(29) Isis holds in her right hand a small sailing ship with the spindle of a spinning wheel for its mast. From the top of the mast projects a water jug, its handle shaped like a serpent swelled with venom. This indicates that Isis steers the bark of life, full of troubles and miseries, on the stormy ocean of Time. The spindle symbolizes the fact that she spins and cuts the thread of Life. These emblems further signify that Isis abounds in humidity, by means of which she nourishes all natural bodies, preserving them from the heat of the sun by humidifying them with nutritious moisture from the atmosphere. Moisture supports vegetation, but this subtle humidity (life ether) is always more or less infected by some venom proceeding from corruption or decay. It must be purified by being brought into contact with the invisible cleansing fire of Nature. This fire digests, perfects, and revitalizes this substance, in order that the humidity may become a universal medicine to heal and renew all the bodies in Nature.

(42) Isis is shown with her son Horus in her arms. She is crowned with the lunar orb, ornamented with the horns of rams or bulls. Orus, or Horus as he is more generally known, was the son of Isis and Osiris. He was the god of time, hours, days, and this narrow span of life recognized as mortal existence. In all probability, the four sons of Horus represent the four kingdoms of Nature. It was Horus who finally avenged the murder of his father, Osiris, by slaying Typhon, the spirit of Evil.

(369) 640 To say: O Osiris N., stand up. Horus has caused thee to stand up. 640 Geb has caused Horus to see his father in thee, in thy name of "He of the royal castle." 641 Horus has given the gods to thee; he has brought them to thee, so that they may illuminate thy face. 641 Horus has given his eye to thee, that thou mayest see with it. 642 Horus has placed thine enemy under thee, 642 that he may carry thee, that thou be not far from him, 642 and that thou mayest come (again) in thy (former) state. The gods have bound (again) thy face to thee. 643 Horus has opened thine eye for thee, that thou mayest see with it, in her (the eye) name of "Opener of the way." 643 Thine enemy is smitten by the children of Horus; they made his smiting red (bloody); 643 they have punished him; he is severely punished, so that his smell is evil. 644 Horus has fitted thy mouth to thee; he has adjusted for thee thy mouth to thy bones. 644 Horus has opened thy mouth for thee; 644 thy beloved son has re-instated thy two eyes for thee. 644 Horus does not permit thy face to be without the power to see, 644 in thy name of "Horus chief of his subjects."

(74) 51 Osiris N., take to thyself the eye of Horus, on account of which he was punished. ft-oil.

(357) 583 To say by Horus: May Geb make an offering to Osiris N., O Osiris N., 583 Geb has given to thee thy two eyes that thou mayest be satisfied. Take in thee the two eyes of this Great One. 583 Geb has caused Horus to give them to thee that thou mayest be satisfied with them. 584 Isis and Nephthys have seen thee; they have found thee. 584 Horus has taken care of thee; Horus has caused Isis and Nephthys to protect thee. 584 They have given thee to Horus that he may be satisfied with thee. 585 It is pleasing to Horus (to be) with thee in thy name of "He of the horizon, whence R` goes forth," 585 in thine arms in thy name of "He from within the palace." 585 Thou hast closed thine arms about him, about him, 585 so that his bones stretch and he become proud. 586 O Osiris N., betake thyself to Horus, 586 approach thyself to him, do not go far from him. 587 Horus has come, he recognizes thee; 587 he has smitten (and) bound Set for thee, for thou art his ka. 587 Horus has made him afraid of thee, for thou art greater than he; 588 he swims under thee; he carries in thee one greater than he. 588 His followers have noticed thee how thy strength is greater 588 so that they dare not resist thee. than his, 589 Horus comes; he recognizes his father in thee, for thou art young in thy name of "He of the fresh water." 589 Horus has opened for thee thy mouth. 590 O Osiris N., be not in distress, groan not. 590 Geb has brought Horus to thee, that he may count for thee their hearts. 590 He has brought to thee all the gods together; there is not one among them who escapes him. 591 Horus has avenged thee; it was not long till he avenged thee. 591 Horus has snatched back his eye from Set; he has given it to thee. 591 This his eye, the sweet one, cause it to stay with thee, reclaim it for thyself. O may it be pleasing to thee. 592 Isis has taken care of thee. 592 The heart of Horus is glad because of thee in thy name of "He who is First of the Westerners." 592 It is Horus who will avenge what Set has done to thee.

