Papyrus of Ani; Egyptian Book of the Dead [Budge]

1240 BC THE PAPYRUS OF ANI (THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD) Translat ! "# E$A$ %all&s B'!(

HYMN TO OSIRIS "Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose names are manifold, whose forms are holy, tho !eing of hidden form in the tem"les, whose Ka is holy# Tho art the go$ernor of Tatt %& siris', and also the mighty one in Se(hem %Leto"olis'# Tho art the Lord to whom "raises are as)ri!ed in the nome of *ti, tho art the +rin)e of di$ine food in *n # Tho art the Lord who is )ommemorated in Maati, the Hidden So l, the Lord of ,errt %-le"hantine', the R ler s "reme in .hite .all %Mem"his'# Tho art the So l of Ra, his own !ody, and hast thy "la)e of rest in Henens %Hera(leo"olis'# Tho art the !enefi)ent one, and art "raised in Nart# Tho ma(est thy so l to !e raised "# Tho art the Lord of the Great Ho se in Khemen %Hermo"olis'# Tho art the mighty one of $i)tories in Shas/hete", the Lord of eternity, the Go$ernor of *!ydos# The "ath of his throne is in Ta/t)heser %a "art of *!ydos'# Thy name is esta!lished in the mo ths of men# Tho art the s !stan)e of Two Lands %-gy"t'# Tho art Tem, the feeder of Ka %0o !les', the Go$ernor of the 1om"anies of the gods# Tho art the !enefi)ent S"irit among the s"irits# The god of the 1elestial O)ean %N ' draweth from thee his waters# Tho sendest forth the north wind at e$entide, and !reath from thy nostrils to the satisfa)tion of thy heart# Thy heart reneweth its yo th, tho "rod )est the#### The stars in the )elestial heights are o!edient nto thee, and the great doors of the s(y o"en themsel$es !efore thee# Tho art he to whom "raises are as)ri!ed in the so thern hea$en, and than(s are gi$en for thee in the northern hea$en# The im"erisha!le stars are nder thy s "er$ision, and the stars whi)h ne$er set are thy thrones# Offerings a""ear !efore thee at the de)ree of Ke!# The 1om"anies of the Gods "raise thee, and the gods of the T at %Other .orld' smell the earth in "aying homage to thee# The ttermost "arts of the earth !ow !efore thee, and the limits of the s(ies entreat thee with s ""li)ations when they see thee# The holy ones are o$er)ome !efore thee, and all -gy"t offereth than(sgi$ing nto thee when it meeteth Thy Ma2esty# Tho art a shining S"irit/&ody, the go$ernor of S"irit/&odies3 "ermanent is thy ran(, esta!lished is thy r le# Tho art the well/doing Se(hem %+ower' of the 1om"any of the Gods, gra)io s is thy fa)e, and !elo$ed !y him that seeth it# Thy fear is set in all the lands !y reason of thy "erfe)t lo$e, and they )ry o t to thy name ma(ing it the first of names, and all "eo"le ma(e offerings to thee# Tho art the lord who art )ommemorated in hea$en and "on earth#

Many are the )ries whi)h are made to thee at the 4a( festi$al, and with one heart and $oi)e -gy"t raiseth )ries of 2oy to thee# "Tho art the Great 1hief, the first among thy !rethren, the +rin)e of the 1om"any of the Gods, the sta!lisher of Right and Tr th thro gho t the .orld, the Son who was set on the great throne of his father Ke!# Tho art the !elo$ed of thy mother N t, the mighty one of $alo r, who o$erthrew the Se!a /fiend# Tho didst stand " and smite thine enemy, and set thy fear in thine ad$ersary# Tho dost !ring the !o ndaries of the mo ntains# Thy heart is fi5ed, thy legs are set firm# Tho art the heir of Ke! and of the so$ereignty of the Two Lands %-gy"t'# He %Ke!' hath seen his s"lendo rs, he hath de)reed for him the g idan)e of the world !y thy hand as long as times end re# Tho hast made this earth with thy hand, and the waters, and the winds, and the $egetation, and all the )attle, and all the feathered fowl, and all the fish, and all the )ree"ing things, and all the wild animals therof# The desert is the lawf l "ossession of the son of N t# The Two Lands %-gy"t' are )ontent to )rown thee "on the throne of thy father, li(e Ra# "Tho rollest " into the hori6on, tho hast set light o$er the dar(ness, tho sendest forth air from thy "l mes, and tho floodest the Two Lands li(e the 0is( at day!rea(# Thy )rown "enetrateth the height of hea$en, tho art the )om"anion of the stars, and the g ide of e$ery god# Tho art !enefi)ent in de)ree and s"ee)h, the fa$o red one of the Great 1om"any of the Gods, and the !elo$ed of the Little 1om"any of the Gods# His sister 7Isis8 hath "rote)ted him, and hath re" lsed the fiends, and t rned aside )alamities %of e$il'# She ttered the s"ell with the magi)al "ower of her mo th# Her tong e was "erfe)t, and it ne$er halted at a word# &enefi)ent in )ommand and word was Isis, the woman of magi)al s"ells, the ad$o)ate of her !rother# She so ght him ntiringly, she wandered ro nd and ro nd a!o t this earth in sorrow, and she alighted not witho t finding him# She made light with her feathers, she )reated air with her wings, and she ttered the death wail for her !rother# She raised " the ina)ti$e mem!ers of whose heart was still, she drew from him his essen)e, she made an heir, she reared the )hild in loneliness, and the "la)e where he was not (nown, and he grew in strength and stat re, and his hand was mighty in the Ho se of Ke!# The 1om"any of the Gods re2oi)ed, re2oi)ed, at the )oming of Hor s, the son of Osiris, whose heart was firm, the tri m"hant, the son of Isis, the heir of Osiris#" R-9-R-N1-S 9ollowing is a list of fre: ently/mentioned geogra"hi)al lo)ations, and their )ommonly/(nown names;

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* HYMN O9 +R*IS- TO R* .H-N H- RIS-TH IN TH- -*ST-RN +*RT O9 H-*<-N; &ehold, the Osiris *ni, the s)ri!e of the holy offerings of all the gods, saith; Homage to thee, O tho who hast )ome as Khe"era, Khe"era the )reator of the gods, Tho art seated on thy throne, tho risest " in the s(y, ill mining thy mother 7N t8, tho art seated on thy throne as the (ing of the gods# 7Thy8 mother N t stret)heth o t her hands, and "erformeth an a)t of homage to thee# The domain of Man re)ei$eth thee with satisfa)tion# The goddess Maat em!ra)eth thee at the two seasons of the day# May Ra gi$e glory, and "ower, and thr th/s"ea(ing, and the a""earan)e as a li$ing so l so that he may ga6e "on Her /(h ti, to the K* of the Osiris the S)ri!e *ni, who s"ea(eth tr th !efore Osiris, and who saith; Hail, O all ye gods of the Ho se of the So l, who weigh hea$en and earth in a !alan)e, and who gi$e )elestial food 7to the dead8# Hail, Tat n, 7who art8 One, tho )reator of mortals 7and8 of the 1om"anies of the Gods of the So th and of the North, of the .est and of the -ast, as)ri!e ye "raise to Ra, the lord of hea$en, the KING, Life, Strength, and Health, the ma(er of the gods# Gi$e ye than(s nto him in his !enefi)ent form whi)h is enthroned in the *tett &oat3 !eings )elestial "raise thee, !eings terrestial "raise thee# Thoth and the goddess Maat mar( o t thy )o rse for thee day !y day and e$ery day# Thine enemy the Ser"ent hath !een gi$en o$er to the fire# The Ser"ent/ fiend Se!a hath fallen headlong, his forelegs are !o nd in )hains, and his hind legs hath Ra )arried away from him# The Sons of Re$olt shall ne$er more rise "# The Ho se of the *ged One (ee"eth festi$al, and the $oi)es of those who ma(e merry are in the Great +la)e# The gods re2oi)e when they see Ra )rowned "on his throne, and when his !eams flood the world with light# The ma2esty of this holy god setteth o t on his 2o rney, and he goeth onwards ntil he rea)heth the land of Man 3 the earth !e)ometh light at his !irth ea)h day3 he "ro)eedeth ntil he rea)heth the "la)e where he was yesterday# O !e tho at "ea)e with me# Let me ga6e "on thy !ea ties# Let me 2o rney a!o$e the

earth# Let me smite the *ss# Let me slit as nder the Ser"ent/fiend Se!a # Let me destroy *e"e" at the moment of his greatest "ower# Let me !ehold the *!t 9ish at his season, and the *nt 9ish with the *nt &oat as it "iloteth it in its la(e# Let me !ehold Hor s when he is in )harge of the r dder 7of the &oat of Ra8, with Thoth and the goddess Maat on ea)h side of him# Let me lay hold of the tow/ro"e of the Se(tet &oat, and the ro"e at the stern of the Matett &oat# Let Ra grant to me a $iew of the 0is( %the S n', and a sight of *h %the Moon' nfailingly ea)h day# Let my &a/ so l )ome forth to wal( a!o t hither and thither and whithersoe$er it "leaseth# Let my name !e )alled o t, let it !e fo nd ins)ri!ed on the ta!let whi)h re)ordeth the names of those who are to re)ei$e offerings# Let meals from the se" l)hral offerings !e gi$en to me in the "resen)e 7of Osiris8, as to those who are in the following of Hor s# Let there !e "re"ared for me a seat in the &oat of the S n on the day wheron the god saileth# Let me !e re)ei$ed in the "resen)e of Osiris in the Land of Tr th/s"ea(ing/ the Ka of Osiris *ni# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne(ht, &rit# M s# No# >?@A>, Sheet B>' N-KHT, TH- 1*+T*IN O9 SOL0I-RS, TH- ROY*L S1RI&-, SING-TH * HYMN O9 +R*IS- TO R*, and saith;/ Homage to thee, O tho glorio s &eing, tho who art dowered 7with all so$ereignty8# O Tem/ Her /Kh ti %Tem/ Harma(his', when tho risest in the hori6on of hea$en a )ry of 2oy goeth forth to thee from all "eo"le# O tho !ea tif l &eing, tho dost renew thyself in thy season in the form of the 0is(, within thy mother Hathor# Therefore in e$ery "la)e e$ery heart swelleth with 2oy at thy rising for e$er# The regions of the So th and the North )ome to thee with homage, and send forth a))lamations at thy rising on the hori6on of hea$en, and tho ill minest the Two Lands with rays of t r: oise/7)olo red8 light# O Ra, who art Her /Kh ti, the di$ine man/)hild, the heir of eternity, self/!egotten and self/!orn, (ing of the earth, "rin)e of the T at %the Other .orld', go$ernor of * (ert, tho didst )ome from the .ater/god, tho didst s"ring from the S(y/god N , who doth )herish thee and order thy mem!ers# O tho god of life, tho lord of lo$e, all men li$e when tho shinest3 tho art )rowned (ing of the gods# The goddess N t em!ra)eth thee, and the goddess M t enfoldeth thee at all seasons# Those who are in thy following sing nto thee with 2oy, and they !ow down their foreheads to the earth when they meet thee, the lord of hea$en, the lord of the earth, the King of Tr th, the lord of eternity, the "rin)e of e$erlastingness, tho so$ereign of all the gods, tho god of life, tho )reator of eternity, tho ma(er of hea$en wherin tho art firmly sta!lished# The 1om"any of the Gods re2oi)e at thy rising, the earth is glad when it !eholdeth thy rays3 the "eo"le who ha$e !een long dead )ome forth with )ries of 2oy to !ehold thy !ea ties e$ery day# Tho goest forth ea)h day o$er hea$en and earth, and tho art made strong ea)h day !e thy mother N t#

Tho "assest o$er the heights of hea$en, thy heart swelleth with 2oy3 and the La(e of Testes %the Great Oasis' is )ontent thereat# The Ser"ent/fiend hath fallen, his arms are hewn off, the Knife hath se$ered his 2oints# Ra li$eth !y Maat %Law', the !ea tif lC The Se(tet &oat ad$an)eth and )ometh into "ort# The So th and the North, and the .est and -ast, t rn to "raise thee# O tho 9irst, Great God %+*4T*', who didst )ome into !eing of thine own a))ord, Isis and Ne"hthys sal te thee, they sing nto thee songs of 2oy at thy rising in the !oat, they stret)h o t their hands nto thee# The So ls of the -ast follow thee, and the So ls of the .est "raise thee# Tho art the R ler of all the gods# Tho in thy shrine hast 2oy, for the Ser"ent/fiend Na( hath !een 2 dged !y the fire, and thy heart shall re2oi)e for e$er# Thy mother N t is esteemed !y thy father N # HYMN TO OSIRIS 4N/N-9-R * Hymn of +raise to Osiris 4n/Nefer, the great god who dwelleth in *!t , the (ing of eternity, the lord of e$erlastingness, who tra$erseth millions of years in his e5isten)e# Tho art the eldest son of the wom! of N t# Tho was !egotten !y Ke!, the -r"at# Tho art the lord of the 4rrt 1rown# Tho art he whose .hite 1rown is lofty# Tho art the King %*ti' of gods 7and8 men# Tho hast gained "ossession of the s)e"tre of r le, and the whi", and the ran( and dignity of thy di$ine fathers# Thy heart is e5"anded with 2oy, O tho who art in the (ingdom of the dead# Thy son Hor s is firmly "la)ed on thy throne# Tho hast as)ended thy throne as the Lord of Tet , and as the He: who dwelleth in *!ydos# Tho ma(est the Two Lands to flo rish thro gh Tr th/s"ea(ing, in the "resen)e of him who is the Lord to the 4ttermost Limit# Tho drawest on that whi)h hath not yet )ome into !eing in thy name of "Ta/her/sta/nef#" Tho go$ernest the Two Lands !y Maat in thy name of "Se(er#" Thy "ower is wide/s"read, tho art he of whom the fear is great in thy name of "4sar" %or "*sar"'# Thy e5isten)e end reth for an infinite n m!er of do !le henti "eriods in thy name of "4n/Nefer#" Homage to thee, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and +rin)e of +rin)es# Tho hast r led the Two Lands from the wom! of the goddess N t# Tho hast go$erned the Lands of *(ert# Thy mem!ers are of sil$er/gold, thy head is of la"is/la6 li, and the )rown of thy head is of t r: oise# Tho art *n of millions of years# Thy !ody is all "er$ading, O &ea tif l 9a)e in Ta/ t)hesert# Grant tho to me glory in hea$en, and "ower "on earth, and tr th/ s"ea(ing in the 0i$ine 4nderworld, and 7the "ower to8 sail down the ri$er to Tet in the form of a li$ing &a/so l, and 7the "ower to8 sail " the ri$er to *!ydos in the form of a &en !ird, and 7the "ower to8 "ass in thro gh and to "ass o t from, witho t o!str )tion, the doors of the lords of the T at# Let there !e gi$en nto me !read/)a(es in the Ho se of Refreshing, and se" l)hral offerings of )a(es and ale, and "ro"itiatory offerings in *n , and

a "ermanent homestead in Se(het/*ar , with wheat and !arley therein/ to the 0o !le of the Osiris, the s)ri!e *ni# TH- 1H*+T-RS O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y H-R- &-GIN TH- 1H*+T-RS O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y, *N0 TH- SONGS O9 +R*ISING *N0 GLORI9YING .HI1H *R- TO &R-1IT-0 9OR "1OMING 9ORTH" *N0 9OR -NT-RING INTO KH-RT/N-T-R, *N0 TH- S+-LLS .HI1H *R- TO &- S*I0 IN &-*4TI94L *M-NT-T# TH-Y SH*LL &- R-1IT-0 ON TH- 0*Y O9 TH- 94N-R*L, -NT-RING IN *9T-R 1OMING 9ORTH# The Osiris *ni, the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni saith;/ Homage to thee, O & ll of *mentet, Thoth the (ing of eternity is with me# I am the great god !y the side of the di$ine !oat, I ha$e fo ght for thee, I am one of those gods, those di$ine )hiefs, who "ro$ed the tr th/s"ea(ing of Osiris !efore his enemies on the day of the weighing of words# I am thy (insman Osiris# I am 7one of8 those gods who were the )hildren of the goddess N t, who ha)(ed in "ie)es the enemies of Osiris, and who !o nd in fetters the legion of Se!a de$ils on his !ehalf# I am thy (insman Hor s, I ha$e fo ght on thy !ehalf, I ha$e )ome to thee for thy nameDs sa(e# I am Thoth who "ro$ed the tr th of the words of Osiris !efore his enemies on the day of the weighing of words in the great Ho se of the +rin)e, who dwelleth in *n # I am Teti, the son of Teti# My mother )on)ei$ed me in Tet , and ga$e !irth to me in Tet # I am with the mo rners 7and with8 the women who tear o t their hair and ma(e lament for Osiris in Ta i/Re(hti, "ro$ing tr e the words of Osiris !efore his enemies# Ra )ommanded Thoth to "ro$e tr e the words of Osiris !efore his enemies3 what was )ommanded 7for Osiris8, let that !e done for me !y Thoth# I am with Hor s on the day of dressing Teshtesh# I o"en the hidden water/s"rings for the a!l tions of 4rt/a!# I n!olt the door of the Shetait Shrine in Ra/sta # I am with Hor s as the "rote)tor of the left sho lder of Osiris, the dweller in Se(hem# I enter in among and I )ome forth from the 9lame/gods on the day of the destr )tion of the Se!a fiends in Se(hem# I am with Hor s on the day7s8 of the festi$als of Osiris, at the ma(ing of offerings and o!lations, namely, on the festi$al whi)h is )ele!rated on the si5th day of the month, and on the day of the Tenat festi$al in *n # I am the 4*& "riest %li!ationer' in Tet , Rera, the dweller in +er/*sar# I e5alt him that is "on the high "la)e of the )o ntry# I loo( "on the hidden things %the mysteries' in Ra/sta # I re)ite the words of the lit rgy of the festi$al of the So l/ god in Tet # I am the S-M "riest, and 7"erform8 his d ties# I am the 4R/ KH-R+/H-M "riest on the day of "la)ing the Hen &oat of Se(er "on its di$ine sledge# I ha$e ta(en in my hand the digging tool on the day of digging " the earth in Hens #

Hail, O ye who ma(e "erfe)t so ls to enter into the Ho se of Osiris, ma(e ye the well/instr )ted so l of the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr e, to enter in and to !e with yo in the Ho se of Osiris# Let him hear e$en as ye hear3 let him ha$e sight e$en as ye ha$e sight3 let him stand " e$en as ye stand "3 let him ta(e his seat e$en as ye ta(e yo r seats# Hail, O ye who gi$e )a(es and ale to "erfe)t so ls in the Ho se of Osiris, gi$e ye )a(es and ale twi)e ea)h day %in the morning and in the e$ening' to the so l of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr e !efore the gods, the Lords of *!ydos, and whose word is tr e with yo # Hail, O ye who o"en " the way, who a)t as g ides to the roads 7in the Other .orld8 to "erfe)t so ls in the Ho se of Osiris, o"en ye " for him the way, and a)t ye as g ides to the roads to the so l of the Osiris, the s)ri!e, the registrary of all the offerings made to the gods, *ni, 7whose word is tr e8 with yo # May he enter the Ho se of Osiris with !oldness, and may he )ome forth therefrom in "ea)e# May there !e no o""osition made to him, and may he not !e sent !a)( 7therefrom8# May he enter in nder fa$o r 7of Osiris8, and may he )ome forth gratified 7at the a))e"tan)e of8 his tr e words# May his )ommands !e "erformed in the Ho se of Osiris, may his words tra$el with yo , may he !e glorio s as ye are# May he !e not fo nd to !e light in the &alan)e, may the &alan)e dis"ose of his )ase# %In the T rin +a"yr s, ed# Le"si s, this 1ha"ter ends with the following#' +ermit tho not me to !e 2 dged a))ording to the mo ths of the m ltit de# May my so l lift itself " !efore 7Osiris8, ha$ing !een fo nd to ha$e !een " re when on earth# May I )ome into thy "resen)e, O Lord of the gods3 may I arri$e at the Nome of Maati %Tr th'3 may I rise " on my seat li(e a god endowed with life3 may I gi$e forth light li(e the 1om"any of the Gods who dwell in hea$en3 may I !e)ome li(e one of yo 3 may I lift " my footste"s in the town of Kher/*ha3 may I loo( "on the Se(tet &oat of the god, Saah, the holy one, as it "asseth a)ross the s(y3 may I not !e re" lsed3 may I loo( "on the Lords of the T at, or, a))ording to another reading, the 1om"any of the Gods3 may I smell the sa$o r of the di$ine food of the 1om"any of the Gods3 may I sit down with them3 may my name !e "ro)laimed for offerings !y the KH-R/H-& "riest at the sa)rifi)ial ta!le3 may I hear the "etitions whi)h are made when offerings are "resented3 may I draw nigh nto the Neshem &oat3 and may neither my Heart/so l nor its lord !e re" lsed# Homage to thee, O 1hief of *mentet, tho god Osiris, who dwellest in the town of Nif / r# Grant tho that I may arri$e in "ea)e in *mentet# May the Lords of Ta/T)hesert re)ei$e me, and may they say nto me; "Hail, hail3 wel)ome, wel)omeC" May they ma(e ready for me a seat !y the side of the +resident of the 1hiefs3 may the N rsing/goddesses re)ei$e me at the

seasons, and may I )ome forth into the "resen)e of 4n/Nefer tr e of word# May I !e a 9ollower of Hor s in Ra/sta , and of Osiris in Tet 3 and may I "erform all the transformations whi)h my heart may desire to ma(e in e$ery "la)e wherein my 0o !le %K*' wisheth to !e# R4&RI1; If this te5t !e (nown 7!y the de)eased8 "on earth or if he )a seth it to !e done in writing "on 7his8 )offin, then will he !e a!le to )ome forth on any day he "leaseth, and to enter into his ha!itation nre" lsed# 1a(es and ale and 2oints of meat from those whi)h are on the altar of Ra shall !e gi$en nto him, and his homestead shall !e among the fields of the 9ield of Reeds %Se(het/*ar ', and wheat and !arley shall !e gi$en nto him therein, and he shall flo rish there e$en as he flo rished "on earth# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne(ht /*men, ed# Na$ille, I, E' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 M*KING TH- S*H4 TO -NT-R TH- T4*T ON TH- 0*Y O9 TH- 94N-R*L, .H-N TH- 9OLLO.ING .OR0S *R- TO &- S*I0; Homage to thee, O tho who dwellest in the Holy Hill %Set/T)hesert' of *mentetC the Osiris, the royal s)ri!e, Ne(ht /*men, whose word is tr e, (noweth thee, he (noweth thy name# 0eli$er tho him from the worms whi)h are in Ra/sta , whi)h li$e "on the !odies of men and women, and feed "on their !lood, for Osiris, the fa$o red ser$ant of the god of his )ity, the royal s)ri!e Ne(ht /*men, (noweth yo , and he (noweth yo r names# Let the order for his "rote)tion !e the first )ommand of Osiris, the Lord to the 4ttermost Limit, who (ee"eth his !ody hidden# May he gi$e him release from the Terri!le One who dwelleth at the !end of the Ri$er of *mentet, and may he de)ree the a)ts that will ma(e him to rise "# Let him "ass on to him whose throne is "la)ed within the dar(ness, who gi$eth light in Ra/sta # O tho Lord of Light, )ome tho and swallow " the worms whi)h are in *mentet# Let the Great God who dwelleth in Tet , and who is himself nseen, hear his "rayers, and let those who )a se affli)tions hold him in fear as he )ometh forth with the senten)e of their doom to the 0i$ine &lo)(# I the Osiris, the royal s)ri!e, Ne(ht /*men, )ome, !earing the de)ree of Ne!/er/t)her, and I am the Hor s who ta(eth "ossession of his throne for him# His father, the lord of all those who are in the &oat of his 9ather Hor s, hath as)ri!ed "raise nto him# He )ometh !earing tidings####### let him see the town of *n # Their )hief shall stand on the earth !efore him, the s)ri!es shall magnify him at the doors of their assem!lies, and thy shall swathe im with swathings in *n # He hath led hea$en )a"ti$e, and he hath sei6ed the earth in his gras"# Neither the hea$ens nor the earth )an !e ta(en away from him, for, !ehold, he is Ra, the first!orn of the gods# His mother shall n rse him, and shall gi$e him her !reast on the hori6on# R4&RI1; The words of this 1ha"ter shall !e said after 7the de)eased8 is laid to rest in *mentet3 !y means of them the region Tenn/t shall !e )ontented

with her lord# *nd the Osiris, the royal s)ri!e, Ne(ht /*men, whose word is tr th, shall )ome forth, and he shall em!ar( in the &oat of Ra, and 7his8 !ody "on its !ier shall !e )o nted ", and he shall !e esta!lished in the T at# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 GI<ING * MO4TH TO TH- OSIRIS *NI, THS1RI&-, *N0 T-LL-R O9 TH- O99-RINGS .HI1H *R- M*0- TO *LL TH- GO0S, .HOS- .OR0 IS TR4-, .HO S*ITH;/ I rise " o t of the -gg in the Hidden Land# May my mo th !e gi$en nto me that I may s"ea( therewith in the "resen)e of the Great God, the Lord of the T at# Let not my hand and my arm !e re" lsed in the "resen)e of the 1hiefs %T)hat)ha ' of any god# I am Osiris, the Lord of Ra/sta # May I, the Osiris, the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr e, ha$e my "ortion with him who is on the to" of the Ste"s %Osiris'# *))ording to the desire of my heart I ha$e )ome forth from the Island of Nesersert, and I ha$e e5ting ished the fire# *++-N0I= 7The following "assage is ta(en from the Saite Re)ension8 7TH- 1H*+T-R O9 GI<ING * MO4TH TO TH- OSIRIS, TH- S1RI&*NI, .HO S*ITH8;/ Homage to thee, O tho lord of !rightness, Go$ernor of the Tem"le, +rin)e of the night and of the thi)( dar(ness# I ha$e )ome nto thee# I am shining, I am " re# My hands are a!o t thee, tho hast thy lot with thy an)estors# Gi$e tho nto me my mo th that I may s"ea( with it# I g ide my heart at its season of flame and of night# R4&RI1; If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, "on earth, 7or if it !e done8 in writing "on 7his8 )offin, he shall )ome forth !y day in e$ery form whi)h he "leaseth, and he shall enter into 7his8 a!ode, and shall not !e re" lsed# *nd )a(es, and ale, and 2oints of meat 7from those whi)h are on8 the altar of Osiris shall !e gi$en nto him3 and he shall enter in "ea)e into Se(het/*ar , )onforma!ly to the de)ree of the 0weller in & siris# .heat and !arley %dh ra' shall !e gi$en nto him therein, and he shall flo rish there 2 st as he did "on earth3 and he shall do whatsoe$er it "leaseth him to do, e$en as do the 1om"any of the Gods who are in the T at, reg larly and )ontin ally, for millions of times# %9rom the +a"rys of Ne!seni, Sheet F' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y *N0 O9 O+-NING 4+ * .*Y THRO4GH TH- *M-H-T; &ehold, the s)ri!e Ne!seni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Homage to yo , O ye Lords of Ka , ye who are witho t sin, and who li$e for the endless and infinite aeons of time whi)h ma(e " eternity# I ha$e o"ened " a way for myself to yo # I ha$e !e)ome a s"irit in my forms, I ha$e gotten the mastery o$er my words of magi)al "ower, and I am ad2 dged a s"irit3 therefore deli$er ye me from the 1ro)odile 7whi)h

li$eth in8 this 1o ntry of Tr th# Grant ye to me my mo th that I may s"ea( therewith, and )a se ye that se" l)hral offerings shall !e made nto me in yo r "resen)e, for I (now yo , and I (now yo r names, and I (now also the name of the mighty god !efore whose fa)e ye set yo r )elestial food# His name is "Te(em#" 7.hen8 he o"eneth " his "ath on the eastern hori6on of hea$en, 7when8 he alighteth towards the western hori6on of hea$en, may he )arry me along with him, and may I !e safe and so nd# Let not the Mes:et ma(e an end of me, let not the 9iend %Se!a ' gain the mastery o$er me, let me not !e dri$en away from the doors of the Other .orld, let not yo doors !e sh t in my fa)e, for my )a(es are in the )ity of +e, and my ale is in the )ity of Te"# *nd there, in the )elestial mansions of hea$en whi)h my di$ine father Tem hath sta!lished, let my hands lay hold "on the wheat and the !arley, whi)h shall !e gi$en nto me therein in a! ndant meas re, and may the son of my own !ody ma(e ready for me my food therein# *nd grant ye nto me when I am there se" l)hral meals, and in)ense, and ng ents, and all the " re and !ea tif l things whereon the god li$eth, in e$ery deed for e$er, in all the transformations whi)h it "leaseth me 7to "erform8, and grant nto me the "ower to float down and to sail " the stream in the 9ield of Reeds %Se(het/*ar ', 7and may I rea)h Se(het/hete"et %the 9ield of Offerings'8# I am the twin Lion/gods %Sh and Tefn t'# T-=TS R-L*TING TO TH- .-IGHING O9 TH- H-*RT O9 *NI TH- N*M-S O9 TH- GO0S O9 TH- GR-*T 1OM+*NY;/ ># Ra Harma(his, the Great God in his !oat# B# Tem # F# Sh # @# Tefn t# E# Ke!# G# N t, the Lady of Hea$en# A# Isis# H# Ne"hthys# I# Hor s, the Great God# >?# Hathor, Lady of *mentet# >># H # >B# Sa# TH- +R*Y-R O9 *NI;/ My heart, my mother3 my heart, my motherC My heart where!y I )ame into !eingC May no ght stand " to o""ose me at 7my8 2 dgment, may there !e no o""osition to me in the "resen)e of the 1hiefs %T)hat)ha '3 may there !e no "arting of thee from me in the "resen)e of him that (ee"eth the &alan)eC Tho art my K*, whi)h dwelleth in my !ody3 the god Khnem who (nitteth together and strengtheneth my lim!s# Mayest tho )ome forth into the "la)e of ha""iness whither we go# May the Sheni offi)ials, who ma(e the )onditions of the li$es of men, not )a se my name to stin(, and may no lies !e s"o(en against me in the "resen)e of the God# 7Let it !e satisfa)tory nto s, and let the Listener god !e fa$o ra!le nto s, and let there !e 2oy of heart %to s' at the weighing of words# Let not that whi)h is false !e ttered against me !efore the Great God, the Lord of *mentet# <erily, how great shalt tho !e when tho risest in tri m"h#8 TH- S+--1H O9 THOTH;/ Thoth, the 2 dge of right and tr th of the Great 1om"any of the Gods who are in the "resen)e of Osiris, saith; Hear ye this 2 dgment# The heart of Osiris hath in $ery tr th !een weighed, and his

