Passages similar to: Egyptian Book of the Dead — Chapters CXLI To CXLIII
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Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapters CXLI To CXLIII (1.)
The book said by a man or his father or his son in the festival of the Amenta, and wherewith he acquires might with Rā, and with the gods when he is with them. Said on the day of the new moon, when offerings are made of bread, beer, oxen, geese, and burnt incense to
793 To say: Wake up for Horus; stand up against Set; 793 raise thyself up as Osiris, like the spirit, son of Geb, his first (born); 793 and stand up...
(437) 793 To say: Wake up for Horus; stand up against Set; 793 raise thyself up as Osiris, like the spirit, son of Geb, his first (born); 793 and stand up as Anubis, who is on the min-w (-shrine), 794 before whom the Ennead tremble. The three beginnings (of the divisions of the year) will be celebrated for thee; 794 thou purifiest thyself on the day of the new-moon, thou dawnest on the first of the month. 794 The great min.t (-stake) mourns for thee 794 as for "Him who stands without being tired," who resides in Abydos. 795 Earth, hear that which the gods have spoken, 795 what R` says as he spiritualizes N., 795 that he may receive his spirituality as one at the head of the gods, like Horus, son of Osiris, 795 while he gives him his spirituality among the watchers Of Buto, 795 while he dignifies him as a god among the watchers of Hierakonpolis. 796 The earth speaks: 796 The double doors of Aker are open for thee; the double doors of Geb are open for thee. 796 Thou goest forth at the voice of Anubis, while he has spiritualized thee, like Thot, 797 that thou mayest judge the gods, that thou mayest set a boundary to the Bows, 797 between the two sceptres, in this thy dignity of spirit, commanded by Anubis. 798 If thou goest, Horus, goes; if thou speakest, Set speaks. 798 Thou approachest the sea (lake); thou advancest to the Thinite nome; 798 thou passest through Abydos. 799 A portal is open for thee in heaven, towards the horizon; 799 the heart of the gods rejoices at thy approach. 799 They take thee to heaven in thy (capacity as) soul; thou art a soul (mighty) among them. 800 Thou ascendest to heaven like Horus, who is over the sdsd of heaven, 800 in this thy dignity issuing from the mouth of R`, 800 as Horus among the spirits, 800 whilst thou sittest on thy firm throne. 801 Thou withdrawest thyself to heaven; 801 the ways, of the Bows, which lead up to Horus, are made firm for thee; 801 the heart of Set fraternizes with thee as (with) the Great One of Heliopolis. 802 Thou hast voyaged over the Winding Watercourse in the north of Nut 802 as a star, which ferries over the ocean, which is under the body of Nut. 802 The D.t strikes (takes) thy hand, towards the place of , 803 after the bull of heaven had given thee his arm. 803 Thou nourishest thyself with the food of the gods, with which they nourish themselves. 803 The odour of Ddwn is on thee, the Upper Egyptian youth, who is come from Nubia; 803 he gives thee the incense wherewith the gods cense themselves. 804 The two children (twin?) of the king of Lower Egypt, who are on his head, the possessors of the great (crown), have given birth to thee. 804 R` has called thee out of the 'iskn of heaven, 804 as Horus who is chief of his department (or, presides over his thigh-offering) he of tw-t, lord of bw.t (the rebel city), 804 as the jackal god, nome-governor of the Bows, as Anubis who presides over the pure (holy) land. 805 He appoints thee as the morning star (god of the morning) in the midst of the Marsh of Reeds, 805 and thou sittest upon thy throne. 805 Thy dismembered limbs are collected by the two mighty ones, the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, as lord of the Bows. 805 Thine abundance is in the field of the gods where they nourish themselves. 806 Thou hast thy spiritualization; thou hast thy messengers; 806 thou hast thine understanding; thou hast thine earthly servants. 806 May the king give an offering, may Anubis give an offering (of) thy thousand of the young of antelopes 806 from the desert, as they come to thee with bowed head. 807 May the king give an offering, may Anubis give an offering (of) thy thousand loaves of bread, thy thousand mugs of beer, 807 thy thousand large loaves, which come from the broad-hall, thy thousand of all sweet things, 807 thy thousand of oxen, thy thousand of all things which thou eatest, on which thy heart is set. 808 The 'im-tree serves thee, the nb-tree bows its head to thee, 808 such as Anubis will do for thee.
A Series Of Old Heliopolitan Texts Partly Osirianized, Utterances 213-222 (222)
199 To say: Stand thou upon it, this earth, which comes forth from Atum, the saliva which comes forth from prr; 199 be thou above it; he thou high...