(372) 651 To say: O Osiris N., awake. 651 Horus has caused Thot to bring thine enemy to thee; 651 he has placed thee upon his back, so that he dare not resist thee. 651 Sit down upon him. 652 Mount; sit upon him, so that he may not escape thee. 652 Dismount, for thou art mightier than he; do thou evil to him. 653 Horus has loosed the hips (legs) of thine enemies; 653 Horus has brought them to thee, cut up. 653 Horus has chased their ka from them. 653 (So then) thou mayest be powerful by means of that which thy heart will do to them, in thy name of "Powerful over the sea" (as bull god).

(35) The statue of Isis was placed on a pedestal of dark stone ornamented with rams' heads. Her feet trod upon a number of venomous reptiles. This indicates that Nature has power to free from acidity or saltness all corrosives and to overcome all impurities from terrestrial corruption adhering to bodies. The rams' heads indicate that the most auspicious time for the generation of life is during the period when the sun passes through the sign of Aries. The serpents under her feet indicate that Nature is inclined to preserve life and to heal disease by expelling impurities and corruption.

(220) 194 The two doors of the horizon are open; its bolts slide. I 94 He has come to thee, N.t (Crown of Lower Egypt); he has come to thee, Nsr.t (Uraeus); 194 he has, come to thee, Great One; he has come to thee, Great-inmagic (Crown of Lower Egypt). 194 He is pure for thee; he is in awe of thee. 195 Mayest thou be satisfied with him; mayest thou be satisfied with his purity; 195 mayest thou be satisfied with his word, which he speaks to thee: 195 "How beautiful is thy face, when it is peaceful, new, young, for a god, father of the gods, has begotten thee!" 195 He has come to thee, Great-in-magic (Crown of Lower Egypt). 195 It is Horus, who has fought in protection of his eye, Great-inmagic.

(689) 2087 To say: Geb has raised the eye of Horus, which is K (or, K.t), 2087 which is over his great kas, which is first of his ordinary kas. 2088 Thy head (O Eye of Horus) is given (to thee), that thou mayest see Horus who has caused to sit ------ 2088 so that the judgment may take place. 2089 Isis comes; she has laid hold of her breasts for her son Horus, justified. 2089 N. has found the eye of Horus. 2090 (Thou), who has found that eye of Horus, 2090 to which its head is given, for which a front is made, like the forehead of R`, furious like a crocodile, 2090 thou hast followed the eye of Horus to heaven, to the d.wstars of the sky, 2090 go thou, as one who shall row Horus, with his eye. 2091 O Shu, thou who bearest up Nut, 2091 thou hast borne up the eye of Horus to heaven, to the d.wstars of the sky, 2091 because Horus sits upon his firm (or, copper; or, brilliant) throne. 2091 Go thou, as one who shall row Horus, with his eye. 57. A SERIES OF ADDRESSES TO THE DECEASED KING AS A GOD,

(371) 648 To say: O Osiris N., Horus has placed thee in the heart of the gods; 648 he has caused thee to take the white crown, the lady. 648 Horus has found thee; he rejoices over thee. 648 Go forth against thine enemy; thou art greater than he, in thy name of "He of the great house, the 'itr.t-palace." 649 Horus has caused him to carry thee, in thy name of "Great carried one." 649 He has delivered thee from thine enemy. 649 He has avenged thee, as "He who is avenged in his time." 649 Geb has seen thy character; he has put thee in thy place. 650 Horus has stretched thine enemy under thee; thou art older than he, for thou wast born before him. 650 Thou art the father of Horus, who begat him, in thy name of "Bird-begetter." 650 The heart of Horus is glad because of thee, in thy name of "First of the Westerners."

