Chap. XXXIV. THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE DECEASED BE BITTEN BY SNAKES IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : This Chapter is without a vignette in the Theban and Saite Recensions .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT [LETTING] Osiris Nu,
TRIUMPHANT, BE BITTEN BY SNAKES (or WORMS) IN THE UNDER-
WORLD. (2) He saith :-

"O Serpent! I am the flame which shineth upon the Opener(?)
"of hundreds of thousands of years, and the standard of the
"god Tenpu," or (as others say), "the standard of young plants
"and flowers . Depart ye (3) from me, for I am the divine
Maftet ."

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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