Vignette :
In the Papyrus of Nu this Chapter has no vignette .
Text : (I) THE CHAPIER OF' KNOWING THE "CHAPTERS OF
COMING FORTH BY DAY" IN A (2) SINGLE CHAPTER . The over-
seer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief,
Osiris Nu, triumphant,
begotten of the overseer of the palace, Amen-hetep, triumphant,
saith :-
"I am Yesterday and To-morrow ; and I have the power, to
"be born a second time . [I am] the divine hidden (3) Soul, who
"createth the
gods, and who giveth sepulchral meals to the
"divine hidden beings [in the Tuat (underworld)], in Amenti,
"and in heaven . [I am] the rudder of the east, the possessor of
"two divine faces wherein his beams are seen . (4) I am the lord
"of those who are raised up, [the lord] who cometh forth from
"out of the darkness . [Hail,] ye two divine Hawks who are
"perched upon your resting-places, and who hearken unto the
"(5) things which are said by him, the thigh [of the sacrifice]
"is tied to the neck, and the buttocks [are laid] upon the head
"of Amentet . May the Ur-urti (6)
goddesses (i . e ., Isis and
"Nephthys) grant such gifts unto me when my tears start from
"me as I look on . `I know the abysses' is thy name . [I] work
"for [you], 0 ye (7) Kkus, who are in number [four] millions,
"[six] hundred and one thousand, and two hundred, and they
"are [in height] twelve cubits . [Ye] travel on joining the hands,
"each to each, but the sixth [hour], (8) which belongeth at the
"head of the Tuat (underworld), is the hour of the overthrow of
"the Fiend . [I] have come there in triumph, and [I am] he who
"is in the hall (or courtyard) of the Tuat ; (g) and the seven (?)
"come in his manifestations . The strength which protecteth me
"is that which hath my Klin under its protection, [that is] the
"blood, and the cool water, and the slaughterings which abound (? ) .
"I open [a way among] (io) the horns of all those who would
"do harm unto me, who keep themselves hidden, who make
"themselves adversaries unto me, and those who are upon (I I)
"their bellies . The Eye shall not eat (or absorb) the tears of
"the goddess Aukert. Hail, goddess Aulcert, open thou unto me
"the enclosed place, and (12) grant thou unto me pleasant roads
"whereupon I may travel. Who art thou, then, who consumest
"in the hidden places? I am the Chief in Re-stau, and [I] go
"in and come forth (i3) in my name of `Hehi, the lord of mil-
"lions of years [and of] the earth' ; [I am] the maker of my
"name . The pregnant one hath deposited [upon the earth] her
"load . The door by the wall is shut fast, and the (r4) things
"of terror are overturned and thrown down upon the backbone(?)
"of the
Bennu bird by the two Samait goddesses . To the Mighty
"One bath his Eye been given, and his face emitteth light when
"[he] (15) illumineth the earth, [my name is his name] . I shall
"not become corrupt, but I shall come into being in the form
"of the Lion-god ; the blossoms of
Shu shall be in me . I am
"he who is never overwhelmed in the waters . Happy, yea happy,
"is the funeral couch of the (16) Still-heart ; he maketh him-
"self to alight upon the pool(?), and verily he cometh forth
"[therefrom] . I am the lord of my life . I have come to this [place],
"and I have come forth from Re-as-urt (I7) the city of Osiris .
"Verily the things which are thine are with the Sat- itt deities .
"I have clasped the sycamore tree and I have divided(?) it (18) ;
"I have opened a way for myself [among] the Sekhiu gods of the
"Tuat. I have come to see him that dwelleth in his divine uraeus,
"face to face and eye to (19) eye, and [I] draw to myself the
"winds [which rise] when he cometh forth . My two eyes(?) are
"weak in my face, 0 Lion[-god], Babe, who dwellest in Utent .
"(20) Thou art in me and I am in thee ; and thy attributes are
"my attributes . I am the god of the Inundation (Bah), and
"'Qem-ur-she' (21) is my name . My forms are the forms of the
"god Khepera, the hair of the earth of
Tem, the hair of the
"earth of Tem . (22) I have entered in as a man of no under-
standing, and I shall come forth in the form of a strong Khu,
"and I shall look upon my form which shall be that of men
"and women for ever and for ever ."