(593) 1627 To say: Stand up, give thine arm to Horus; he causes thee to stand up. 1627 Geb has wiped thy mouth for thee. 1628 The Great Ennead avenged thee; 1628 they placed Set under thee, that he may serve under thee; 1628 they prevented his spittle from spilling on thee. 1629 Nut throws herself upon her son, who is in thee; she protects thee; 1629 she defends thee; she embraces thee; she raises thee up, 162 91 for thou art the greatest among her children. 1630 Two sisters, Isis and Nephthys, come to thee; 1630 they hasten to the place in which thou art. 1630 Thy sister Isis laid hold of thee, when she found thee 1630 complete and great, in thy name of "Great black." 1631 Encircle all things in thine arms, in thy name of "Circle which encircles the nb.wt"; 1631 thou art great, in thy name of "Great circle which sets." 1632 Horus has brought Set to thee; he has given him to thee; he bends (him) under thee; 1632 thy strength is greater than his. 1632 Horus has caused thee to encircle all the gods, in thine arms. 1633 Horus has loved his father, in thee; Horus has not suffered thee to go away; 1633 Horus has not gone away from thee; Horus has avenged his father, in thee. 1633 Thou livest as the coleoptera (lives); thou endures, in Mendes. 1634 Isis and Nephthys protected thee in Si�t, 1634 even their lord in thee, in thy name of "Lord of Si�t"; 1634 even their god in thee, in thy name of "Divine canal"; 1635 they adored thee, so that thou shalt not (again) withdraw from them. 1635 Isis comes to thee rejoicing for love of thee; 1636 thy semen goes into her, while it is pointed like Sothis. 1636 Horus the pointed has come forth from thee, in his name of "Horus who was in Sothis." 1637 Thou art pleased with him, in his name of "Spirit who was in the dndr.w-boat"; 1637 Horus has avenged thee, in his name of "Horus, the son, who avenges his father."

(356) 575 To say: O Osiris N., Horus has come that he may seek thee. 575 He has caused that Thot turn back for thee the Followers of Set, 575 and that he bring them to thee all together. 576 He has made the heart of Set timid. Thou art greater (or, elder) than he; 576 thou didst come forth (from the womb) before him; thy qualifications are better than his. 576 Geb has seen thy qualifications; he has put thee in thy place. 577 Geb has brought to thee thy two sisters, to thy side, Isis and Nephthys. 577 Horus has caused the gods to unite with thee, 577 to fraternize with thee in thy name of "He of the two nw.tpalaces," 577 but not to reject thee in thy name of "He of the two 'itr.tpalaces." 578 He has caused the gods to avenge thee. 578 Geb has put the sole of his foot on the head of thine enemy, who is afraid of thee. 578 Thy son Horus has smitten him; 578 he has snatched back his eye from him; he has given it to thee, 579 that thou mayest become glorious thereby, that thou mayest become mighty before the spirits. 579 Horus has caused thee to seize thine enemy, that there should be none escaping among them from thee. 580 Horus was indeed ingenious in that be recognized in thee his father, in thy name of b-'iti-rp.t. 580 Nut has established thee as god, in spite of Set, in thy name of "god"; 580 thy mother Nut has, spread herself over thee in her name of "She of St-p.t." 581 Horus has seized Set; he has placed him under thee 581 that be may carry thee and that he may quake under thee like the quaking of the earth, 581 for thou art more exalted than he, in thy name of "He of the exalted land." 582 Horus has caused that thou recognize him (Set) in himself without his getting away from thee; 582 he has caused that thou seize him with thy hand without his escaping from thee. 582 O Osiris N., Horus has avenged thee; 582 he has done (it) for his ka in thee, that thou mayest be satisfied in thy name of "Satisfied ka."

