Pyramid Texts
New-birth Of The Deceased King As A God In Heaven, Utterance 570
1443 To say: The face of heaven is washed; the vault of heaven is bright;
1443 a god is brought to birth by the sky upon the arms of Shu and Tefnut, upon the arms of N.
1444 "Great wbn," say the gods;
1444 "hear it, this word which N. says to thee;
1444 let thy heart be glad for this N., for this N. is a Great One, the son of a Great One;
1444 N. is with thee; take this N. for life, joy, and eternity, with thee."
1445 "Khepri, hear it, this word, which is spoken to thee by N.;
1445 let thy heart be glad for N., for N. is a Great One, the son of a Great One;
1445 N. is with thee; take him with thee."
1446 "Nun, hear it, this word, which is spoken to thee by N.;
1446 let thy heart be glad for N., for N. is a Great One, the son of a Great One;
1446 N. is with thee; take him with thee."
1447 "Atum, hear it, this word, which is spoken to thee by N.;
1447 let thy heart be glad for N., for N. is a Great One, the son of a Great One;
1447 N. is with thee; take him with thee."
1448 "Ws, son of Geb; m, son of Osiris,
1448 hear it, this word is spoken to thee by N.;
1448 let thy heart be glad for N., for N. is a Great One, the son of a Great One;
1448 N. is with thee; take him with thee."
1449 Mayest thou be near to N., in thy name of "R`"; drive thou away the garments (darkness) of the sky.
1449 May Horus of the Horizon cause him to hear his glory and his praise
1449 out of the mouth of the Two Enneads.
1450 "How beautiful art thou," said his mother; "(mine) heir," said Osiris.
1450 N. has not swallowed the eye of Horus,
1450 so that men might say, "he will die for that."
1450 N. has not swallowed a limb of Osiris,
1450 so that the gods might say, "he will die for that."
1451 N. lives on the 'isnw (bread of offering) of his father Atum; protect him, Nb.t;
1451 thou hast protected N., Nb.t, in the princely house which is in Heliopolis.
1452 Thou hast commended him to him who is within his n.ti (two limits),
1452 that N. may be expedited.
1452 He who is within his n.ti (two limits) has recommended N. to him who is on his carrying litter,
1452 that N. may be expedited.
1453 N. has escaped his day of death,
1453 even as Set escaped his day of death;
1453 N. has escaped the half-months of death,
1453 even as Set escaped his half-months of death;
1453 N. has escaped his months of death,
1453 even as Set escaped his months of death; 14539. N. has escaped the year of death,
1453 even as Set escaped his year of death,
1454 by ploughing the earth. The hands of N. support Nut, like Shu,
1454 even the bones of N. which are firm (or, iron; or, copper), and his imperishable limbs;
1455 for N. is a star, the light-scatterer of the sky.
1455 Let N. ascend to the god; let N. be avenged,
1455 so that heaven may not be void of N., so that earth (lit. this land, i.e. Egypt) may not be void of N., for ever.
1456 N. lives a life in accordance with your rule,
1456 O gods of the lower sky, imperishable stars,
1456 which traverse the land of Libya, which are supported by their d`m-sceptres;
1456 just as N. is supported, with you, by a w-sceptre and a d`msceptre.
1457 N. is your fourth,
1457 O gods of the lower sky, imperishable stars,
1457 which traverse the land of Libya, which are supported by their dm-sceptres;
1457 just as N. is supported, with you, by a w-sceptre and a d`msceptre.
1458 N. is your fourth,
1458 O gods of the lower sky, imperishable stars, 11458c. which traverse the land of Libya, which are supported by their d'm-sceptres;
1458 just as N. is supported, with you, by a w-sceptre and a d`msceptre,
1458 by command of Horus, hereditary prince and king of the gods.
1459 N. seizes the white crown; that upon which is the wire of the green crown. 11459b. N. is the 'i`r.t-serpent, which comes forth from Set, which was robbed, but which was returned.
1459 N. was robbed; he is returned; he is made alive.
1460 N. is this (kind of) colour which comes out of Nun.
1460 N. is the eye of Horus, which was not chewed, nor spit out;
1460 he is not chewed nor spit out.
1461 Hear it, this word, O R`, said by N. to thee:
1461 "Thy body is in N., O R`; let thy body live in N., O R`." 11462a. "The baboon is a wild-ox," so said knm.wt;
1462 "knm.wt is a wild-ox," so said the baboon. 11462c. O that castrated one! O this man! O he who hurries him who hurries (?), among you two! 11462d. These-this first corporation of the company of the justified 11463a. was born before there was any anger; 11463b. was born before there was any clamour (lit. voice);
1463 was born before there was any strife., 11463d. was born before there was any conflict;
1463 was born before the eye of Horus was plucked out; before the testicles of Set were torn away.
1464 N. is blood' which came from Isis; N. is red blood which came from Nephthys.
1464 N. does d`w3 against his bnw; there is nothing which the gods can do against N.;
1464 N. is the deputy of R`; N. shall not die.
1465 Hear, O Geb, hereditary prince of all the gods, endue him with his form.
1465 Hear, O Thot, who art among the peaceful ones of the gods,
1465 let a door for N. be opened by Horus; let N. be protected by Set.
1465 N. appears in the eastern side of the sky,
1465 like R` who shines in the eastern side of the sky. 35. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,