hath done deeds against that which is right and true' ;
"may naught be against me in the presence of the great god, the
"lord of Amentet . Homage to thee, O my heart! (4) Homage
"to thee, O my heart! Homage to you, O my reins! Homage
"to you, O ye gods who dwell in the divine clouds, and who
"are (5) exalted (or holy) by reason of your sceptres ! Speak ye
"[for me] fair things to Ra, and make ye me to prosper before
"Nehebka . And behold me, even though I be joined to the
"earth in the mighty innermost parts thereof, let me remain upon
"the earth and let me not die in Amentet, but become a Khu
"therein ."

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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Chap. XXX. THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF A MAN BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Turin Papyrus.