(364) 609 To say: O Osiris N., arise. 609 Horus comes; he reclaims thee from the gods. Horus has loved thee, 609 he has equipped thee with his eye; Horus has adapted to thee his eye. 610 Horus has opened for thee thine eye that thou mayest see with it. 610 The gods have bound to thee thy face; they have loved thee. 610 Isis and Nephthys have healed thee. 610 Horus is not far from thee; thou art his ka. 611 Thy face is gracious unto him; hasten, accept the word of Horus and be satisfied with it. 611 Hearken unto Horus, it will not be harmful to thee; he has caused the gods to follow thee. 612 Osiris N., awake. Geb has brought Horus to thee, and he recognizes thee; 612 Horus has found thee; he rejoices over thee. 613 Horus has caused the gods to ascend to thee; he has given them to thee that they may illuminate thy face (cheer thee). 613 Horus has placed thee at the head of the gods; he has caused thee to take the wrr.t-crown, the lady. 613 Horus has accustomed himself to thee; he cannot part from thee. 64 Horus has caused thee to live in this thy name of `nd.ti. 614 Horus has given thee his eye, the hard (one); 614 (he) has placed it to thee (i.e. in thy hand), that thou mayest be strong, and that all thine enemies may fear thee. 614 Horus has completely filled thee with his eye, in this its name of "Fullness of god." 615 Horus has corralled the gods for thee, 615 so that they cannot get away from thee, from the place where thou hast gone. 615 Horus has counted the gods for thee, 615 so that they cannot get away from thee, from the place where thou wast drowned. 616 Nephthys has assembled for thee all thy limbs, 616 in her name of "S.t, lady of builders." 616 She has made them well for thee. 616 Thou art given over to thy mother Nut, in her name of "Grave"; 616 she has embraced thee, in her name of "Grave"; 616 thou art brought to her, in her name of Maaba." 617 Horus has united for thee thy limbs and does not allow thee to be sick; 617 he has put thee together, so that there is no disorder in thee (or, without anything being disordered in thee). 617 Horus has set thee up without staggering. 618 O Osiris N., let thy heart be glad for him (Horus); thy heart is great, thy mouth is opened. 618 Horus has avenged thee; it was not long till he avenged thee. 619 O Osiris N., thou art the mightiest god; there is no god like thee. 619 Horus has given to thee his children, that they may carry thee; 620 he has given to thee all gods that they may follow thee and that thou mayest have power over them. 620 Horus has set thee up, in his name of "nw-boat" 620 he carries thee, in thy name of "Seker." 621 Thou livest; thou movest every day; 621 thou art glorious, in thy name of "Horizon whence R` goes forth"; 621 thou art honoured, thou art pre-eminent, thou art a soul, thou art mighty for ever and ever.

(258) 308 To say: N. is Osiris in a dust-storm. 308 His abomination is the earth; N. has not entered into Geb, 308 that he might be destroyed; nor has he slept in his house on earth, 308 that his bones might be broken. His wounds are effaced: 308 N. has purified himself with the eye of Horus; his wound is effaced by the two mourners of Osiris; 308 N. has let the running (of his wound) flow to the ground at u. 309 It is his sister, the lady of P, who wept for him. 309 N. is on his way to heaven; N. is on his way to heaven; on the wind; on the wind. 309 He is not hindered; there is no one by whom he is hindered. 309 N., he is "on his own," the eldest of the gods. 310 His bread comes on high with (that of) R`; 310 his offering comes out of Nun. 310 N. is one who comes again; 310 he goes, he comes with R`. 310 His houses are visited by him. 311 N. seizes kas; he frees kas; 311 he covers up evil; he abolishes evil. 311 N. spends the day; he spends, the night, while he appeases the two choppers in Wn.w. 311 Nothing opposes his foot; nothing restrains his heart.

(75) 51 Osiris N., take to thyself the eye of Horus, which is united with him. Nhnm-oil.

