I am the god in Lion form; the heir of Râ and Tmu in Chemmis, the Master in their halls

Those who are in their cells accompany me as guides. I have made my way and gone round the heavenly Ocean on the path of the Bark of Râ, and standing on the girders [52] of the Bark of Râ

I utter his words to the men of the present generation [53] and I repeat his words to him who is deprived of breath

I spy out for my father Râ at sunset, compressing my mouth, and feeding upon life

I live in Tattu, and I repeat my life after death like the Sun daily

There are two recensions of this chapter, and both are found in the papyrus Lb . They are called by M. Naville, 38 A and 38 B . The latter is that adopted as canonical by all the manuscripts of a later date, and is the one here translated. The other recension is longer, and contains passages which are also found in other chapters, to which it accordingly furnishes important variants. It may possibly be older than those chapters