(222) 199 To say: Stand thou upon it, this earth, which comes forth from Atum, the saliva which comes forth from prr; 199 be thou above it; he thou high above it, 199 that thou mayest see thy father; that thou mayest see R`. 200 He has come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, R`. 200 He has come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, Ndi. 200 He has come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, Pndn. 200 He has come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, Dndn. 201 He has come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, m-wr. 201 He has, come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, Sn-wr. 201 He has come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, Sopdu. 201 He has come to thee, his father; he has come to thee, Sharp of Teeth. 202 Cause thou that N. seize b.w, that he take the horizon; 202 cause thou that N. govern the Nine Bows, that he equip the Ennead; 202 cause thou that the shepherd's crook be in the hand of N., so that Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt may bow (before him). 203 He accepts ("takes on") his opponent and stands up, the great chief, in his great kingdom; 203 Nephthys praised him when he seized his opponent: 204 "Thou hast equipped thyself as the Great-in-magic, Set, who is in Ombos, lord of the land of the South; 204 nothing is lacking in thee; nothing ceases with thee, 204 for behold thou art more glorious, more powerful than the gods of Upper Egypt and their spirits. 205 Thou whom the pregnant brought forth, as thou didst cleave the night, 205 thou art equipped like Set, who mightily broke forth". Fortunate is he whom Isis has praised: 206 "Thou hast equipped thyself like Horus, the youthful, 206 nor is there anything lacking in thee, nor anything ceases with thee, 206 for behold thou art more glorious, more powerful than the northern gods and their spirits. 207 Thou puttest away thine uncleanness for Atum in Heliopolis, thou ascendest with him; 207 thou judgest distress in the underworld,. thou standest above the places of the abyss; 207 thou art (king) with thy father Atum, thou art high with thy father Atum; 207 thou appearest with thy father Atum, distress disappears. 207 The midwife of Heliopolis (holds) thy head. 208 Thou ascendest, thou openest thy way through the bones of Shu; 208 thou envelopest thyself in the embrace of thy mother Nut; 208 thou purifiest thyself in the horizon, thou puttest away thine impurity in the lakes of Shu. 209 Thou risest, thou settest, thou settest with R`, in obscurity with Ndi; 209 thou risest, thou settest, thou risest with R`, 209 thou appearest with Sn-wr; 210 thou risest, thou settest, thou settest with Nephthys, in obscurity with the mkt.t-boat; 210 thou risest, thou settest, thou risest with Isis; 210 thou appearest with the m`nd.t-boat. 211 Thou art master of thyself; there is no one in thy way. 211 Thou art born because of (like) Horus; thou art conceived because of (like) Set; 211 Thou didst purify thyself in the Falcon-nome; thou didst receive thy purification in the Nome of the Integral Ruler, from thy father, from Atum. 212 Thou hast come into being, thou hast become high, thou hast become content; 212 thou hast become well in the embrace of thy father, in the embrace of Atum. 213 Atum, let N. ascend to thee, enfold him in thine embrace, 213 for he is thy bodily son for ever". 5. THE DECEASED KING RECEIVES OFFERINGS AND IS RE-ESTABLISHED IN HIS FUNCTIONS AND POSSESSIONS,
A Series Of Reed-floats And Ferryman Texts, Utterances 503-522 (513)
1168 To say: When father N. ascends to heaven among the gods who are in heaven; 1168 and when he stands by the great w`r.t; 1168 he hears the words...
(513) 1168 To say: When father N. ascends to heaven among the gods who are in heaven; 1168 and when he stands by the great w`r.t; 1168 he hears the words of the blessed dead 1169 R` finds thee on the shores (or, lands) of the sky, in the ntiocean, in Nut. 1169 "He comes, who should come," say the gods. 1170 He gives thee his arm on (at) the 'iskn of the sky. 1170 "He comes who knows his place," say the gods. 1171 Pure one, assume thy throne in the boat of R`, 1171 that thou mayest sail the sky, that thou mayest mount above the ways (or, the far-off ways); 1171 that thou mayest sail with the imperishable stars; 1171 and that thou mayest voyage with the indefatigable (stars). 1172 Thou receivest the tribute of the evening boat; 1172 thou becomest a spirit in the D.t; 1172 thou livest in this sweet life in which the lord of the horizon lives. 1173 "Great Flood dwelling in Nut, who indeed has done this for thee?", 1173 say the gods who follow Atum. 1174 A greater than he hath done that for him, he who is north of the nti-ocean of Nut. 1174 He has heard his appeal; 'he has done for him what he said. 1174 He has received his, body in the court of the prince of Nun, 1174 before the Great Ennead.
Texts Of Miscellaneous Contents, Utterances 588-600 (599)
1645 To say: N. is Geb, the wise-mouth, hereditary prince of the gods, 1645 whom Atum has placed at the head of the Ennead, with whose words the...
