(36) 28 Thou purifiest (thyself); Horus purifies (himself). Thou purifiest (thyself); Set purifies (himself). Thou purifiest (thyself); Thot purifies (himself). 28 Thou purifiest (thyself); the god purifies (himself). Thou purifiest (thyself); thy ka purifies (himself). Thou purifiest (thyself); thy god purifies (himself). 28 Thou also purifiest (thyself); it is thou who art among thy brothers, the gods. 29 Thy natron is on thy mouth; thou purifiest thy bones, (and) all. Equip thyself with that which belongs to thee. 29 Osiris, I have given to thee the eye of Horus to equip thy face therewith; adhere (to it). 29 One pellet of natron.

(452) 841 To say: O N., stand up, that thou mayest be pure, that thy ka may be pure. 841 Horus purifies thee in b.w. 842 Thy purification is the purification of Shu, thy purification is the purification of Tefnut, 842 thy purification is the purification of the four spirits of the houses, 842 C. when they rejoice in Buto because thou art pure. 842 Thy mother Nut purifies thee, the great protectress, she protects thee. 843 "Take to thee thy head; thy bones are united for thee," says Geb. 843 "Effaced be the evil which is with N., destroyed shall be the evil which is with him," says Atum. 22. A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP,

(35) 27 Thou purifiest (thyself); Horus purifies (himself). One pellet of natron. Thou purifiest (thyself); Set purifies (himself). One pellet of natron. 27 Thou purifiest (thyself); Thot purifies (himself). One pellet of natron. Thou purifiest (thyself); the god purifies (himself). One pellet of natron. 27 Thou also purifiest (thyself)--thou who art among them. One pellet of natron. 27 Thy mouth is the mouth of a sucking calf on the day of his birth. 27 Five pellets of natron of the North, Wadi Natr�n (st-p.t)

(33) 24 To say: Osiris N., take to thyself this thy libation, which is offered to thee by Horus, 24 in thy name of "He who is come from the Cataract"; take to thyself the efflux (sweat) which goes forth from thee. 24 Horus has made me assemble for thee the gods from every place to which thou goest. 24 Horus has made me count (for) thee the children of Horus even to the place where thou wast drowned. 25 Osiris N., take to thyself thy natron, that thou mayest be divine. 25 Nut has made thee to be as a god to thine enemy (or, in spite of thee) in thy name of "god." 25 rnp.wi recognizes thee, for thou art made young in thy name of "Fresh water."

(178) The Oracles of the Gods declare, that through purifying ceremonies, not the Soul only, but bodies themselves become Worth) of receiving much assistance and health, for, say they, the mortal vestment of coarse Matter will by these means be purified." And this, the Gods, in an exhortatory manner, announce to the moat holy of Theurgists.

(32) 22 This is thy cool water, Osiris; this is thy cool water, O N., which went forth from thy son, which went forth from Horus. 22 I have come; I have brought to thee the eye of Horus, that thy heart may be refreshed by it. I have brought it to thee. It is under thy soles. 23 Take to thyself the efflux (sweat), which goes forth from thee; thy heart shall not be weary thereby. 23 To say four times, when thou goest forth justified: Libation; two pellets of natron.

(11) 8 To say by Nut: I unite thy beauty with this body (and with) this ba, for life, endurance, joy, health 8 of Horus, divine apparition, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, N. (of the land of) the two goddesses, divine apparition, N., 8 powerful lord (of Ombos), N., living eter[nally]. 2. RITUAL OF BODILY RESTORATION OF THE DECEASED, AND OFFERINGS, UTTERANCES 12203

The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. ILLUSTRIOUS Themis, of celestial birth, Thee I invoke, young blossom of the earth; 2 Beauteous-eyed virgin; first from thee alone, Prophetic oracles to men were known, Giv'n from the deep recesses of the fane In sacred Pytho, where renown'd you reign; From thee, Apollo's oracles arose, And from thy pow'r his inspiration flows. Honour'd by all, of form divinely bright, Majestic virgin, wand'ring in the night: Mankind from thee first learnt initial rites, And Bacchus' nightly choirs thy soul delights; For holy honours to disclose is thine, With all the culture of the pow'rs divine. Be present, Goddess, to my pray'r inclin'd, And bless the mystic rites with fav'ring mind.

(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).