Rubric 2 :
1 . [IF THIS CHAPTER BE KNOWN] BY A -MAN HE SHALL COME
FORTH BY DAY, (23) AND HE SHALL NOT BE REPULSED AT ANY GATE OF
'THE TUAT (UNDERWORLD), EITHER IN GOING IN OR IN COMING OUT . HE
SHALL PERFORM [ALL] THE TRANSFORMATIONS WHICH HIS HEART SHALL
DESIRE FOR HIM AND HE SHALL NOT DIE; (24) BEHOLD, THE SOUL OF [THIS]
MAN SHALL FLOURISH . AND MOREOVER, IF [HE] KNOW THIS CHAPTER HE
SHALL BE VICTORIOUS UPON EARTH AND IN THE UNDERWORLD, AND HE
SHALL PERFORM EVERY ACT OF A LIVING (25) HUMAN BEING . NOW IT IS
A GREAT PROTECTION WHICH [HATH BEEN GIVEN] BY THE GOD . THIS
CHAPTER WAS FOUND IN THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE SHRINE OF HENNU
BY THE CHIEF MASON DURING THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY, 'THE KING OF
THE NORTH AND OF THE SOUTH, HESEPTI, TRIUMPHANT, WHO CARRIED (IT]
AWAY AS A INIYSTERIOUS OBJECT WHICH HAD NEVER [BEFORE] BEEN SEEN
OR LOOKED UPON . THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE RECITED BY A MAN WHO IS
CEREMONIALLY CLEAN AND PURE, WHO HATH NOT EATEN THE FLESH OF
ANIMALS OR FISH, AND WHO HATH NOT HAD INTERCOURSE WITH WOMEN .
Rubric :
II . (I) IF THIS CHAPTER BE KNOWN [BY THE DECEASED] HE
SHALL BE VICTORIOUS 130TH UPON EARTH AND IN THE UNDERWORLD,
AND HE SHALL PERFORM EVERY ACT OF A LIVING HUMAN (2) BEING . NOW
IT IS A GREAT PROTECTION WHICH [HATH PEEN GIVEN] BY THE GOD.
THIS CHAPTER WAS FOUND IN THE CITY OF KHEMENNU UPON A BLOCK
OF IRON OF THE SOUTH, WHICH HAD BEEN INLAID [WITH LETTERS] (3)
OF REAL LAPIS-LAZULI, UNDER THE FEET OF THE GOD DURING THE REIGN
OF HIS MAJESTY, THE KING OF THE NORTH AND OF THE SOUTH, MEN-KAU-
RA (MYCERINUS TRIUMPHANT, BY THE ROYAL SON HERU-T,A-TA-F,2 TRIUM-
PHANT ; HE FOUND IT (4) WHEN HE WAS JOURNEYING ABOUT TO MAKE AN
INSPECTION OF THE TE),IPLES . ONE NEKHT(?) WAS WITH HID- WHO WAS
DILIGENT IN MAKING HIM TO UNDERSTAND(?) IT, AND HE BROUGHT IT (5)
TO THE KING AS A WONDERFUL OBJECT WHEN HE SAW THAT IT WAS A
THING OF GREAT MYSTERY, WHICH HAD NEVER [BEFORE] BEEN SEEN OR
LOOKED UPON .
THIS CHAPTER (6) SHALL BE RECITED BY A MAN WHO IS CEREMONIALLY
CLEAN AND PURE, WHO HATH NOT EATEN THE FLESH OF ANIMALS OR
FISH, AND WHO HATH NOT HAD INTERCOURSE WITH WOMEN . AND BEHOLD,
THOU SHALT MAKE A SCARAB OF GREEN STONE, WITH (7) A RIM PLATED(?)
WITH GOLD, WHICH SHALL BE PLACED IN THE HEART OF A MAN, AND IT
SHALL PERFORM FOR HIM THE "OPENING OF THE MOUTH" . AND THOU
SHALT ANOINT IT WITH ANTI UNGUENT, AND THOU SHALT RECITE OVER
IT [THESE] ENCHANTMENTS
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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