Heart/so l hath !orne testimony on his !ehalf3 his heart hath !een fo nd right !y the trial in the Great &alan)e# There hath not !een fo nd any wi)(edness in him3 he hath not wasted the offerings whi)h ha$e !een made in the tem"les3 he hath not )ommitted any e$il a)t3 and he hath not set his mo th in motion with words of e$il whilst he was "on earth# S+--1H O9 TH- 0.-LL-R IN TH- -M&*LMM-NT 1H*M&-R %*N4&IS';/ +ay good heed, O righteo s J dge to the &alan)e to s ""ort 7the testimony8 thereof# <ariant; +ay good heed to the weighing in the &alan)e of the heart of the Osiris, the singing/woman of *men, *nhai, whose word is tr th, and "la)e tho her heart in the seat of tr th in the "resen)e of the Great God# TH- S+--1H O9 TH- GO0S;/ The Great 1om"any of the Gods say to Thoth who dwelleth in Khemen ; That whi)h )ometh forth from thy mo th shall !e de)lared tr e# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr e, is holy and righteo s# He hath not )ommitted any sin, and he hath done no e$il against s# The de$o rer *m/mit shall not !e "ermitted to "re$ail o$er him# Meat offerings and admittan)e into the "resen)e of the god Osiris shall !e granted nto him, together with an a!iding ha!itation in the 9ield of Offerings %Se(het/hete"et', as nto the 9ollowers of Hor s# TH- S+--1H O9 HOR4S TO OSIRIS IN INTRO041ING *NI TO HIM;/ Hor s, the son of Isis, saith; I ha$e )ome to thee, O 4n/Nefer, and I ha$e !ro ght nto thee the Osiris *ni# His heart is righteo s, and it hath )ome forth from the &alan)e3 it hath not sinned against any god or any goddess# Thoth hath weighed it a))ording to the de)ree "rono n)ed nto him !y the 1om"any of the Gods, and it is most tr e and righteo s# Grant tho that )a(es and ale may !e gi$en nto him, and let him a""ear in the "resen)e of the god Osiris, and let him !e li(e nto the 9ollowers of Hor s for e$er and e$er# TH- S+--1H O9 *NI;/ *nd the Osiris *ni saith; &ehold, I am in thy "resen)e, O Lord of *mentet# There is no sin in my !ody# I ha$e not s"o(en that whi)h is not tr e (nowingly, nor ha$e I done anything with a false heart# Grant tho that I may !e li(e nto those fa$o red ones who are in thy following, and that I may !e an Osiris greatly fa$o red of the !ea tif l god, and !elo$ed of the Lord of the Two Lands, I who am a $erita!le royal s)ri!e who lo$eth thee, *ni, whose word is tr e !efore the god Osiris# 0-S1RI+TION O9 TH- &-*ST *M/MIT;/ Her fore"art is li(e that of a )ro)odile, the middle of her !ody is li(e that of a lion, her hind : arters are li(e those of a hi""o"otam s#

H-R- &-GIN TH- +R*IS-S *N0 GLORI9YINGS O9 1OMING O4T 9ROM *N0 O9 GOING INTO TH- GLORIO4S KH-RT/N-T-R, .HI1H IS IN TH- &-*4TI94L *M-NT-T, O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y IN *LL TH- 9ORMS O9 -=IST-N1- .HI1H IT M*Y +L-*STH- 0-1-*S-0 TO T*K-, O9 +L*YING *T 0R*4GHTS, O9 SITTING IN TH- S-H H*LL, *N0 O9 *++-*RING *S * LI<ING SO4L; The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni saith after he hath arri$ed in his ha$en of rest/ now it is good for 7a man8 to re)ite 7this wor( whilst he is8 "on earth, for then all the words of Tem )ome to "ass/ "I am the god Tem in rising# I am the Only One# I )ame into e5isten)e in N # I am Ra who rose in the !eginning, the r ler of this 7)reation8#" .ho is thisK "It is Ra, when at the !eginning he rose in the )ity of Hens , )rowned li(e a (ing for his )oronation# The +illars of the god Sh were not as yet )reated, when he was "on the ste"s of him that dwelleth in Khemen # "I am the Great God who )reated himself, e$en N , who made his names to !e)ome the 1om"any of the Gods as gods#" .ho is thisK "It is Ra, the )reator of the names of his lim!s, whi)h )ame into !eing in the form of the gods who are in the train of Ra# "I am he who )annot !e re" lsed among the gods#" .ho is thisK "It is Tem , the dweller in his dis(, ! t others say that it is Ra when he riseth in the eastern hori6on of the s(y# "I am Yesterday, I (now To/day#" .ho is thisK "Yesterday is Osiris, and To/day is Ra, when he shall destroy the enemies of Ne!/er/t)her %the lord to the ttermost limit', and when he shall esta!lish as "rin)e and r ler his son Hor s# "Others, howe$er, say that To/day is Ra, on the day when we )ommemorate the festi$al of the meeting of the dead Osiris with his father Ra, and when the !attle of the gods was fo ght, in whi)h Osiris, the Lord of *mentet, was the leader#" .hat is thisK "It is *mentet, 7that is to say8 the )reation ofthe so ls of the gods when Osiris was leader in Set/*mentet# "Others, howe$er, say that it is the

*mentet whi)h Ra hath gi$en nto me3 when any god )ometh he m st rise " and fight for it# "I (now the god who dwelleth therein#" .ho is thisK "It is Osiris# Others, howe$er, say that his name is Ra, and that the god who dwelleth in *mentet is the "hall s of Ra, wherewith he had nion with himself# "I am the &en !ird whi)h is in *n # I am the (ee"er of the $ol me of the !oo( %the Ta!let of 0estiny' of the things whi)h ha$e !een made, and of the things whi)h shall !e made#" .ho is thisK "It is Osiris# "Others, howe$er, say that it is the dead !ody of Osiris, and yet others say that it is the e5)rement of Osiris# The things whi)h ha$e !een made, and the things whi)h shall !e made 7refer to8 the dead !ody of Osiris# Others again say that the things whi)h ha$e !een made are -ternity, and the things whi)h shall !e made are -$erlastingness, and that -ternity is the 0ay, and -$erlastingness the Night# "I am the god Men in his )oming forth3 may his two "l mes !e set on my head for me#" .ho is thisK "Men is Horis, the *d$o)ate of his father 7Osiris8, and his )oming forth means his !irth# The two "l mes on his head are Isis and Ne"hthys, when these goddesses go forth and set themsel$es thereon, and when they a)t as his "rote)tors, and when they "ro$ide that whi)h his head la)(eth# "Others, howe$er, say that the two "l mes are the two e5)eedingly large raei whi)h are "on the head of their father Tem, and there are yet others who say that the two "l mes whi)h are "on the head of Men are his two eyes# "The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr e, the registrar of all the offerings whi)h are made to the gods, riseth " and )ometh into his )ity#" .hat is this 7)ity8K "It is the hori6on of his father Tem# "I ha$e made an end of my short)omings, and I ha$e " t away my fa lts#" .hat is thisK "It is the ) tting of the na$el string of the !ody of the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr e !efore all the gods, and all his fa lts are dri$en o t# .hat is this K

"It is the " rifi)ation 7of Osiris8 on the day of his !irth# "I am " rified in my great do !le nest whi)h is in Hens on the day of the offerings of the followers of the Great God who dwelleth therein#" .hat is the "great do !le nest"K "The name of one nest is DMillions of years,D and DGreat Green 7Sea8D is the name of the other, that is to say DLa(e of NatronD and DLa(e of Salt#D "Others, howe$er, say the name of the one is DG ide of Millions of Years,D and that DGreat Green La(eD is name of the other# Yet others say that D&egetter of Millions of YearsD is the name of one, and DGreat Green La(eD is the name of the other# Now, as )on)erning the Great God who dwelleth therein, it is Ra himself# "I "ass o$er the way, I (now the head of the Island of Maati#" .hat is thisK "It is Ra/sta , that is to say, it is the gate to the So th of Ner tef, and it is the Northern Gate of the 0omain %Tom! of the god'# "Now, as )on)erning the Island of Maati, it is *!t # "Others, howe$er, say that it is the way !y whi)h 9ather Tem tra$elleth when he goeth forth to Se(het/*ar , 7the "la)e8 whi)h "rod )eth the food and s stenan)e of the gods who are 7in8 their shrines# "Now the Gate T)hesert is the Gate of the +illars of Sh , that is to say, the Northern Gate of the T at# "Others, howe$er, say that the Gate of T)hesert is the two lea$es of the door thro gh whi)h the god Tem "asseth when he goeth forth to the eastern hori6on of the s(y# "O ye gods who are in the "resen)e 7of Osiris8, grant to me yo r arms, for I am the god who shall )ome into !eing among yo #" .ho are these godsK "They are the dro"s of !lood whi)h )ame forth from the "hall s of Ra when he went forth to "erform his own m tilitation# These dro"s of !lood s"rang into !eing nder the forms of the gods H and Sa, who are in the !odyg ard of Ra, and who a))om"any the god Tem daily and e$ery day# "I, Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, ha$e filled for thee the t)hat %the -ye of Ra, or of Hor s', when it had s ffered e5tin)tion on the day of the )om!at of the Two 9ighters %Hor s and Set'#" .hat was this )om!atK It was the )om!at whi)h too( "la)e on the day when Hor s fo ght with Set, d ring whi)h Set threw filth in the fa)e of Hor s, and Hor s )r shed the genitals of Set# The filling of the t)hat Thoth "erformed with his own fingers# "I remo$e the th nder/)lo d from the s(y when there is a storm with th nder and lightning therein#"

.hat is thisK "This storm was the raging of Ra at the th nder/)lo d whi)h 7Set8 sent forth against the Right -ye of Ra %the S n'# Thoth remo$ed the th nder/ )lo d from the -ye of Ra, and !ro ght !a)( the -ye li$ing, healthy, so nd, and with no defe)t in it to its owner# "Others, howe$er, say that the th nder/ )lo d is )a sed !y si)(ness in the -ye of Ra, whi)h wee"eth for its )om"anion -ye %the Moon'3 at this time Thoth )leanseth the Right -ye of Ra# "I !ehold Ra who was !orn yesterday from the thighs of the goddess Meh rt3 his strength is my strength, and my strength is his strength#" .ho is thisK "Meh rt is the great 1elestial .ater, ! t others say that Meh rt is the image of the -ye of Ra at dawn at his !irth daily# "7Others, howe$er, say that8 Meh rt is the t)hat of Ra# "Now Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, is a $ery great one among the gods who are in the following of Hor s3 they say that he is the "rin)e who lo$eth his lord#" .ho are the gods who are in the train of Hor sK "7They are8 Kesta, Ha"i, Ta m tef, and ,e!hsen f# "Homage to yo , O ye lords of right and tr th, ye so$ereign "rin)es %T)hat)ha' who 7stand8 ro nd a!o t Osiris, who do away tterly sins and offen)es, and who are in the following of the goddess Hete"se(h s, grant ye that I may )ome nto yo # 0estroy ye all the fa lts whi)h are within me, e$en as ye did for the Se$en S"irits who are among the followers of their lord Se"a# *n" %*n !is' a""ointed to them their "la)es on the day 7when he said nto them8, "1ome ye hither#" .ho are the "lords of right and tr th"K "The lords of right and tr th are Thoth and *stes, the Lord of *mentet# "The T)hat)ha ro nd a!o t Osiris are Kesta, Ha"i, T am tef, and ,e!hsen f, and they are also ro nd a!o t the 1onstellation of the Thigh %the Great &ear', in the northern s(y# "Those who do away tterly sins and offen)es, and who are in the following of the goddess Hete"se(h s, are the god Se!e( and his asso)iates who dwell in the water# "The goddess Hete"se(h s is the -ye of Ra# "Others, howe$er, say that it is the flame whi)h a))om"anieth Osiris to ! rn " the so ls of his enemies# "*s )on)erning all the fa lts whi)h are in Osiris, the registrar of the offerings whi)h are made nto all the gods, *ni, whose word is tr th, 7these are all the offen)es whi)h he hath )ommitted against the Lords of -ternity8 sin)e he )ame forth from his motherDs wom!# "*s )on)erning the Se$en S"irits who are Kesta, Ha"i, T am tef, ,e!hsen f, Maa/atef, Kheri!e:ef and Her /(henti/en/ariti, these did *n !is

a""oint to !e "rote)tors of the dead !ody of Osiris# "Others, howe$er, say that he set them ro nd a!o t the holy "la)e of Osiris# "Others say that the Se$en S"irits 7whi)h were a""ointed !y *n !is8 were Net)heh/net)heh, *at:et:et, Nertanef/!esef/(henti/hehf, *:/her/ami/ nn t/f, Tesher/ariti/ ami/Het/anes, 4!es/her/"er/em/(het(het, and Maaem/ (erh/annef/em/hr # "The )hief of the T)hat)ha %so$ereign "rin)es' who is in Naar tef is Hor s, the *d$o)ate of his father# "*s )on)erning the day wherein 7*n !is said to the Se$en S"irits8, D1ome ye hither,D 7the all sion here8 is to the words D1ome ye hither,D whi)h Ra s"a(e nto Osiris#" <erily may these same words !e said nto me in *mentet# "I am the 0i$ine So l whi)h dwelleth in the 0i$ine Twin/gods#" .ho is this 0i$ine So lK "It is Osiris# 7.hen8 he goeth into Tet , and findeth there the So l of Ra, the one god em!ra)eth the other, and two 0i$ine So ls s"ring into !eing within the 0i$ine Twin/gods#" *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne!seni, &rit# M s# No# II??, Sheet >@, ll# >Gff#' "*s )on)erning the 0i$ine Twin/gods they are Her /net)h/her/tefef and Her /(hent/en/*riti %Hor s the *d$o)ate of his father 7Osiris8, and Hor s the sightless'# "Others say that the do !le 0i$ine So l whi)h dwelleth in the 0i$ine Twin/gods is the So l of Ra and the So l of Osiris, and yet others say that it is the So l whi)h dwelleth in Sh , and the So ld whi)h dwelleth in Tefn t, and that these two So ls form the do !le 0i$ine So l whi)h dwelleth in Tet # "I am the 1at whi)h fo ght near the +ersea Tree in *n on the night when the foes of Ne!/er/t)her were destroyed#" .ho is this 1atK "This male 1at is Ra himself, and he was )alled DMa D !e)a se of the s"ee)h of the god Sa, who said )on)erning him; DHe is li(e %ma ' nto that whi)h he hath madeD3 therefore, did the name of Ra !e)ome DMa #D "Others, howe$er, say that the male 1at is the god Sh , who made o$er the "ossessions of Ke! to Osiris# "*s )on)erning the fight whi)h too( "la)e near the +ersea Tree in *n 7these words ha$e referen)e to the sla ghter8 of the )hildren of re!ellion, when righteo s retri! tion was meted o t to them for 7the e$il8 whi)h they had done# "*s )on)erning the Dnight of the !attle,D 7these words refer to8 the in$asion of the eastern "ortion of the hea$en !y

the )hildren of re!ellion, where "on a great !attle arose in hea$en and in all the earth# "O tho who art in thine egg %Ra,' who showest from thy 0is(, who risest on thy hori6on, and dost shine with golden !eams in the height of hea$en, li(e nto whom there is none among the gods, who sailest a!o$e the +illars of Sh , who sendest forth !lasts of fire from thy mo th, 7who ill minest the Two Lands with thy s"lendo r, deli$er8 tho Ne!seni, the lord of fealty 7to Osiris8, from the god whose form is hidden, and whose eye!rows are li(e nto the two arms of the &alan)e on the night when the senten)es of doom are "rom lgated#" .ho is this in$isi!le godK "It is *n/a/f %he who !ringeth his arm#'# "*s )on)erning Dthe night when the senten)es of doom are "rom lgated,D it is the night of the ! rning of the damned, and of the o$erthrow of the wi)(ed at the &lo)(, and of the sla ghter of so ls#" .ho is this 7sla ghterer of so ls8K "It is Shesm , the headsman of Osiris# "71on)erning the in$isi!le god8 some say that he is *a"e" when he riseth " with a head !earing "on it 7the feather of8 Maat %Tr th'# & t others say that he is Hor s when he riseth " with two heads, whereon one !eareth 7the feather of8 Maat, and the other 7the sym!ol of8 wi)(edness# He !estoweth wi)(edness on him that wor(eth wi)(edness, and right and tr th "on him that followeth righteo sness and tr th# "Others say that he is Her / r %the Old Hor s', who dwelleth in Se(hem3 others say that he is Thoth3 others say that he is Nefer/Tem3 and others say that he is Se"t who doth !ring to no ght the a)ts of the foes of Ne!ert)her# "0eli$er tho the s)ri!e Ne!seni, whose word is tr th, from the .at)hers, who )arry m rdero s (ni$es, who "ossess )r el fingers, and who wo ld slay those who are in the following of Osiris#" May these .at)hers ne$er gain the mastery o$er me, and may I ne$er fall nder their (ni$esC .ho are these .at)hersK "They are *n !is and Hor s, 7the latter !eing8 in the form of Hor s the sightless# Others, howe$er, say that they are the T)hat)ha %so$ereign "rin)es of Osiris', who !ring to no ght the o"erations of their (ni$es3 and others say that they are the )hiefs of the Sheni )ham!er# "May their (ni$es ne$er gain the mastery o$er me# May I ne$er fall nder the (ni$es wherewith they infli)t )r el tort res# 9or I (now their names, and I (now the !eing, Mat)het, who is among them in the Ho se of Osiris# He shooteth forth rays of light from his eye, !eing himself in$isi!le, and he goeth ro nd a!o t hea$en ro!ed in the flames whi)h )ome from his mo th, )ommanding Ha"i, ! t remaining in$isi!le himself# May I !e strong on earth !efore Ra, may I

arri$e safely in the "resen)e of Osiris# O ye who "reside o$er yo r altars, let not yo r offerings to me !e wanting, for I am one of those who follow after Ne!ert)her, a))ording to the writings of Khe"era# Let me fly li(e a haw(, let me )a)(le li(e a goose, let me lay always li(e the ser"ent/goddess Nehe!/ (a#" .ho are those who "reside o$er their altarsK "Those who "reside o$er their altars are the similit de of the -ye of Ra, and the similit de of the -ye of Hor s# "O Ra/Tem, tho Lord of the Great Ho se 7in *n 8, tho So$ereign %life, strentgh, health 7!e to thee8' of all the gods, deli$er tho the s)ri!e Ne!seni, whose word is tr th, from the god whose fa)e is li(e nto that of a greyho nd, whose !rows are li(e those of a man, who feedeth "on the dead, who wat)heth at the &end of the La(e of 9ire, who de$o reth the !odies of the dead, and swalloweth hearts, and who $oideth filth, ! t who himself remaineth nseen#" .ho is this greyho nd/fa)ed godK "His name is D-$erlasting 0e$o rer,D and he li$eth in the 0omain 7of 9ire8 %the La(e of 4nt'# "*s )on)erning the 0omain of 9ire, it is that *at whi)h is in Naar tef, and is near the Sheni )ham!er# The sinner who wal(eth o$er this "la)e falleth down among the (ni$es 7of the .at)hers8# "Others, howe$er, say that the name of this god is DMates,D and that he (ee"eth wat)h o$er the door of *mentet3 others say that his name is D&e!a,D and that he (ee"eth wat)h o$er the &end 7of the stream8 of *mentet, and yet others say that his name is DHerise"ef#D "Hail, Lord of Terror, 1hief of the Lands of the So th and North, tho Lord of the 0esert, who dost (ee" "re"ared the !lo)( of sla ghter, and who dost feed on the intestines 7of men8C" .ho is this Lord of TerrorK "It is the Kee"er of the &end 7of the stream8 of *mentet#" .ho is this Kee"erK "It is the Heart of Osiris, whi)h is the de$o rer of all sla ghtered things# "The 4rrt 1rown hath !een gi$en nto him, with gladness of heart, as Lord of Hens #" .ho is thisK "He to whom the 4rrt 1rown hath !een gi$en with gladness of heart as Lord of Hens is Osiris# He was !idden to r le among the gods on the day of the nion of earth 7with earth8 in the "resen)e of Ne!ert)her#"

.ho is thisK "He who was !idden to r le among the gods is the son of Isis %Hor s', who was a""ointed to r le in the room of his father Osiris# "*s )on)erning 7the words8 Dday of the nion of earth with earth,D they ha$e referen)e to the nion of earth with earth in the )offin of Osiris, the So l that li$eth in Hens , the gi$er of meat and drin(, the destroyer of wrong, and the g ide to the e$erlasting "aths#" .ho is thisK "It is Ra himself#" "70eli$er tho the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th8 from the great god who )arrrieth away so ls, who eateth hearts, who feedeth "on offal, who (ee"eth wat)h in the dar(ness, who dwelleth in the Se(er &oat3 those who li$e in sin fear him#" .ho is thisK "It is S ti, ! t others say that it is Smam r, the so l of Ke!# "Hail, Khe"era in thy !oat, the two 1om"anies of the Gods are in thy !ody# 0eli$er tho the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, from the .at)hers who "ass senten)es of doom, who ha$e !een a""ointed !y the god Ne!ert)her to "rote)t him, and to fasten the fetters on his foes, and who sla ghter in the tort re )ham!ers3 there is no es)a"e from their fingers# May they ne$er sta! me with their (ni$es, may I ne$er fall hel"less into their )ham!ers of tort re# I ha$e ne$er done the things whi)h the gods hate# I am he who is " re in the Mes:et )ham!er# *nd saffron )a(es ha$e !een !ro ght nto him in Tannt#" .ho is thisK "It is Khe"era in his !oat3 it is Ra himself# "*s )on)erning the .at)hers who "ass senten)es of doom, they are the *"es Isis and Ne"hthys# "*s )on)erning the things whi)h the gods hate, they are a)ts of de)eit and lying# He who "asseth thro gh the "la)e of " rifi)ation within the Mes:et )ham!er is *n" %*n !is', who is hard !y the )offer whi)h )ontaineth the inward "arts of Osiris# He to whom saffron )a(es ha$e !een !ro ght in Tannt is Osiris# "Others, howe$er, say that the saffron )a(es in Tannt re"resent hea$en and earth, and others say that they re"resent Sh , the strengthener of the Two Lands in Hens 3 and others say that they re"resent the -ye of Hor s, and that Tannt is the ! rial/"la)e of Osiris# "Tem hath ! ilded thy ho se, and the do !le Lion/god hath laid the fo ndations of thy ha!itation# LoC medi)aments ha$e !een !ro ght# Hor s " rifieth Set and Set strengtheneth, and Set " rifieth and Hor s strengtheneth# "The Osiris the

s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th !efore Osiris, hath )ome into this land, and he hath ta(en "ossession thereof with his two feet# He is Tem, and he is in the )ity# "T rn tho !a)(, O Reh , whose mo th shineth, whose head mo$eth, t rn tho !a)( !efore his strength#" *nother reading is, DT rn tho !a)( from him who (ee"eth wat)h, and is himself nseen#D Let the Osiris *ni !e safely g arded# He is Isis, and he is fo nd with her hair s"read o$er him3 it is sha(en o t o$er his !row# He was )on)ei$ed !y Isis, and engendered !y Ne"hthys, and they ha$e ) t away from him the things whi)h sho ld !e ) t from him# "9ear followeth after thee, terror is a!o t thine arms# Tho hast !een em!ra)ed for millions of years !y arms3 mortals go ro nd a!o t thee# Tho smitest down the mediators of thy foes, and tho sei6est the arms of the "ower of dar(ness# Thy two sisters %Isis and Ne"hthys' are gi$en to thee for thy delight# Tho hast )reated that whi)h is in Kher/aha, and that whi)h is *n # -$ery god feareth thee, for tho art e5)eedingly great and terri!le3 tho 7a$engest8 e$ery god on the man who ) rseth him, and tho shootest arrows at him# Tho li$est a))ording to thy will# Tho art 4at)het, the Lady of 9lame, e$il !efalleth those who set themsel$es " against thee#" .hat is thisK "DHidden in form, gi$en of Menh ,D is the name of the "tom!# DHe who seeth what is on his handD is the name of ,era , or, as others say, it is the name of the &lo)(# "Now, he whose mo th shineth and whose head mo$eth is the "hall s of Osiris, ! t others say it is 7the "hall s8 of Ra# DTho s"readest thy hair, and I sha(e it o t o$er his !row" is said )on)erning Isis, who hideth in her hair, and draweth it ro nd a!o t her# "4at)het, the Lady of 9lames, is the -ye of Ra#" TH- S-<-N *RITS The 9irst *rit# The name of the 0oor(ee"er is Se(het/her/asht/ar # The name of the .at)her is Smetti# The name of the Herald is Ha(her # The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh nto the 9irst *rit; "I am the mighty one who )reateth his own light# I ha$e )ome nto thee, O Osiris, and, " rified from that whi)h defileth thee, I adore thee# Lead on# Name not the name of Ra/sta to me# Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy strength in Ra/sta # Rise " and )on: er, O Osiris, in *!t # Tho goest ro nd a!o t hea$en, tho sailest in the "resen)e of Ra, tho loo(est "on all the !eings who ha$e (nowledge# Hail, Ra, tho who goest ro nd a!o t in the s(y, I say, O Osiris in tr th, that I am the Sah %S"irit/!ody' of the god, and I !esee)h thee not to let me !e dri$en away, nor to !e )ast "on the wall of !la6ing fire# Let the way !e o"ened in Ra/sta , let the "ain of the Osiris

