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The Deceased King Receives Offerings And Is Reestablished In His Functions And Possessions, Utterances 223-225
Ancient Egyptian trans. Samuel A. B. Mercer • c. c. 2400-2300 BCE
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214 To say: Awake. Turn around. O! O! 214 O N., up, be seated before a thousand. loaves, a thousand mugs of beer; 214 the roast, thy double-rib piece (comes) from the slaughteringbench, the rt-bread from the broad-hall (w.t). 25 As a god is provided with divine offerings, so N. is provided with his bread. 215 Thou art come to thy ba, Osiris, a ba among the spirits, mighty in his domains, 215 protected by the Ennead in the house of the prince. 216 O N., betake thyself to me, approach thyself to me, 216 be not far from the tomb, be not separated from me. 216 I have given thee the eye of Horus; I have reckoned it to thee. O may it be pleasing to thee, with thee. 217 O N., up, receive thy bread from (my) hand. 217 To say four times: O N., I will be to thee a door-keeper. Heading and postscript to
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218 To say four times: An offering to him in all his dignities, in all his places. 218 May Geb give an offering in all thy dignities, in all thy places. Utterance 224. 218 To say: Awake, N. Turn around, N. 218 Thou hast come that thou mayest command in the regions of Horus; 218 thou hast come that thou mayest command in the regions of Set; 218 thou hast come that thou mayest command in the regions of Osiris. 219 May the king make an offering: "in all thy dignities". 219 Thy garment is a b-loin-cloth; thy garment is a hdd-loincloth; 219 thou goest in sandals; thou slaughterest an ox; 220 thou goest in the wd-'n-boat, in all thy dignities, in all thy places. 220 Thy nb.t-sceptre is at the head of the living, thy staff is at the head of the spirits, 220 like Anubis, First of the Westerners; like `nd.ti, First of the Eastern nomes. 221 How fortunate is thy condition! Thou art a spirit, O N., among thy brothers, the gods. 221 How changed it is! How changed it is! (So) protect thy children; beware of 221 thy border (limitation) which is in the earth. To say four times: Clothe thy body (and) come into their presence.
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A Variant of Utterance 224. 222 To say: Awake, N.! Turn around, N.! 222 Thou hast come that thou mayest command in the regions of Horus; (thou hast come) that thou mayest command in the regions of Set; 222 that thou mayest speak in the regions of Osiris. 223 May the king make an offering: Thy son is upon thy throne; thy garment is the p.ti; thy garment is a dd-loincloth; 223 thou goest in sandals; thou slaughterest an ox; 224 thou goest in the wd-`n-boat, in all thy places, in all thy dignities 224 Thy nb.t-sceptre is at the head of the living, thy staff is at the head of the spirits. 224 The aged is come; he protects his son. 224 May thy body be clothed, so that thou mayest come to [me]; and may [the eye of Horus] be pleasing to thee. 6. MOSTLY SERPENT CHARMS,