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Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter CXLVIII (13.)
Said by a man, when Rā is put before these gods, painted in green, and standing on a wooden board, and when they give him the offerings, and the sustenance which is before them, bread and drink, geese, and frankincense, and when they present mortuary gifts to the deceased before Rā
The Death Of The King And His Arrival In Heaven, Utterance 659 (659)
1860 To say: He is assembled: This thy going; 1860 He is assembled: These thy goings, 1860 are the goings of Horus in search of his father, Osiris....
(659) 1860 To say: He is assembled: This thy going; 1860 He is assembled: These thy goings, 1860 are the goings of Horus in search of his father, Osiris. 1861 His messengers go; his runners hasten, 1861 his envoys rush on. 1862 Hasten to R`; say to R, to him who lifts up his arm in the East, 1862 that he is coming as a god, that N. stands in the double 'itr.tpalace of the horizon. 1863 Thou hearest the words of R`, as a god, as Horus mti: 1863 "I am thy brother, like Sopdu." 1864 Behold, he comes; behold, he comes; 1864 behold, thy brother comes; behold, Mnti-n-'irti comes. 1865 Thou recognizest him not, though thou spendest the night in his arms- 1865 thy putrefaction being avoided 1865 like thy calf, like thy herdsman. 1866 Thou hast taken these thy white teeth of this mn; 1866 they go around like an arrow, in their name of "Arrow;" 1867 thy leg of beef is in the nome of Abydos, thy (lit. his) piece of meat is in the land of Nubia; 1867 thou hast descended like the jackal of the South, like Anubis who is over (i.e. protects) the (southern) 'itr.t-palace; 1868 thou standest before the Rd-wr-lake, 1868 like Geb, at the head of his Ennead. 1869 Thou hast thy heart; thou hast thy ka, N.; 1869 thou furnishest thy house, N.; thou fastenest thy door, N. 50. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,
A Group Of Prayers And Charms, Utterances 204-212 (207)
124 To say: An offering of the butcher; an offering of the butcher; an offering of that which is in the eye of R`; 124 an offering of the...
(207) 124 To say: An offering of the butcher; an offering of the butcher; an offering of that which is in the eye of R`; 124 an offering of the bird-catcher, who is in the eye of the god. the cup-bearer who offers water. 124 Let the fire be hot; let the joint (of meat) be with the pastry', 124 four hands (full) of water.
Texts Of Miscellaneous Contents, Utterances 671-675 (675)
2000 To say: O N., "come in peace," says Osiris to thee; 2000 messenger of the Great God, "come in peace," says the Great God to thee. 2001 The...
(675) 2000 To say: O N., "come in peace," says Osiris to thee; 2000 messenger of the Great God, "come in peace," says the Great God to thee. 2001 The double doors of heaven are open for thee; the (double doors of the) d.w-stars are open for thee, 2001 after thou art descended (into the grave) as the jackal of Upper Egypt, 2001 as Anubis on his belly (side), as Hpi.w who resides in Heliopolis. 2002 The great damsel who lives in Heliopolis has given her arm to thee. 2002 O N., thou hast [no] father, among men, who conceived thee; 2002 thou hast no mother, among mankind, who bore thee. 2003 Thy mother is the great wild-cow who lives in el-K�b, 2003 the white crown, the royal head-dress, she with the long feathers (hair?), she with the two hanging breasts, 2003 she will nurse thee; she will not wean thee. 2004 Raise thyself up, N., dress thyself in thy fringed-vestment, the first (best) in the house, 2004 thy d-mace on thine arm, thy Horus-weapon (m) in thy hand, thine m-sceptre on thine arm, thy d-mace in thy hand. 2005 Thou standest as he who is chief of the double 'itr.t-palace, who, judges the words of the gods. 2005 O N., thou belongest to the n.w (-stars), when R` shines behind the morning star. 2006 Lo, no god escapes from what he has said; 2006 he will offer thee thy thousand (loaves) of bread, thy thou sand (mugs) of beer, thy thousand of oxen, thy thousand of geese, 2006 thy thousand of everything on which a god lives. 53. RESURRECTION, TRANSFIGURATION, AND LIFE OF THE KING IN HEAVEN,
Ra: These were constructed by thought after a scanning of the deep mind, the trunk of mind tree, looking at the images most likely to cause the experience of awe in…
Utterances Concerning Well-being, Especially Food And Clothes, Utterances 401-426 (406)
706 To say: Greetings to thee R` in thy beauty, in thy beauties, 706 in thy places, in thy two-thirds gold. 707 Mayest thou bring the milk of Isis to...
