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A Purification Litany, Utterance 563
Ancient Egyptian trans. Samuel A. B. Mercer • c. c. 2400-2300 BCE
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1408 To say: The double doors of heaven are open, the double doors of b.w are open for Horus of the Gods, 1408 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1408 The double doors of heaven are open for N., the double doors of b.w are open for N., 1408 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1409 The double doors of heaven are open, the double doors of b.w are open for Horus Ssm.t-land, 1409 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1409 The double doors of heaven are open for N., the double doors of b.w are open for N., 1409 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1410 The double doors of heaven are open, the double doors of b.w are open for Horus of the East, 1410 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1410 The double doors of heaven are open for N., the double doors of b.w are open for N., 1410 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1411 The double doors of heaven are open, the double doors of b.w are open for Horus of the Horizon, 1411 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1411 The double doors of heaven are open, the double doors of b.w are open for N., 1411 that he may ascend and purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1412 He who ascended, ascended, Horus of the Gods, that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1412 He who ascended, ascended, N., that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1413 He who ascended, ascended, Horus, of the Ssm.t-land, that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1413 He who ascended, ascended, N., that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1414 He who ascended, ascended, Horus of the East, that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1414 He who ascended, ascended, N., that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1415 He who ascended, ascended, Horus of the Horizon, that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1415 He who ascended, ascended, N., that he might purify himself in the Marsh of Reeds. 1416 N. is purified; N. has taken the w-vestment. 1416 N. truly ascends to heaven, permanent like the earth. 1416 It is grievous (?) for thy body, O Nut, because of the divine seed, which shall be in thee (or, in thy mother). 1417 N., this one, he is the divine seed, which shall be in thy mother, Nut. 1417 Receive him, this N., as thou didst receive thy divine son. 1418 Hpt, Hpt, Hnni, Hnni, 1418 take him with you; let N. be established among you. 1419 ftn.t, mother of the gods, 1419 give thy hand to N.; take his hand (or, take to thee the hand of N.), for life; 1419 draw him to heaven, like as, thou hast drawn this one, Osiris, to heaven. 1420 Hnni, Hnni, Hpt, Hpt, 1420 take N. with you; let N. be established among you. 33. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,