Pyramid Texts
Second Series In Praise Of Nut, Utterances 443-452
Utterances 443.
823 To say: Nut, two eyes are come forth from thy head.
823 Thou hast taken possession of Horus and his Great-in-charms;
823 thou hast taken possession of Set and his Great-in-charms.
823 Nut, thou hast numbered thy children, in thy name of "rp.tsedan-chair of Heliopolis."
823 Thou shalt reclaim N. also for life; he shall not perish.
824 To say: Nut, thou hast dawned as king of Lower Egypt, because thou hast gained power over the gods,
824 together with their kas, together with their heritage,
824 together with their food, together with all their possessions.
824 Nut, him thou causest to endure, he will live.
824 Nut, if thou livest, N. will live.
825 To say: Osiris N., thy mother, Nut, has spread herself over thee,
825 that she may hide thee from all evil things.
825 Nut has guarded thee from all evil;
825 thou art the greatest among her children.
826 To say: He is gone who went to his ka; Osiris is gone to his ka; Set is gone to his ka;
826 Mnti-'irti is gone to his ka; thou thyself art gone to thy ka.
827 O N., he who comes, comes, thou shalt not be in need;
827 thy mother comes, thou shalt not be in need; Nut, thou shalt not be in need;
827 protectress of the great, thou shalt not be in need; protectress of the fearful, thou shalt not be in need.
828 She protects thee, she prevents thy need, she gives back thy head to thee;
828 she collects thy bones for thee;
828 she brings thy heart into thy body for thee.
829 Thou art (henceforth?) chief of those who were before thee;
829 thou commandest those who will be after thee.
829 Thou causest thy house to prosper after thee; thou protectest thy children from sorrow.
829 Thy purity is the purity of the gods, who have gone to their kas;
829 thy purity is the purity of the gods who have passed on, and so do not suffer hardship.
830 To say: Thot, heal N., that he may live,
830 that what is against him may cease. Thot, give him the eye of Horus.
832 To say: He is gone, who went to his ka; Osiris is gone to his ka; Set is gone to his ka;
832 Mnti-'irti is gone to his ka; N. is gone to his ka.
833 O N., thou art gone, that thou mayest live; thou art gone, that thou mayest not die;
833 thou art gone, that thy spirit may be at the head of the spirits, that thou mayest be powerful at the head of the living;
833 that thou mayest be mighty (a soul), and thou art mighty (a soul); that thou mayest be honoured, and thou art honoured.
834 He who comes, comes; thou shalt not be in need.
834 Thy mother comes to thee, thou shalt not be in need; Nut comes to thee, thou shalt not be in need;
834 the protectress of the great comes to thee, thou shalt not be in need.
835 She protects thee, she prevents thy need, she gives back thy head to thee;
835 she assembles thy bones for thee, she unites thy limbs for thee;
835 she brings thy heart into thy body for thee.
836 Thou art (henceforth?) chief of those who were before thee;
836 thou commandest those who were before thee;
836 thou protectest thy children from sorrow.
836 Thy purity is the purity of the gods,
836 the lords of want, who have gone to their kas.
837 To say: O N., awake, raise thyself up,
837 stand up, that thou mayest be pure, that thy ka may be pure,
837 that thy soul may be pure, that thy might may be pure.
838 Thy mother comes to thee, Nut comes to thee, the great protectress comes to thee;
838 she purifies thee, N., she protects thee, N.,
838 she prevents thy need.
839 O N., thou art pure, thy ka is pure,
839 thy might which is among the spirits is pure, thy soul which is among the gods is pure.
840 O N.,
840 "Thy bones are united for thee; take to thee thy head," says Geb.
840 Let him efface the evil which is in thee, N., says Atum.
841 To say: O N., stand up, that thou mayest be pure, that thy ka may be pure.
841 Horus purifies thee in b.w.
842 Thy purification is the purification of Shu, thy purification is the purification of Tefnut,
842 thy purification is the purification of the four spirits of the houses, 842 C. when they rejoice in Buto because thou art pure.
842 Thy mother Nut purifies thee, the great protectress, she protects thee.
843 "Take to thee thy head; thy bones are united for thee," says Geb.
843 "Effaced be the evil which is with N., destroyed shall be the evil which is with him," says Atum. 22. A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP,