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
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
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
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.

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Chap. XLVIII. See Chapter X.

Chap. XLVIII. See Chapter X

This Chapter is given twice in the Saite Recension, once as
Chapter X and once as Chapter XLVIII ; for the translation of
it as found in the Papyrus of Ani, sheet 18, see above, p . 29 .

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. XLVII. THE; CHAPTER OF NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT AND THRONE OF THE DECEASED TO BE TAKEN FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap. XLVII. THE; CHAPTER OF NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT AND THRONE OF THE DECEASED TO BE TAKEN FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nebseni

"O my Seat, O my Throne, come yc to me, and go ye round
"about me, O ye gods . I am a spiritual body (sah), therefore
"let me rise up among those who follow the great god . I am
"the son of Madti, and that which he abominateth is the speech
"of falsehood . I am in triumph!"

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. XLVII. THE; CHAPTER OF NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT AND THRONE OF THE DECEASED TO BE TAKEN FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Chap. XLVII. THE; CHAPTER OF NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT AND THRONE OF THE DECEASED TO BE TAKEN FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Nu.

Vignette : In the Theban Recension this Chapter has no vignette ; but
in the Turin Papyrus (Lepsius, op . cit., BI . 20) a funeral shrine is depicted
with the soul of the deceased on one side of it, and the Bennu bird on
the other .


Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT AND
THRONE OF NQ, THE OVERSEER OF THE PALACE AND CHANCEL-
LOR-IN-CHIEF, TO BE TAKEN AWAY (2) FROM HIM IN THE UNDER-
\VORLD. He saith :-

"O my Seat, O my Throne, come y e to me, and go ye round
"about me . I am your Lord, O ye gods, come ye and take up
"your places in my train . (3) 1 am the son of your lord, and ye
"belong to me through my divine father who bath made 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 . XLV. THE CHAPTER OF NOT SUFFERING CORRUPTION IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap. XLVI . TILE CHAPTER OF NOT PERISHING AND OF BECOMING ALIVE IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani

Vignette : The doorway of the tomb . By one post stands the soul of
the scribe Ani in the form of a human-headed hawk, and by the other
the Bernnt bird .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT PERISHING AN]) OF BECOMING
ALIVE IN THE UNDERWORLD . Osiris Ani saith :-

"Hail, (2) ye children of the god Shu! Hail, ye children of
"the god Shu! The Tuat (underworld) bath gained the mastery
"over his diadem .' Like the Hamtnemet 2 beings may I arise,
"even as Osiris doth arise and fare forth ."

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 . XLV. THE CHAPTER OF NOT SUFFERING CORRUPTION IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . XLV. THE CHAPTER OF NOT SUFFERING CORRUPTION IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani

Vignette : The mummy of the scribe Ani being embraced by Anubis,
jackal-headed, the god of the dead .

Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT SUFFERING CORRUPTION
IN THE UNDERWORLD . Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith :-

"O thou who canst not move, like unto Osiris ; O thou who
"canst not move, like unto Osiris! (2) O thou whose limbs cannot
"move, like unto [those of] Osiris! Let not thy limbs be without
movement ; let them not suffer corruption ; let them not
"pass away ; let them not decay ; and let them be fashioned (3)
"for me as if I myself were Osiris,"

Rubric : IF [THE DECEASED] KNOW THIS CHAPTER, HE SHALL NEVER
SUFFER CORRUPTION IN THE UNDERWORLD .

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. XLIV . THE CHAPTER OF NOT DYING A SECOND TIME IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap. XLIV . THE CHAPTER OF NOT DYING A SECOND TIME IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani

Vignette : The scribe Ani, clothed in white and seated in a chair ; he
holds in the right hand the kherp sceptre, and in the left a long staff .
Before him is a table . In the Turin Papyrus (Lepsius, op . cit., Bl . 20) the
deceased is seen standing before a funeral coffer or shrine .


Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT DYING A SECOND TIME IN
THE UNDERWORLD. Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith :-

"My place of hiding is opened, my place of hiding is revealed .
"The Khus have (2) fallen into the darkness, but the Eye of
"Horns bath made me mighty and the god Ap-uat hath nursed
"me like a babe . I have hidden (3) myself with you, 0 ye stars
"that never diminish! My brow is like unto that of Ra ; my
"face is open ; (4) my heart is upon its throne ; I have power
"over the speech of my mouth ; I have knowledge ; in very truth
"I am Rd himself. I am not held to be a person of no account ;
"(5) and violence shall not be done unto me . Thy father liveth
"for thee, 0 son of Nut ; I am thy son, 0 Great One, and I
"have seen the hidden things (6) which belong unto thee . I am
"crowned king of the gods, I shall not die a second time in
"the underworld ."

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 . XLIII . THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE IIEAI) OF A MAN BE C[TI' OFF IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Chap . XLIII . THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE IIEAI) OF A MAN BE C[TI' OFF IN THE UNDERWORLD . From the Papyrus of Ani.

Vignette : In the Theban Recension this Chapter is without a vignette ;
in the Turin Papyrus (Lepsius, op . cit ., BI . 20) the deceased is seen
adoring three gods, each of whom holds the emblem of life in his right
hand and a sceptre in his left .


Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEAD OF A
MAN BE CUT OFF FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD . Osiris Ani,
triumphant, saith :- (2)

"I am the Great One, son of the Great One ; [I am] Fire, the
"son of Fire, to whom was given (3) his head after it had been
"cut off. The head of Osiris was not taken away from him,
"let not the head of Osiris (4) Ani be taken away from him . I
"have knit myself together ; I have made myself whole and
"complete ; I have renewed my youth ; I am Osiris, the lord
"of eternity .
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 . XLII . THE CHAP'T'ER OF DRIVING BACK THE SLAUGHTERINGS WIIICII ARE PERFORMED IN SUTEN-HENEN . From the Papyrus of Nu.

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