(406) 706 To say: Greetings to thee R` in thy beauty, in thy beauties, 706 in thy places, in thy two-thirds gold. 707 Mayest thou bring the milk of Isis to N., and the flood of Nephthys, 707 the swishing of the lake, the primaeval flood of the ocean, 707 life, prosperity, health, happiness, 707 bread, beer, clothing, food, that N. may live thereof. 708 May the brewers listen to (come to terms with) him! 708 As they are long in days (patient at work), as they are satisfied in the nights, 708 so he (the deceased) takes his place at the table (partakes of his meal), since they are satisfied with their nourishment (contentment). 709 May N. behold thee when thou goest forth as Thot, 709 when the course is set for the boat of R`, 709 to his fields which are in the 'i.w-part of heaven, 709 and when thou stormest forth as he who is at the head of his icarriers.
The Resurrection, Ascension, And Reception Of The Deceased King In Heaven, Utterance 606 (606)
1683 To say: Arise for me, father; stand up for me, Osiris N. 1683 It is I; I am thy son; I am Horus. 1684 I have come to thee, that I may purify...
(606) 1683 To say: Arise for me, father; stand up for me, Osiris N. 1683 It is I; I am thy son; I am Horus. 1684 I have come to thee, that I may purify thee, that I may cleanse thee, 1684 that I may revivify thee, that I may assemble for thee thy bones, 1684 that I may collect for thee thy flesh, that I may assemble for thee thy dismembered limbs, 1685 for I am as Horus his avenger, I have smitten for thee him who smote thee; 1685 I have avenged thee, father Osiris N., on him who did thee evil. 1686 I have come to thee by order of rw; 1686 (for) he has appointed thee, father Osiris N., (to be) upon the throne of R`-Atum, 1686 that thou mayest lead the blessed dead(?). 1687 Thou shalt embark into the boat of R`, in which the gods love to ascend, 1687 in which the gods love to descend, in which R` is rowed to the horizon; 1687 N. shall embark into it, like R`. 1688 Thou shalt seat thyself upon this throne of R`, that thou mayest command the gods, 1688 for thou art indeed R`, who comes forth from Nut, who gives birth to R` every day. 1688 N. is born every day like R`. 1689 Take to thyself the heritage of thy father Geb before the corporation of the Ennead in Heliopolis. 1689 "Who is equal to him?", 1689 say the Two great and mighty Enneads who are at the head of the Souls of Heliopolis. 1690 These two great and mighty gods have appointed thee 1690 --those who are chiefs of the Marsh of Reeds--upon the throne of rw, 1690 as their eldest son; 1691 they placed Shu at thy left (east side), Tefnut at thy right (west side), 1691 Nun before thee (at thy south side), Nnt behind thee (at thy north side); 1692 they lead thee to these their places, beautiful and pure, 1692 which they made for R` when they placed him upon their thrones (his throne). 1693 N., they make thee live, 1693 so that thou mayest surpass the years of Horus of the horizon, 1693 when they make thy (for "his") name, "Withdraw not thyself from the gods." 1694 They recite for thee this chapter, which they recited for R`Atum who shines every day; 1694 they have appointed N. to their thrones (his throne) 1694 at the head of every Ennead, as R` and as his deputy. 1695 They cause N. to come into being as R`, in this, his name of "Khepri." 1695 Thou mountest to them as R`, in this his name of "R`"; 1695 thou turnest back again from their face as R`, in this his name of "Atum." 1696 The Two Enneads shall rejoice, O father; 1696 when thou approachest, O father, Osiris N., they say: 1696 "Our; brother is come to us." 1696 The Two Enneads say to Osiris N.: "King, Osiris N., 1697 one of us is come to us." 1697 The Two Enneads say to thee: "King, Osiris N., 1698 the eldest son of his father is come to us." 1698 The Two Enneads say to thee: "King, Osiris N., 1698 he is the eldest son of his mother." 1698 The Two Enneads say to thee: "King, Osiris N., 1699 he to whom evil was done by his brother Set comes to us." 1699 The Two Enneads say: 1699 "And we shall not permit that Set be delivered from carrying thee for ever, king, Osiris N." 1699 The Two Enneads say to thee: "King, Osiris N., 1700. raise thyself up, king, Osiris N.; thou livest." 44. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,
Texts Of Miscellaneous Contents, Utterances 660-669 (669)
1961 To say: A prince ascends --- a great burnt-offering on the interior of the horizon; 1961 he has seen the preparation of the feast, and the...
