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Egyptian Book of the Dead

Chapter CLX
Ancient Egyptian trans. P. Le Page Renouf & E. Naville • c. c. 1550 BCE
1.
I am the column of green Felspar, which cannot be crushed, and which is raised by the hand of Thoth
2.
Injury is an abomination for it. If it is safe, I am safe; if it is not injured, I am not injured; if it receives no cut, I receive no cut
3.
Said by Thoth: arise, come in peace, lord of Heliopolis, lord who resides at Pu
4.
When Shu has arrived, he found the stone at Shenemu, as its name is neshem . He (the deceased) makes his abode in the enclosure of the great god; whilst Tmu resides in his dwelling; his limbs will never be crushed
5.
For Chapter 160, we have a text from London, 9900 ( Aa ); it is not complete, but the gaps can very easily be filled up from the Papyrus Busca
6.
The vignette of Aa represents Thoth bringing the column, enclosed in a box or a casket