!e relie$ed, em!ra)e that whi)h the &alan)e hath weighed, let a "ath !e made for the Osiris in the Great <alley, and let the Osiris ha$e light to g ide him on his way#" The Se)ond *rit# The name of the 0oor(ee"er is 4nhat# The name of the .at)her is Se:t/ her# The name of the Herald is 4st# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, shall say 7when he )ometh to this *rit8; "He sitteth to )arry o t his heartDs desire, and he weigheth words as the Se)ond of Thoth# The strength whi)h "rote)teth Thoth h m!leth the hidden Maati gods, who feed "on Maat d ring the years of their li$es# I offer " my offerings 7to him8 at the moment when he ma(eth his way# I ad$an)e, and I enter on the "ath# O grant tho that I may )ontin e to ad$an)e, and that I may attain to the sight of Ra, and of those who offer " 7their8 offerings#" The Third *rit# The name of the 0oor(ee"er is 4nem/ha at /ent/"eh i# The name of the .at)her is Seres/her# The name of the Herald is *a# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, shall say 7when he )ometh to this *rit8; "I am he who is hidden in the great dee"# I am the J dge of the Reh i, I ha$e )ome and I ha$e done away the offensi$e thing whi)h was "on Osiris# I tie firmly the "la)e on whi)h he standeth, )oming forth from the 4rt# I ha$e sta!lished things in *!t , I ha$e o"ened " a way thro gh Ra/sta , and I ha$e relie$ed the "ain whi)h was in Osiris# I ha$e !alan)ed the "la)e whereon he standeth, and I ha$e made a "ath for him3 he shineth !rilliantly in Ra/sta #" The 9o rth *rit# The name of the 0oor(ee"er is Khesef/her/asht/(her # The name of the .at)her is Seres/te" # The name of the Herald is Khesef/at# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, shall say 7when he )ometh to this *rit8; "I am the & ll, the son of the an)estress of Osiris# O grant ye that his father, the Lord of his god/li(e )om"anions, may !ear witness on his !ehalf# I ha$e weighed the g ilty in 2 dgment# I ha$e !ro ght nto his nostrils the life whi)h is e$er lasting# I am the son of Osiris, I ha$e a))om"lished the 2o rney, I ha$e ad$an)ed in Khert/Neter#" The 9ifth *rit# The name of the 0oor(ee"er is *n(hf/em/fent# The name of the .at)her is Sha! # The name of the Herald is Te!/her/(ha/(heft# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, shall say 7when he )ometh to this *rit8; "I ha$e !ro ght nto thee the 2aw!one in Ra/sta # I ha$e !ro ght nto thee thy

!a)(!one in *n # I ha$e gathered together his manifold mem!ers therein# I ha$e dri$en !a)( *a"e" for thee# I ha$e s"it "on the wo nds 7in his !ody8# I ha$e made myself a "ath among yo # I am the *ged One among the gods# I ha$e made offerings to Osiris# I ha$e defended him with the word of tr th# I ha$e gathered together his !ones, and ha$e )olle)ted all his mem!ers#" The Si5th *rit# The name of the 0oor(ee"er is *te(/ta /(eha:/(her # The name of the .at)her is *n/her# The name of the Herald is *tes/her/7ari8/she# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, shall say 7when he )ometh to this *rit8; "I ha$e )ome daily, I ha$e )ome daily# I ha$e made myself a way# I ha$e ad$an)ed o$er that whi)h was )reated !y *n" %*n !is'# I am the Lord of the 4rrt 1rown# I am the "ossessor 7of the (nowledge of8 the words of magi)al "ower, I am the *$enger a))ording to law, I ha$e a$enged 7the in2 ry to8 his -ye# I ha$e defended Osiris# I ha$e a))om"lished my 2o rney# The Osiris *ni ad$an)eth with yo with the word whi)h is tr th#" The Se$enth *rit; The name of the 0oor(ee"er is Se(hmet/em/ts /sen# The name of the .at)her is *a/maa/(her # The name of the Herald is Khesef/(hemi# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, shall say 7when he )ometh to this *rit8; "I ha$e )ome nto thee, O Osiris, !eing " rified from fo l emissions# Tho goest ro nd a!o t hea$en, tho seest Ra, tho seest the !eings who ha$e (nowledge# 7Hail8, tho , ON-C &ehold, tho art in the Se(tet &oat whi)h tra$erseth the hea$ens# I s"ea( what I will to his Sah %S"irit/!ody'# He is strong, and )ometh into !eing e$en 7as8 he s"a(e# Tho meetest him fa)e to fa)e# +re"are tho for me all the ways whi)h are good 7and whi)h lead8 to thee#" R4&RI1; If 7these8 words !e re)ited !y the s"irit when he shall )ome to the Se$en *rits, and as he entereth the doors, he shall neither !e t rned !a)( nor re" lsed !efore Osiris, and he shall !e made to ha$e his !eing among the !lessed s"irits, and to ha$e dominion among the an)estral followers of Osiris# If these things !e done for any s"irit he shall ha$e his !eing in that "la)e li(e a lord of eternity in one !ody with Osiris, and at no "la)e shall any !eing )ontend against him# TH- +YLONS O9 TH- HO4S- O9 OSIRIS The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the 9IRST +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "Lady of trem!lings, high/ walled, the so$ereign lady, the lady of destr )tion, who ttereth the words

whi)h dri$e !a)( the destroyers, who deli$ereth from destr )tion him that )ometh#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Ner it# The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the S-1ON0 +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "Lady of hea$en, Mistress of the Two Lands, de$o rer !y fire, Lady of mortals, who art infinitely greater than any h man !eing#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Mes/+tah# The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the THIR0 +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "Lady of the *ltar, the mighty lady to whom offerings are made, greatly !elo$ed one of e$ery god sailing " the ri$er to *!ydos#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Se!:a# The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the 9O4RTH +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "+re$ailer with (ni$es, Mistress of the Two Lands, destroyer of the enemies of the Still/Heart %Osiris', who de)reeth the release of those who s ffer thro gh e$il ha"#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Ne(a # The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the 9I9TH +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "9lame, Lady of fire, a!sor!ing the entreaties whi)h are made to her, who "ermitteth not to a""roa)h her the re!el#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Henti/Re:i # The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the SI=TH +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "Lady of light, who roareth mightily, whose !readth )annot !e )om"rehended# Her li(e hath not !een fo nd sin)e the !eginning# There are ser"ents o$er whi)h are n(nown# They were !ro ght forth !efore the Still/Heart#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Semati# The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the S-<-NTH +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "Garment whi)h en$elo"eth the hel"less one, whi)h wee"eth for and lo$eth that whi)h it )o$ereth#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Sa(tif# The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the -IGHTH +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "&la6ing fire, n: en)ha!le, with far/rea)hing tong es of flame, irresisti!le sla ghterer, whi)h one may not "ass thro gh fear of its deadly atta)(#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Kh t)hetef# The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the NINTH +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "1hieftainess, lady of strength, who gi$eth : iet of heart to the offs"ring of her lord# Her girth is

three h ndred and fifty (het, and she is )lothed with green felds"ar of the So th# She !indeth " the di$ine form and )lotheth the hel"less one# 0e$o rer, lady of all men#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is *ris t)hesef# The following shall !e said when one )ometh to the T-NTH +YLON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith; "Goddess of the lo d $oi)e, who ma(eth her s ""liants to mo rn, the awf l one who terrifieth, who herself remaineth nterrified within#" The name of her 0oor(ee"er is Se(hen r# N , the steward of the (ee"er of the seal, saith when he )ometh to the -L-<-NTH +YLON of Osiris; "I ha$e made my way, I (now yo , and I (now thy name, and I (now the name of her who is within thee; She who slayeth always, )ons mer of the fiends !y fire, mistress of e$ery "ylon, the lady who is a))laimed on the day of dar(ness" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one# The Osiris N , the steward of the (ee"er of the seal, saith when he )ometh to the T.-L9TH +YLON of Osiris; "I ha$e made my way, I (now yo , and I (now thy name, and I (now the name of her who is within thee; In$o(er of thy Two Lands, destroyer of those who )ome to thee !y fire, lady of s"irits, o!eyer of the word of thy Lord" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one# The Osiris N , the steward of the (ee"er of the seal, saith when he )ometh to the THIRT--NTH +YLON of Osiris; "I ha$e made my way, I (now yo and I (now thy name, and I (now the name of her who is within thee; Osiris foldeth his arms a!o t her, and ma(eth Ha"i %the Nile/god', to emit s"lendo r o t of his hidden "la)es" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one# The Osiris N , the steward of the (ee"er of the seal, saith when he )ometh to the 9O4RT--NTH +YLON of Osiris; "I ha$e made my way, I (now thee, and I (now thy name, and I (now the name of her who is within thee# Lady of might, who tram"leth on the Red 0emons, who (ee"eth the festi$al of Haa(er on the day of the hearing of fa lts" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one# TH- 9I9T--NTH +YLON# The Osiris Her /em/(he!it, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh to this "ylon; "9iend, red of hair and eyes, who a""eareth !y night, and doth fetter the fiend in his lair# Let her hands !e gi$en to the Still/Heart in his ho r, let her ad$an)e and go forward" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one#

TH- SI=T--NTH +YLON# The Osiris Her /em/(he!it, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh to this "ylon; "Terri!le one, lady of the rain/ storm, destroyer of the so ls of men, de$o rer of the !odies of men, orderer, "rod )er, and ma(er of sla ghter" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one# TH- S-<-NT--NTH +YLON# The Osiris Her /em/(he!it, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh to this "ylon; "Hewer/in/"ie)es in !lood, *hi!it, lady of hair" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one# TH- -IGHT--NTH +YLON# The Osiris Her /em/(he!it, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh to this "ylon; "9ire/lo$er, " re one, lo$er of sla ghterings, ) tter off of heads, de$oted one, lady of the Great Ho se, sla ghterer of fiends at e$entide" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathing of the hel"less one# TH- NIN-T--NTH +YLON# The Osiris Her /em/(he!it, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh to this "ylon; "Light/gi$er for life, !la6ing all the day, lady of strength 7and of8 the writings of the god Thoth himself" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathings of the .hite Ho se# TH- T.-NTI-TH +YLON# The Osiris Her /em/(he!it, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh to this "ylon; "0weller in the )a$ern of her lord, her name is 1lother, hider of her )reations, )on: eror of hearts, swallower 7of them8" is thy name# She ins"e)teth the swathings of the .hite Ho se# TH- T.-NTY/9IRST +YLON# The Osiris Her /em/(he!it, whose word is tr th, shall say when he )ometh to this "ylon; "Knife whi)h ) tteth when 7its name8 is ttered, slayer of those who a""roa)h thy flame" is thy name# She "ossesseth hidden "lans# *++-N0I= %9rom the T rin +a"ry s, ed# Le"si s, &l# G@, the te5t referring to the twenty/first +ylon#' TH- OSIRIS *49*NKH, .HOS- .OR0 IS TR4TH, S*ITH; Hail, saith Hor s, O Twenty/first "ylon of the Still/HeartC I ha$e made the way# I (now thee# I (now thy name# I (now the name of the goddess who g ardeth thee# "Sword that smiteth at the tteran)e of its own name, stin(ing fa)e, o$erthrower of him that a""roa)heth her flame" is thy name# Tho (ee"est the hidden things of the a$enger of the god, tho g ardest them# *mam is his name# He ma(eth the ash trees %)edars' not to grow, and the shen trees %a)a)ias' not to !lossom, and "re$enteth )o""er from !eing fo nd in the mo ntain# The T)hat)ha %1hiefs' of this +ylon are Se$en Gods# T)hen, or

*nth)h %*t', is the name of the one at the door# Hete"mes is the name of another there# Messe" is the name of another there# 4t)hara is the name of another there# &e: is the name of another there# *n" %*n !is' is the name of another there# I ha$e made the way# I am Men /Her , the a$enger of his father, the heir of his father 4n/Nefer# I ha$e )ome# I ha$e gi$en 7offerings8 to my father Osiris# I ha$e o$erthrown all his enemies# I ha$e )ome daily with the word of tr th, the lord of fealty, in the ho se of my father Tem, the Lord of *n , I, the Osiris * f/an(h, whose word is tr th in the so thern hea$en# I ha$e done what is right for him that made the right, I ha$e )ele!rated the Ha(er festi$al to the lord thereof# I ha$e a)ted as the leader of the festi$als# I ha$e gi$en )a(es to the Lords of the *ltar# I ha$e !een the leader of the "ro"itiatory offerings, )a(es, ale, o5en, geese, to my father Osiris 4n/Nefer# I am the "rote)tor of the &a/ so l, I ha$e made the &en !ird to a""ear 7!y my8 words# I ha$e )ome daily into the ho se of the god to ma(e offerings of in)ense# I ha$e )ome with the shenti t ni)# I ha$e set the Neshem &oat afloat on the water# I ha$e made the word of Osiris Khenti *menti to !e tr th !efore his enemies# I ha$e )arried away in a !oat all his enemies to the sla ghter/ho se of the -ast, and they shall ne$er es)a"e from the wardshi" of the god Ke! who dwelleth therein# I ha$e made the Kefai gods of Ra to stand ", I ha$e made his word to !e tr th# I ha$e )ome as a s)ri!e# I ha$e e5"lained 7the writings8# I ha$e made the god to ha$e "ower o$er his legs# I ha$e )ome into the ho se of him that is "on his mo ntain %*n !is'# I ha$e seen the 1hief of the Seh hall# I ha$e entered into Ra/sta # I ha$e made myself in$isi!le# I ha$e fo nd for myself the !o ndary# I ha$e a""roa)hed Ner tef# I ha$e )lothed the na(ed# I ha$e sailed " the ri$er to *!ydos# I ha$e "erformed the )eremonies of H and Sa# I ha$e entered the ho se of *stes# I ha$e made s ""li)ation to the Khati gods and to Se(hmet in the tem"le of Net %Neith', or the *ged Ones# I ha$e entered Ra/sta # I ha$e made myself in$isi!le# I ha$e fo nd the frontier# I ha$e a""roa)hed Ner tef# I ha$e )lothed the na(ed# I ha$e sailed " the ri$er to *!ydos# I ha$e "erformed the )eremonies of H and Sa# I ha$e re)ei$ed# I ha$e risen li(e a (ing )rowned# I fill my seat on the throne in the "la)e of my father, the God .ho was at the !eginning# I ha$e "raised the Mes(hen of Ta/t)hesert# My mo th is f ll of Maat %Tr th'# I ha$e o$erwhelmed the *(he(ha ser"ents# I ha$e )ome into the Great Ho se with 7my8 !ody in a flo rishing )ondition# I ha$e )a sed myself to tra$el in the &oat of Hai# The myrrh ng ent of##### is in the hair of men %Re(hit'# I ha$e entered into the Ho se of *stes# I ha$e a""roa)hed with worshi" the two Khati gods and Se(hmet, who are in the tem"le of the *ged One 7in *n 8# 7*nd the god Osiris saith;8 "Tho hast )ome, tho shalt !e a fa$o red one in Tet , O Osiris * f/an(h, whose word is tr th, the son of the lady Shert/en/ Men , whose word is tr th#"

TH- +RI-STS *NM4T-9 *N0 S*M-R-9 TH- S+--1H O9 TH- +RI-ST *NM4T-9# I ha$e )ome nto yo , O ye great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who dwell in hea$en, and "on earth, and in Khert/Neter, and I ha$e !ro ght nto yo the Osiris *ni# He hath not )ommitted any a)t whi)h is an a!omination !efore all the gods# Grant ye that he may li$e with yo e$ery day# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni adoreth Osiris, Lord of Rasta, and the Great 1om"any of the Gods who li$e in Khert/Neter# He saith; "Homage to thee, Khenti *menti, 4n/Nefer, who dwellest in *!t # I )ome to thee# My heart holdeth Tr th# There is no sin in my !ody# I ha$e not told a lie wittingly, I ha$e not a)ted in a do !le manner# Grant tho to me )a(es, let me a""ear in the "resen)e, at the altar of the Lords of Tr th, let me go in and )ome forth from Khert/Neter 7at will8, let not my Heart/ so l !e dri$en away 7from me83 and grant me a sight of the 0is( and the !eholding of the Moon for e$er and e$er# TH- S+--1H O9 TH- +RI-ST S*M-R-9# I ha$e )ome nto yo , O ye T)hat)ha 1hiefs who dwell in Rasta, and I ha$e !ro ght nto yo the Osiris *ni, grant ye nto him )a(es, and water, and air, and a homestead in Se(het/hete" as to the followers of Hor s# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, adoreth Osiris, the Lord of e$erlastingness, and the T)hat)ha 1hiefs, the Lords of Rasta# He saith; "Homage to thee, O King of Khert/Neter, tho Go$ernor of *(ertC I ha$e )ome nto thee# I (now thy "lans, I am e: i""ed with the forms whi)h tho ta(est in the T at# Gi$e tho to me a "la)e in Khert/Neter, near the Lords of Tr th# May my homestead !e lasting in Se(het/hete", may I re)ei$e )a(es in thy "resen)e#" TH- J40G-S IN *N4 Hail, Thoth, who madest to !e tr e the word of Osiris against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the s)ri!e Ne!seni to !e tr e against his enemies, e$en as tho didst ma(e the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies, in the "resen)e of the T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are with Ra and Osiris in *n , on the night of the "things of the night," and the night of !attle, and of the fettering of the Se!a fiends, and the day of the destr )tion of the enemies of Ne!/er/t)her#

Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs in *n are Tem, Sh , Tefn t, 7Osiris and Thoth8# Now the "fettering of the Se!a fiends" signifieth the destr )tion of the Smai fiends of Set, when he wro ght ini: ity a se)ond time# Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris *ni to !e tr e against his enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Tet , on the night of setting " the Tet in Tet # Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Tet are Osiris, Isis, Ne"hthys, and Hor s the a$enger of his father# Now the "setting " of the Tet in Tet " signifieth 7the raising " of8 the sho lder of Hor s, the Go$ernor of Se(hem# They are ro nd a!o t Osiris in the !and 7and8 the !andages# Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris *ni to !e tr e against his enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Se(hem, on the night of the "things of the night" in Se(hem# Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Se(hem are Her /(henti/en/ ariti and Thoth who is with the T)hat)ha 1hiefs of Ner tef# Now the night of the "things of the night festi$al" signifieth the dawn on the sar)o"hag s of Osiris# Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni to !e tr e against his enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in the do !le town +e/ Te", on the night of setting " the "Senti" of Hor s, and of esta!lishing him in the inheritan)e of the "ossessions of his father Osiris# Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in +e/Te" are Hor s, Isis, Kesta %Mesta' and Ha"i# Now the "setting " of the DSentiD of Hor s" hath referen)e to the words whi)h Set s"a(e to his followers, saying "Set " the Senti#" Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni to !e tr e, in "ea)e, against his enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in the Lands of the Re(hti %Tai /Re(hti', in the night when Isis lay down, and (e"t wat)h to ma(e lamentation for her !rother Osiris# Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Tai /Re(hti are Isis, Hor s, Kesta %Mesta' 7*n" and Thoth8#

Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e, to !e tr e against his enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in *!t , on the night of the god Ha(er, when the dead are se"arated, and the s"irits are 2 dged, and when the "ro)ession ta(eth "la)e in Teni# Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in *!t are Osiris, Isis, and 4"/ at# Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris, the s)ri!e and assessor of the sa)red offerings whi)h are made to all the gods, *ni, to !e tr e against his enemies, with the T)hat)ha 1hiefs who e5amine the dead on the night of ma(ing the ins"e)tion of those who are to !e annihilated# Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are "resent at the e5amination of the dead are Thoth, Osiris, *n" and *sten %read *stes'# Now the ins"e)tion %or, )o nting' of those who are to !e annihilated signifieth the sh tting " of things from the so ls of the sons of re$olt# Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni to !e tr e against his enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are "resent at the digging " of the earth 7and mi5ing it8 with their !lood, and of ma(ing the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies# *s )on)erning the T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are "resent at the digging " of the earth in Tet ; .hen the Smai fiends of Set )ame 7there8, ha$ing transformed themsel$es into animals, these T)hat)ha 1hiefs slew them in the "resen)e of the gods who were there, and they too( their !lood, and )arried it to them# These things were "ermitted at the e5amination 7of the wi)(ed8 !y those 7gods8 who dwelt in Tet # Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris to !e tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris 7the s)ri!e8 *ni to !e tr e against his enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Ner tef on the night of the "Hidden of 9orms#" Now the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Ner tef are Ra, Osiris, Sh and &e!i# Now, the night of the "Hidden of 9orms" referreth to the "la)ing on the sar)o"hag s 7of Osiris8 the arm, the heel, and the thigh of Osiris 4n/Nefer# Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris, whose word is tr th, to !e tr e against his

enemies, with the great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Rasta, on the night when *n" lay with his arms on the things !y Osiris, and when the word of Hor s was ma(e to !e tr e against his enemies# The great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Rasta are Hor s, Osiris, and Isis# The heart of Osiris is ha""y, the heart of Hor s is glad, and the two hal$es of -gy"t %*terti' are well satisfied thereat# Hail, Thoth, who didst ma(e the word of Osiris tr e against his enemies, ma(e tho the word of the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, the assessor of the holy offerings made to all the gods, to !e tr e against his enemies, with the Ten great T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are with Ra, and with Osiris, and with e$ery god, and with e$ery goddess, in the "resen)e of the god Ne!ert)her# He hath destroyed his enemies, and he hath destroyed e$ery e$il thing whi)h a""ertained to him# R4&RI1; If this 1ha"ter !e re)ited for, or o$er, the de)eased, he shall )ome forth !y day, " rified after death, a))ording to the desire of his heart# Now if this 1ha"ter !e re)ited o$er him, he shall "rogress o$er the earth, and he shall es)a"e from e$ery fire, and none of the e$il things whi)h a""ertain to him shall e$er !e ro nd a!o t him3 ne$er, a million times o$er, shall this !e# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 O+-NING TH- MO4TH O9 TH- OSIRIS *NI# To !e said;/ The god +tah shall o"en my mo th, and the god of my town shall nfasten the swathings, the swathings whi)h are o$er my mo th# There "on shall )ome Thoth, who is e: i""ed with words of "ower in great a! ndan)e, and shall ntie the fetters, e$en the fetters of the god Set whi)h are o$er my mo th# *nd the god Tem shall )ast them !a)( at those who wo ld fetter me with them, and )ast them at him# Then shall the god Sh o"en my mo th, and ma(e an o"ening into my mo th with the same iron im"lement wherewith he o"ened the mo th of the gods# I am the goddess Se(hmet, and I ta(e my seat "on the "la)e !y the side of *mt/ r the great wind of hea$en# I am the great Star/goddess Saah, who dwelleth among the So ls of *n # Now as )on)erning e$ery s"ell, and e$ery word whi)h shall !e s"o(en against me, e$ery god of the 0i$ine 1om"any shall set himself in o""osition thereto# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 &RINGING .OR0S O9 +O.-R TO TH- OSIRIS *NI, who saith;/ I am Tem/Khe"era who "rod )ed himself on the thighs of his di$ine mother# Those who dwell in N ha$e !een made wol$es, and those who are among the T)hat)ha 1hiefs ha$e !e)ome hyenas# &ehold, I will gather together to myself this )harm from the "erson with whom it is 7and from the "la)e8 wherein it is 7and it shall )ome to me8 : i)(er than a greyho nd, and swifter that light# Hail, tho who !ringest the 9erry/ &oat of Ra, tho holdest thy )o rse firmly and dire)tly in the north wind as tho

sailest " the ri$er towards the Island of 9ire whi)h is in Khert/Neter# &ehold, tho shalt gather together to thee this )harm from wheresoe$er it may !e, and from whomsoe$er it may !e with 7and it shall )ome to me8 : i)(er than a greyho nd, and swifter than light# It %the )harm' made the transformations of M t3 it fashioned the gods 7or8 (e"t them silent3 !y it M t ga$e the warmth 7of life8 to the gods# &ehold, these words of "ower are mine, and they shall )ome nto me from wheresoe$er they may !e, or with whomsoe$er they may !e, : i)(er than greyho nds and swifter than light, or, a))ording to another reading, "swifter than shadows#" *++-N0I= TH- 1H*+T-R .HI1H M*K-TH * M*N TO R-M-M&-R HIS N*M- IN KH-RT/N-T-R# 7The de)eased8 saith;/ Let my name !e gi$en to me in the Great Ho se %+er/ r', and let me remem!er my name in the Ho se of 9ire %+er Neser', on the night wherein the years are )o nted ", and the n m!er of the months is told# I am dwelling with the 0i$ine One, I ta(e my seat on the eastern side of the s(y# If any god )ometh after me, I shall !e a!le to de)lare his name forthwith# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 GI<ING * H-*RT TO TH- OSIRIS *NI IN KH-RT/N-T-R# He saith;/ Let my heart !e with me in the Ho se of Hearts# Let my heart/ )ase !e with me in the Ho se of heart/)ases# Let my heart !e with me, and let it rest in 7me or8 I shall not eat the )a(es of Osiris in the eastern side of the La(e of 9lowers, nor ha$e a !oat wherein to float down the ri$er, nor a !oat to sail " the ri$er to thee, nor !e a!le to em!ar( in a !oat with thee# Let my mo th !e to me that I may s"ea( therewith# Let my legs !e to me that I may wal( therewith# Let my arms !e to me that I may o$erthrow the foe therewith# Let the two doors of the s(y !e o"ened to me# May Ke!, the -r"at of the gods, o"en his 2aws to me# May he o"en my two eyes whi)h are !linded !y swathings# May he ma(e me to lift " my legs in wal(ing whi)h are tied together# May *n" ma(e my thighs to !e)ome $igoro s# May the goddess Se(hmet raise me, and lift me "# Let me as)end into hea$en, let that whi)h I )ommand !e "erformed in Het/(a/ +tah# I (now how to se my heart# I am master of my heart/)ase# I am master of my hands and arms# I am master of my legs# I ha$e the "ower to do that whi)h my K* desireth to do# My Heart/so l shall not !e (e"t a "risoner in my !ody at the gates of *mentet when I wo ld go in in "ea)e and )ome forth in "ea)e# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- H-*RT O9 TH- OSIRIS, TH*SS-SSOR O9 TH- 0I<IN- O99-RINGS O9 *LL TH- GO0S, *NI, .HOS- .OR0 IS TR4TH &-9OR- OSIRIS, &- 0RI<-N &*1K 9ROM HIM IN KH-RT/N-T-R# He saith;/ My heart of my mother# My heart of my mother# My heart/)ase of my transformations# Let not any one

stand " to !ear testimony against me# Let no one dri$e me away from the T)hat)ha 1hiefs# Let no one ma(e thee to fall away from me in the "resen)e of the Kee"er of the &alan)e# Tho art my K*, the dweller in my !ody, the god Khnem who ma(est so nd my mem!ers# Mayest tho a""ear in the "la)e of ha""iness whither we go# Let not ma(e my name to stin( Shenit 1hiefs, who ma(e men to !e sta!le# 7Let it !e satisfa)tory nto s, and let the listening !e satisfa)tory nto s, and let there !e 2oy of heart to s at the weighing of words# Let not lies !e told against me !efore the Great God, the Lord of *mentet# <erily, how great shalt tho !e when tho risest " in tri m"hC8 R4&RI1 I; These words are to !e said o$er a s)ara! of green stone en)ir)led with a !and of refined )o""er, and 7ha$ing8 a ring of sil$er3 whi)h shall !e "la)ed on the ne)( of the Kh %the de)eased', et)# R4&RI1 II %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet B>'; If this 1ha"ter !e (nown 7!y the de)eased8 he shall !e de)lared a s"ea(er of the tr th !oth "on earth and in Khert/Neter, and he shall !e a!le to "erform e$ery a)t whi)h a li$ing h man !eing )an "erform# Now it is a great "rote)tion whi)h hath !een gi$en !y the god# This 1ha"ter was fo nd in the )ity of Khemen "on the sla! of !a, whi)h was inlaid with 7letters of8 gen ine la"is/la6 li, and was nder the feet of 7the stat e8 of the god, d ring the reign of His Ma2esty, the King of the So th and North, Men(a ra %My)erin s', tr e of word, !y +rin)e Her tataf, who fo nd it d ring a 2o rney whi)h he made to ins"e)t the tem"les# One Ne(ht was with him who was diligent in ma(ing him to nderstand it, and he !ro ght it to the (ing as a wonderf l o!2e)t when he "er)ei$ed that it was a thing of great mystery, 7the li(e of8 whi)h had ne$er 7!efore8 !een seen or loo(ed "on# This 1ha"ter shall !e re)ited !y a man who is )eremonially )lean and " re, who hath not eaten the flesh of animals, or fish, and who hath not had inter)o rse with women# *nd !ehold, tho shalt ma(e a s)ara! of green stone, with a rim 7"lated8 with gold, whi)h shall !e "la)ed a!o$e the heart of a man, and it shall "erform for him the "o"ening of the mo th#" *nd tho shalt anoint it with myrrh ng ent, and tho shalt re)ite o$er it the following words of magi)al "ower# 7Here follows the te5t of the 1ha"ter of Not Letting the Heart of *ni &e Ta(en from Him#8 TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- H-*RT/SO4L O9 * M*N &SN*T1H-0 *.*Y 9ROM HIM IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni saith;//I, e$en I, am he who )ometh forth from the 1elestial .ater %*(e!'# He %*(e!' "rod )ed a! ndan)e for me, and hath the mastery there in the form of the Ri$er# %This is a "ortion of a longer 1ha"ter whi)h is in)l ded in the a""endi5#'

