Famous Pharaohs

Chap . XIII . THE CHAPTER OF ENTERING INTO AND OF COMING FORTH FROM AMENTET . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

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

Text : [THE CHAPTER OF ENTERING INTO AND OF COMING
FORTH FROM AMENTET] .
[Osiris, the scribe Nebseni, victorious, saith :-]

"..... mortals ..... I go in like the Hawk and
"I come forth like the Bennu bird, the morning star(?) of Ra .
"May a path be made for me whereby I may enter in peace into
"the beautiful Amentet ; and may I be by the Lake of Horus ;
"[and may I lead the greyhounds of Horns] ; and may a path
"be made for me whereby I may enter in and adore [Osiris, the
"lord of Life] ."

In the Theban Recension this Chapter appears without a rubric,
but in the Saite Recension as given in the Turin Papyrus (Lepsius,
Todtenbuch, Bll . 4 and 45) we have the following :--

Rubric : [THIS CHAPTER] IS TO BE RECITED OVER A RING [MADE] OF
ANKHAh7 FLOWERS, WHICH SHALL BE LAID ON THE RIGHT EAR OF THE
KHU, TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER RING WRAPPED UP IN A STRIP OF BYSSUS
CLOTH, WHEREON THE NAME OF OSIRIS, AUF-ANKH, VICTORIOUS, BORN
OF THE LADY SHERT-AMSU, VICTORIOUS, SHALL BE DONE [IN WRITING]
ON THE DAY OF SEPULTURE.

The SourceThe Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.

Chap. VII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING OVER THE ABOMINABLE BACK OF Apepi . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . VIII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING THROUGH AMENTET AND COMING FORTH BY DAY . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . IX. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AFTER HAVING MADE THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE TOMB . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap. X. ANOTHER CHAPTER TO BE SAID BY A MAN WHO COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap. XI. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH AGAINST ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap . XII. THE CHAPTER OF GOING INTO AND OF COMING FORTH FROM THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Vignette : This Chapter is without a vignette in both Theban and Sa'fte
Recensions .

Text : ( i) THE CHAPTER OF GOING INTO AND OF COMING
FORTH FROM [THE UNDERWORLD] . The Osiris Nu, triufiiphant,
saith :-

"Hymns of praise to thee, O Ra ! thou keeper (1) of secret (2)
"gates which are on the brow of the god Seb, by the side of
"the Balance of Ra, wherein he lifteth up Right and Truth (Maat)
"(3) day by day. In very truth I have burst through the earth,
"grant [thou] unto me that I may go forward and arrive at the
"state of old age ."

The SourceThe Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.

Chap . VI . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE SHABTI FIGURE TO DO WORK FOR A MAN IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

Chap. VII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING OVER THE ABOMINABLE BACK OF Apepi . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . VIII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING THROUGH AMENTET AND COMING FORTH BY DAY . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . IX. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AFTER HAVING MADE THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE TOMB . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap. X. ANOTHER CHAPTER TO BE SAID BY A MAN WHO COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap. XI. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH AGAINST ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

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

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF [A MAN] COMING FORTH AGAINST
HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD . The overseer of the palace,
the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith :- (2)

"O thou god who eatest thine arm, I have departed from thy
"road. I am Ra, and I have come forth from the horizon against
"my enemies and he hath granted to me that they shall not
"escape from me . I have made an offering, and my hand is
"like that of the lord of the [beret crown . I have lifted up my
"feet even as the uraei goddesses rise up . My overthrow shall
"not be accomplished, (4) and as for mine enemy he hath been
"given over into my power and he shall not be delivered from
"me. I shall stand up like Horus, and I shall sit down like Ptah,
"and I shall be mighty like Thoth, (5) and I shall be strong
"like Tem . I shall, therefore, walk with my legs, I shall speak
"with my mouth, I shall go round about in quest of mine enemy,
"and [as] he hath been delivered over to me he shall not escape
"from me."

The SourceThe Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.

Chap. V . THE CHAP'IER OF NOT LETTING WORK BE DONE IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

Chap . VI . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE SHABTI FIGURE TO DO WORK FOR A MAN IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

Chap. VII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING OVER THE ABOMINABLE BACK OF Apepi . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . VIII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING THROUGH AMENTET AND COMING FORTH BY DAY . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . IX. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AFTER HAVING MADE THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE TOMB . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap. X. ANOTHER CHAPTER TO BE SAID BY A MAN WHO COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Ani.

Vignette : Ani, clad in white, spearing a serpent .

Text : (x) ANOTHER CHAPTER [TO BE SAID] BY A MAN WHO
COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDER-
WORLD . [Saith Osiris Ani :-]

"I have divided the heavens, (2) 1 have cleft the horizon, I have
"traversed the earth, [following] upon his footsteps . The Mighty
"Kill taketh possession of me and carrieth me away, because,
"behold, (3) I am provided with his magical words for millions
"of years . I cat with my mouth, I crush my food with my
"jawbones . (4) Behold, I am the god who is the lord of the
"Teat (underworld) ; may there be given unto me, Osiris Ani,
"these things in perpetuity without fail or lessening ."

The SourceThe Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.

Chap. V . THE CHAP'IER OF NOT LETTING WORK BE DONE IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

Chap . VI . THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE SHABTI FIGURE TO DO WORK FOR A MAN IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

Chap. VII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING OVER THE ABOMINABLE BACK OF Apepi . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . VIII . THE CHAPTER OF PASSING THROUGH AMENTET AND COMING FORTH BY DAY . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . IX. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AFTER HAVING MADE THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE TOMB . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . XIII . THE CHAPTER OF ENTERING INTO AND OF COMING FORTH FROM AMENTET . From the Papyrus of Nebseni.

Chap . XII. THE CHAPTER OF GOING INTO AND OF COMING FORTH FROM THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap. XI. THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH AGAINST ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap. X. ANOTHER CHAPTER TO BE SAID BY A MAN WHO COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Ani.

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