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Egyptian Book of the Dead

Chapter XLIII
Ancient Egyptian trans. P. Le Page Renouf & E. Naville • c. c. 1550 BCE
1.
I am a Prince, the son of a Prince; a Flame, the Son of a Flame, whose head is restored to him after it hath been cut off
2.
The head of Osiris is not taken from him, and my head shall not be taken from me
3.
I raise myself up, I renew myself, and I grow young again
4.
An early recension of this chapter is found in the tomb of Horhotep ( Miss. Arch. II , p. 159), and an apparent reference on the Coffin of Amamu