*++-N0I= %The following is from the +a"yr s of Nefer/ !en/f, Na$ille, o"# )it#, I, &l# AB#' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 0RINKING .*T-R IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The am (hent "riest, Nefer/ !en/f, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I, e$en I, am he who )ometh forth from the god Ke!# The water/flood is gi$en to him, he hath !e)ome the master thereof in the form of Ha"i# I, the am (hent Nefer/ !en/f, o"en the doors of hea$en# Thoth hath o"ened to me the doors of ,e!h %the 1elestial .aters'# Lo, He"i He"i, the two sons of the S(y, mighty in s"lendo r, grant ye that I may !e master o$er the water, e$en as Set had dominion o$er his e$il "ower on the day of the storming of the Two Lands# I "ass !y the Great Ones, arm to sho lder, e$en as they "ass that Great God, the S"irit who is e: i""ed, whose name is n(nown# I ha$e "assed !y the *ged One of the sho lder# I am Nefer/ !en/f, whose word is tr th# Hath o"ened to me the 1elestial .ater Osiris# Hath o"ened to me the 1elestial .ater Thoth/Ha"i, the Lord of the hori6on, in his name of "Thoth, )lea$er of the earth#" I am master of the water, as Set is master of his wea"on# I sail o$er the s(y, I am Ra, I am R # I am Sma# I ha$e eaten the Thigh, I ha$e sei6ed the !one and flesh# I go ro nd a!o t the La(e of Se(het/*r# Hath !een gi$en to me eternity witho t limit# &ehold, I am the heir of eternity, to whom hath !een gi$en e$erlastingness# %The following two 1ha"ters are from the +a"yr s of N , Sheets A and >B' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 0RINKING .*T-R *N0 O9 NOT &-ING &4RNT 4+ &Y 9IR- 7IN KH-RT/N-T-R8# N saith;/ Hail, & ll of *mentetC I am !ro ght nto thee# I am the "addle of Ra wherewith he trans"orted the *ged Gods# Let me neither !e ! rnt " nor destroyed !y fire# I am &e!, the first!orn son of Osiris, to whom e$ery god ma(eth an offering in the tem"le of his -ye in *n # I am the di$ine Heir, the Mighty One, the Great One, the Resting One# I ha$e made my name to flo rish# 0eli$erer, tho li$est in me 7e$ery day8# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT &-ING &OIL-0 IN 9IR-# N saith;/ I am the "addle whi)h is e: i""ed, wherewith Ra trans"orted the *ged Gods, whi)h raised " the emissions of Osiris from the La(e of !la6ing fire, and he was not ! rned# I sit down li(e the Light/god, and li(e Khnem , the Go$ernor of lions# 1ome, ) t away the fetters from him that "asseth !y the side of this "ath, and let me )ome forth therefrom# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 GI<ING *IR IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ I am the -gg whi)h dwelt in the Great 1a)(ler# I (ee" ward o$er that great "la)e whi)h Ke! hath "ro)laimed "on earth# I li$e3 it li$eth# I grow ", I li$e, I sn ff the air# I am 4t)ha/aa!# I go ro nd a!o t his egg 7to "rote)t it8# I ha$e thwarted the moment of Set# Hail, Sweet one of the Two

LandsC Hail, dweller in the t)hefa foodC Hail, dweller in the la"is/la6 liC .at)h ye o$er him that is in his )radle, the &a!e when he )ometh forth to yo # *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet >B' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 GI<ING *IR TO N4 IN KH-RT/N-T-R# He saith;/ Hail, tho God Tem , grant tho nto me the sweet !reath whi)h dwelleth in thy nostrilsC I am the -gg whi)h is in Ken(en/ r %the Great 1a)(ler', and I wat)h and g ard that mighty thing whi)h hath )ome into !eing, wherewith the god Ke! hath o"ened the earth# I li$e3 it li$eth3 I grow, I li$e, I sn ff the air# I am the god 4t)ha/aa!et, and I go a!o t his egg# I shine at the moment of the mighty of strength, S ti# Hail, tho who ma(est sweet the time of the Two LandsC Hail, dweller among the )elestial food# Hail, dweller among the !eings of !l e %la"is/la6 li', wat)h ye to "rote)t him that is in his nest, the 1hild who )ometh forth to yo # TH- 1H*+T-R O9 GI<ING *IR IN KH-RT/N-T-R# N saith;/ I am the 2a)(al of 2a)(als# I am Sh # I draw air from the "resen)e of the Light/god, from the ttermost limits of hea$en, from the ttermost limits of earth, from the ttermost limits of the "inion of Ne!eh !ird# May air !e gi$en nto this yo ng di$ine &a!e# 7My mo th is o"en, I see with my eyes#8 TH- 1H*+T-R O9 SN499ING TH- *IR .ITH .*T-R IN KH-RT/ N-T-R# Hail, Tem# Grant tho nto me the sweet !reath whi)h dwelleth in thy nostrils# I am he who em!ra)eth that great throne whi)h is in the )ity of 4n # I (ee" wat)h o$er the -gg of Ken(en/ r %the Great 1a)(ler'# I grow and flo rish as it groweth and flo risheth# I li$e as it li$eth# I sn ff the air as it sn ffeth the air# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- H-*RT O9 * M*N &SN*T1H-0 *.*Y 9ROM HIM IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Get thee !a)(, O messenger of e$ery godC *rt tho )ome to 7snat)h away8 my heart/)ase whi)h li$ethK My heart/)ase whi)h li$eth shall not !e gi$en nto thee# 7*s8 I ad$an)e, the gods hear(en nto my "ro"itiation 7"rayer8 and they fall down on their fa)es 7whilst8 they are on their own land# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N ' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT *LLO.ING TH- H-*RT#### TO &- 1*RRI-0 *.*Y 0-*0 IN KH-RT/N-T-R# 7N , whose word is tr th, saith8;/ My heart is with me, and it shall ne$er )ome to "ass that it !e )arried away# I am the Lord of Hearts, the slayer of the heart/)ase# I li$e in tr th, I ha$e my !eing therein# I am Hor s, the 0weller in Hearts, 7I am8 in the 0weller in

the !ody# I ha$e life !y my word, my heart hath !eing# My heart/)ase shall not !e snat)hed away from me, it shall not !e wo nded, it shall not !e " t in restraint if wo nds are infli)ted "on me# 7If8 one ta(e "ossession of it I shall ha$e my !eing in the !ody of my father Ke! and in the !ody of my mother N t# I ha$e not done that whi)h is held in a!omination !y the gods# I shall not s ffer defeat 7for8 my word is tr th# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- H-*RT/1*S- O9 * M*N &T*K-N *.*Y 9ROM HIM IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, ye who steal and )r sh heart/)ases 7and who ma(e the heart of a man to go thro gh its transformations a))ording to his deeds; let not what he hath done harm him !efore yo 8# Homage to yo , O ye Lords of -ternity, ye masters of e$erlastingness, ta(e ye not this heart of Osiris *ni into yo r fingers, and this heart/)ase, and )a se ye not things of e$il to s"ring " against it, !e)a se this heart !elongeth to the Osiris *ni, and this heart/)ase !elongeth to him of the great names %Thoth', the mighty one, whose words are his mem!ers# He sendeth his heart to r le his !ody, and his heart is renewed !efore the gods# The heart of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is to him3 he hath gained the mastery o$er it# He hath not said what he hath done# He hath o!tained "ower o$er his own mem!ers# His heart o!eyeth him, he is the lord thereof, it is in his !ody, and it shall ne$er fall away therefrom# I )ommand thee to !e o!edient nto me in Khert/Neter# I, the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e3 whose word is tr th in the &ea tif l *mentet, !y the 0omain of -ternity# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet E' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- H-*RT O9 N4, .HOS.OR0 IS TR4TH, &- 1*RRI-0 *.*Y 9ROM HIM IN KH-RT/ N-T-R# He saith;/ Hail, tho Lion/godC I am 4n! %the &lossom'# That whi)h is held in a!omination to me is the !lo)( of sla ghter of the god# Let not this my heart/)ase !e )arried away from me !y the 9ighting Gods in *n # Hail, tho who dost wind !andages ro nd Osiris, and who hast seen Set# Hail, tho who ret rnest after smiting and destroying him !efore the mighty onesC This my heart wee"eth o$er itself !efore Osiris3 it hath made s ""li)ation for me# I ha$e gi$en nto him and I ha$e dedi)ated nto him the tho ghts of the heart in the Ho se of the god %4se(h/her', ha$e !ro ght nto him sand at the entry to Khemen # Let not this my heart/)ase !e )arried away from me# I ma(e yo to as)end his throne, to fetter heart/)ases for him in Se(het/hete", 7to li$e8 years of strength away from things of all (inds whi)h are a!ominations to him, to )arry off food from among the things whi)h are thine, and whi)h are in thy gras" thro gh thy strength# *nd this my heart/)ase is de$oted to the de)rees of the god Tem, who g ideth me thro gh the )a$erns of S ti, ! t let not this my heart, whi)h hath "erformed

its desire !efore the T)hat)ha 1hiefs who are in Khert/Neter, !e gi$en to him# .hen they find the leg and the swathings they ! ry them# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- H-*RT O9 N4, .HOS.OR0 IS TR4TH, &- 0RI<-N *.*Y 9ROM HIM IN KH-RT/ N-T-R# He saith;/ My heart of my mother# My heart of my mother# My heart/)ase of my e5isten)e "on the earth# Let no one stand " against me when I !ear testimony in the "resen)e of the Lords of Things# Let it not !e said against me and of that whi)h I ha$e done "He hath )ommitted a)ts whi)h are o""osed to what is right and tr e," and let not )harges !e !ro ght " against me in the "resen)e of the Great God, the Lord of *mentet# Homage to thee, O my heart %a!'# Homage to thee, O my heart/)ase# Homage to yo , O my reins# Homage to yo , O ye gods, who are masters of 7yo r8 !eards, and who are holy !y reason of yo r s)e"tres# S"ea( ye for me words of good im"ort to Ra, and ma(e ye me to ha$e fa$o r in the sight of Nehe!(a # TH- 1H*+T-R O9 &R-*THING TH- *IR *N0 O9 H*<ING +O.-R O<-R .*T-R IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ O"en to meC .ho art tho K .hither goest tho K .hat is thy nameK I am one of yo # .ho are these with yo K The two Merti goddesses %Isis and Ne"hthys'# Tho se"aratest head from head when 7he8 entereth the di$ine Mes:en )ham!er# He )a seth me to set o t for the tem"le of the gods Kem/her # "*ssem!ler of so ls" is the name of my ferry/!oat# "Those who ma(e the hair to !ristle" is the name of the oars# "Sert" %"Goad"' is the name of the hold# "Steering straight in the middle" is the name of the r dder3 li(ewise, 7the !oat8 is a ty"e of my !eing !orne onward in the la(e# Let there !e gi$en nto me $essels of mil(, and )a(es, and loa$es of !read, and ) "s of drin(, and flesh, in the Tem"le of *n" # R4&RI1; If the de)eased (noweth this 1ha"ter, he shall go into, after )oming forth from Khert/Neter of 7the &ea tif l *mentet8# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 SN499ING TH- *IR, *N0 O9 H*<ING +O.-R O<-R TH- .*T-R IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, tho Sy)amore tree of the goddess N tC Gi$e me of the 7water and of the8 air whi)h is in thee# I em!ra)e that throne whi)h is in 4n , and I (ee" g ard o$er the -gg of Ne(e(/ r# It flo risheth, and I flo rish3 it li$eth, and I li$e3 it sn ffeth the air, and I sn ff the air, I the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in 7"ea)e8# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT 0YING * S-1ON0 TIM- IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ My hiding "la)e is o"ened, my hiding "la)e is o"ened# The S"irits fall headlong in the dar(ness, ! t the -ye of Hor s hath made me holy, and 4" ati hath n rsed me# I will hide myself among yo , O

ye stars whi)h are im"erisha!le# My !row is li(e the !row of Ra# My fa)e is o"en# My heart/)ase is "on its throne, I (now how to tter words# In $ery tr th I am Ra himself# I am not a man of no a))o nt# I am not a man to whom $iolen)e )an !e done# Thy father li$eth for thee, O son of N t# I am thy son, O great one, I ha$e seen the hidden things whi)h are thine# I am )rowned "on my throne li(e the (ing of the gods# I shall not die a se)ond time in Khert/Neter# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT ROTTING IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ O tho who art motionless, O tho who art motionless, O tho whose mem!ers are motionless, li(e nto those of Osiris# Thy mem!ers shall not !e motionless, they shall not rot, they shall not )r m!le away, they shall not fall into de)ay# My mem!ers shall !e made 7"ermanent8 for me as if I were Osiris# R4&RI1; If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased he shall ne$er see )orr "tion in Khert/Neter# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet >H' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- &O0Y +-RISH# The Osiris N saith;/ Homage to thee, O my di$ine father OsirisC I )ome to em!alm thee# 0o tho em!alm these my mem!ers, for I wo ld not "erish and )ome to an end 7! t wo ld !e8 e$en li(e nto my di$ine father Khe"era, the di$ine ty"e of him that ne$er saw )orr "tion# 1ome then, strengthen my !reath, O Lord of the winds, who dost magnify these di$ine !eings who are li(e nto thyself# Sta!lish me, sta!lish me, and fashion me strongly, O Lord of the f neral )hest# Grant tho that I may enter into the land of e$erlastingness, a))ording to that whi)h was done for thee, along with thy father Tem, whose !ody ne$er saw )orr "tion, and who himself ne$er saw )orr "tion# I ha$e ne$er done that whi)h tho hatest, nay, I ha$e a))laimed thee among those who lo$e thy K*# Let not my !ody !e)ome worms, ! t deli$er tho me as tho didst deli$er thyself# I "ray thee, let me not fall into rottenness, as tho lettest e$ery god, and e$ery goddess, and e$ery animal, and e$ery re"tile, see )orr "tion, when the so l hath gone o t of them, after their death# *nd when the so l hath de"arted, a man seeth )orr "tion, and the !ones of his !ody )r m!le away and !e)ome stin(ing things, and the mem!ers de)ay one after the other, the !ones )r m!le into a hel"less mass, and the flesh t rneth into foetid li: id# Th s man !e)ometh a !rother nto the de)ay whi)h )ometh "on him, and he t rneth into a myriad of worms, and he !e)ometh nothing ! t worms, and an end is made of him, and "erisheth in the sight of the god of day %Sh ', e$en as do e$ery god, and e$ery goddess, and e$ery !ird, and e$ery fish, and e$ery )ree"ing worm, and e$ery re"tile, and e$ery !east, and e$ery thing whatsoe$er# Let 7all the S"irits fall8 on their

!ellies 7when8 they re)ogni6e me, and !ehold, the fear of me shall terrify them3 and th s also let it !e with e$ery !eing that hath died, whether it !e animal, or !ird, or fish, or worm, or re"tile# Let life 7rise o t of8 death# Let not the de)ay )a sed !y any re"tile ma(e an end 7of me8, and let not 7enemies8 )ome against me in their $ario s forms# Gi$e tho me not o$er to the Sla ghterer in this e5e) tion/)ham!er, who (illeth the mem!ers, and ma(eth them rot, !eing 7himself8 in$isi!le, and who destroyeth the !odies of the dead, and li$eth !y )arnage# Let me li$e, and "erform his order3 I will do what is )ommanded !y him# Gi$e me not o$er to his fingers, let him not o$er)ome me, for I am nder thy )ommand, O Lord of the Gods# Homage to thee, O my di$ine father Osiris, tho li$est with thy mem!ers# Tho didst not de)ay, tho didst not !e)ome worms, tho didst not wither, tho didst not rot, tho didst not " trefy, tho didst not t rn into worms# I am the god Khe"era, and my mem!ers shall ha$e !eing e$erlastingly# I shall not de)ay, I shall not rot, I shall not " trefy, I shall not t rn into worms, and I shall not see )orr "tion !efore the eye of the god Sh # I shall ha$e my !eing, I shall ha$e !y !eing3 I shall li$e, I shall li$e3 I shall flo rish, I shall flo rish, I shall flo rish, I shall wa(e " in "ea)e, I shall not " trefy, my intestines shall not "erish, I shall not s ffer in2 ry# My eye shall not de)ay# The form of my fa)e shall not disa""ear# My ear shall not !e)ome deaf# My head shall not !e se"arated from my ne)(# My tong e shall not !e remo$ed# My hair shall not !e ) t off# My eye!rows shall not !e sha$ed away, and no e$il defe)t shall assail me# My !ody shall !e sta!lished# It shall neither !e)ome a r in, nor !e destroyed on this earth# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT +-RISHING *N0 O9 &-ING *LI<- IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail ye )hildren of the god Sh # The T at hath gained the mastery o$er his diadem# *mong the Hamemet S"irits may I arise, e$en as did arise Osiris# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT GOING IN TO TH- &LO1K O9 TH- GO0# The Osiris *ni saith;/ My head was fastened on my !ody in hea$en, O G ardian of the -arth, !y Ra# 7This8 was granted 7to me8 on the day of my !eing sta!lished, when I rose " o t of a state of wea(ness "on 7my8 two feet# On the day of ) tting off the hair Set and the 1om"any of the Gods fastened my head to my ne)(, and it !e)ame as firm as it was originally# Let nothing ha""en to sha(e it off againC Ma(e ye me safe from the m rderer of my father# I ha$e tied together the Two -arths# N t hath fastened together the $erte!rae of my ne)(, and 7I8 !ehold them as they were originally, and they are seen in the order wherein they were when as yet Maat was not seen, and when the gods were not !orn in $isi!le forms# I am +enti# I am the heir of the great gods, I the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th#

TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT &-ING TR*NS+ORT-0 TO TH- -*ST IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, +hall s of Ra, whi)h ad$an)eth and !eateth down o""osition# Things whi)h ha$e !een witho t motion for millions of years ha$e )ome into life thro gh &a!a# I am stronger there!y than the strong, and I ha$e more "ower there!y than the mighty# Now, let me not !e )arried away in a !oat, or !e sei6ed $iolently and ta(en to the -ast, to ha$e the festi$als of Se!a 0e$ils )ele!rated on me# Let not deadly wo nds !e infli)ted "on me, and let me not !e gored !y horns# Tho shalt neither fall 7nor8 eat fish made !y Te! n# Now, no e$il thing of any (ind whatsoe$er shall !e done nto me !y the Se!a 0e$ils# 7I shall not !e gored !y8 horns# Therefore the +hall s of Ra, 7whi)h is8 the head of Osiris, shall not !e swallowed "# &ehold, I shall )ome into me fields and I shall ) t the grain# The gods shall "ro$ide me with food# Tho shalt not then !e gored, Ra/Khe"era# There shall not !e then " s in the -ye of Tem, and it shall not !e destroyed# <iolen)e shall not !e done nto me, and I shall not !e )arried away in 7my8 !oat to the -ast to ha$e the festi$als of the Se!a 0e$ils )ele!rated on me in e$il fashion# 1r el gashes with (ni$es shall not !e infli)ted "on me, and I shall not !e )arried away in 7my8 !oat to the -ast# I the Osiris, the assessor of the holy offerings of all the gods, *ni, whose word is tr th, ha""ily, the lord of fealty 7to Osiris8# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- H-*0 O9 * M*N &- 14T O99 9ROM HIS &O0Y IN KH-RT/N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ I am a Great One, the son of a Great One# 7I am8 9ire, the son of 9ire, to whom was gi$en his head after it had !een ) t off# The head of Osiris was not remo$ed from his !ody, and the head of Osiris *ni shall not !e remo$ed from his !ody# I ha$e (nitted myself together, I ha$e made myself whole and )om"lete# I shall renew my yo th# I am Osiris Himself, the Lord of -ternity# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 M*KING TH- SO4L TO &- JOIN-0 TO ITS &O0Y IN KH-RT/ N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, tho god *ni C Hail, tho god +ehreri, who dwellest in thy hall, the Great God# Grant tho that my so l may )ome to me from any "la)e wherein it may !e# -$en if it wo ld tarry, let my so l !e !ro ght nto me from any "la)e wherein it may !e# Tho findest the -ye of Hor s standing !y thee li(e nto those !eings who resem!le Osiris, who ne$er lie down in death# Let not the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, lie down dead among those who lie in *n , the land wherein 7so ls8 are 2oined to their !odies in tho sands# Let me ha$e "ossession of my &a/so l and of my S"irit/so l, and let my word !e tr th with it %the &a/so l' in e$ery "la)e wherein it may !e# O!ser$e then, O ye g ardians of Hea$en, my so l 7where$er it may !e8# -$en if it wo ld tarry, )a se tho my &a/so l to see my !ody# Tho shalt find the -ye of Hor s standing !y thee li(e 7the .at)hers8#

Hail, ye gods who tow along the !oat of the Lord of Millions of Years, who !ring it o$er the s(y of the T at, who ma(e it to 2o rney o$er Nent, who ma(e &a/so ls to enter into their S"irit/!odies, whose hands hold the steering "oles and g ide it straight, who gras" tightly yo r "addles, destroy ye the -nemy3 th s shall the &oat re2oi)e, and the Great God shall tra$el on his way in "ea)e# Moreo$er, grant ye that the &a/so l of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th !efore the gods, may )ome forth with yo r na$el )ords in the eastern "art of the s(y, and that it may follow Ra to the "la)e where he was yesterday, and may set in "ea)e, in "ea)e in *mentet# May it ga6e "on its earthly !ody, may it ta(e " its a!ode and its S"irit/!ody, may it neither "erish nor !e destroyed for e$er and for e$er# R4&RI1; These words shall !e said o$er a model of the &a/so l made of gold, and inlaid with "re)io s stones, whi)h shall !e "la)ed on the !reast of the Osiris# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT L-TTING TH- SO4L O9 * M*N &- H-L0 1*+TI<- IN KH-RT/ N-T-R# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, tho who art e5altedC Hail, tho who art adoredC Hail, Mighty One of So ls, tho di$ine So l who ins"irest great dread, who dost set the fear of thyself in the gods, who are enthroned "on thy mighty seat# Ma(e tho a "ath for the S"irit/ so l and the &a/so l of the Osiris *ni# I am e: i""ed with 7words of "ower8# I am a S"irit/so l e: i""ed with 7words of "ower8# I ha$e made my way to the "la)e where are Ra and Hathor# R4&RI1; If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased he shall !e a!le to transform himself into a S"irit/so l who shall !e e: i""ed with 7his so l and his shadow8 in Khert/Neter, and he shall not !e sh t " inside any door in *mentet, when he is )oming forth "on the -arth, or when he is going !a)( into 7Khert/Neter#8 TH- 1H*+T-R O9 O+-NING TH- TOM& TO TH- &*/SO4L *N0 TH- SH*0O., *N0 O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y, *N0 O9 H*<ING M*ST-RY O<-R TH- T.O L-GS# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ The "la)e whi)h is )losed is o"ened, the "la)e whi)h is sh t %or sealed' is sealed# That whi)h lieth down in the )losed "la)e is o"ened !y the &a/so l whi)h is in it# &y the -ye of Hor s I am deli$ered# Ornaments are sta!lished on the !row of Ra# My stride is made long# I lift " my two thighs 7in wal(ing8# I ha$e 2o rneyed o$er a long road# My lim!s are in a flo rishing )ondition# I am Hor s, the *$enger of his 9ather, and I !ring the 4rrt 1rown 7and set it on8 its standard# The road of so ls is o"ened# My twin so l seeth the Great God in the &oat of Ra, on the day of so ls# My so l is in the front thereof with the )o nter of the years# 1ome, the -ye of Hor s hath deli$ered for me my so l, my ornaments are sta!lished on the !row of Ra# Light is on the fa)es of those who are in the

mem!ers of Osiris# Ye shall not hold )a"ti$e my so l# Ye shall not (ee" in d ran)e my shadow# The way is o"en to my so l and to my shadow# It seeth the Great God in the shrine on the day of )o nting so ls# It re"eateth the words of Osiris# Those whose seats are in$isi!le, who fetter the mem!ers of Osiris, who fetter Heart/so ls and S"irit/so ls, who set a seal "on the dead, and who wo ld do e$il to me, shall do no e$il to me# Haste on the way to me# Thy heart is with thee# My Heart/so l and my S"irit/so l are e: i""ed3 they g ide thee# I sit down at the head of the great ones who are )hiefs of their a!odes# The wardens of the mem!ers of Osiris shall not hold thee )a"ti$e, tho gh they (ee" ward o$er so ls, and set a seal on the shadow whi)h is dead# Hea$en shall not sh t thee in# R4&RI1; If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased he shall )ome forth !y day, and his so l shall not !e (e"t )a"ti$e# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"ry s of Ne!seni, Sheet G' That whi)h was sh t hath !een o"ened 7that is8 the dead# That whi)h was sh t fast hath !een o"ened !y the )ommand of the -ye of Hor s, whi)h hath deli$ered me# -sta!lished are the !ea ties on the forehead of Ra# My ste"s are long# My legs are lifted "# I ha$e "erformed the 2o rney, my mem!ers are mighty and are so nd# I am Hor s, the *$enger of his 9ather# I am he who !ringeth along his father, and his mother, !y means of his staff# The way shall !e o"ened to him that hath "ower o$er his feet, and he shall see the Great God in the &oat of Ra, when so ls are )o nted therein at the !ows, and when the years also are )o nted "# Grant that the -ye of Hor s, whi)h ma(eth the adornments of s"lendo r to !e firm on the forehead of Ra, may deli$er my so l for me, and let dar(ness )o$er yo r fa)es, O ye who wo ld im"rison Osiris# O (ee" not )a"ti$e my so l# O (ee" not ward o$er my shadow, ! t let a way !e o"ened for my so l and my shadow, and let them see the Great God in the shrine on the day of the )o nting of so ls, and let them hold )on$erse with Osiris, whose ha!itations are hidden, and those who g ard the mem!ers of Osiris, and who (ee" ward o$er the S"irit/so ls, and who hold )a"ti$e the shadows of the dead, and who wo ld wor( e$il against me, so that they shall 7not8 wor( e$il against me# * way shall !e for K* with thee, and thy so l shall !e "re"ared !y those who (ee" ward o$er the mem!ers of Osiris, and who hold )a"ti$e the shadows of the dead# Hea$en shall not (ee" thee fast, the earth shall not hold thee )a"ti$e# Tho shalt not li$e with the !eings who slay, ! t tho shalt !e master of thy legs, and tho shalt ad$an)e to thy !ody straightway in the earth, 7and to8 those who !elong to the shrine of Osiris and g ard his mem!ers# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 LI9TING 4+ TH- 9--T, *N0 O9 1OMING 9ORTH ON TH- -*RTH# The Osiris *ni saith;/ +erform thy wor(, O Se(er, "erform thy wor(, O Se(er, O tho who dwellest in thy )ir)le, and

who dwellest in my feet in Khert/Neter# I am he who sendeth forth light o$er the Thigh of hea$en# I )ome forth in hea$en# I sit down !y the Light/ god %Kh '# O I am hel"less# O I am hel"less# I wo ld wal(# I am hel"less# I am hel"less in the regions of those who "l nder in Khert/Neter, I the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 9OR1ING * .*Y INTO *M-NT-T 7*N0 O9 1OMING 9ORTH8 &Y 0*Y# The Osiris *ni saith;/ The town of 4n is o"ened# My head is sealed ", Thoth# +erfe)t is the -ye of Hor s# I ha$e deli$ered the -ye of Hor s whi)h shineth with s"lendo rs on the !row of Ra, the 9ather of the gods, 7I am8 that self/same Osiris, 7the dweller in8 *mentet# Osiris (noweth his day, and he (noweth that he shall li$e thro gh his "eriod of life3 I shall ha$e !y !eing with him# I am the Moon/god *ah, the dweller among the gods# I shall not )ome to an end# Stand " therefore, O Hor s, for tho art )o nted among the gods# *++-N0I= %Na$ille, o"# )it#, I, &l# =' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 9OR1ING * .*Y INTO TH- T4*T# The *m Khent "riest Nefer/ !en/f, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Hail, So l, tho mighty one of terror# &ehold, I ha$e )ome nto thee# I see thee# I ha$e for)ed a way thro gh the T at# I see my father Osiris# I dri$e away the dar(ness# I lo$e him# I ha$e )ome# I see my father Osiris# He hath )o nted the heart of Set# I ha$e made offerings for my father Osiris# I ha$e o"ened all the ways in hea$en and on earth# I lo$e him# I ha$e )ome# I ha$e !e)ome a S"irit/!ody and a S"irit/so l, who is e: i""ed# Hail, e$ery god and e$ery S"irit/so l, I ha$e made the ways# I am Thoth#### *NOTH-R 1H*+T-R O9 TH- T4*T *N0 O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y# O"en is the land of 4n # Sh t is the head of Thoth# +erfe)t is the -ye of Hor s# I ha$e deli$ered the -ye of Hor s, the shining one, the ornament of the -ye of Ra, the 9ather of the Gods# I am that same Osiris who dwelleth in *mentet# Osiris (noweth his day, whi)h )ometh to an end# I am Set, the 9ather of the Gods# I shall ne$er )ome to an end# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y *N0 O9 LI<ING *9T-R 0-*TH# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, tho One, who shinest from the moon# Hail, tho One, who shinest from the moon# Grant that this Osiris *ni may )ome forth among thy m ltit des who are at the "ortal# Let him !e with the Light/God# Let the T at !e o"ened to him# &ehold, the Osiris *ni shall )ome forth !y day to "erform e$erything whi)h he wisheth "on the earth among those who are li$ing 7thereon8#