(669) 1961 To say: A prince ascends --- a great burnt-offering on the interior of the horizon; 1961 he has seen the preparation of the feast, and the preparation of the fire-pan, 1961 at the birth of the gods, on the five epagomenal days, who are before thee, 1961 "Great-his-breast," thou who art before the Bstw.w. 1962 -------------------------------------------1962a + 1 (N. X 755) ----------- N. of his mother; Twt, 1962a + 2 (N. 755). he who was born, a double, in the nest ---- Thot 1962 in the interior of the field of the tamarisk, at the source of the gods, 1963 for N. is my brother, proceeding from the thigh, 1963 who separated the two brothers, put apart the two fighters, who split your heads, O gods. 1964 -------- of --------------------- 1964b (N. 756) ---------- her fillet, N., 1964c (N. 756). as Nwrw, who is great among you, O gods, you who come to him, O gods; 1964 as Isis said to Nun: 1965 "I have given birth to him for thee; I have deposited him for thee; 1 have certainly spit him out for thee." 1965 He has no feet; he has no arms, 1965 and how shall he be assembled? 1966 Then let this copper be brought ------ the nw-boat --- with it. 1966b (N. 756). [Come ye] with him, nourished, with him in your arms, say they, the gods. 1966c (N. 756). Behold, he is born. 1966 Behold, he is assembled; behold he exists. 1967. Wherewith shall we break that which appertains to his egg, say they, the gods. 1968 Let then Seker of pdw come, 1968 that he may mould (smelt) his bones, that he may construct his skeleton 1968 ---------- 1968 It is he who shall break the e[gg], and [loose] the copper, 1969a (N. 758). so that the two followers of the gods, with sharp teeth and long claws, may bring the god forth by his hands. 1969 Behold, N. exists; behold, N. is assembled; 1969 behold N. has broken (his) egg. 1970 Wherewith shall N. be caused to fly? 1970b (N. 758-759). Then let there be brought to thee ------ nw-boat, built by Mw-n, 1970 that thou mayest fly therewith, that thou mayest fly therewith, 1970d (N. 759). the south-wind for thy foster-mother, the north-wind for thy nurse. 1971. N. flies; N. alights on the two wings (lit. feathers) of his father, Geb. 51. THE DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND SPIRITUALIZATION OF THE KING,
852 To say: Greetings to thee, Great One, son of a Great One! 852 The w of the pri-wr run for thee; 852 the pri-nsr work for thee; 852 the apertures...
(456) 852 To say: Greetings to thee, Great One, son of a Great One! 852 The w of the pri-wr run for thee; 852 the pri-nsr work for thee; 852 the apertures of the (heavenly) windows are open for thee; 852 the steps of light are revealed for thee. 853 Greetings to thee, sole one, of whom it is said, he will live always! 853 Horus comes, he with the long stride comes; 853 he comes, he who wins power over the horizon, who wins power over the gods. 854 Greetings to thee, soul, who is in his red blood, 854 sole one, as his father named him, wise one, as the gods called him, 854 who took his place, as the sky was separated (from the earth), at the place where thy heart was satisfied, 854 that thou mayest stride over the sky according to thy stride, 854 that thou mayest traverse Lower and Upper Egypt in the midst of that which thou stridest! 855 He who really knows it--this saying of R`, 855 he who uses them--those charms of Harachte, 855 he shall be indeed an intimate of R`, 855 he shall be a friend of Harachte. 856 N. knows this saying of R`; 856 N. uses them--these charms of Harachte. 856 N. shall be an intimate of R`, 856 N. shall be a friend of Harachte. 856 The arm of N. will be taken to heaven in the following of R`. Utterance 497. 857 To say: The watered fields are satisfied, the canals are inundated 857 for N. on this day, 857 when his spirit is given to him, when his might is given to him. 858 Raise thyself up, N., take to thyself thy water; gather to thee thy bones. 858 Stand up upon thy feet; spirit art thou at the head of the spirits. 859 Raise thyself up for this thy bread, which cannot mould, 859 for thy beer, which cannot become sour, 859 by which thou shalt become spiritually mighty, by which thou shalt become pre-eminent, by which thou shalt become physically mighty, 859 by which thou shalt give thereof to him who was, before thee. O N., thou art glorious and thy successor is glorious.