(701) 2188 To say: The Great One is fallen in Ndi.t; Isis is loosed from her burden (tn). 2188 Raise thyself up, thou who art in Ntrw; raise thyself up 2189 ------------------------------------- 2189 ------------------------ the god is loosed. 2190 Horus comes forth from Chemmis; 2190 Buto arises for Horus; he purifies himself there. 2191 Horus comes purified, that he may avenge [his father] 2191 ------------------------------------- 2192 [I am thy sister], who loves thee, says Isis, says Nephthys. 2192 They weep for thee; they awake for thee. 2193 O N., raise [thyself] up ------------------------ 2193 -------------------------------------2 194 -------------------------------------- 2194 [(receive) thy thousand (loaves) of bread], [thy thousand (mugs) of beer], thy thousand cattle, thy thousand geese, 2194 a roast, a double-rib piece from the slaughtering-bench of the god; the great bread and the rt-bread from the broad-hall. 2195 Provide thyself, N., with ----------------------- 2195 ------------------------------------- 2196 Thou hast thy wrr.t-crown; the wrr.t-crown is on thy head; 2196 thou hast taken the wrr.t-crown before the Two Enneads 2196 Thou art a spirit among [thy] brothers ------------ 2197 -------------------------------------- 2197 ----------- spirits. 2198 O N., stand up; 2198 sit thou before thy heart like Anubis First of the Westerners. 2199 Thou art come (again) to [thy] (right) state -------- 2199 -------------------------------------- 2199 ------

(676) 2007 To say: Thy water belongs to thee, thine abundance belongs to thee, thine efflux belongs to thee, 2007 which issues from Osiris. 2008 Collect thy bones; arrange thy limbs; 2008 shake off thy dust; untie thy bandages. 2009 The tomb is open for thee; the double doors of the coffin are undone for thee; 2009 the double doors of heaven are open for thee. 2009 "Hail," says Isis; "(come) in peace," says Nephthys, 2009 when they see their brother at the feast of Atum. 2010 These thy libations, Osiris, are in Busiris, in Grg.w-b(.f ); 2010 thy soul is in thy body; thy might is behind thee; remain chief of (or, master of) thy powers. 2011 Raise thyself up, N., 2011 travel over the southern regions; travel over the northern regions; 2011 be thou powerful over the powers that are in thee. 2011 Thy spirits, the jackals, are given thee which Horus of Hierakonpolis has given to thee. 2012 Raise thyself up, N., be seated on thy firm (or, copper) throne. 2012 Anubis, who is chief of the divine pavillion (s-ntr), has commanded 2012 thy purification with thy eight nm.t-jars and (thy) eight `b.tjars, which come from the s-ntr. 2013 Thou art a god who supports the sky, who beautifies the earth. 2013 The mnt.t-woman laments for thee; the great min.t mourns for thee; 2014 arms agitate for thee; feet tremble for thee, 2014 when thou ascendest as a star, as the morning star. 2014 He comes to thee, his father; he comes to thee, Geb; 2015 take his hand, let him sit upon the great seat; 2015 let him unite with the two mt-lakes of b.w; 2015 purify his mouth with natron on the lap of Mnti-'irti; 2015 purify his nails, upper and lower. 2016 Let one do for him what thou didst do for his brother, Osiris, . on the day of counting the bones, 2016 of making firm the sandals, of ferrying over the lake Rd-wr. 2017 To thee come the wise and the understanding; 2017 thou art called to the southern 'itr.t-palace; 2017 to thee come (the gods of) the full northern 'itr.t-palace, with a salutation. 54. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,

(694) 2144a (N. J�quier, XII 1028-1029). ------ says Isis; "I have found (him)," says Nephthys, 2144b (N. 1029). when they saw Osiris on his side on the shore [of Ndi.t] 2145a (N. 1029). -------- rise up ----------------------2145b (N. 1029-1030). --------- my brother, I sought thee; 2145c (N. 1030). raise thyself up, spirit." Geb said: 2145d (N. 1030). "I have smitten -------------- the [Enn]ead 2146 --------------------- for thy father Atum, 2146 that he may cause thee to be (on) the nti-ocean among the gods, 2146 as the Great One who is before ---------------- 2146 ---------------------------------------- 2147 Those who are in Nun come to thee; mankind (the blessed dead (?)) circulate for thee; 2147 thou art like Horus ----------------------------2148a ---------------------- with him, in thy time. 2148 Thine annual (offerings) are made with him, in his hour, 2148 by order of --------------- 2149 ----------------------------------------- 2149 The way of N. is open for N.; the way of N. is made (prepared?). 2150 N -----------------------------------------2150b ---------------------- chief of the two lands. 2150 N. is Thot chief of heaven; N. is Anubis chief of the house. 2151 It was brought, open -------------------------- 2151 ----------------------------- to N., before N. 2152 a. He is the bittern (d-bird), which comes from the marsh 2152 ------------------------------------------ 2153 ------------------------------------------ 2153 who is in tnw of the four tnw, depart from N. 2154 N ---------- 2154 N ---------------------------------------- 2154 pure is the tongue which is in the mouth of N. 2155 Protect N -----------2155a + 1 (N. J�quier, XII 1038). ---- N ------ 2155 ---------------- that N. may not be upside down. 2156 N. is the bull --------- 2156 N. is the bull ------------------------------ 2156 three in heaven; two on earth.