*++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet >F' Hail, tho god Tem, who )omest forth from the Great 0ee", who shinest glorio sly nder the form of the twin Lion/gods, send forth with might thy words nto those who are in thy "resen)e, and let the Osiris N enter into their assem!ly# He hath "erformed the de)ree whi)h hath !een s"o(en to the mariners at e$entide, and the Osiris N , whose word is tr th, shall li$e after his death, e$en as doth Ra e$ery day# &ehold, most )ertainly Ra was !orn yesterday, and the Osiris N was !orn yesterday# *nd e$ery god shall re2oi)e in the life of the Osiris N , e$en as they re2oi)e in the life of +tah, when he a""eareth from the Great Ho se of the *ged One whi)h is in *n # TH- 1H*+T-R O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y *9T-R 9OR1ING *N -NTR*N1- THRO4GH TH- **MH-T# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, So l, tho mighty one of terrorC <erily, I am here# I ha$e )ome# I !ehold thee# I ha$e "assed thro gh the T at# I ha$e seen 9ather Osiris# I ha$e s)attered the gloom of night# I am his !elo$ed one# I ha$e )ome, I ha$e seen my 9ather Osiris# I ha$e sta!!ed the heart of S ti# I ha$e made offerings to my 9ather Osiris# I ha$e o"ened e$ery way in hea$en and on the earth# I am the son who lo$eth his 9athers %si)' Osiris# I am a S"irit/!ody# I am a S"irit/ so l# I am e: i""ed# Hail, e$ery god and e$ery S"irit/so l# I ha$e made the way 7to Osiris8# I the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 M*KING * M*N TO R-T4RN TO LOOK 4+ON HIS HO4S- ON -*RTH# The Osiris *ni saith;/ I am the Lion/god who )ometh forth with long strides# I ha$e shot arrows, and I ha$e wo nded my "rey# I ha$e shot arrows, and I ha$e wo nded my "rey# I am the -ye of Hor s, I tra$erse the -ye of Hor s at this season# I ha$e arri$ed at the domains# Grant that the Osiris *ni may )ome in "ea)e# *NOTH-R 1H*+T-R O9 TH- 1OMING 9ORTH O9 * M*N &Y 0*Y *G*INST HIS -N-MI-S IN KH-RT/N-T-R# 7The Osiris *ni saith;/8 I ha$e di$ided the hea$ens# I ha$e )left the hori6on# I ha$e tra$ersed the earth 7following in8 his footste"s# I ha$e )on: ered the mighty S"irit/so ls !e)a se I am e: i""ed for millions of years with words of "ower# I eat with my mo th# I e$a) ate with my !ody# &ehold, I am the God of the T atC Let these things !e gi$en nto me, the Osiris *ni, in "er"et ity witho fail or dimin tion# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet B>' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 1OMING 9ORTH *G*INST -N-MI-S IN KH-RT/ N-T-R# The Osiris N saith;/ Hail, *m/a/f %-ater of his arm', I ha$e "assed o$er the road# I am Ra# I ha$e )ome forth from the hori6on against my enemies# I ha$e not "ermitted him to es)a"e from me# I ha$e stret)hed

o t my hand li(e that of the Lord of the 4rrt 1rown# I ha$e lifted " my feet e$en as the 4raei/goddesses lift themsel$es "# I ha$e not "ermitted the enemy 7to !e sa$ed8 from me# *s for mine enemy, he hath !een gi$en to me, and he shall not !e deli$ered from me# I stand " li(e Hor s# I sit down li(e +tah# I am strong li(e Thoth# I am mighty li(e Tem# I wal( with my legs# I s"ea( with my mo th# I )hase my enemy# He hath !een gi$en nto me, and he shall not !e deli$ered from me# * HYMN O9 +R*IS- TO R* .H-N H- RIS-TH 4+ON THHORILON, *N0 .H-N H- S-TT-TH IN TH- L*N0 O9 LI9-# Osiris the s)ri!e *ni saith;/ Homage to thee, O Ra, when tho risest as Tem/Her / Kh ti# Tho art to !e adored# Thy !ea ties are !efore mine eyes, 7thy8 radian)e is "on my !ody# Tho goest forth to thy setting in the Se(tet &oat with 7fair8 winds, and thy heart is glad3 the heart of the Matet &oat re2oi)eth# Tho stridest o$er the hea$ens in "ea)e, and all thy foes are )ast down3 the stars whi)h ne$er rest sing hymns of "raise nto thee, and the stars whi)h are im"erisha!le glorify thee as tho sin(est to rest in the hori6on of Man , O tho who art !ea tif l at morn and at e$e, O tho lord who li$est, and art esta!lished, O my LordC Homage to thee, O tho who art Ra when tho risest, and who art Tem when tho settest in !ea ty# Tho risest and tho shinest on the !a)( of thy mother 7N t8, O tho who art )rowned the (ing of the godsC N t wel)ometh thee, and "ayeth homage nto thee, and Maat, the e$erlasting and ne$er/)hanging goddess, em!ra)eth thee at noon and at e$e# Tho stridest o$er the hea$ens, !eing glad at heart, and the La(e of Testes is )ontent# The Se!a /fiend hath fallen to the gro nd, his fore/legs and his hind/legs ha$e !een ha)(ed off him, and the (nife hath se$ered the 2oints of his !a)(# Ra hath a fair wind, and the Se(tet &oat setteth o t on its 2o rney, and saileth on ntil it )ometh into "ort# The gods of the So th, the gods of the North, the gods of the .est, and the gods of the -ast "raise thee, O tho 0i$ine S !stan)e, from whom all li$ing things )ame into !eing# Tho didst send forth the word when the earth was s !merged with silen)e, O tho Only One, who didst dwell in hea$en !efore e$er the earth and the mo ntains )ame into !eing# Hail, tho R nner, Lord, Only One, tho ma(er of the things that are, tho hast fashioned the tong e of the 1om"any of the Gods, tho hast "rod )ed whatsoe$er )ometh forth from the waters, tho s"ringest " o t of them a!o$e the s !merged land of the La(e of Hor s# Let me !reathe the air whi)h )ometh forth from thy nostrils, and the north wind whi)h )ometh forth from thy mother N t# Ma(e tho my S"irit/so l to !e glorio s, O Osiris, ma(e tho my Heart/so l to !e di$ine# Tho art worshi""ed as tho settest, O Lord of the gods, tho art e5alted !y reason of thy wondro s wor(s# Shine tho with the rays of light "on my !ody day !y day, "on me, Osiris the s)ri!e, the assessor of the di$ine offerings of all the gods, the

o$erseer of the granary of the Lords of *!ydos, the real royal s)ri!e who lo$eth thee, *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e# +raise !e nto thee, O Osiris, the Lord of -ternity, 4n/Nefer, Her / Kh ti %Harma(his', whose forms are manifold, whose attri! tes are ma2esti) 7+raise !e nto thee8, O tho who art +tah/Se(er/Tem in *n , tho Lord of the hidden shrine, tho 1reator of the Ho se of the K* of +tah %Het/(a/ +tah' and of the gods 7therein8, tho G ide of the T at, who art glorified when tho settest in N %the S(y'# Isis em!ra)eth thee in "ea)e, and she dri$eth away the fiends from the entran)es of thy "aths# Tho t rnest thy fa)e towards *mentet, and tho ma(est the earth to shine as with refined )o""er# Those who ha$e lain down in death rise " to see thee, they !reathe the air, and they loo( "on thy fa)e when the dis( riseth on the hori6on# Their hearts are at "ea)e sin)e they !ehold thee, o tho who art -ternity and -$erlastingness# TH- SOL*R LIT*NY Homage to yo , O ye gods of the 0e(ans in *n , and to yo , O ye Hememet/s"irits in Kher *ha, and to thee, O 4nti, who art the most glorio s of all the gods who are hidden in *n , O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit# Homage to thee, O *n in *ntes, Her /(h ti, who dost with long strides mar)h a)ross the hea$ens, O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit# Homage to thee, O -$erlasting So l, tho So l who dwellest in Tet , 4n/ Nefer, the son of N t, who art the Lord of *(ert, O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e done a ght with de)eit# Homage to thee in thy dominion o$er Tet , "on whose !row the 4rrt 1rown is esta!lished, tho One who )reatest the strength to "rote)t thyself, and who dwellest in "ea)e, O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit# Homage to thee, O Lord of the *)a)ia Tree, whose Se(er &oat is set "on its sledge, who t rnest !a)( the 9iend, the -$ildoer, and dost )a se the -ye of Ra % t)hat' to rest "on its seat, O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit#

Homage to thee, O tho who art mighty in thine ho r, tho great and mighty +rin)e who dost dwell in *nr tef, tho Lord of -ternity and 1reator of the -$erlastingness, tho Lord of Hens , O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit# Homage to thee, O tho who restest "on Tr th, tho Lord of *!t , whose lim!s form the s !stan)e of Ta/t)hesert, nto whom fra d and de)eit are a!ominations, O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit# Homage to thee, O tho who dwellest in thy !oat, who dost !ring Ha"i %the Nile' forth from his )a$ern, whose !ody is the light, and who dwellest in Ne(hen, O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit# Homage to thee, O tho 1reator of the gods, tho King of the So th and North, Osiris, whose word is tr th, who r lest the world !y thy gra)io s goodness, tho Lord of the *te! i, O grant tho nto me a "ath whereo$er I may "ass in "ea)e, for I am 2 st and tr e3 I ha$e not s"o(en falsehood wittingly, nor ha$e I done a ght with de)eit# *++-N0I= %9rom the Saite Re)ension, ed# Le"si s, &l# <' Homage to thee, O tho who )omest as Tem, who didst )ome into !eing to )reate the 1om"any of the Gods# Homage to thee, O tho who )omest as the So l of So ls, the Holy One in *mentet# Homage to thee, O +resident of the Gods, who ill minest the T at with thy !ea ties# Homage to thee, O tho who )omest as the Light/god, who tra$ellest in thy 0is(# Homage to thee, O tho greatest of all gods, who are )rowned King in hea$en, Go$ernor in the T at# Homage to thee, O tho who ma(est a way thro gh the T at, who dost lead the way thro gh all doors# Homage to thee, O tho who art among the gods, who dost weigh words in Khert/Neter# Homage to thee, O tho who dwellest in thy se)ret "la)es, who dost fashion the T at with thy might# Homage to thee, O great one, O mighty one, thine enemies ha$e fallen in "la)es where they were smitten# Homage to thee, O tho who hast ha)(ed the Se!a /fiends in "ie)es, and hast annihilated *a"e"# Grant tho the sweet !ree6e of the north wind to the Osiris * f/an(h, whose word is tr th# * HYMN O9 +R*IS- TO R* .H-N H- RIS-TH IN TH- -*ST-RN +*RT O9 H-*<-N# Those who are in his following re2oi)e, and the Osiris, the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Hail, tho 0is(, tho lord of rays, who risest on the hori6on day !y day# Shine tho with thy !eams of

light "on the fa)e of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, for he singeth hymns of "raise to thee at dawn, and he ma(eth thee to sit at e$entide 7with words of adoration8# May the so l of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, )ome forth with thee into hea$enC May he set o t with thee in the Matet &oat 7in the morning8, may he )ome into "ort in the Se(tet &oat 7in the e$ening8, and may he )lea$e his "ath among the stars of hea$en whi)h ne$er rest# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, !eing at "ea)e 7with his god8, ma(eth adoration to his Lord, the Lord of -ternity, and saith;/ Homage to thee, O Her /(h ti, who art the god Khe"era, the self/)reated# .hen tho risest on the hori6on and sheddest thy !eams of light "on the Lands of the So th and of the North, tho art !ea tif l, yea !ea tif l, and all the gods re2oi)e when they !ehold thee, the (ing of hea$en# The goddess, the Lady of the Ho r, is sta!lished "on thy head, her 4raei of the So th and of the North are "on thy !row, and she ta(eth " her "la)e !efore thee# The god Thoth is sta!lished in the !ows of thy !oat to destroy tterly all thy foes# Those who dwell in the T at )ome forth to meet thee, and they !ow to the earth in homage as they )ome towards thee, to loo( "on thy !ea tif l 9orm# *nd I, *ni, ha$e )ome into thy "resen)e, so that I may !e with thee, and may !ehold thy 0is( e$ery day# Let me not !e (e"t )a"ti$e 7!y the tom!8, and let me not !e t rned !a)( 7on my way8# Let the mem!ers of my !ody !e made new again when I )ontem"late thy !ea ties, e$en as are the mem!ers of all thy fa$o red ones, !e)a se I am one of those who worshi""ed thee "on earth# Let me arri$e in the Land of -ternity, let me enter into the Land of -$erlastingness# This, O my Lord, !ehold tho shalt ordain for me# *N0 MOR-O<-R, TH- OSIRIS *NI, .HOS- .OR0 IS TR4TH, IN +-*1-, TH- TR4TH/S+-*K-R, S*ITH;/ Homage to thee, O tho who risest on thy hori6on in the form of Ra, who restest "on Law, 7whi)h )an neither !e )hanged nor altered8# Tho "assest o$er the s(y, and e$ery fa)e, wat)heth thee and thy )o rse, for tho thyself art hidden from their ga6e# Tho dost show thyself 7to them8 at dawn and at e$entide ea)h day# The Se(tet &oat, wherein Thy Ma2esty dwelleth, setteth forth on its 2o rney with $igo r# Thy !eams 7fall8 "on all fa)es, thy light with its manifold )olo rs is in)om"rehensi!le 7to man8, and thy !rilliant rays )annot !e re"orted# The Lands of the Gods see thee, they )o ld write 7)on)erning thee83 the 0eserts of + nt )o ld )o nt thee# Thy )reation is hidden# It is one !y the o"ening of thy mo th# Thy form is the head of N # May he %*ni' ad$an)e, e$en as tho dost ad$an)e, witho t )essation, e$en as Thy Ma2esty 7)easeth not to ad$an)e8 e$en for a moment# .ith great strides tho dost in one little moment "ass o$er limitless distan)es whi)h wo ld need millions and h ndreds of tho sands of years 7for a man to "ass o$er3 this8 tho doest, and then tho sin(est to rest# Tho !ringest to an end the ho rs of the night, e$en as tho stridest o$er them# Tho !ringest them to an end !y thine own

ordinan)e, and dawn )ometh on the earth# Tho settest thyself !efore thy handiwor( in the form of Ra, and tho rollest " on the hori6on####### Tho sendest forth light when thy form raiseth itself ", tho ordainest the in)rease of thy s"lendo rs# Tho mo ldest thy lim!s as tho ad$an)est, tho !ringest them forth, tho who wast ne$er !ro ght forth, in the form of Ra, who rolleth " into the height of hea$en# Grant tho that I may rea)h the hea$en of eternity, and the region where thy fa$o red ones dwell# May I nite with those holy and "erfe)t S"irit/so ls of Khert/Neter# May I )ome forth with them to !ehold thy !ea ties as tho rollest on at e$entide, as tho 2o rneyest to thy mother N t %the Night/s(y', and dost "la)e thyself at the right hand %in the .est'# My two hands are raised to thee in "raise and than(sgi$ing when tho settest in life# &ehold, tho art the 1reator of -ternity, who art adored when tho settest in N # I ha$e set thee in my heart, witho t wa$ering, O tho who art more di$ine than the gods# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ +raise and than(sgi$ing !e nto thee, O tho who rollest on li(e nto gold, tho Ill miner of the Two Lands on the day of thy !irth# Thy mother !ro ght thee forth on her hand, and tho didst light " with s"lendo r the )ir)le whi)h is tra$elled o$er !y the 0is(# O Great Light who rollest a)ross N , tho dost raise " the generations of men from the dee" so r)e of thy waters, and dost ma(e to (ee" festi$als all distri)ts and )ities, and all ha!itations# Tho "rote)test 7them8 with thy !ea ties# Thy K* riseth " with the )elestial food h and t)hefa # O tho mightily $i)torio s one, tho +ower of +owers, who ma(est strong thy throne against the sinf l ones, whose risings on thy throne in the Se(tet &oat are mighty, whose strength is wides"read in the *tett &oat, ma(e tho the Osiris *ni to !e glorio s !y $irt e of his word, whi)h is tr th, in Khert/ Neter# Grant tho that he may !e in *mentet free from e$il, and let 7his8 offen)es !e 7set8 !ehind thee# Grant tho that he may 7li$e there8 a de$oted sla$e of the S"irit/so ls# Let him mingle among the Heart/so ls who li$e in Ta/t)hesert %the Holy Land'# Let him tra$el a!o t in the Se(het/*ar %the -lysian 9ields', )onforma!ly to 7thy8 de)ree with 2oy of heart/ him the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# 7*nd the god ma(eth answer8;//Tho shalt )ome forth into hea$en, tho shalt sail o$er the s(y, and tho shalt hold lo$ing inter)o rse with the Star/ gods# +raises shall !e made to thee in the &oat# Thy name shall !e "ro)laimed in the *tett &oat# Tho shalt loo( "on Ra within his shrine# Tho shalt ma(e the 0is( to set 7with "rayer8 e$ery day# Tho shalt see the *nt 9ish in his transformations in the de"ths of the waters of t r: oise# Tho shalt see the *!t 9ish in his time# It shall !e that the -$il One shall fall when he de$iseth a "lan to destroy thee, and the 2oints of his ne)( and !a)( shall !e ha)(ed as nder# Ra saileth with a fair wind, and the Se(tet &oat "rogresseth and )ometh into "ort# The mariners of Ra re2oi)e, and the heart of the Lady of the Ho r is glad, for the enemy of her Lord hath !een

)ast to the gro nd# Tho shalt !ehold Hor s standing on the "ilotDs "la)e in the &oat, and Thoth and Maat shall stand one on ea)h side of him# *ll the gods shall re2oi)e when they !ehold Ra )oming in "ea)e to ma(e the hearts of the S"irit/ so ls to li$e, and the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, the assessor of the holy offerings of the Lords of The!es, shall !e with themC TH- 1H*+T-R O9 TH- N-. MOON TH- 9OLLO.ING IS TO &- R-1IT-0 ON TH- 0*Y O9 THMONTH %N-. MOON 0*Y'# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Ra as)endeth his throne on his hori6on, and the 1om"any of his Gods follow in his train# The God )ometh forth from his hidden "la)e, 7and8 t)hefa food falleth from the eastern hori6on of hea$en at the word of N t# They %the gods' re2oi)e o$er the "aths of Ra, the Great *n)estor 7as8 he 2o rneyeth ro nd a!o t# Therefore art tho e5alted, O Ra, the dweller in thy Shrine# Tho swallowest the winds, tho drawest into thyself the north wind, tho eatest " the flesh of thy seat on the day when tho !reathest tr th# Tho di$idest 7it among8 the gods who are 7thy8 followers# 7Thy8 &oat saileth on tra$elling among the Great Gods at thy word# Tho )o ntest thy !ones, tho gatherest together thy mem!ers, tho settest thy fa)e towards &ea tif l *mentet, and tho )omest there, !eing made new e$ery day# &ehold, tho art that Image of Gold, tho hast the nitings of the dis(s of the s(y, tho hast : a(ings, tho goest ro nd a!o t, and art made new ea)h day# HailC There is re2oi)ing in the hori6onC The gods who dwell in the s(y des)end the ro"es 7of thy &oat8 when they see the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, they as)ri!e "raise nto him as nto Ra# The Osiris *ni is a Great 1hief# 7He8 see(eth the 4rrt 1rown# His "ro$isions are a""ortioned to him/ the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# 7His8 fate is strong from the e5alted !ody of the *am gods, who are in the "resen)e of Ra# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is strong on the earth and in Khert/Neter# O Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, wa(e ", and !e strong li(e nto Ra e$ery day# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, shall not tarry, he shall not remain motionless in this land for e$er# Right well shall he see with his two eyes, right well shall he hear with his two ears, the things whi)h are tr e, the things whi)h are tr e# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is in *n , the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is as Ra, and he is e5alted !y reason of 7his8 oars among the 9ollowers of N # The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, )annot tell what he hath seen 7or8 narrate 7what he hath heard8 in the Ho se of the God of Mysteries# HailC Let there !e sho ts of a))lamation of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, the di$ine !ody of Ra in the &oat of N , who !eareth "ro"itiatory offerings for the K* of the god of that whi)h he lo$eth# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e, whose word is tr th, is li(e Hor s, the mighty one of transformations#

R4&RI1; This 1ha"ter is to !e re)ited o$er a !oat se$en ) !its long, made of green stone of the T)hat)ha # Ma(e a hea$en of stars, and " rify it and )leanse it with natron and in)ense# Ma(e then a fig re of Ra "on a ta!let of new stone in "aint, and set it in the !ows of the !oat# Then ma(e a fig re of the de)eased whom tho wilt ma(e "erfe)t, 7and "la)e it8 in the !oat# Ma(e it to sail in the &oat of Ra, and Ra himself shall loo( "on it# 0o not these things in the "resen)e of any one e5)e"t thyself, or thy father, or thy son# Then let them (ee" g ard o$er their fa)es, and they shall see the de)eased in Khert/Neter in the form of a messenger of Ra# * HYMN TO R* 7.HI1H IS TO &- S4NG8 ON TH- 0*Y O9 THMONTH %TH- 0*Y O9 TH- N-. MOON' 7.H-N8 TH- &O*T O9 R* S*IL-TH# 7The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/8 Homage to thee, O tho who dwellest in thy &oat# Tho rollest on, tho rollest on, tho sendest forth light, tho sendest forth light# Tho de)reest re2oi)ing for 7e$ery8 man for millions of years nto those who lo$e him# Tho gi$est 7thy8 fa)e to the Hememet s"irits, tho god Khe"era who dwellest in thy &oat# Tho hast o$erthrown the 9iend *a"e"# O ye Sons of Ke!, o$erthrow ye the enemies of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, and the fiends of destr )tion who wo ld destroy the &oat of Ra# Hor s hath ) t off yo r heads in hea$en# Ye who were in the forms of geese, yo r na$el strings are on the earth# The animals are set "on the earth##### in the form of fish# -$ery male fiend and e$ery female fiend shall !e destroyed !y the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# .hether the fiends des)end from o t of hea$en, or whether they )ome forth from the earth, or whether they ad$an)e on the waters, or whether they )ome from among the Star/gods, Thoth, 7the son of *ner8, )oming forth from *nerti shall ha)( them to "ie)es# *nd the Osiris *ni shall ma(e them silent and d m!# *nd !ehold ye, this god, the mighty one of sla ghters, the terror of whom is most great, shall wash himself )lean in yo r !lood, and he shall !athe in yo r gore, and ye shall !e destroyed !y the Osiris *ni in the &oat of his Lord Ra/ Hor s# The heart of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, shall li$e# His mother Isis gi$eth !irth to him, and Ne"hthys n rseth him, 2 st as Isis ga$e !irth to Hor s, and Ne"hthys n rsed him# 7He8 shall re" lse the Smait fiends of S ti# They shall see the 4rrt 1rown sta!lished "on his head, and they shall fall down "on their fa)es 7and worshi" him8# &ehold, O ye S"irit/so ls, and men, and gods, and ye dead, when ye see the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in the form of Hor s, and the fa$o red one of the 4rrt 1rown, fall ye down "on yo r fa)es# The word of the Osiris *ni is tr th !efore his enemies in hea$en a!o$e, and on earth !eneath, and !efore the T)hat)ha 1hiefs of e$ery god and of e$ery goddess# R4&RI1; This 1ha"ter shall !e re)ited o$er a large haw( standing "right with the .hite 1rown "on his head, 7and o$er fig res of8 Tem, Sh , Tefn t, Ke!, N t, Osiris, Isis, 7S ti8 and Ne"hthys# *nd they shall !e