(455) 848 To say: The watercourses are full, the canals are inundated 848 on account of the purification (which) comes forth from Osiris. 848 Sm-priest, hereditary-prince, ye ten great ones of the palace, ye ten great ones of Heliopolis, 849 Great Ennead, be seated, 849 behold this purification of the king, this Osiris N., 849 who is being purified by smn (-natron) and by bd (-natron), 850 the spittle which went out of the mouth of Horus, the sputum which went out of the mouth of Set, 850 whereby Horus was purified, 850 whereby the evil, which was in him, was poured to the ground, after Set had done (it) to him, 850 whereby Set was purified, 850 (whereby) the evil, which was in him, was poured to the ground, after Horus had done (it) to him. 851 N. is thereby purified, and the evil which was in him is poured to the ground, 851 which Nwtknw has done to thee, together with thy spirits.

(451) 837 To say: O N., awake, raise thyself up, 837 stand up, that thou mayest be pure, that thy ka may be pure, 837 that thy soul may be pure, that thy might may be pure. 838 Thy mother comes to thee, Nut comes to thee, the great protectress comes to thee; 838 she purifies thee, N., she protects thee, N., 838 she prevents thy need. 839 O N., thou art pure, thy ka is pure, 839 thy might which is among the spirits is pure, thy soul which is among the gods is pure. 840 O N., 840 "Thy bones are united for thee; take to thee thy head," says Geb. 840 Let him efface the evil which is in thee, N., says Atum.

(48) And I de- livered thee out of his hand, and thou didst perform the signs and wonders which thou wast sent to per- form in Egypt against Pharaoh, and against all his house, and against his servants and his people. ,

(11) If, then, "the milk" is said by the apostle to belong to the babes, and "meat" to be the food of the full-grown, milk will be understood to be catechetical instruction - the first food, as it were, of the soul. And meat is the mystic contemplation; for this is the flesh and the blood of the Word, that is, the comprehension of the divine power and essence. "Taste and see that the Lord is Christ," it is said. For so He imparts of Himself to those who partake of such food in a more spiritual manner; when now the soul nourishes itself, according to the truth-loving Plato. For the knowledge of the divine essence is the meat and drink of the divine Word. Wherefore also Plato says, in the second book of the Republic, "It is those that sacrifice not a sow, but some great and difficult sacrifice," who ought to inquire respecting God. And the apostle writes, "Christ our passover was sacrificed for us;" - a sacrifice hard to procure, in truth, the Son of God consecrated for us.

(42) 32 Take the breast of thy sister Isis, which is protected(?); take this in thy mouth. An empty mns-jar.

(41) 32 Take the tip of the bodily breast of Horus; take it in thy mouth. A jug of milk (or, one jug of fine milk).

The FUMIGATION from a Variety of ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCES. Mother of Gods, great nurse of all, draw near, Divinely honor'd, and regard my pray'r: Thron'd on a car, by lions drawn along, By bull-destroying lions, swift and strong, Thou sway'st the sceptre of the pole divine, And the world's middle seat, much-fam'd, is thine. Hence earth is thine, and needy mortals share Their constant food, from thy protecting care: From thee at first both Gods and men arose; From thee, the sea and ev'ry river flows. Vesta, and source of good, thy name we find To mortal men rejoicing to be kind; For ev'ry good to give, thy soul delights; Come, mighty pow'r, propitious to our rites, All-taming, blessed, Phrygian saviour, come, Saturn's great queen, rejoicing in the drum. Celestial, ancient, life-supporting maid, Fanatic Goddess, give thy suppliant aid; With joyful aspect on our incense shine, And, pleas'd, accept the sacrifice divine.

(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,

(34) 26 Smin, smin opens thy mouth. One pellet of natron. 26 O N., thou shalt taste its taste in front of the s-ntr-chapels. One pellet of natron. 26 That which Horus spits out is smin. One pellet of natron. 26 That which Set spits out is smin. One pellet of natron. 26 That which the two harmonious gods (spit out) is smin. One pellet of natron. 26 To say four times: Thou hast purified thyself with natron, together with Horus (and) the Followers of Horus. Five pellets of natron from Nekheb, Upper Egypt.

(54) Anaxacoras saith: Take the volatile burnt thing which lacks a body, and incorporate it. Then take the ponderous thing, having smoke, and thirsting to imbibe.

The Turba answereth: Explain, O Anaxagoras, what is this obscurity which you expound, and beware of being envious! And he: I testify to you that this volatile burnt thing, and this cther which thirsts, are Ethelia, which has been conjoined with sulphur. Therefore, place these in a glass vessel over the fire, and cook until the whole becomes Cambar. Then God will accomplish the arcanum ye seek. But I direct you to cook continuously, and not to grow tired of repeating the process. And know ye that the perfection of this work is the confection of water of sulphur with tabula;* finally, it is cooked until it becomes Rubigo, for all the Philosophers have said: He who is able to turn Rubigo into golden venom has already achieved the desired work, but otherwise his labour is vain.

(73) 50 Osiris N., take to thyself that with which a liquid offering is made. knw-oil.