Miscellaneous Texts Chiefly About The Deceased King's Reception And Life In Heaven, Utterances 523-533 (523)
1231 To say: The sky has strengthened the radiance for N., 1231 that N. may lift himself to heaven as the eye of R`, 1231 and that N. may stand at...
(523) 1231 To say: The sky has strengthened the radiance for N., 1231 that N. may lift himself to heaven as the eye of R`, 1231 and that N. may stand at this left eye of Horus 1231 where the word of the gods is heard. 1232 Thou shalt stand in the presence of the spirits, 1232 as Horus stood in the presence of the living. 1232 N. shall stand in the presence of the spirits, the imperishable stars, 1232 as Osiris stands in the presence of the spirits.
A Series Of Old Heliopolitan Texts Partly Osirianized, Utterances 213-222 (217)
152 To say: R`-Atum, N. comes to thee, an imperishable spirit, lord (by) decree of the places of the four papyrus-pillars. 152 Thy son comes to thee;...
(217) 152 To say: R`-Atum, N. comes to thee, an imperishable spirit, lord (by) decree of the places of the four papyrus-pillars. 152 Thy son comes to thee; N. comes to thee, 152 that ye may stride over the sky (way), reunited in obscurity; 152 that ye may arise in the horizon, in a place which is pleasing to you. 153 Set and Nephthys, hasten, announce to the gods of Upper Egypt and their spirits: 153 "N. comes, an imperishable spirit; 153 if he wills that ye die, you will die; if he wills that ye live, you will live." 154a-d == 1152a-d. 155 Osiris and Isis, hasten, announce to the gods of Lower Egypt and their spirits: 155 "N. comes, an imperishable spirit, like the morning star over the Nile; 155 the spirits in the waters adore him; 155 whom he wills that he live, be lives; whom he wills that be die, he dies." 156a-d = 152a-d. 157 Thot, hasten, announce to the gods of the West and their spirits: 157 "N. comes, an imperishable spirit, masked to the neck like an Anubis, chief of the western highland, 157 that he may count hearts, that he may be powerful over the best of the hearts; 157 whom he wills that he live, he lives; whom he wills that he die, he dies." 1158a-d = 152a-d. 159 Horus, hasten, announce to the Souls of the East and their spirits: 159 "N. comes, an imperishable spirit; 159 whom he wills that he live, he lives; whom he wills that he die, he dies,." 160 R`-Atum, thy son comes to thee; N. comes to thee; 160 let him ascend to thee, enfold him in thy embrace; 160 he is thy bodily son for ever.
Utterances Concerning Well-being, Especially Food And Clothes, Utterances 401-426 (419)
743 To say: Greetings to thee, N., on this thy day, 743 as thou standest before R`, when he ariseth in the east, 743 adorned with this thy dignity...
(419) 743 To say: Greetings to thee, N., on this thy day, 743 as thou standest before R`, when he ariseth in the east, 743 adorned with this thy dignity among the spirits. 743 The arms interlace for thee; the feet agitate for thee; the hands wave for thee. 744 Isis laid hold of thine arm; she caused thee to enter into the min.w. 744 The earth is adorned; thy mourners lament. 745 May Anubis First of the Westerners give an offering: 745 thy thousands of loaves of bread, thy thousands of mugs of beer, thy thousands of jars of ointment, 745 thy thousands of alabaster vases (of perfume), thy thousands of garments, 745 thy thousands of heads of oxen. 746 The mn-goose will be beheaded for thee; the trp-goose will be killed for thee. 746 Horus has exterminated the evil which was in N. in his four day (term); 746 Set has annulled that which he did against N. in his eight day (term). 747 The doors are open for those in secret places. 747 Stand up, remove thy earth, shake off thy dust, raise thyself up, 748 voyage thou with the spirits. 748 Thy wings are those of a falcon; thy brightness is that of a star. 748 No enemy (?) will bend over N.; 748 the heart of N. will not be taken; his heart will not be carried off. 749 N. is a great one with an uninjured wrr.t-crown. 749 N. equips himself with his firm (or, iron, shining) limbs. 749 N. voyages, over the sky to the Marsh of Reeds; 249 N. makes his abode in the Marsh of Offerings, 749 among the imperishable stars in the following of Osiris.
Texts Of Miscellaneous Contents, Utterances 602-605 (602)
1672 To say by the Earth, by Geb, by Osiris, by Anubis, by Wr-b: 1672 Make N. festive at the Feast of Horus. 1672 Let him who is among the falcons...