"ainted in )olo r "on a new ta!let, whi)h shall !e "la)ed in a !oat, together with a fig re of the de)eased# *noint them with he(en oil, and offer nto them ! rning in)ense, and geese, and 2oints of meat roasted# It is an a)t of "raise to Ra as he 2o rneyeth in his !oat, and it will ma(e a man to ha$e his !eing with Ra, and to tra$el with him wheresoe$er he goeth, and it will most )ertainly )a se the enemies of Ra to !e slain# *nd the 1ha"ter of tra$elling shall !e re)ited on the si5th day of the festi$al# *++-N0I= %9rom the T rin +a"yr s' *NOTH-R 1H*+T-R .HI1H IS TO &- R-1IT-0 .H-N TH- MOON R-N-.-TH ITS-L9 ON TH- 0*Y O9 TH- MONTH 7.H-R-ON IT 0O-TH THIS8# Osiris nfettereth the storm/)lo d in the !ody of hea$en, and is nfettered himself3 Hor s is made strong ha""ily ea)h day# He whose transformations are many hath had offerings made nto him at the moment, and he hath made an end of the storm whi)h is in the fa)e of the Osiris, * f/ an(h, whose word is tr th# <erily, he )ometh, and he is Ra in 2o rneying, and he is the fo r )elestial gods in the hea$ens a!o$e# The Osiris * f/an(h, whose word is tr th, )ometh forth in his day, and he em!ar(eth among the ta)(le of the !oat# R4&RI1; If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased he shall !e)ome a "erfe)t S"irit/so l in Khert/Neter, and he shall not die a se)ond time, and he shall eat his food side !y side with Osiris# If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased "on earth, he shall !e)ome li(e nto Thoth, and he shall !e adored !y those who li$e# He shall not fall headlong at the moment of the intensity of the royal flame of the goddess &ast, and the Great +rin)e shall ma(e him to ad$an)e ha""ily# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 *0<*N1ING TO TH- T1H*T1H*4 1HI-9S O9 OSIRIS# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I ha$e ! ilt a ho se for my &a/so l in the san)t ary in Tet # I sow seed in the town of +e %& to'# I ha$e "lo ghed the fields with my la!o rers# My "alm tree 7standeth "right and is8 li(e Men "on it# I a!ominate a!omina!le things# I will not eat the things whi)h are a!ominations nto me# .hat I a!ominate is filth; I will not eat it# I shall not !e destroyed !y the offerings of "ro"itiation and the se" l)hral meals# I will not a""roa)h filth 7to to )h it8 with my hands, I will not tread "on it with my sandals# 9or my !read shall !e made of the white !arley, and my ale shall !e made from the red grain of the god Ha"i %the Nile/god', whi)h the Se(tet &oat and the *tett &oat shall !ring 7 nto me8, and I will eat my food nder the lea$es of the trees whose !ea tif l arms I myself do (now# O what s"lendo r shall the .hite 1rown ma(e for me whi)h shall !e lifted " on me !y the 4raei/goddessesC O 0oor(ee"er of Sehete"/ta i, !ring tho to me that wherewith the )a(es of "ro"itiation are made# Grant tho to me that I may lift " the earth# May the S"irit/so ls

o"en to me 7their8 arms, and let the 1om"any of the Gods hold their "ea)e whilst the Hememet s"irits hold )on$erse with the Osiris *ni# May the hearts of the gods lead him in his e5alted state into hea$en among the gods who a""ear in $isi!le forms# If any god, or any goddess, atta)( the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, when he setteth o t, the *n)estor of the year who li$eth "on hearts 7Osiris8 shall eat him when he )ometh forth from *!ydos, and the *n)estors of Ra shall re)(on with him, and the *n)estors of Light shall re)(on with him# 7He is8 a god of s"lendo r 7arrayed in8 the a""arel of hea$en, and he is among the Great Gods# Now the s !sisten)e of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is among the )a(es and the ale whi)h are made for yo r mo ths# I enter in !y the 0is(, I )ome forth !y the god *h i# I shall hold )on$erse with the 9ollowers of the Gods# I shall hold )on$erse with the 0is(# I shall hold )on$erse with the Hememet/s"irits# He shall set the terror of me in the thi)( dar(ness, in the inside of the goddess Meh rt, !y the side of his forehead# &ehold, I shall !e with Osiris, and my "erfe)tion shall !e his "erfe)tion among the Great Gods# I shall s"ea( nto him with the words of men, I shall listen, and he shall re"eat to me the words of the gods# I, the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e, ha$e )ome e: i""ed# Tho ma(est to a""roa)h 7thee8 those who lo$e thee# I am a S"irit/so l who is !etter e: i""ed than any 7other8 S"irit/so l# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO * S.*LLO.# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am a swallow, 7I am8 a swallow# 7I am8 that S)or"ion, the da ghter of Ra# Hail, O ye gods whose odo r is sweet# Hail, O ye gods whose odo r is sweet# Hail, 9lame, who )omest forth from the hori6on# Hail, tho who art in the )ity# I ha$e !ro ght the .arder of his )orner there# Gi$e me thy two hands, and let me "ass my time in the Island of 9lame# I ha$e ad$an)ed with a message, I ha$e )ome ha$ing the re"ort thereof 7to ma(e8# O"en to me# How shall I tell that whi)h I ha$e seen thereK I am li(e Hor s, the go$ernor of the &oat, when the throne of his father was gi$en nto him, and when Set, that son of N t, was 7lying8 nder the fetters whi)h he had made for Osiris# He who is in Se(hem hath ins"e)ted me# I stret)h o t my arms o$er Osiris# I ha$e ad$an)ed for the e5amination, I ha$e )ome to s"ea( there# Let me "ass on and deli$er my message# I am he who goeth in, 7I am8 2 dged, 7I8 )ome forth magnified at the Gate of Ne!ert)her# I am " rified at the Great 4art# I ha$e done away my wi)(ednesses# I ha$e " t away tterly my offen)es# I ha$e " t away tterly all the taints of e$il whi)h a""ertained to me 7 "on the earth8# I ha$e " rified myself, I ha$e made myself to !e li(e a god# Hail, O ye 0oor(ee"ers, I ha$e )om"leted my 2o rney# I am li(e nto yo # I ha$e )ome forth !y day# I ha$e ad$an)ed on my legs# I ha$e gained the master o$er 7my8 footste"s# 7Hail, ye8 S"irit/so lsC I, e$en I, do (now the hidden roads and the Gates of Se(het *ar # I li$e there# <erily, I, e$en I, ha$e

)ome, I ha$e o$erthrown my enemies "on the earth, altho gh my !ody lieth a m mmy in the tom!# *++-N0I= R4&RI1; %Na$ille, o"# )it#, II, &l# B?B' If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased, he shall enter in after he hath )ome forth !y day# R4&RI1; %Saite Re)ension' If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased, he shall )ome forth !y day from Khert/Neter, and he shall go 7again8 after he hath )ome forth# If this 1ha"ter !e not (nown 7!y the de)eased8, he shall not go in again after he hath )ome forth 7and he8 shall not (now 7how8 to )ome forth !y day# 7TH- 1H*+T-R8 O9 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO * H*.K O9 GOL0# The Osiris *ni saith;/ I ha$e risen " o t of the seshett )ham!er, li(e the golden haw( whi)h )ometh forth from his egg# I fly, I alight li(e a haw( with a !a)( of se$en ) !its, and the wings of whi)h are li(e nto the mother/of/emerald of the So th# I ha$e )ome forth from the Se(tet &oat, and my heart hath !een !ro ght nto me from the mo ntain of the -ast# I ha$e alighted on the *tet &oat, and there ha$e !een !ro ght nto me those who dwelt in their s !stan)e, and they !owed in homage !efore me# I ha$e risen, I ha$e gathered myself together li(e a !ea tif l golden haw(, with the head of the &en , and Ra hath entered in 7to hear my s"ee)h8# I ha$e ta(en my seat among the great gods, 7the )hildren of8 N t# I ha$e settled myself, the Se(het/hete"et %the 9ield of Offerings' is !efore me# I eat therein, I !e)ome a S"irit/so l therein, I am s ""lied with food in a! ndan)e therein, as m )h as I desire# The Grain/god %Ne"ra' hath gi$en nto me food for my throat, and I am master o$er myself and o$er the attri! tes of my head# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO * 0I<IN- H*.K# The Osiris *ni saith;/ Hail, tho Great God, )ome tho to Tet # Ma(e tho ready for me the ways, and let me go ro nd 7to $isit8 my thrones# I ha$e la!o red# I ha$e made myself "erfe)t# O grant tho that I may !e held in fear# 1reate tho awe of me# Let the gods of the T at !e afraid of me, and let them fight for me in their halls# +ermit not tho to )ome nigh nto me him that wo ld atta)( me, or wo ld in2 re me in the Ho se of 0ar(ness# 1o$er o$er the hel"less one, hide him# Let do li(ewise the gods who hear(en nto the word 7of tr th8, the Khe"ri gods who are in the following of Osiris# Hold ye yo r "ea)e then, O ye gods, whilst the God holdeth s"ee)h with me, he who listeneth to the tr th# I s"ea( nto him my words# Osiris, grant tho that that whi)h )ometh forth from thy mo th may )ir) late to me# Let me see thine own 9orm# Let thy So ls en$elo" me# Grant tho that I may )ome forth, and that I may !e master of my legs, and let me li$e there li(e Ne!ert)her "on his throne# Let the gods of the T at

hold me in fear, and let them fight for me in their halls# Grant tho that I may mo$e forward with him and with the *ri gods, and let me !e firmly sta!lished on my "edestal li(e the Lord of Life# Let me !e in the )om"any of Isis, the goddess, and let 7the gods8 (ee" me safe from him that wo ld do an in2 ry nto me# Let none )ome to see the hel"less one# May I ad$an)e, and may I )ome to the Henti !o ndaries of the s(y# Let me address words to Ke!, and let me ma(e s ""li)aion to the god H with Ne!ert)her# Let the gods of the T at !e afraid of me, and let them fight for me in their halls# Let them see that tho hast "ro$ided me with food for the festi$al# I am one of those S"irit/so ls who dwell in the Light/god# I ha$e made my form in his 9orm, when he )ometh to Tet # I am a S"irit/!ody among his S"irit/ !odies3 he shall s"ea( nto thee the things 7whi)h )on)ern8 me# .o ld that he wo ld )a se me to !e held in fearC .o ld that he wo ld )reate 7in them8 awe of meC Let the gods of the T at !e afraid of me, and let them fight for me 7in their halls8# I, e$en I, am a S"irit/so l, a dweller in the Light/god, whose form hath !een )reated in di$ine flesh# I am one of those S"irit/so ls who dwell in the Light/god, who were )reated !y Tem himself, and who e5ist in the !lossoms of his -ye# He hath made to e5ist, he hath made glorio s, and he hath magnified their fa)es d ring their e5isten)e with him# &ehold, he is *lone in N # They a))laim him when he )ometh forth from the hori6on, and the gods and the S"irit/so ls who ha$e )ome into !eing with him as)ri!e fear nto him# I am one of the worms whi)h ha$e !een )reated !y the -ye of the Lord One# *nd !ehold, when as yet Isis had not gi$en !irth to Hor s, I was flo rishing, and I had wa5ed old, and had !e)ome "re/eminent among the S"irit/so ls who had )ome into !eing with him# I rose " li(e a di$ine haw(, and Hor s endowed me with a S"irit/!ody with his so l, so that 7I8 might ta(e "ossession of the "ro"erty of Osiris in the T at# He shall say to the twin Lion/gods for me, the 1hief of the Ho se of the Nemes 1rown, the 0weller in his )a$ern; Get thee !a)( to the heights of hea$en, for !ehold, inasm )h as tho art a S"irit/!ody with the )reations of Hor s, the Nemes 1rown shall not !e to thee; 7! t8 tho shalt ha$e s"ee)h e$en to the ttermost limits of the hea$ens# I, the warder, too( "ossession of the "ro"erty of Hor s 7whi)h !elonged8 to Osiris in the T at, and Hor s re"eated to me what his father Osiris had said nto him in the years 7"ast8, on the days of his ! rial# Gi$e tho to me the Nemes 1rown, say the twin Lion/gods for me# *d$an)e tho , )ome along the road of hea$en, and loo( "on those who dwell in the ttermost limits of the hori6on# The gods of the T at shall hold thee in fear, and they shall fight for thee in their halls# The god * het !elongeth to them# *ll the gods who g ard the shrine of the Lord One are smitten with terror at 7my8 words# Hail, saith the god who is e5alted "on his )offer to meC He hath !o nd on the Nemes 1rown, 7!y8 the de)ree of the twin Lion/gods# The god *ahet

hath made a way for me# I am e5alted 7on the )offer8, the twin Lion/gods ha$e !o nd the Nemes 1rown on me and my two lo)(s of hair are gi$en nto me# He hath sta!lished for me my heart !y his own flesh, and !y his great, two/fold strength, and I shall not fall headlong !efore Sh # I am Hete", the Lord of the two 4raei/goddesses who are to !e adored# I (now the Light/god, his winds are in my !ody# The & ll whi)h stri(eth terror 7into so ls8 shall not re" lse me# I )ome daily into the Ho se of the twin Lion/ gods# I )ome forth therefrom into the Ho se of Isis# I loo( "on the holy things whi)h are hidden# I see the !eing who is therein# I s"ea( to the great ones of Sh , they re" lse him that is wrathf l in his ho r# I am Hor s who dwelleth in his di$ine Light# I am master of his )rown# I am master of his radian)e# I ad$an)e towards the Henti !o ndaries of hea$en# Hor s is "on his seat# Hor s is "on his thrones# My fa)e is li(e that of a di$ine haw(# I am one who is e: i""ed 7li(e8 his lord# I shall )ome forth to Tet # I shall see Osiris# I shall li$e in his a)t al "resen)e#### N t# They shall see me# I shall see the gods 7and8 the -ye of Hor s ! rning with fire !efore my eyes# They shall rea)h o t their hands to me# I shall stand "# I shall !e master of him that wo ld s !2e)t me to restraint# They shall o"en the holy "aths to me, they shall see my form, they shall listen to my words# 7Homage8 to yo , O ye gods of the T at, whose fa)es are t rned !a)(, whose "owers ad$an)e, )ond )t ye me to the Star/gods whi)h ne$er rest# +re"are ye for me the holy ways to the Hemat ho se, and to yo r god, the So l, who is the mighty one of terror# Hor s hath )ommanded me to lift " yo r fa)es3 do ye loo( "on me# I ha$e risen " li(e a di$ine haw(# Hor s hath made me to !e a S"irit/!ody !y means of his So l, and to ta(e "ossession of the things of Osiris in the T at# Ma(e ye for me a "ath# I ha$e tra$elled and I ha$e arri$ed at those who are )hiefs of their )a$erns, and who are g ardians of the Ho se of Osiris# I s"ea( nto them his mighty deeds# I made them to (now )on)erning his $i)tories# He is ready 7to ! tt with his8 two horns at Set# They (now him who hath ta(en "ossession of the god H , and who hath ta(en "ossession of the +owers of Tem# Tra$el tho on thy way safely, )ry o t the gods of the T at to me# O ye who ma(e yo r names "re/eminent, who are )hiefs in yo r shrines, and who are g ardians of the Ho se of Osiris, grant, I "ray yo , that I may )ome to yo # I ha$e !o nd " and I ha$e gathered together yo r +owers# I ha$e dire)ted the +owers of the ways, the wardens of the hori6on, and of the Hemat Ho se of hea$en# I ha$e sta!lished their fortresses for Osiris# I ha$e "re"ared the ways for him# I ha$e "erformed the things whi)h 7he8 hath )ommanded# I )ome forth to Tet # I see Osiris# I s"ea( to him )on)erning the matter of his Great Son, whom he lo$eth, and )on)erning 7the smiting of8 the heart of Set# I loo( "on the lord who was hel"less# How shall I ma(e them to (now the "lans of the gods, and that whi)h Hor s did witho t the (nowledge of his father OsirisK

Hail, Lord, tho So l, most awf l and terri!le, !ehold me# I ha$e )ome, I ma(e thee to !e e5altedC I ha$e for)ed a way tho gh the T at# I ha$e o"ened the roads whi)h a""ertain to hea$en, and those whi)h a""ertain to the earth, and no one hath o""osed me therein# I ha$e e5alted thy fa)e, O Lord of -ternity# *++-N0I= %In the +a"yr s of N , Sheet >@, the 1ha"ter ends with the following#' -5alted art tho on thy throne, O OsirisC Tho hast heard fair things, O OsirisC Thy strength is $igoro s, O OsirisC Thy head is fastened on thy !ody, O OsirisC Thy ne)( is made firm, O OsirisC Thy heart is glad, 7O OsirisC8# Thy s"ee)h is made effe)ti$e, O OsirisC Thy "rin)es re2oi)e Tho art esta!lished the & ll in *mentet# Thy son Hor s hath as)ended thy trrone, and all life is with him# Millions of years minister nto him, and millions of years hold him in fear# The 1om"any of the Gods are his ser$ants, and they fold him in fear# The god Tem, the Go$ernor, the only One among the gods, hath s"o(en, and his word "asseth not away# Hor s is !oth the di$ine food and the sa)rifi)e# He made haste to gather together 7the mem!ers of8 of his father# Hor s is his deli$erer# Hor s is his deli$erer# Hor s hath s"r ng from the essen)e of his di$ine father and from his de)ay# He hath !e)ome the Go$ernor of -gy"t# The gods shall wor( for him, and they shall toil for him for million of years# He shall ma(e millions of years to li$e thro gh his -ye, the only one of its lord, Ne!ert)her#8 %9rom the T rin +a"yr s, &l# ===' -5alted is thy throne, O Osiris# Tho hearest well, O Osiris# Thy strength flo risheth, O Osiris# I ha$e fastened thy head 7on thy8 !ody for thee# I ha$e sta!lished thy throat, the throne of the 2oy of thy heart# Thy words are sta!le# Thy shenit "rin)es are glad# Tho art sta!lished as the & ll of *mentet# Thy son Hor s hath as)ended thy throne# *ll life is with him# Millions of years wor( for him# The 1om"any of the Gods fear him# Tem, the One +ower of the Gods, hath s"o(en, and what he hath said is not )hanged, Het *a!i# Hor s hath stood "# I ha$e gone a!o t )olle)ting his father# Hor s hath deli$ered his father# Hor s hath deli$ered 7his mother8# My mother is Hor s# My !rother is Hor s# My n)le is Hor s# I ha$e )ome# Hor s followeth his father#### there the dirt of his head# The gods shall ser$e him# Millions of years###### in his -ye, the Only One of its Lord, Ne!/er/ t)her# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 &-ING TR*NS9ORM-0 INTO TH- +RIN1- O9 TH- T1H*T1H*4 1HI-9S# The Osiris N , whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am the god Tem, the ma(er of the s(y, the )reator of the things whi)h are, who )ometh forth from the earth, who made the seed of man to )ome into !eing, the Lord of things, who fashioned the gods, the Great God, who

)reated himself, the Lord of Life, who made to flo rish the Two 1om"anies of the Gods# Homage to yo , O ye di$ine Lords of things, ye holy !eings, whose seats are $eiledC Homage to yo , O ye Lords of -ternity, whose forms are )on)ealed, whose san)t aries are mysteries, whose "la)es of a!ode are not (nownC Homage to yo , O ye gods, who dwell in the Tenait %1ir)le of Light'C Homage to yo , O ye gods of the 1ir)le of the )o ntry of the 1atara)tsC Homage to yo , O ye gods who dwell in *mentetC Homage to yo , O ye gods who dwell within N tC Grant ye to me that I may )ome !efore yo , I am " re, I am li(e a god# I am endowed with a S"irit/so l# I am strong# I am endowed with a Heart/so l# I !ring nto yo in)ense, and s"i)e, and natron# I ha$e done away with the )hidings of yo r mo ths# I ha$e )ome, I ha$e done away the e$il whi)h was in yo r hearts, and I ha$e remo$ed the offen)es whi)h a""ertained to yo 7against me8# I !ring to yo deeds of well/doing, and I "resent !efore yo tr th# I (now yo # I (now yo r names# I (now yo r forms whi)h are not (nown# I )ome into !eing among yo # My )oming is li(e nto that god who eateth men, and who feedeth "on the gods# I am strong !efore yo e$en li(e that god who is e5alted "on his "edestal, nto whom the gods )ome with re2oi)ing, and the goddesses ma(e s ""li)ation when they see me# I ha$e )ome nto yo # I ha$e as)ended my throne li(e yo r Two 0a ghters# I ha$e ta(en my seat in the hori6on# I re)ei$e my offerings of "ro"itiation "on my altars# I drin( my fill of seth wine e$ery e$ening# I )ome to those who are ma(ing re2oi)ings, and the gods who li$e in the hori6on as)ri!e nto me "raises, as the di$ine S"irit/!ody, the Lord of mortals# I am e5alted li(e that holy god who dwelleth in the Great Ho se# The gods re2oi)e greatly when they see my !ea tif l a""earan)es from the !ody of the goddess N t, and when the goddess N t !ringeth me forth# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO THS-R+-NT S*T*# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am the ser"ent Sata whose years are infinite# I lie down dead# I am !orn daily# I am the ser"ent Sa/en/ta, the dweller in the ttermost "arts of the earth# I lie down in death# I am !orn, I !e)ome new, I renew my yo th e$ery day# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO TH1RO1O0IL-/GO0# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am the 1ro)odile/god %Se!a(' who dwelleth amid his terrors# I am the 1ro)odile/ god and I sei6e 7my "rey8 li(e a ra$ening !east# I am the great 9ish whi)h is in Kam i# I am the Lord to whom !owings and "rostrations are made in Se(hem# *nd the Osiris *ni is the lord to whom !owings and "rostrations are made in Se(hem# %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne!seni'

&ehold, I am the dweller in his terrors, I am the )ro)odile, his first!orn# I !ring %"rey' from a distan)e# I am the 9ish of Hor s, the Great One in Kam i# I am the lord of !owings in Se(hem# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO +T*H# The Osiris *ni 7whose word is tr th, saith8;/ I eat !read# I drin( ale# I gird " my garments# I fly li(e a haw(# I )a)(le li(e the Smen goose# I alight "on that "la)e hard !y the Se" l)hre on the festi$al of the Great God# That whi)h is a!omina!le, that whi)h is a!omina!le I will not eat# 7*n a!omina!le thing8 is filth, I will not eat thereof# That whi)h is an a!omination nto my K* shall not enter my !ody# I will li$e "on that whereon li$e the gods and the S"irit/so ls# I shall li$e, and I shall !e master of their )a(es# I am master of them, and I shall eat them nder the trees of the dweller in the Ho se of Hathor, my Lady# I will ma(e an offering# My )a(es are in Tet , my offerings are in *n # I gird a!o t myself the ro!e whi)h is wo$en for me !y the goddess Tait# I shall stand " and sit down in whatsoe$er "la)e it "leaseth me to do so# My head is li(e nto that of Ra# I am gathered together li(e Tem# Here offer the fo r )a(es of Ra, and the offerings of the earth# I shall )ome forth# My tong e is li(e that of +tah, and my throat is li(e nto that of Hathor, and I remem!er the words of Tem, of my father, with my mo th# He for)ed the woman, the wife of Ke!, !rea(ing the heads near him3 therefore was the fear of him there# 7His8 "raises are re"eated with $igo r# I am de)reed to !e the Heir, the lord of the earth of Ke!# I ha$e nion with women# Ke! hath refreshed me, and he hath )a sed me to as)end his throne# Those who dwell in *n !ow their heads to me# I am 7their8 & ll, I am stronger than 7the Lord8 of the ho r# I nite with women# I am master for millions of years# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO THSO4L O9 T-M# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I shall not enter into the "la)e of destr )tion, I shall not "erish, I shall not (now 7de)ay8# I am Ra, who )ame forth from N , the So l of the God who )reated his own mem!ers# .hat I a!ominate is sin3 I will not loo( thereon# I )ry not o t against tr th, nay, I li$e therein# I am the god H , the im"erisha!le god, in my name of "So l#" I ha$e )reated myself with N , in the name of "Khe"era#" I e5ist in them li(e Ra# I am the Lord of Light# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N ' That whi)h is an a!omination nto me is death3 let me not go into the )ham!er of tort re whi)h is in the T at# I am the delight of the Kh of Osiris# I ma(e to !e )ontent the heart7s8 of those who dwell among the di$ine things whi)h are !elo$ed 7!y me8# They )a se the fear of me 7to

a!o nd8, they )reate the awe of me to !e in those di$ine !eings who dwell in their own )ir)les# &ehold, I am e5alted on my own standard, and "on my throne, and "on my seat whi)h is assigned 7to me8# I am the god N , and those who )ommit sin shall not destroy me# I am the first!orn of the "rime$al god, and my so l is the So ls of the -ternal Gods, and my !ody is -$erlastingness# My )reated form is 7that of8 the god -ternity, the Lord of Years, and the +rin)e of -$erlastingness# I am the 1reator of the 0ar(ness, who ma(eth his seat in the ttermost limits of the hea$ens, 7whi)h8 I lo$e# I arri$e at their !o ndaries# I ad$an)e "on my two legs# I dire)t my resting "la)e# I sail o$er the s(y# I fetter and destroy the hidden ser"ents whi)h are a!o t my footste"s 7in going to8 the Lord of the Two *rms# My so l is the So ls of the -ternal Gods, and my !ody is -$erlastingness# I am the e5alted one, the Lord of the Land of Te! # I am the 1hild in the )ity; "Yo ng man in the )o ntry" is my name# "Im"erisha!le one" is my name# I am the So l 1reator of N # I ma(e my ha!itation in Khert/Neter# My nest is in$isi!le, my egg is not !ro(en# I ha$e done away the e$il whi)h is in me# I shall see my 9ather, the Lord of the -$ening# His !ody dwelleth in *n # I am made to !e the Light/god, a dweller in the Light/god, o$er the .estern 0omain of the He!t !ird# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO TH&-N4 &IR0# The Osiris, the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I flew " o t of "rime$al matter# I )ame into !eing li(e the god Khe"era# I germinated li(e the "lants# I am )on)ealed li(e the tortoise 7in his shell8# I am the seed of e$ery god# I am Yesterday of the 9o r 7, arters of the -arth, and8 the Se$en 4raei, who )ame into !eing in the -astern land# 7I am8 the Great One %Hor s' who ill mineth the Hememet s"irits with the light of his !ody# 7I am8 that god in res"e)t of Set# 7I am8 Thoth who 7stood8 !etween them %Hor s and Set' as the 2 dge on !ehalf of the Go$ernor of Se(hem and the So ls of *n # 7He was li(e8 a stream !etween them# I ha$e )ome# I rise " on my throne# I am endowed with Kh # I am mighty# I am endowed with godhood among the gods# I am Khens , 7the lord8 of e$ery (ind of strength# R4&RI1; 7If8 this 1ha"ter 7!e (nown !y the de)eased8, he shall )ome forth " re !y day after his death, and he shall "erform e$ery transformation whi)h hs so l desireth to ma(e# He shall !e among the 9ollowers of 4n/Nefer, and he shall satisfy himself with the food of Osiris, and with se" l)hral meals# He shall see the 0is( 7of the S n8, he shall !e in good )ase "on earth !efore Ra, and his word shall !e tr th in the sight of Osiris, and no e$il thing whatsoe$er shall ha$e dominion o$er him for e$er and e$er# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO * H-RON# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am the master of !easts !ro ght for sa)rifi)e, 7and8 of the (ni$es whi)h are 7held8 at their heads 7and8 their !eards3 those who dwell in their emerald 7fields8, the

