(577) 1520 To say: Osiris dawns, pure, mighty; high, lord of truth 1520 on the first of the year; lord of the year. 1521 Atum father of the gods is satisfied; Shu and Tefnut are satisfied; Geb and Nut are satisfied; 1521 Osiris and [Isis] are satisfied; Set and [Neit] (Nephthys?) are satisfied; 1522 all the gods who are in heaven are satisfied; all the gods who are on earth and in the lands are satisfied; 1522 all the southern and northern gods are satisfied; all the western and eastern gods are satisfied; 1522 all the nome gods are satisfied; all the city gods are satisfied 1523 with the great and mighty word, which comes forth from the mouth of Thot, concerning Osiris, 1523 the seal of life, the seal of the gods. 1523 Anubis, the counter of hearts, deducts Osiris N. from the gods who belong to the earth, (and assigns him) to the gods who are in heaven, 1524 lord of wine at the inundation. 1524 His year is calculated for him; his hour knows him. 1524 N. is known by his year which is with him; 1524 his hour which is with him knows him. 1525. "Come, my child," says Atum, "come to us," say they, say the gods to thee, Osiris. 1526 ("Our) brother is come to us, the eldest, the first (begotten) of his father, the first (born) of his mother," 152 6 say they, say the gods. 1527 Heaven conceived him: Dw.t gave him birth; 152 7 N. was conceived with him by heaven; 1527 N. was given birth with him by D.t. 152 8 Thou supported the sky on thy right side, having life; 1528 thou livest, because the gods ordained that thou live. 1528 N. supports the sky on his right side, having life; 1528 he lives, his life, because the gods have ordained that he live. 1529 Thou leanest on the earth on thy left side, having joy; 1529 thou livest thy life, because the gods have ordained that thou live. 1529 N. leans on the [earth] on his left side, having life (or joy?); 1529 he lives his life, because (the gods) have ordained that he live. 1530 N. ascended on the eastern side of the sky; 1530 he descends as a green bird; 1530 he descends ---- lord of the D.t-lakes. 1530 N. is purified in the lakes of the mn-goose. 38. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,

(474) 939 To say: "How beautiful indeed it is to see," says she, said Isis; 939 "how fortunate indeed it is to see," says she, said Nephthys 939 to the king, to this Osiris N., 940 as he ascends to heaven among the stars, among the imperishable stars, 940 the lion-helmet (renown) of N. on his head, 940 his terror on both sides of him, his magic preceding him! 941 N. goes therewith to his mother Nut; 941 N. climbs upon her, in this her name of "Ladder." 941 The gods who inhabit heaven are brought to thee; they unite for thee with the gods who inhabit the earth, 941 that thou mayest be with them, that thou mayest go on their arms. 942 The Souls of Buto are brought to thee; the Souls of Hierakonpolis are united for thee. 942 "All belongs to N.," 942 so said Geb, who has spoken thereof with Atum. So it was done for him. 943 "The Marshes of Reeds, 943 the Horite regions, the regions of Set 943 all belongs to N.," 943 so said Geb, who has spoken thereof with Atum. So it was done for him. 944 He came against thee; he said he would kill thee. 944 He has not killed thee; it is thou who wilt kill him. 944 Thou holdest thine own against him, as the surviving bull of the wild-bulls. 945 Further, to say four times: N., thou remainest in life and joy; 945 N., thou shalt certainly remain in life and joy.

(643) 1819 To say: Osiris N ----------------- 1819 ------- he lives. Thou art a god; [thou art powerful over the gods]. 1820 [An eye has gone forth from thy head, like] the Great-incharms, the Upper Egyptian white crown. 1820 -------------------- great 1820 s ---------------------- a thing gone out from him. 1821 ------------------ thy 1821 Thy ka stands among the gods ------------ thy ---- on earth. 1822 O N ------------------- 1822 draw the ka after thee; [draw life after thee] 1822 draw joy after thee; Osiris N -------------

(650) 1833 [To say]: ------- it is Osiris N., son of [Nut]. 1833 She caused him to appear as king of Upper and Lower Egypt in all his dignity. 1833 [She caused him to appear as] Anubis, First of the Westerners, as Osiris son of Geb. 1833 --------- gods, as `nd.ti, chief of the eastern nomes. 1834 The earth [produces] N.; he shall be chief of the gods who are in heaven, 1834 as Geb, chief of the Ennead. 1835 His mother, heaven, bears him, living, each day, beloved of R`, 1835 with whom he dawns in the east, with whom he sets in the west. 1835 His mother Nut is not void of him, daily. 1836 He equips N. with life; 1836 he makes his heart rejoice; he makes his heart sweet. 1837 He settles for him the South; he settles for him the land of the North; 1837 he destroys for him the fortresses of Asia; 1837 he quells for him all the people, rebels, under his fingers.