(602) 1672 To say by the Earth, by Geb, by Osiris, by Anubis, by Wr-b: 1672 Make N. festive at the Feast of Horus. 1672 Let him who is among the falcons hasten to the ka of N., who is mmi. 1673 Open for N. his eyes, open for him his nose; 1673 open for N. his mouth, open for him his ears; 1673 make prosperous for N. his two plumes. 1674 Let N. be allowed to pass, by the god, 1674 filled with the force of the winds. 1674 After you have eaten this, N. will find what is left by you. 1674 Give the remainder to N.; behold, he is come.
Texts Of Miscellaneous Contents, Utterances 671-675 (674)
1994 To say: I have come to thee, I am thy son; I have come to thee, I am Horus; 1994 I give to thee thy mdw-staff before the spirits and thy...
(674) 1994 To say: I have come to thee, I am thy son; I have come to thee, I am Horus; 1994 I give to thee thy mdw-staff before the spirits and thy nb.tsceptre before the imperishable stars. 1995 [I have found thee assembled], [thy (lit. his) face] like (that of) a jackal, thy (lit. his) seat like (that of) b.wt; 1995 she refreshes thy heart in thy body, in the house of her (lit. thy) father Anubis. 1996 Be pure and sit at the head of those greater than thou. 1996 Thou art seated on thy firm throne, on the throne of the First of the Westerners; 1996 thy tis.w, they are young. 1997. mnt.t salutes thee, like Isis; Hn.t acclaims thee like Nephthys. 1998 Thou standest at the head of the n.wt, of the double palace, like Min; 1998 thou standest at the head of Egyptians (km.tiw), like api; 1998 thou standest at Pdw-s, like Seker. 1999 Thou standest before the Rd-wr-lake. 1999 Thou hast thy 'b-sceptre, thy wire, thy fingernails; which are at hand (lit. "at thy fingers"); 1999 those who are before Thot are slain with the knife, coming from Set. 1999 Thou givest thine arm to the dead, to the spirits, who will take thine arm to the First of the Westerners.
A Series Of Reed-floats And Ferryman Texts, Utterances 503-522 (515)
1176 To say: Two legs of Horus, two wings of Thot, 1176 ferry N. over; leave him not without a boat! 1177 Give thou bread to N.; give thou beer to...
(515) 1176 To say: Two legs of Horus, two wings of Thot, 1176 ferry N. over; leave him not without a boat! 1177 Give thou bread to N.; give thou beer to N., 1177 from thy eternal bread, this thy everlasting beer. 1178 N. is by these two obelisks of R`, which are on earth; 1178 N. is by these two holy signs of R`, which are in heaven; 1179 N. goes on these two reed-floats of the sky which are before R`; 1179 he brings this jar of the libation of R`, 1179 which purifies the land of the south before R`, when he ascends in his horizon. 1180 (When) N. comes to the field of life, to the birthplace of R` in b.w, 1180 N. finds b.wt, daughter of Anubis; 1180 she approaches him with these her four nm.t-jars, 1180 with which she refreshes the heart of the Great God, on the day of awakening. 1181 She (also) refreshes the heart of N. therewith to life, 1181 she purifies N., she censes N. 1182 N. receives his provision from that which is in the granary of the Great God; 1182 N. is clothed with imperishable stars; 1182 N. presides over the two 'itr.t-palaces, 1182 he sits at the place of him equipped with the form (of a man).
Miscellaneous Texts Chiefly About The Deceased King's Reception And Life In Heaven, Utterances 523-533 (525)
1244 To say: R` purified himself for thee; Horus adorned himself for thee, 1244 so that blindness (?) might cease and that sleeplessness might be...
(525) 1244 To say: R` purified himself for thee; Horus adorned himself for thee, 1244 so that blindness (?) might cease and that sleeplessness might be repelled, 1244 before there existed a god, a son of god, a messenger of god. 1245 N. descends in the lake of Kns.t; 1245 N. purifies himself in the Marsh of Reeds; 1245 N. is purified by the Followers of Horus, 1245 who recite for N. "the chapter of those who ascend," 1245 who recite for N. "the chapter of those who raise themselves up." 1246 Descend, N., into this thy boat of R` which the gods row. 1246 When N. rises they (the gods) rejoice at the approach of N., 1246 as they rejoice at the approach of R`, 1246 when he comes forth in the East, mounting, mounting.