*ged Gods, and the S"irit/so ls, are ready at the moment for the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e# He ma(eth sla ghter on the earth, and I ma(e sla ghter on the earth# I am strong# I follow the heights nto hea$en# I ha$e made myself " re# I wal( with long strides to my )ity# I ha$e !e)ome an owner of land there# I ad$an)e to Se" ###### is gi$en to me in 4n # I ha$e set the gods "on their roads# I ha$e made s"lendid the ho ses and towns of those who are in their shrines# I (now the stream of N t# I (now Tat n# I (now Teshert# I ha$e !ro ght along their horns# I (now He(a# I ha$e hear(ened to this words# I am the Red & ll/)alf whi)h is mar(ed with mar(ings# The gods shall say when they hear 7of me8; 4n)o$er yo r fa)es# His )oming is to me# There is light whi)h ye (now not# Times and seasons are in my !ody# I do not s"ea( 7lies8 in the "la)e of tr th, daily# The tr th is hidden on the eye!rows# 7&y8 night 7I8 sail " the ri$er to (ee" the feast of him that is dead, to em!ra)e the *ged God, and to g ard the earth, I the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# *++-N0I= %9rom the Saite Re)ension' R4&RI1; If this 1ha"ter !e (nown 7!y the de)eased8, he will li$e li(e a "erfe)t S"irit/so l in Khert/Neter3 no e$il thing whatsoe$er shall o$erthrow him# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO THLOT4S# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am the holy lot s that )ometh forth from the light whi)h !elongeth to the nostrils of Ra, and whi)h !elongeth to the head of Hathor# I ha$e made my way, and I see( after him, that is to say, Hor s# I am the " re lot s that )ometh forth from the field 7of Ra8# *++-N0I= %Na$ille, o"# )it#, I, &l# =1III' 1ha"ter of ma(ing the transformation into a lot s# The Osiris, the lady of of the ho se, * i, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e, saith;/ Hail, tho Lot s, tho ty"e of the god Nefer/Tem C I am the man who (noweth yo r names# I (now yo r names among the gods, the lords of Khert/Neter# I am one among yo # Grant ye that I may see the gods who are the G ides of the T at# Grant ye to me a seat in Khert/Neter, near the Lords of *mentet# *ssign to me a ha!itation in the land of T)hesert# Re)ei$e ye me in the "resen)e of the Lords of -ternity# Let my so l )ome forth in whatsoe$er "la)e it "leaseth# Let it not !e re2e)ted in the "resen)e of the Great 1om"any of the Gods# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 M*KING TH- TR*NS9ORM*TION INTO THGO0 .HO LIGHT-N-TH TH- 0*RKN-SS# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am the girdle of the garment of the god N ,

whi)h gi$eth light, and shineth, and !elongeth to his !reast, the ill miner of the dar(ness, the niter of the two Rehti deities, the dweller in my !ody, thro gh the great s"ell of the words of my mo th# I rise ", ! t he who was )oming after me hath fallen# He who was with him in the <alley of *!t hath fallen# I rest# I remem!er him# The god H hath ta(en "ossession of me in my town# I fo nd him there# I ha$e )arried away the dar(ness !y my strength, I ha$e filled the -ye 7of Ra8 when it was hel"less, and when it )ame not on the festi$al of the fifteenth day# I ha$e weighed S t in the )elestial ho ses against the *ged One who was with him# I ha$e e: i""ed Thoth in the Ho se of the Moon/god, when the fifteenth day of the festi$al )ome not# I ha$e ta(en "ossession of the 4rrt 1rown# Tr th is in my !ody3 t r: oise and )rystal are its months# My homestead is there among the la"is/ la6 li, among the f rrows thereof# I am Hem/N , the lightener of the dar(ness# I ha$e )ome to lighten the dar(ness3 it is light# I ha$e lightened the dar(ness# I ha$e o$erthrown the ashmi / fiends# I ha$e s ng hymns to those who dwell in the dar(ness# I ha$e made to stand " the wee"ing ones, whose fa)es were )o$ered o$er3 they were in a hel"less state of misery# Loo( ye then "on me# I am Hem/N # I will not let yo hear )on)erning it# 7I ha$e fo ght# I am Hem/N # I ha$e lightened the dar(ness# I ha$e )ome# I ha$e made an end to the dar(ness whi)h hath !e)ome light indeed#8 TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT 0YING * S-1ON0 TIM-# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Hail, ThothC .hat is it that hath ha""ened to the )hildren of N tK They ha$e waged war, they ha$e "held strife, they ha$e done e$il, they ha$e )reated the fiends, they ha$e made sla ghter, they ha$e )a sed tro !le3 in tr th, in all their doings the strong ha$e wor(ed against the wea(# Grant, O might of Thoth, that that whi)h the god Tem hath de)reed 7may !e doneC8 *nd tho regardest not e$il, nor art tho "ro$o(ed to anger when they !ring their years to )onf sion, and throng in and " sh in to dist r! their months# 9or in all that they ha$e done nto thee they ha$e wor(ed ini: ity in se)ret# I am they writing/ "alette, O Thoth, and I ha$e !ro ght nto thee thine in(/2ar# I am not of those who wor( ini: ity in their se)ret "la)es3 let not e$il ha""en nto me# The Osiris, the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Hail, Tem C .hat manner of land is this nto whi)h I ha$e )omeK It hath not water, it hath not air3 it is de"th nfathoma!le, it is !la)( as the !la)(est night, and men wander hel"lessly therein# In it a man )annot li$e in : ietness of heart3 nor may the longings of lo$e !e satisfied therein# & t let the state of the S"irit/ so ls !e gi$en nto me instead of water and air, and the satisfying of the longings of lo$e, and let : ietness of heart !e gi$en nto me instead of )a(es and ale# The god Tem hath de)reed that I shall see thy fa)e, and that I shall not s ffer from the things whi)h "ain thee# May e$ery god transmit nto thee his throne for millions of years# Thy throne hath des)ended nto thy son Hor s, and the god Tem hath de)reed that thy )o rse shall !e among

the holy "rin)es# In tr th he shall r le from thy throne, and he shall !e heir to the throne of the 0weller in the fiery La(e 7Neserser8# In tr th it hath !een de)reed that in me he shall see his li(eness, and that my fa)e shall loo( "on the fa)e of the Lord Tem# How long then ha$e I to li$eK It is de)reed that tho shalt li$e for millions of years, a life of millions of years# Let it !e granted to me to "ass on to the holy "rin)es, for indeed, I ha$e done away all the e$il whi)h I )ommitted, from the time when this earth )ame into !eing from N , when it s"rang from the watery a!yss e$en as it was in the days of old# I am 9ate and Osiris, I ha$e made my transformations into the li(eness of di$ers ser"ents# Man (noweth not, and the gods )annot !ehold the two/fold !ea ty whi)h I ha$e made for Osiris, the greatest of the gods# I ha$e gi$en nto him the region of the dead# *nd, $erily, his son Hor s is seated "on the throne of the 0weller in the fiery La(e 7of Neserser8, as his heir# I ha$e made him to ha$e his throne in the &oat of Millions of Years# Hor s is sta!lished "on his throne 7among his8 (insmen, and he hath all that is with him# <erily, the So l of Set, whi)h is greater than all the gods, hath de"arted# Let it !e granted to me to !ind his so l in fetter in the &oat of the God, when I "lease, and let him hold the &ody of the God in fear# O my father Osiris, tho hast done for me that whi)h thy father Ra did for thee# Let me a!ide "on the earth "ermanently# Let me (ee" "ossession of my throne# Let my heir !e strong# Let my tom!, and my friends who are "on the earth, flo rish# Let my enemies !e gi$en o$er to destr )tion, and to the sha)(les of the goddess Ser:# I am thy son# Ra is my father# On me li(ewise tho hast )onferred life, strength, and health# Hor s is esta!lished "on his tom!# Grant tho that the days of my life may )ome nto worshi" and hono r# *++-N0I= %9rom the Leyden +a"yr s of Ra' R4&RI1; This 1ha"ter shall !e re)ited o$er a fig re of Hor s, made of la"is/la6 li, whi)h shall !e "la)ed on the ne)( of the de)eased# It is a "rote)tion "on earth, and it will se) re for the de)eased the affe)tion of men, gods, and the S"irit/so ls whi)h are "erfe)t# Moreo$er it a)teth as a s"ell in Khert/Neter, ! t it m st !e re)ited !y thee on !ehalf of the Osiris Ra, reg larly and )ontin ally millions of times# 7TH- 1H*+T-R O98 -NT-RING INTO TH- H*LL O9 M**TI TO +R*IS- OSIRIS KH-NTI/*M-NTI# The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I ha$e )ome nto thee# I ha$e drawn nigh to !ehold thy !ea ties %thy !enefi)ient goodness'# My hands are 7e5tended8 in adoration of thy name of "Maat#" I ha$e )ome# I ha$e drawn nigh nto 7the "la)e where8 the )edar/tree e5isteth not, where the a)a)ia tree doth not " t forth shoots, and where the gro nd "rod )eth neither grass nor her!s# Now I ha$e entered into the ha!itation whi)h is hidden, and I hold )on$erse with Set# My "rote)tor ad$an)ed to me, )o$ered was his fa)e#### on the hidden things# He

entered into the ho se of Osiris, he saw the hidden things whi)h were therein# The T)hat)ha 1hiefs of the +ylons were in the form of S"irits# The god *n" s"a(e nto those a!o t him with the words of a man who )ometh from Ta/mera, saying, "He (noweth o r roads and o r towns# I am re)on)iled nto him# .hen I smell his odo r it is e$en as the odo r of one of yo #" *nd I say nto him; I the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e, whose word is tr th, ha$e )ome# I ha$e drawn nigh to !ehold the Great Gods# I wo ld li$e "on the "ro"itiatory offerings 7made8 to their 0o !les# I wo ld li$e on the !orders 7of the territory of8 the So l, the Lord of Tet # He shall ma(e me to )ome forth in the form of a &en !ird, and to hold )on$erse 7with him#8 I ha$e !een in the stream 7to " rify myself8# I ha$e made offerings of in)ense# I !etoo( myself to the *)a)ia Tree of the 7di$ine8 1hildren# I li$ed in *! in the Ho se of the goddess Satet# I made to sin( in the water the !oat of the enemies# I sailed o$er the la(e 7in the tem"le8 in the Neshmet &oat# I ha$e loo(ed "on the Sah of Kam r# I ha$e !een in Tet # I ha$e held my "ea)e# I ha$e made the god to !e master of his legs# I ha$e !een in the Ho se of Te"t f# I ha$e seen him, that is the Go$ernor of the Hall of the God# I ha$e entered into the Ho se of Osiris and I ha$e remo$ed the head/)o$erings of him that is therein# I ha$e entered into Rasta, and I ha$e seen the Hidden One who is therein# I was hidden, ! t I fo nd the !o ndary# I 2o rneyed to Ner tef, and he who was therein )o$ered me with a garment# I ha$e myrrh of women, together with the shen "owder of li$ing fol(# <erily he %Osiris' told me the things whi)h )on)erned himself# I said; Let thy weighing of me !e e$en as we desire# *nd the Ma2esty of *n" shall say nto me, "Knowest tho the name of this door, and )anst tho tell itK" *nd the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e, whose word is tr th, shall say, "Kherse(/Sh " is the name of this door# *nd the Ma2esty of the god *n" shall say nto me, "Knowest tho the name of the ""er leaf, and the name of the lower leafK" 7*nd the Osiris the s)ri!e *ni8 shall say; "Ne!/Maat/heri/reti / f" is the name of the ""er leaf and "Ne!/"ehti/thes /menment" 7is the name of the lower leaf# *nd the Ma2esty of the god *n" shall say8, "+ass on, for tho hast (nowledge, O Osiris the s)ri!e, the assessor of the holy offerings of all the gods of The!es *ni, whose word is tr th, the lord of loyal ser$i)e 7to Osiris8#" *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N , &rit# M s# No# >?@AA, Sheet BB' 7TH- 9OLLO.ING8 .OR0S SH*LL &- S*I0 &Y TH- ST-.*R0 O9 TH- K--+-R O9 TH- S-*L, N4, .HOS- .OR0 IS TR4TH, .H-N H- 1OM-TH 9ORTH TO TH- H*LL O9 M**TI, SO TH*T H- M*Y &- S-+*R*T-0 9ROM -<-RY SIN .HI1H H- H*TH 1OMMITT-0, *N0 M*Y &-HOL0 TH- 9*1-S O9 TH- GO0S# The Osiris N , whose word is tr th, saith; Homage to thee, O great God, Lord of MaatiC I ha$e

)ome nto thee, O my Lord, and I ha$e !ro ght myself hither that I may !ehold thy !ea ties# I (now thee, I (now thy name, I (now the names of the 9orty/two Gods who li$e with thee in this Hall of Maati, who li$e !y (ee"ing ward o$er sinners, and who feed "on their !lood on the day when the )ons)ien)es of men are re)(oned " in the "resen)e of the god 4n/ Nefer# In tr th thy name is "Rehti/Merti/Ne!ti/Maati#" In tr th I ha$e )ome nto thee, I ha$e !ro ght Maati %Tr th' to thee# I ha$e done away sin for thee# I ha$e not )ommitted sins against men# I ha$e not o""osed my family and (insfol(# I ha$e not a)ted fra d lently in the Seat of Tr th# I ha$e not (nown men who were of no a))o nt# I ha$e not wro ght e$il# I ha$e not made it to !e the first 7)onsideration daily that nne)essary8 wor( sho ld !e done for me# I ha$e not !ro ght forward my name for dignities# I ha$e not 7attem"ted8 to dire)t ser$ants 7I ha$e not !elittled God8# I ha$e not defra ded the h m!le man of his "ro"erty# I ha$e not done what the gods a!ominate# I ha$e not $ilified a sla$e to his master# I ha$e not infli)ted "ain# I ha$e not )a sed anyone to go h ngry# I ha$e not made any man to wee"# I ha$e not )ommitted m rder# I ha$e not gi$en the order for m rder to !e )ommitted# I ha$e not )a sed )alamities to !efall men and women# I ha$e not "l ndered the offerings in the tem"les# I ha$e not defra ded the gods of their )a(e/offerings# I ha$e not )arried off the fen(h )a(es 7offered to8 the S"irits# I ha$e not )ommitted forni)ation# I ha$e not mast r!ated 7in the san)t aries of the god of my )ity8# I ha$e not diminished from the ! shel# I ha$e not fil)hed 7land from my neigh!o rDs estate and8 added it to my own a)re# I ha$e not en)roa)hed "on the fields 7of others8# I ha$e not added to the weights of the s)ales# I ha$e not de"ressed the "ointer of the !alan)e# I ha$e not )arried away the mil( from the mo ths of )hildren# I ha$e not dri$en the )attle away from their "ast res# I ha$e not snared the geese in the goose/"ens of the gods# I ha$e not )a ght fish with !ait made of the !odies of the same (ind of fish# I ha$e not sto""ed water when it sho ld flow# I ha$e not made a ) tting in a )anal of r nning water# I ha$e not e5ting ished a fire when it sho ld ! rn# I ha$e not $iolated the times 7of offering8 the )hosen meat offerings# I ha$e not dri$en away the )attle on the estates of the gods# I ha$e not t rned !a)( the god at his a""earan)es# I am " re# I am " re# I am " re# My " re offerings are the " re offerings of that great &en whi)h dwelleth in Hens # 9or !ehold, I am the nose of Ne!/nef %the lord of the air', who gi$eth s stenan)e nto all man(ind, on the day of the filling of the 4t)hat in *n , in the se)ond month of the season +ert, on the last of the month, 7in the "resen)e of the Lord of this earth8# I ha$e seen the filling of the 4t)hat in *n , therefore let not )alamity !efall me in this land, or in this Hall of Maati, !e)a se I (now the names of the gods who are therein, 7and who are the followers of the Great God8# TH- N-G*TI<- 1ON9-SSION

Hail, 4se(h/nemmt, who )omest forth from *n , I ha$e not )ommitted sin# Hail, He"t/(het, who )omest forth from Kher/aha, I ha$e not )ommitted ro!!ery with $iolen)e# Hail, 9enti, who )omest forth from Khemen , I ha$e not stolen# Hail, *m/(hai!it, who )omest forth from ,ernet, I ha$e not slain men and women# Hail, Neha/her, who )omest forth from Rasta, I ha$e not stolen grain# Hail, R r ti, who )omest forth from hea$en, I ha$e not " rloined offerings# Hail, *rfi/em/(het, who )omest forth from S at, I ha$e not stolen the "ro"erty of God# Hail, Ne!a, who )omest and goest, I ha$e not ttered lies# Hail, Set/:es , who )omest forth from Hens , I ha$e not )arried away food# Hail, 4t /nesert, who )omest forth from Het/(a/+tah, I ha$e not ttered ) rses# Hail, ,errti, who )omest forth from *mentet, I ha$e not )ommitted ad ltery, I ha$e not lain with men# Hail, Her/f/ha/f, who )omest forth from thy )a$ern, I ha$e made none to wee"# Hail, &asti, who )omest forth from &ast, I ha$e not eaten the heart# Hail, Ta/reti , who )omest forth from the night, I ha$e not atta)(ed any man# Hail, 4nem/snef, who )omest forth from the e5e) tion )ham!er, I am not a man of de)eit# Hail, 4nem/!ese(, who )omest forth from Ma!it, I ha$e not stolen ) lti$ated land# Hail, Ne!/Maat, who )omest forth from Maati, I ha$e not !een an ea$esdro""er# Hail, Tenemi , who )omest forth from &ast, I ha$e not slandered 7no man8# Hail, Serti , who )omest forth from *n , I ha$e not !een angry witho t 2 st )a se# Hail, T t , who )omest forth from *ti %the & sirite Nome', I ha$e not de!a )hed the wife of any man# Hail, 4amenti, who )omest forth from the Khe!t )ham!er, I ha$e not de!a )hed the wife of 7any8 man# Hail, Maa/ant f, who )omest forth from +er/Men , I ha$e not "oll ted myself# Hail, Her/ r , who )omest forth from Nehat , I ha$e terrori6ed none# Hail, Khemi , who )omest forth from Ka i, I ha$e not transgressed 7the law8# Hail, Shet/(her , who )omest forth from 4rit, I ha$e not !een wroth# Hail, Ne(hen , who )omest forth from He:at, I ha$e not sh t my ears to the words of tr th# Hail, Kenemti, who )omest forth from Kenmet, I ha$e not !las"hemed# Hail, *n/hete"/f, who )omest forth from Sa , I am not a man of $iolen)e# Hail, Sera/(her , who )omest forth from 4naset, I ha$e not !een a stirrer " of strife# Hail, Ne!/her , who )omest forth from Net)hfet, I ha$e not a)ted with nd e haste# Hail, Se(hri , who )omest forth from 4ten, I ha$e not "ried into matters# Hail, Ne!/a! i, who )omest forth from Sa ti, I ha$e not m lti"lied my words in s"ea(ing# Hail, Nefer/Tem, who )omest forth from Het/(a/+tah, I ha$e wronged none, I ha$e done no e$il# Hail, Tem/Se" , who )omest forth from Tet , I ha$e not wor(ed wit)h)raft against the (ing# Hail, *ri/em/a!/f, who )omest forth from Te! , I ha$e ne$er sto""ed 7the flow of8 water# Hail, *hi, who )omest forth from N , I ha$e ne$er raised my $oi)e# Hail, 4at)h/re(hit, who )omest forth from Sa , I ha$e not ) rsed God# Hail, Nehe!/(a, who )omest forth from thy )a$ern, I ha$e not a)ted with arrogan)e# Hail, Nehe!/nefert, who )omest forth from thy )a$ern, I ha$e not stolen the !read of the gods# Hail, T)heser/te", who )omest forth from the shrine, I ha$e not )arried away the

(henf )a(es from the S"irits of the dead# Hail, *n/af, who )omest forth from Maati, I ha$e not snat)hed away the !read of the )hild, nor treated with )ontem"t the god of my )ity# Hail, Het)h/a!h , who )omest forth from Ta/ she %the 9ayy m', I ha$e not slain the )attle !elonging to the god# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne!seni' Hail, 4se(h/nemmt, who )omest forth from *n , I ha$e not )ommitted sin# Hail, He"t/Shet, who )omest forth from Kher/aha, I ha$e not ro!!ed with $iolen)e# Hail, 9enti, who )omest forth from Khemen , I ha$e done no $iolen)e# Hail, *m/(hai!it , who )omest forth from ,errt, I ha$e not stolen# Hail, Neha/ha , who )omest forth from Rasta, I ha$e not slain men# Hail, R r ti, who )omest forth from hea$en, I ha$e not made light the ! shel# Hail, *rti/f/em/tes, who )omest forth from Se(hem, I ha$e not a)ted de)eitf lly# Hail, Ne!a, who )omest and goest, I ha$e not stolen the "ro"erty of the god# Hail, Set/:es , who )omest forth from Hens , I ha$e not told lies# Hail, 4at)h/nesert, who )omest forth from Het/(a/+tah, I ha$e not )arried away food# Hail, ,erti, who )omest forth from *menti, I ha$e not ttered e$il words# Hail, Het)h/a!h , who )omest from Ta/she, I ha$e atta)(ed no man# Hail, 4nem/snef, who )omest forth from the e5e) tion )ham!er, I ha$e not salin a ! ll whi)h was the "ro"erty of the god# Hail, 4nem/!es( , who )omest 7forth from the Ma!et )ham!er8, I ha$e not a)ted de)eitf lly# Hail, Ne!/maat, who )omest forth from Maati, I ha$e not "illaged the lands whi)h ha$e !een "lo ghed# Hail, Thenemi, who )omest forth from &ast, I ha$e ne$er "ried into matters 7to ma(e mis)hief8# Hail, *ati, who )omest forth from *n , I ha$e not set my mo th in motion# Hail, T t f, who )omest from from *, I ha$e not !een wroth e5)e"t with reason# Hail, 4amemti, who )omest forth from the e5e) tion )ham!er, I ha$e not de!a )hed the wife of a man# Hail, Maa/an f, who )omest forth from +er/ Men , I ha$e not "oll ted myself# Hail, Heri/ r , who )omest forth from 7Nehat 8, I ha$e terrori6ed no man# Hail, Khemi, who )omest forth from *ha i, I ha$e not made atta)(s# Hail, Shet/(her , who )omest forth from 4ri, I ha$e not !een a man of anger# Hail, Ne(hem, who )omest forth from He:/at, I ha$e not t rned a deaf ear to the words of tr th# Hail, Ser/Kher , who )omest forth from 4nes, I ha$e not stirred " strife# Hail, &asti, who )omest forth from Shetait, I ha$e made none to wee"# Hail, Her/f/ha/f, who )omest forth from thy )a$ern, I ha$e not )ommitted a)ts of se5 al im" rity, or lain with men# Hail, Ta/ret, who )omest forth from *(h(h , I ha$e not eaten my heart# Hail, Kenmti, who )omest forth from Kenmet, I ha$e ) rsed no man# Hail, *n/hete"/f, who )omest forth from Sa , I ha$e not a)ted in a $iolent or o""ressi$e manner# Hail, Ne!/her , who )omest forth from T)hefet, I ha$e not a)ted 7or 2 dged8 hastily# Hail, Sere(hi, who )omest forth from 4nth, I ha$e not#### my hair, I ha$e not harmed the god# Hail, Ne!/a! i, who )omest forth from Sa ti, I ha$e not m lti"lied my s"ee)h o$erm )h# Hail, Nefer/Tem, who )omest forth from Het/(a/+tah, I ha$e not

a)ted with de)iet, I ha$e not wor(ed wi)(edness# Hail, Tem/Se", who )omest forth from Tet , I ha$e not done things to effe)t the ) rsing of 7the (ing8# Hail, *ri/em/a!/f, who )omest forth from Te!ti, I ha$e not sto""ed the flow of water# Hail, *hi/m , who )omest forth from N , I ha$e not raised my $oi)e# Hail, 4t /re(hit, who )omest forth from thy ho se, I ha$e not ) rse God# Hail, Nehe!/Nefert, who )omest forth from the La(e of Nefer, I ha$e not a)ted with ins ffera!le insolen)e# Hail, Nehe!/(a , who )omest forth from 7thy8 )ity, I ha$e not so ght to ma(e myself nd ly disting ished# Hail, T)heser/te", who )omest forth from thy )a$ern, I ha$e not in)reased my wealth e5)e"t thro gh s )h things are 72 stly8 my own "ossessions# Hail, *n/a/f, who )omest forth from * (er, I ha$e not s)orned 7or treated with )ontem"t8 the god of my town# *00R-SS TO TH- GO0S O9 TH- T4*T %9rom the +a"yr s of N , &rit# M s# No# >?@AA, Sheet B@' TH- 9OLLO.ING *R- TH- .OR0S .HI1H TH- H-*RT O9 TR4TH TH*T IS SINL-SS SH*LL S*Y .H-N H- 1OM-TH .ITH TH- .OR0 O9 TR4TH INTO TH- H*LL O9 M**TI3 TH-Y SH*LL &- S*I0 .H-N H- 1OM-TH TO TH- GO0S .HO 0.-LL IN THT4*T3 *N0 TH-Y *R- TH- .OR0S .HI1H *R- 7TO &- S*I08 *9T-R 7H- 1OM-TH 9ORTH 9ROM8 TH- H*LL O9 M**TI# N , the steward of the (ee"er of the seal, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Homage to yo , O ye gods who dwell in yo r Hall of MaatiC I (now yo , I (now yo r names# Let me not fall nder yo r (ni$es of sla ghter, and !ring ye not forward my wi)(edness to this god in whose following ye are# Let not e$il ha" )ome "on me thro gh yo # S"ea( ye the tr th )on)erning me in the "resen)e of Ne!/er/t)her, for I ha$e done what is right and 2 st in Ta/ Mera# I ha$e not ) rsed the god, and my e$il ha" did not )ome "on him that was (ing in his day# Homage to yo , O ye who dwell in yo r Hall of Maati, who ha$e nothing false in yo r !odies, who li$e "on Tr th, who feed yo rsel$es "on Tr th in the "resen)e of Hor s who dwelleth in his 0is(, deli$er ye me from &e!a, who feedeth "on the li$ers of the great ones on the day of the Great J dgment# Grant ye that I may )ome !efore yo , for I ha$e not )ommitted sin, I ha$e done no a)t of de)eit, I ha$e done no e$il thing, and I ha$e not !orne 7false8 witness3 therefore let nothing 7e$il8 !e done to me# I ha$e li$ed "on tr th, I ha$e fed "on tr th, I ha$e "erformed the ordinan)es of men, and the things whi)h gratify the gods# I ha$e "ro"itiated the god !y doing his will, I ha$e gi$en !read to the h ngry man, and water to him that was athirst, and a""arel to the na(ed man, and a ferry/!oat to him that had no !oat# I ha$e made "ro"itiatory offerings and gi$en )a(es to the gods, and the "things whi)h a""ear at the word" to the S"irits# 0eli$er then ye me, "rote)t

then ye me, and ma(e ye no re"ort against me in the "resen)e 7of the Great God8# I am " re in res"e)t of my mo th, and I am )lean in res"e)t of my hands, therefore let it !e said nto me !y those who shall !ehold me; "1ome in "ea)e, 1ome in "ea)e#" 9or I ha$e heard that great word whi)h the Sah s"a(e to the 1*T, in the Ho se of Ha"t/ra# I ha$e !orne witness to Her/ f/ ha/f, and he hath gi$en a de)ision 7)on)erning me8# I ha$e seen the things o$er whi)h the +ersea tree whi)h is in Rasta, s"readeth its !ran)hes# I ha$e made "etitions to the gods, 7and I8 (now the things 7whi)h a""ertain to8 their !odies# I ha$e )ome, tra$elling a long road, to !ear righteo s testimony, and to set the &alan)e "on its s ""orts within * (ert# Hail, tho who art e5alted high "on thy standard, tho Lord of the *tef 1rown, who dost ma(e thy name to !e "Lord of the .inds," deli$er tho me from thy di$ine -n$oys who " nish and affli)t a))ording to 7thy8 de)rees, and who ma(e )alamities to arise, and whose fa)es are witho t )o$erings, for I ha$e done what is right and tr e for the Lord of Tr th# I am " re# My !reast is " rified !y li!ations, and my hinder "arts are made )lean with the things whi)h ma(e )lean, and my inner "arts ha$e !een di""ed in the La(e of Tr th# There is no single mem!er of mine whi)h la)(eth tr th# I ha$e washed myself )lean in the La(e of the So th# I ha$e rested myself in the 1ity of the North, whi)h is in Se(het Sanhem %the 9ield of the Grassho""ers', where the mariners of Ra wash themsel$es )lean at the se)ond ho r of the night, and at the third ho r of the day# The hearts of the gods are gratified when they ha$e "assed o$er it, whether it !e !y night or whether it !e !y day, and they say nto me, "Let thyself ad$an)e#" They say nto me, ".ho art tho K" *nd they say nto me, ".hat is thy nameK" 7*nd I re"ly8, "Se"t/(heri/nehait/ ammi/!e:/f" is my name# Then they say nto me, "*d$an)e straightway on the )ity whi)h is to the North of the Oli$e Tree# .hat dost tho see thereK" The Leg and the Thigh# .hat dost tho say nto themK Let me see re2oi)ings in these lands of the 9en(h # .hat do they gi$e nto theeK * flame of fire and a s)e"tre/am let 7made8 of )rystal# .hat dost tho do with themK I ! ry them on the f rrow of MDnaat, as things for the night# .hat dost tho find on the f rrow of MaatK * s)e"tre of flint, the name of whi)h is "Gi$er of winds#" .hat now didst tho do with the flame of fire and the s)e"tre/am let 7made8 of )rystal, after tho didst ! ry themK I said a s"ell o$er them, and I d g them "# I : en)hed the flame of fire and I !ro(e the s)e"tre/am let, and I made a la(e of water# 7Then shall the Two and forty gods say nto me8; "1ome now, "ass in o$er the threshold of this door of the Hall of Maati, for tho hast (nowledge of s#" ".e will not allow thee to enter in o$er s," say the !ars of this door, " nless tho tellest s o r names#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "Te(h/! / maa" is yo r name# The right lintel of this door saith; "I will not allow thee to "ass o$er me nless tho tellest me my name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "Hen( /en/fat/maat" is thy name# The left lintel of this door saith; "I will not allow thee to "ass o$er me nless tho

