Chap . XXXVII, THE CHAPTER OF DRIVING BACK THE; TWO MERTI GODDESSES . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : Two uraei, with tails entwined, upon the emblem of gold
(Naville, op . cit ., Bd. I . Bl . 50) ; in the vignette of this Chapter in the
Turin Papyrus the deceased is seen spearing a serpent (Lepsius, op . cit .,
Bl . i7) .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF DRIVING BACK THE TWO MERTI
GODDESSES . Nu, the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, saith :-

"Homage to you, ye two Rekht goddesses,' ve two Sisters, ve
"two Mert (2) goddesses, I bring a message to you concerning my
"magical words . I shine from the Sektet boat, I am Horus the
"son of Osiris, and I have come to see (3) my father Osiris ."

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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