(534) 1264 To say by Horus: May Geb make an offering. 1264 Be gone, flee (thou) whom Horus guards, whom Set protects; 1264 be gone, flee, (thou) whom Osiris guards, whom Hrti protects; 1265 be gone, flee, (thou) whom Isis guards, whom Nephthys protects; 1265 flee, chief, (thou) whom Mnti-'irti guards, whom Thot protects; 1265 be gone, flee (thou) whom the .tiw guard, whom the 'imi.w'iw.w protect. 1266 I have come; I have dedicated this house to N.; 1266 purer is this broad-hall than b.w; 12 66 at its door (or, entrance) is an obelisk; the door is double (i.e. with two leaves), and is sealed with two evil eyes. 1267 Let not Osiris come in this his evil coming; 1267 do not open to him thine arms. 1267 Let him be gone; let (him) go to Ndi.t; at once; let him be gone to `d. 1268 Let not Horus come in this his evil coming; 1268 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of Sp-'iri--s.w. 1268 Let him go to `np.t; at once; let him go to Ntr. 1269 Let not Set come in this his evil coming; 1269 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of s`. 1269 Let him go to dw.t; at once; let him go to n.t. 1270 If Mnti-'irti comes in this his evil coming; 1270 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of ns (driveller). 1270 Let him go to Ddnw-(him whom) they found in (the condition of) quaking; 1270 at once; let him go to m. 1271 If Thot comes in this his evil coming; 1271 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of "thou hast no mother." 1271 Let him go; let him be gone to his (?) two 'int.wi; let him go to Buto, to Hri-Dwti. 1272 If Isis comes in this her evil coming; 1272 do not open to her thine arms; that which is said to her is her name (of) "wide of w-t (evil-smelling)." 1272 Let her (lit. him) be gone; let her go to the houses of Mnw; 1272 at once; let her go to db.t, to the place where thou hast (she has) been struck. 1273 If Nephthys comes in this her evil coming; 1273 that which. is said to her is this her name of "substitute without vulva." 1273 Go thou to the house of eret, to the place where thou didst strike thy two `nn.twi (thighs?). 1274 If enemies come with those who are among the elders 1274 that which is said to them (lit. her) is this their (lit. her) name of Sp-s.w. 1274 Go to ---- tw.t. 1275 If N. comes with his ka; 1275 the mouth of his gods opens: "(If) he desires to descend to the [underworld, let him descend] 1275 to the place where there are gods." 1276 If N. comes with his ka, open thou thine arms to him; 1276 the mouth of his gods opens: "(If) he desires to ascend to heaven, let him ascend." 1277 I am come as judge; may Geb make offerings, and Atum. 1277 I consecrate this pyramid, this temple, to N. and to his ka; 1277 that which this pyramid, this temple, contains is for N. and for his ka; 1277 pure is this eye (pyramid enclosure) of Horus, 1278 O may it be pleasing to thee. He who puts his finger against this pyramid, this temple of N. and of his ka; 1278 he who will put his finger against the house of Horus in b.w, 1278 may Nephthys and Isis go against him -------- Geb. 1279 His case will be heard by the Ennead, 1279 he will be without support, his house will be without support; 1279 he is accursed; he is one who eats his (own) body. 27. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,

(23) The ancients gave the name Isis to one of their occult medicines; therefore the description here given relates somewhat to chemistry. Her black drape also signifies that the moon, or the lunar humidity--the sophic universal mercury and the operating substance of Nature in alchemical terminology--has no light of its own, but receives its light, its fire, and its vitalizing force from the sun. Isis was