Chap. LVIII . THE CHAPTER OF BREATHING THE AIR, AND OF HAVING DOMINION OVER THE WATER IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani

Vignette : Ani and his wife Thuthu standing in a pool of running water ;
each holds a sail, the symbol of air, in the left hand, and scoops up water
to the mouth with the right hand . On the edges of the pool are palm
trees, from the largest of which hang great clusters of dates .


Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF BREATHING THE AIR AND OF'
HAVING DOMINION OVER THE WATER IN THE UNDERWORLD .
Osiris Ani saith :-

"Open to me ." Who art thou ? Whither goest thou ? ( 2) What
is thy name? "I am one of you." Who are those with thee ?
"The two serpent goddesses Merti . Separate thou from him,
"head from head, when (3) [thou] goest into the divine Mesgen
"chamber . He letteth me set out for the temple of the gods
"who have found their faces . `Assembler of Souls' (4) is the
"name of my boat ; `Making the hair to stand on end' is the
"name of the oars ; `Goad' is the name of the (5) hold(?) ;
"`Making straight for the middle' is the name of the rudder ;
"likewise [the boat] is a type of my being borne onward (6) in
"the pool . Let there be given unto me vessels of milk, together with
"cakes, and loaves of bread, and cups of drink, and flesh (7) in
"the Temple of Anpu."

Rubric : IF HE (I. E ., THE DECEASED) KNOWETlt THIS CHAPTER, HE
SHALL GO INTO, AFTER COMING FORTH FROM, THE UNDERWORLD OF THE
[IIEAUrIF'UL AMENTET] .
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. LVII THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR, AND OF HAVING THE MASTERY OVER THE WATER IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.


Chap. LVII THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR, AND OF HAVING THE MASTERY OVER THE WATER IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : The deceased standing in a stream of water, and holding a
sail in his left hand (see Naville, op . cit ., Bd. I . 131 . 7 0)-


Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR AND OF
HAVING THE MASTERY OVER THE WATER IN THE UNDERWORLD.
The overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :- (2)

"Hail, Hap-ur, god of heaven, in thy name of `Divider of
"heaven', grant thou unto me that I may have dominion over
"(3) the water, even as the goddess Sekhet had power over
"Osiris on the night of the storms and floods . Grant thou that
"I may have power over the divine princes who have their habitations
in the place of (4) the god of the inundation, even
"as they have power over their own holy god of whose name
"they are ignorant ; and may they let me have power even as
"[he hath let them have power] ."

"My nostrils arc (5) opened in Tattu," or (as others say), "My
"mouth and my nostrils are opened in Tatau, and I have my
"place of peace in Annu, which is my house ; it was built for
"me by the (6) goddess Sesheta, and the god Khnemu set it up
"for me upon its walls . If to this heaven it cometh by the north,
"I sit at the south ; if to this heaven (7) it cometh by the south,
"I sit at the north ; if to this heaven it cometh by the west,
"I sit at the cast ; and if to this heaven it cometh by the east,
"(S) I sit at the west. I draw the hair of my nostrils, and I
"make my way into every place in which I wish to sit ."
In the Papyrus of Nefer-uben-f (see Naville, op. cit., Bd. I .
131 . 70) this Chapter ends quite differently, and reads :-
"I am strong in my mouth and in my nostrils, for behold
"Tem has stablished them ; behold, O ye gods and Khus. Rest
"thou, then, O Tem . Behold the staff which blossometh, and
"which cometh forth when a man crieth out in your names .
"Behold, I am Tem, the tree(?) of the gods in [their] visible
"forms . Let me not be turned back . . . . I am the Am-khent,
"Nefer-uben-f, triumphant . Let neither my flesh nor my members
"be gashed with knives, let me not be wounded by knives by
"you. I have come, I have been judged, I have come forth therein,
"[I] have power with my father, the Old man, Nu . He bath
"granted that I may live, he bath given strength unto me, and
"he hath provided me with the inheritance of my father 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. LVI . THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR AMONG THE WATERS IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.


Chap. LVI . THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR AMONG THE WATERS IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : The deceased holding in his hand a sail symbolic of air .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF' SNUFFING THE AIR AMONG THE
WATERS IN THE UNDERWORLD . The overseer of the palace, (2)
the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-

"Hail, thou god Tem, grant thou unto me the sweet breath
"which dwelleth in thy nostrils . I embrace that great throne (3)
"which is in the city of Hermopolis, and I keep watch over the
"egg of Kenlien-ur (i. e ., Great Cackler) ; I germinate as it
"germinateth ; (a) I live as it liveth ; and [my] breath is [its]
"breath."
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. LV. THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : The deceased holding a sail in each hand (see Naville, op . cit.,
Bd . I . Bl . 67) .


Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR IN THE UNDERWORLD.
Saith Nu, triumphant :- (2)

"I am the Jackal of jackals, I am Shu, and [I] draw air from
"the presence of the god of Light (Khii) to the bounds of heaven,
"and to the bounds of (3) earth, and to the bounds of the utter-
most limits of the flight (literally feather) of the Nebeh bird .
"May air be given unto these young divine beings ."

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. LIV. THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR TO THE DECEASED IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap. LIV. THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR TO THE DECEASED IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : The deceased arrayed in white and holding a sail, symbolic
of air, in his left hand (see Papyrus of Ani, sheet 15) .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR (2) TO THE OVERSEER
OF THE PALACE, THE CHANCELLOR-IN-CHIEF, NU, TRIUMPHANT,
IN THE UNDERWORLD. He saith :--

"Hail, thou god Temu, grant unto me the sweet breath which
"dwelleth in thy nostrils! I am the Egg (3) which is in Kenkcnur
(i . e ., the Great Cackler), and I watch and guard that mighty
"thing which bath come into being and with which the god Seb
"bath opened the earth . I live ; and it liveth ; (4) I become old,
"I live, and I snuff the air . I am the god Utcha-aabet (i . e ., the
"god who trieth hostility), and I revolve behind [to protect] his
"egg. I shine at the moment (5) of Horus, the mighty god Suti,
"whose strength is two-fold . Hail, thou who makest sweet the
"seasons of the two earths, thou dweller among tchefatu food,
"thou dweller in the cerulean heights of heaven, 2 keep watch
"over the Babe that dwelleth in his (6) cot when he cometh
"forth to you ."
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. LIII . THE CHAPTER OF NOT EATING FILTH AND OF NOT DRINKING DIRTY WATER I N THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu.


Chap. LIII . THE CHAPTER OF NOT EATING FILTH AND OF NOT DRINKING DIRTY WATER I N THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : This Chapter is without a vignette in the Theban Recension ;
in the Turin Papyrus (Lepsius, op . cit ., Dl . 22) the deceased is seated on
a chair with a table of offerings before him, and his left hand, with a bowl
therein, is stretched out over it .


Text : ( I) THE CHAPTER OF NOT EATING FILTH AND OF NOT
DRINKING FOUL WATER IN THE UNDERWORLD . The overseer of
the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-

"I am the Bull with two horns, and [I] lead (2) along the
"heavens . [I am] the lord of the risings of the heavens, the
"Great Illuminer who cometh forth out of flame, the bestower
"of years, the far extending One, the double Lion-god, and
"there hath been given to me (3) the journey of the god of
"splendour (Khu).I That which is an abomination unto me, that
"which is an abomination unto me, let me not eat . [Let me not
"cat] filth, and let me not drink foul water, and let me not be
"tripped up and fall [in the underworld] . (4) I am the lord of
"cakes in Annu, and my bread is in heaven with Ra, and my
"cakes are on the earth with the god Seb, for the Sektet boat
"and the Alet boat have (5) brought them to me from the house
"of the great god who is in Annu . I have put away from me
"my associates, and I have united myself to the boat of heaven .
"I eat of what they (i . e ., the gods, or the divine boatmen) eat
"there ; I live upon what (6) they live upon there ; and I cat
"of the cakes which are in the hall of the lord of sepulchral
"offerings, I the overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief,
"Nu, triumphant ."
The Source: The Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
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London, 1898.

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Chap. LII . THE CHAPTER OF NOT EATING FILTH IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap. LII . THE CHAPTER OF NOT EATING FILTH IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu

Vignette : This Chapter is without a vignette in the Theban Recension ;
in the Turin Papyrus (Lepsius, op . cit ., Bl . zr) the deceased is seated on
a chair and his left hand is stretched out over a table .


Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF' NOT EATING FILTH IN THE
UNDERWORLD . The overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-
chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :-

"That which is an abomination unto me, that which is an
"abomination unto me, let me not eat . That which is an abomination
unto me, (2) that which is an abomination unto me
"is filth ; let me not eat it [in the place of] the sepulchral cakes
"[which are offered unto] the Kas . Let it not light upon my body ;
"let me not be obliged to take it into my hands ; and let me
"not be obliged to (3) walk thereon in my sandals . What, now,
"wilt thou live upon in the presence of the gods? [Let food]
"come unto me from the place whither thou wilt bring food (?),
"and let me live upon the seven loaves of bread (4) which shall be
"brought as food before Horns, and upon the bread which is brought
"before Thoth . The gods shall say unto me : `What manner of
"food wouldst thou have given unto thee ?' [And I reply :] Let
"me eat my food under the sycamore tree (5) of my lady, the
"goddess Hathor, and let my times be among the divine beings
"who have alighted thereon . Let me have the power to order
"my own fields in Tattu (6) and my own growing crops in
"Annu. Let me live upon bread made of white barley, and let
"my beer be [made] from red grain, and may the persons of
"(7) my father and mother be given unto me as guardians of
"my door and for the ordering of my territory . Let me be sound
"and strong, let me have a large room, and let me be able to
"sit wheresoever I please."

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 . LI . THE CHAPTER OF NOT MARCHING TO BE OVERTHROWN IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Vignette : This Chapter is without a vignette in the Theban Recension ;
in the Turin Papyrus (Lepsius, op . cit ., BI . 21) an upright figure of the
deceased forms the vignette .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT MARCHING TO BE OVERTHROWN
IN THE UNDERWORLD . The overseer of the palace, Nu,
triumphant, saith :- (2)

"That which is an abomination unto me, that which is an
"abomination unto me, let me not eat . That which is an abomination
unto me, that which is an abomination unto me is filth ;
"let me not eat it [in the place of] the sepulchral cakes which
"are offered unto the Kas.I (3) Let me not be destroyed there-
by ; let me not be compelled to take it into my hands ; and
"let me not be compelled to walk thereon in my sandals ."

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. L B . THE CHAPTER OF NOT ENTERING IN UNTO THE BLOCK. From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap. L B . THE CHAPTER OF NOT ENTERING IN UNTO THE BLOCK. From the Papyrus of Nu.

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT ENTERING IN UNTO THE
BLOCK . The overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu,
triumphant, saith :-

"I have joined up my head and neck in heaven [and] in earth .
"(2) Behold it is Rd who, day by day, stablisheth the knot for
"him who stood helpless upon his legs on the day of cutting
`off the hair . The god Suti and the company of the gods have
"joined together my (3) neck and my back strongly, and they
"are even as they were in the time that is past ; may nothing
"happen to break them apart! Make ye me strong against the
"slaughterer of my divine father . (4) I have gotten power over
"my two lands . The goddess Nut hath joined together the bones
"of my neck and back, and I behold them as they were in the
"time that is past, when as yet I had not seen Madt, and when
"the gods were not born (5) in visible forms . I am Penti, and
"I am in the form of the destroyer of the great gods ."

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. LA. THE CHAPTER OF NOT ENTERING IN UNTO THE BLOCK OF THE GOD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

Chap. LA. THE CHAPTER OF NOT ENTERING IN UNTO THE BLOCK OF THE GOD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni

Vignette : In the Papyrus of Ani, sheet i6, and in the Turin Papyrus
(Lepsius, op . cit., B! . zi) the deceased is represented standing with his
back to a gory knife which rests on its block .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF (2) NOT ENTERING IN UNTO THE
BLOCK OF THE GOD. Nebseni saith :-

"The four bones (or knots) of my neck and back have been
"joined together for me by the (3) Guardian of heaven, who
"stablished the knot for him who lay helpless at the breasts [of
"his mother] on the day of cutting off the hair . The bones of
"my neck and back (4) have been knit together by the god Set
"and by the company of the gods as strongly as they were in the
"time that is past ; may nothing happen to break them apart!
"Make ye me strong! The goddess Nut hath joined together the
"bones of my (5) neck and back, [and they arc] even as they
"were in the time that is past, when I saw the true birth of the
"gods in visible forms take place in its true and right order . I
"am Peti, and I am in the presence of the great god ."

The Source: The Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
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London, 1898.

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Chap . XLIX . See Chapter XI.

Chap . XLIX . See Chapter XI

This Chapter is given twice in the Salte Recension, once as
Chapter XI and once as Chapter XLIX ; for the translation of
it as found in the Papyrus of Nu, sheet 21, see above, p . 3o .

The Source: The Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
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Chap. XLVIII. See Chapter X.

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