(599) 1645 To say: N. is Geb, the wise-mouth, hereditary prince of the gods, 1645 whom Atum has placed at the head of the Ennead, with whose words the gods, are satisfied; 1645 and all the gods are satisfied with all which N. has said-everything wherewith it goes well with him for ever and ever. 1646 Atum said to N.: "Behold, the wise-mouth, who is among us; 1646 he greets us; let us unite for him." 1647 O all ye gods, come, assemble; come, unite, 1647 as ye assembled and united for Atum in Heliopolis, 1648 that N. might greet you. Come ye, 1648 do everything wherewith it might go well with N. for ever and ever. 1649 May Geb give an offering; may he give an offering of these joints of meat, an offering of bread, drink, cakes, fowl, 1649 to all the gods, who will cause every good thing to happen to N.; 1649 who will cause this pyramid of N. to endure, 1649 who will cause this temple to endure 1649 just as (in the condition in which) N. loved it to be, for ever and ever. 1650 All gods, who shall cause this pyramid and this temple of N. to be good and to endure 1650 they shall be pre-eminent, they shall be in honour, 1650 they shall become b (spiritually strong), they shall become m (physically strong); 1651 to them shall be given royal offerings of bread, drink, cakes, meat, fowl, linen, oil; 1651 they shall receive their divine offerings; 1651 to them their joints of meat shall be presented; 1651 to them oblations shall be made; 1651 they shall bear off the white crown; 1651 among the Two Enneads.
Ritual Of Bodily Restoration Of The Deceased, And Offerings, Utterances 12-203 (172)
Heading 101 To say four times: An offering of a meal to N. 101 To say: May Geb make an offering to N. 101 I give to thee every festal offering, every...
(172) Heading 101 To say four times: An offering of a meal to N. 101 To say: May Geb make an offering to N. 101 I give to thee every festal offering, every oblation of food and drink, which thou canst desire, 101 wherewith thou shalt be happy with the god for ever and ever.
The Resurrection Of Osiris With Whom The Gods Are Satisfied, Utterance 577 (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...
(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,
The Deceased King On Earth And In Heaven, Utterance 610 (610)
1710 To say: Wake up for Horus; stand up before Set; 1710 raise thyself up, eldest son of Geb, 1710 before whom the Two Enneads tremble. 1711 (The...
(610) 1710 To say: Wake up for Horus; stand up before Set; 1710 raise thyself up, eldest son of Geb, 1710 before whom the Two Enneads tremble. 1711 (The keeper) of the palace stands up before thee, so that the three beginnings (of the divisions of the year) may be celebrated for thee. 1711 Thou dawnest on the (first of the) month; thou purifiest thyself on the day of the new-moon. 1711 The great mni.t (-stake) mourns for him, 1711 as for "Thee who standest without being tired," who resides in Abydos. 1712 Earth, hear that which the gods have spoken, what Horus says as he spiritualizes his father, 1712 like Horus- and like Min (or, Amn), 1712 like Seker who is at the head of Pdw-s. 1713 The earth speaks to thee: "The door of Aker is open for thee; the double doors of Geb are open for thee. 1713 Thou goest forth at the voice (of Anubis), for he has spiritualized thee, 1713 like Thot, (or) like Anubis, prince of the court of justice (or, divine court), 1714 that thou mayest judge, that thou mayest lean upon the Two Enneads, 1714 who are between the two sceptres, in this thy dignity of spirit, commanded by the gods to be in thee. 1715 If thou goest, Horus goes; if thou speakest, Set speaks; 1715 if thy step be hindered, the step of the gods will be hindered. 1716 Thou approachest the lake; thou advancest to the t wr, the Thinite nome; 1716 thou passest through Abydos, in this thy dignity of spirit., commanded by the gods to be in thee. 1717 A ramp is trodden for thee to the D.t to the place where is. 1717 The ox of heaven seizes thine arm; 1717 thou nourishest thyself with the food of the gods. 1718 The odour of Ddwn is on thee, the Upper Egyptian Youth, who is come from Nubia; 1718 he gives thee the incense wherewith the gods cense themselves. 1719 The two children (twins?) of the king of Lower Egypt have given birth to thee-- 1719 (they) who are on (his) head, (he) the lord of the great crown. 1719 R` calls to thee out of the 'iskn of heaven, 1719 as the jackal (god), nome-governor (of the Bows), the Two Enneads, 1719 as Horus who presides over his, abode (or thigh-offering). 1719 He appoints thee as the morning star (lit. god of the morning) in the midst of the Marsh of Reeds. 1720 The portal of heaven is open for thee towards the horizon; 1720 the heart of the gods rejoice at thy approach, 1720 as a star which ferries over the ocean which is under the underpart of Nut, 1720 in this, thy dignity issuing from the mouth of R`. 1721 Thou sittest upon this thy firm throne, like the Great One who is in Heliopolis; 1721 thou leadest the spirits (spiritualized ones); thou satisfiest the imperishable stars. 1722 Thine abundance is in that herb in which the gods, abound, 1722 and on which the spirits nourish themselves; 1722 thine eyes are opened by the earth, thy limbs are gathered up by the lord of (bw.t) the rebel city. 1723 Raise thyself up (like) nti-m (chief of Letopolis), 1723 when the great bread and this wine-like water were given to him. 1723 The 'im-trees serve thee, the nb-tree, bows its head to thee; 1723 a royal offering will be given to thee, such as Anubis will do for thee. 46. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,