tellest me my name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "Hen( /en/ar"" is thy name# The gro nd of this door saith; "I will not allow thee to "ass o$er me nless tho tellest me my name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "* a/en/Ke!" is thy name# *nd the !olt of this door saith; "I will not o"en the door to thee nless tho tellest me my name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "Saah/en/m t/f" is thy name# The so)(et of the fastening of this door saith; "I will not o"en nto thee nless tho tellest my name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "The Li$ing -ye of Se!e(, the Lord of &a(ha ," is thy name# The 0oor(ee"er of this door saith; "I will not o"en to thee, and I will not let thee enter !y me nless tho tellest my name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "-l!ow of the god Sh who "la)eth himself to "rote)t Osiris" is thy name# The "osts of this door say; ".e will not let thee "ass in !y s nless tho tellest o r name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "1hildren of the raei/goddesses" is yo r name# The 0oor(ee"er of this door saith; "I will not o"en to thee, and I will not let thee enter in !y me nless tho tellest my name# 7*nd I re"ly8, "O5 of Ke!" is thy name# 7*nd they re"ly8, "Tho (nowest s, "ass in therefore !y s#" The gro nd of this Hall of Maati saith; "I will not let thee tread "on me 7 nless tho tellest me my name8, for I am silent# I am holy !e)a se I (now the names of two feet wherewith tho wo ldst wal( "on me# 0e)lare, then, them to me#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "&es /*h " is the name of my right foot, and "4n"et/ent/Het/Her " is the name of my left foot# 7The gro nd re"lieth8; "Tho (nowest s, enter in therefore o$er s#" The 0oor(ee"er of this Hall of Maati saith; "I will not anno n)e thee nless tho tellest my name#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "0is)erner of hearts, sear)her of !ellies" is thy name# 7The 0oor(ee"er saith8; "Tho shalt !e anno n)ed#" 7He saith8; ".ho is the god who dwelleth in his ho rK S"ea( it" 7*nd I re"ly8, "* /ta i#" 7He saith8; "-5"lain who he is#" 7*nd I re"ly8, "* / ta i" is Thoth# "1ome now," saith Thoth, "for what " r"ose hast tho )omeK" 7*nd I re"ly8; "I ha$e )ome, and ha$e 2o rneyed hither that my name may !e anno n)ed 7to the god8#" 7Thoth saith8; "In what )ondition art tho K" 7*nd I re"ly8, "I, e$en I, am " rified from e$il defe)ts, and I am wholly free from the ) rses of those who li$e in their days, and I am not one of their n m!er#" 7Thoth saith8; "Therefore shall 7thy name8 !e anno n)ed to the god#" 7Thoth saith8; "Tell me, who is he whose hea$en is of fire, whose walls are li$ing ser"ents, and whose gro nd is a stream of waterK .ho is heK" 7*nd I re"ly8, "He is Osiris#" 7Thoth saith8; "*d$an)e now, 7thy name8 shall !e anno n)ed to him# Thy )a(es shall )ome from the 4t)hat %-ye of Hor s or Ra', thy ale shall )ome from the 4t)hat, and the offerings whi)h shall a""ear to thee at the word "on earth 7shall "ro)eed8 from the 4t)hat#" This is what Osiris hath de)reed for the steward of the o$erseer of the seal, N , whose word is tr th# R4&RI1; TH- M*KING O9 TH- R-+R-S-NT*TION O9 .H*T SH*LL H*++-N IN THIS H*LL O9 M**TI# This 1ha"ter shall !e said !y the de)eased when he is )leansed and " rified, and is arrayed in linen a""arel, and is shod with sandals of white leather, and his eyes are "ainted

with antimony, and his !ody is anointed with ng ent made of myrrh# *nd he shall "resent as offerings o5en, and feathered fowl, and in)ense, and )a(es and ale, and garden her!s# *nd !ehold, tho shalt draw a re"resentation of this in )olo r "on a new tile mo lded from earth "on whi)h neither a "ig nor any other animal hath trodden# *nd if this !oo( !e done 7in writing, the de)eased8 shall flo rish, and his )hildren shall flo rish, and 7his name8 shall ne$er fall into o!li$ion, and he shall !e as one who filleth the heart of the (ing and of his "rin)es# *nd !read, and )a(es, and sweetmeats, and wine, and "ie)es of flesh shall !e gi$en nto him 7from among those whi)h are8 "on the altar of the Great God# *nd he shall not !e dri$en !a)( from any door in *mentet, and he shall !e led along with the (ings of the So th and the (ings of the North, and he shall !e among the !odyg ard of Osiris, )ontin ally and reg larly for e$er# 7*nd he shall )ome forth in e$ery form he "leaseth as a li$ing so l for e$er, and e$er, and e$er#8 TH- 1H*+T-R O9 TH- 0-I9I1*TION O9 TH- M-M&-RS The hair of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the hair of N # The fa)e of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the fa)e of Ra# The eyes of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the eyes of Hathor# The ears of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the ears of 4"/ at # The li"s of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the li"s of *n" # The teeth of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the teeth of Ser:et# The )hee(s of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the )hee(s of Isis# The arms of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the arms of &a/ ne!/Tet # The ne)( of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the ne)( of 4at)hit# The throat of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the throat of Mert# The !reast of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the !reast of the Lady of Sais# The !a)(!one of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the !a)(!one of Set# The tr n( of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the tr n( of the Lords of Kher/aha# The flesh of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the flesh of *a/ shefit# The !elly of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the !elly of Se(hmet# The ! tto)(s of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the ! tto)(s of the -ye of Hor s# The "hall s of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, is the "hall s of Osiris# The thighs of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the thighs of N t# The feet of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the feet of +tah# The fingers of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the fingers of Saah# The toes of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, are the toes of the Li$ing 4raei# *++-N0I= %9rom the +yramid of +e"i I, ll# EGEff#' The head of this Meri/Ra is the head of Hor s3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The s( ll of this +e"i is the 0e(an star of the god3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The !row of this

Meri/Ra is the !row of##### and N 3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The fa)e of this +e"i is the fa)e of 4"/ at 3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The eyes of this Meri/Ra are the eyes of the Great Lady, the first of the So ls of *n 3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The nose of this +e"i is the nose of Thoth3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The mo th of this Meri/ Ra is the mo th of Khens/ r3 he )ometh forth therefore, and as)endeth therefore, and as)endeth therefore into hea$en# The tong e of this +e"i is the tong e of Maaa %Tr th' in the Maat &oat3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The teeth of this +e"i are the teeth of the So ls of 7*n 83 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The li"s of this Meri/Ra are the li"s of########3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The )hin of this +e"i is the )hin of Nest/(hent/Se(hem %the throne of the 9irst Lady of Se(hem'3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The thes !one of this +e"i is the thes !one of the & ll Sma3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The so lders of this +e"i are the sho lders of Set3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# 7The###### of this +e"i8#########3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# 7The######of this +e"i8 ########of &aa! 3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The !reast of this Meri/Ra is the !reast of &ast3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The !elly of this Meri/ Ra is the !elly of N t3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# 7The########of this +e"i8 ########3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# 7The########of this +e"i8 #######of the two 1om"anies of the gods3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The two thighs of this +e"i are the two thighs of He:et3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The ! tto)(s of this Meri/Ra are li(e the Sem(tet &oat and the Mant)het &oat3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The "hall s of this +e"i is the "hall s of the He" & ll3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The legs of this Meri/Ra are the legs of Net %Neith' and Ser:et3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The (nees of this Meri/Ra are the (nees of the twin So ls who are at the head of the Se(het/T)her3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The soles of this Meri/Ra are li(e the Maati &oat3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# The toes of this +e"i are the toes of the So ls of *n 3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# Now this +e"i is a god, the son of a god3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# This +e"i is the son of Ra, who lo$eth him3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# Ra hath sent forth Meri/Ra3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# Ra hath !egotten 7this8 +e"i3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# Ra hath gi$en !irth to +e"i3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# This s"ell therefore is in the !ody of Meri/Ra3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# This Meri/Ra is the +ower, the Great +ower, among the Great

1o n)il of 1hiefs in *n 3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# He wor(eth the !oat3 +e"i )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# 7+e"i is8 Hor s, the n rsling, the )hild3 Meri/Ra )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# +e"i hath not had nion with N t, she hath not gi$en her hands to him3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# Ke! hath not remo$ed the o!sta)les in his "ath3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# No god hath smitten the ste"s of this Meri/Ra3 he )ome forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# 7Tho gh8 +e"i is not )ensed is not mo rned, hath not washed himself in the $essel, hath not smelt the ha n)h, hath not )arried the meat/ offering, hath not "lo ghed the earth, hath not dedi)ated an offering, he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# &ehold, it is not this +e"i who hath said these things to yo , O ye gods, it is He(a who hath said these things to yo , O ye gods, and this Meri/Ra is the s ""ort whi)h is nder He(a3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# -$ery god smiteth the feet of +e"i3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# He "lo gheth the earth, he dedi)ateth an offering, he !ringeth the $essel of 7!lood8, he smelleth the ha n)h, and he !ringeth the meat offering3 he )ometh forth therefore and as)endeth into hea$en# -$ery god gras"eth the hand of Meri/Ra in hea$en, He )ond )teth him to the Ho se of Hor s in the s(y# The word of his 0o !le is tr th !efore Ke!# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 R-+4LSING SL*4GHT-R IN H-NS4 %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet G' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 0RI<ING &*1K TH- SL*4GHT-RS .HI1H *R+-R9ORM-0 IN H-NS4# The Osiris N , whose word is tr th, saith;/ O tho land of the S)e"treC O tho .hite 1rown of the di$ine formC O tho rest of the ferry/!oatC I am the 1hild# %Re"eat fo r times'# Hail, *! / rC Tho sayest daily; "The sla ghter/!lo)( is made ready as tho (nowest, and tho hast )ome to destr )tion#" I am Ra, who sta!lisheth those who "raise him# I am the Knot of the god in the *ser tree, the twi)e !ea tif l one, who is more s"lendid to/day than yesterday# %Re"eat fo r times'# I am Ra, who sta!lisheth those who "raise him# I am the Knot of the god within the *ser tree, and my a""earan)e is the a""earan)e 7of Ra8 on this day# My hair is the hair of N # My fa)e is the fa)e of the 0is(# My eyes are the eyes of Hathor# My ears are the ears of 4"/ at# My nose is the nose of Khenti/Kha!as# My li"s are the li"s of *n" # My teeth are the teeth of Ser:et# My )hee(s are the )hee(s of the goddess Isis# My hands are the hands of &a/ne!/Tet# My forearms are the forearms of Neith, the Lady of Sais# My !a)(!one is the !a)(!one of S ti# My "hall s is the "hall s of &e!a# My reins are the reins of the Lords of Kher/aha# My )hest is the )hest of *a/shefit# My !elly and !a)( are the !elly and !a)( of Se(hmet# My

! tto)(s are the ! tto)(s of the -ye of Hor s# My hi"s and legs are the hi"s and legs of N t# My feet are the feet of +tah# 7My fingers8 and my toes are the 7fingers and8 toes of the Li$ing gods# There is no mem!er of my !ody whi)h is not the mem!er of a god# Thoth "rote)teth my !ody altogether, and I am Ra day !y day# I shall not !e dragged !a)( !y my arms, and none shall lay $iolent hold "on my hands# *nd shall do me h rt neither men, nor gods, nor the S"irit/so ls, nor the dead, nor any man, nor any "at/s"irit, nor any re(hit/s"irit, nor any hememet/s"irit# I am he who )ometh forth ad$an)ing, whose name is n(nown# I am Yesterday# "Seer of Millions of Years" is my name# I "ass along, I "ass along the "aths of the di$ine )elestial 2 dges# I am the Lord of -ternity; I de)ree and I 2 dge li(e Khe"era# I am the Lord of the 4rrt 1rown# I am he who dwelleth in the 4t)hat and in the -gg, and it is granted nto me to li$e therein# I am he who dwelleth in the 4t)hat when it )loseth, and I e5ist !y the strength thereof# I )ome forth and I shine3 I enter in and I )ome to life# I am in the 4t)hat, my seat is "on my throne, and I sit in the tent )ham!er !efore it# I am Hor s# 7I8 tra$erse millions of years# I ha$e de)reed 7the sta!lishing8 of my throne, and I am the r ler thereof3 and in $ery tr th my mo th (ee"eth an e$en !alan)e !oth in s"ee)h and in silen)e# In $ery tr th my forms are in$erted# I am 4n/Nefer, from one "eriod e$en nto another, and what I ha$e is within me# I am the only One, who "ro)eedeth from an only One, who goeth ro nd a!o t in his )o rse# I am he who dwelleth in the 4t)hat# No e$il thing of any sha"e or (ind shall s"ring " against me, and no !alef l o!2e)t, and no harmf l thing, and no disastro s thing shall ha""en nto me# I o"en the door in hea$en# I r le my throne# I o"en the way for the !irths whi)h ta(e "la)e on this day# I am the )hild who tra$erseth the road of Yesterday# I am To/day for ntold nations and "eo"les# I am he who "rote)teth yo for millions of years# .hether ye !e deni6ens of hea$en, or of the earth, or of the So th, or of the North, or of the -ast, or of the .est, the fear of me is in yo r !odies# I am he whose !eing hath !een wro ght in his eye# I shall not die again# My moment is in yo r !odies, ! t my forms are in my "la)e of ha!itation# I am "He who )annot !e (nown#" The Red 9iends ha$e their fa)es dire)ted against me# I am the n$eiled one# The "eriod when the hea$ens were )reated for me and were enlarged the !o nds of earth, and m lti"lied the "rogeny thereof, )annot !e fo nd o t# They shall fail and not !e nited again# &y reason of the s"ee)h whi)h I address to yo , my name setteth itself a"art from all things e$il whi)h are in the mo ths of men# I am he who riseth and shineth, a wall whi)h )ometh o t of a wall, an only One who "ro)eedeth from an only One# There is ne$er a day that "asseth witho t the things whi)h a""ertain nto him !eing therein3 "assing, "assing, "assing, "assing# <erily I say nto thee, I am the +lant whi)h )ometh forth from N , and my mother is N t# Hail, my )reator, I am he who hath no "ower to wal(, the Great Knot who dwelleth in Yesterday# The

might of my strength is within my hand, I am not (nown 7!y thee8, ! t I am he who (noweth thee# I )annot !e held in the hand, ! t I am he who )an hold thee in his hand# Hail, O -ggC Hail, O -ggC I am Hor s who li$eth for millions of years, whose flame shineth "on yo , and !ringeth yo r hearts nto me# I am master of my throne# I ad$an)e at this season# I ha$e o"ened a "ath# I ha$e deli$ered myself from all e$il things# I am the golden dog/ headed a"e, three "alms and two fingers 7high8, whi)h hath neither arms nor legs, and whi)h dwelleth in Het/(a/+tah# I go forth as goeth forth the dog/ headed a"e who dwelleth in Het/(a/+tah# R4&RI1; &ehold the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, arrayed in fine linen, and shod with sandals of white 7leather8, and anointed with the $ery finest myrrh ng ent# There are offered nto him a fine ! ll, and in)ense, and ra geese, and flowers, and ale, and )a(es, and garden her!s# *nd !ehold, tho shalt draw a re"resentation of a ta!le of offerings on a )lean tile with " re )olo rs, and tho shalt ! ry it in a field whereon no swine hath trodden# *nd if a )o"y of this !oo( !e written "on it, he shall rise 7again8, and his )hildrenDs )hildren shall flo rish and "ros"er, li(e nto Ra, witho t )essation# He shall !e in high fa$o r with the (ing, and with the shenit no!les of his )o rt, and there shall !e gi$en nto him )a(es and ) "s of drin(, and "ortions of flesh, "on the altar/ta!le of the Great God# He shall not thr st aside at any door in *mentet3 he shall tra$el in the train of the Kings of the So th and the Kings of the North, and he shall a!ide with the followers of Osiris near 4n/Nefer, for e$er, and for e$er, and for e$er# <ignette %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheet B@' The steward of the o$erseer of the seal, N , whose word is tr th, !egotten of the steward of the o$erseer of the seal, *men/hete", whose word is tr th, saith;/ Hail, ye 9o r *"es who sit in the !ows of the &oat of Ra, who )on$ey tr th to Ne!ert)her, who sit in 2 dgment on the o""ressed man and on 7his8 o""ressor, who ma(e the gods to !e )ontented !y means of the flame of yo r mo ths, who offer holy offerings to the gods, and se" l)hral meals to the S"irit/so ls, who li$e "on tr th, and who feed "on tr th of heart, who are witho t de)eit and fra d, and to whom wi)(edness is an a!omination, do ye away with my e$il deeds, and " t ye away my sins 7whi)h deser$ed stri"es "on earth, and destroy ye e$ery e$il thing whi)h a""ertaineth to me8, and let there !e no o!sta)le whatsoe$er on my "art towards yo # O grant ye that I may ma(e my way thro gh the *mehet, let me enter into Rasta, let me "ass thro gh the hidden "ylons of *ment# O grant that there may !e gi$en nto me shens )a(es, and ale, and "ersen )a(es, e$en as to the li$ing S"irit/so ls, and grant that I may enter into and )ome forth from Rasta#

7The 9o r *"es ma(e answer, saying8; 1ome tho , for we ha$e done away with thy wi)(edness, and we ha$e " t away thy sin, along with thy sins "on earth whi)h deser$ed stri"es, and we ha$e destroyed e$ery e$il thing whi)h a""ertained to thee "on earth# -nter, therefore, nto Rasta, and "ass thro gh the hidden "ylons of *mentet, and there shall !e gi$en nto thee shens )a(es, and ale, and "ersen )a(es, and tho shalt )ome forth and shalt enter in at thy desire, e$en as do those who are fa$o red 7of the God8, and tho shalt !e )alled 7to "arta(e of offerings8 ea)h day in the hori6on# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 * T-T O9 GOL0# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Tho risest " for thyself, O Still/heartC Tho shinest for thyself, O Still/heartC +la)e tho thyself on thy !ase, I )ome, I !ring nto thee a Tet of gold, tho shalt re2oi)e therein# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne!seni and the +a"yr s of N ' Rise " tho , O Osiris, tho hast thy !a)(!aone, O Still/heart, tho hast thy ne)( $erte!rae and thy !a)(, O Still/heartC +la)e tho thyself on thy !ase# I " t water !eneath thee, and I !ring nto thee a Tet of god that tho mayest re2oi)e therein# R4&RI1 %9rom the +a"yr s of N '; 7This 1ha"ter8 shall !e re)ited o$er a Tet of gold set in a stand made of sy)amore wood whi)h hath !een stee"ed in a tin)t re of an(ham flowers, and it shall !e "la)ed on the ne)( of the de)eased on the day of the f neral# If this am let !e "la)ed on his ne)( he shall !e)ome a "erfe)t Kh in Khert/Neter, and at the festi$als of the New Year he shall !e li(e nto the 9ollowers of Osiris )ontin ally and for e$er# R4&RI1 %9rom the T rin +a"yr s'; 7This 1ha"ter8 shall !e said o$er a Tet of gold fashioned o t of the tr n( of a sy)amore tree, and it shall !e "la)ed on the ne)( of the de)eased# Then shall he enter in thro gh the doors of the T at# His words whall !e silen)ed# He shall "la)e himself on the gro nd on New YearDs 0ay among the 9ollowers of Osiris# If this 1ha"ter !e (nown !y the de)eased he shall li$e li(e a "erfe)t Kh in Khert/Neter# He shall not !e sent !a)( from the doors of *mentet# There shall !e gi$en to him the shens )a(e, and a ) " of wine, and the "ersen )a(e, and sli)es of meat on the altars of Ra, or as some read, Osiris 4n/Nefer# *nd his word shall !e tr th !efore his enemies in Khert/Neter )ontin ally, and for e$er and for e$er# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 * T-T O9 1*RN-LI*N# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ The !lood of Isis, the s"ells of Isis, the magi)al "owers of Isis, shall ma(e this great one strong, and shall !e an am let of "rote)tion 7against him8 that wo ld do to him the things whi)h he a!ominateth# *++-N0I=

R4&RI1 %9rom the +a"yr s of N '; 7This 1ha"ter8 shall !e said o$er a Tet of )arnelian, whi)h hath !een washed in a tin)t re of an(ham flowers, and is fashioned o t of the tr n( of a sy)amore tree# It shall !e "la)ed on the ne)( of the de)eased on the day of the f neral# If this !e done for him the magi)al "owers of Isis will "rote)t his mem!ers# Hor s, the son of Isis, shall re2oi)e when he seeth him# 7No8 road shall !e !lo)(ed to him# His hand shall !e to hea$en, his hand shall !e to earth, for e$er# 0o not let anyone see him# <erily#### R4&RI1 %9rom the Saite Re)ension'; 7This 1ha"ter8 shall !e said o$er a Tet of )arnelian, anointed with a tin)t re of an(ham flowers, made from the tr n( of a sy)amore tree# It shall !e "la)ed on the ne)( of the Kh # If this !oo( !e done for him, the magi)al s"ells of Isis shall "rote)t him, and Hor s the son of Isis shall re2oi)e 7when8 he seeth him# No road shall !e !lo)(ed to him# His hand shall !e to hea$en, his hand shall !e to earth####### If this !oo( !e (nown !y him he shall !e in the following of Osiris 4n/Nefer, and his word shall !e tr th in Khert/ Neter# The doors in Khert/Neter shall !e o"ened to him# .heat and !arley shall !e gi$en to him in Se(het/*anr # His name shall !e li(e 7the names of8 the gods who are there, the 9ollowers of Hor s who rea"# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 * H-*RT O9 S-H-RT STON-# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am the &en !ird, the Heart/so l of Ra, the g ide of the gods to the T at# Their Heart/so ls )ome forth "on earth to do what their K*4 wish to do, and the Heart/so l of the Osiris *ni shall )ome forth to do what his Ka wisheth to do# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 TH- H-*0/R-ST, whi)h is to !e "la)ed nder the head of the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# *wa(e o t of thy s fferings, O tho who liest "rostrateC *wa(e tho C Thy head is in the hori6on# I lift thee ", O tho whose word is tr th# +tah hath o$erthrown thine enemies for thee# Thine enemies ha$e fallen, and they shall ne$er more e5ist, O Osiris# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne!seni, Sheet B>' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 TH- H-*0/R-ST 7OR +ILLO.8# *wa(e o t of thy s fferings, O tho who liest "rostrate# They %the gods' (ee" wat)h o$er thy head in the hori6on# Tho art lifted ", thy word is tr th in res"e)t of the things whi)h ha$e !een done !y thee# +tah hath )ast down headlong thine enemies# This wor( was ordered to !e done for thee# Tho art Hor s, the son of Hathor, Nesert, Nesertet, who gi$eth !a)( the head after it hath !een ) t off# Thy head shall not !e )arried away from thee, after 7it hath !een ) t off83 thy head shall !e )arried away from thee, ne$er, ne$erC TH- T-=TS IN TH- 94N-R*L 1H*M&-R

S+--1H O9 ISIS# Isis saith;/ I ha$e )ome to !e a "rote)tor nto thee# I waft nto thee air for thy nostrils, and the north wind whi)h )ometh forth from the god Tem nto thy nose# I ha$e made whole for thee thy wind"i"e# I ma(e thee to li$e li(e a god# Thine enemies ha$e fallen nder thy feet# I ha$e made thy word to !e tr e !efore N t, and tho art mighty !efore the gods# S+--1H O9 N-+HTHYS# Ne"hthys saith nto the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th;/ I go ro nd a!o t thee to "rote)t thee, O !rother Osiris# I ha$e )ome to !e a "rote)tor nto thee# 7My strength shall !e near thee, my strength shall !e near thee, for e$er# Ra hath heard thy )ry, and the gods ha$e made thy word to !e tr th# Tho art raised "# Thy word is tr th in res"e)t of what hath !een done nto thee# +tah hath o$erthrown thy foes, and tho art Hor s, the son of Hathor#8 S+--1H O9 TH- T-T# I ha$e )ome : i)(ly, and I ha$e dri$en !a)( the footste"s of th god whose fa)e is hidden# I ha$e ill mined his san)t ary# I stand near the god Tet on the day of re"elling disaster# I wat)h to "rote)t thee, O Osiris# S+--1H O9 K-ST* %Mesta'# I am Kesta, thy son, O Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# I )ome to "rote)t thee# I will ma(e thy ho se to flo rish, "ermanently, e$en as +tah hath )ommanded me, and as Ra himself hath )ommanded# S+--1H O9 H*+I# I am Ha"i, thy son, O Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# I )ome to "rote)t thee# I !ind together thy head and the mem!ers of thy !ody# I smite down for thee thine enemies nder thee# I gi$e nto thee thy head for e$er and for e$er, O Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, whose word is tr th in "ea)e# S+--1H O9 T4*M4T-9# T am tef saith;/ I am thy son Hor s, who lo$eth thee# I )ome to a$enge thee, O my father Osiris, "on him that did e$il nto thee# I ha$e set him nder thy feet for e$er and for e$er, "ermanently, "ermanently, O Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, whose word is tr th# S+--1H O9 ,-&HS-N49# ,e!sen f saith;/ I am thy son, O Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# I )ome to "rote)t thee# I ha$e )olle)ted thy !ones and I ha$e gathered together thy mem!ers# 7I ha$e !ro ght thy heart, and I ha$e "la)ed it "on its throne within thy !ody# I ma(e thy ho se to flo rish after thee, O tho who li$est for e$er#8

S+--1H O9 TH- 9L*M-# I "rote)t thee with this flame# I dri$e him 7the foe8 away from the $alley of the tom!# I )ast the sand a!o t 7thy feet8# I em!ra)e the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e# S+--1H O9 TH- 9L*M-# I )ome to hew in "ie)es# I ha$e not !een hewn in "ie)es, and I will not "ermit thee to !e hewn in "ie)es# I )ome to do $iolen)e 7to thy foe8, ! t I will not "ermit $iolen)e to !e done nto thee# I "rote)t thee# * SO4L S*ITH;/ The Osiris *ni, whose is tr th, "raiseth Ra when he rolleth " into the s(y in the eastern hori6on of hea$en# * SO4L S*ITH;/ The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, in "ea)e in Khert/ Neter, "raiseth Ra when he setteth in the western hori6on of hea$en, 7and saith8, "I am a "erfe)t so l#" S+--1H O9 *NI# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ I am a "erfe)t so l dwelling in the di$ine egg of the *!t 9ish# I am the Great 1at whi)h dwelleth in the Seat of Tr th, wherein the god Sh riseth# S+--1H O9 TH- 4SH*&TI 9IG4R- 7TH- 1H*+T-R O9 NOT 0OING .ORK IN KH-RT/ N-T-R8# Ill mine the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th# Hail, Sha!ti 9ig reC If the Osiris *ni !e de)reed to do any of the wor( whi)h is to !e done in Khert/Neter, let e$erything whi)h standeth in the way !e remo$ed from him/ whether it !e to "lo gh the fields, or to fill the )hannels with water, or to )arry sand from 7the -ast to the .est8# The Sha!ti 9ig re re"lieth; I will do it, $erily I am here 7when8 tho )allest# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N and the +a"yr s of Ne!seni' The S"ee)h of *n" ; *n !is the dweller in the m mmy )ham!er, Go$ernor of the 0i$ine Ho se, layeth his hands "on the lord of life, the s)ri!e, the dra ghtsman of +tah, Ne!seni, the lord of fealty, !egotten of the s)ri!e and mason Thena, !orn of the lady of the ho se M t/rest, whose word is tr th, and de$oting himself to him as his g ardian, saith;/ Homage to thee, tho ha""y one, lordC Tho seest the 4t)hat# +tah/Se(er hath !o nd thee "# *n" hath e5alted thee# Sh hath raised thee ", O &ea tif l 9a)e, tho go$ernor of eternity# Tho hast thine eye, O s)ri!e Ne!seni, lord of fealty, and it is !ea tif l# Thy right eye is li(e the Se(tet &oat, thy left eye is li(e the *tet &oat# Thine eye!rows are fair to see in the "resen)e of the 1om"any of the Gods# Thy !row is nder the "rote)tion of *n" , and thy head and fa)e, O !ea tif l one, are !efore the holy Haw(# Thy fingers ha$e !een sta!lished !y thy s)ri!eDs )raft in the "resen)e of the Lord of Khemen , Thoth, who hath !estowed "on thee the (nowledge of the s"ee)h of the holy !oo(s# Thy !eard is !ea tif l in the sight of +tah/Se(er, and tho , O

s)ri!e Ne!seni, tho lord of fealty, art !ea tif l !efore the Great 1om"any of the Gods# The Great God loo(eth "on thee, and he leadeth thee along the "ath of ha""iness# Se" l)hral meals are !estowed "on thee, and he o$erthroweth for thee thine enemies, setting them nder thy feet in the "resen)e of the Great 1om"any of the Gods who dwell in the Ho se of the Great *ged One whi)h is in *n # 7H-R-8 &-GIN TH- 1H*+T-RS O9 S-KH-T/H-T-+-T, *N0 TH1H*+T-RS O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y, O9 -NT-RING INTO *N0 1OMING 9ORTH 9ROM KH-RT/N-T-R, O9 *RRI<ING IN S-KH-T/ **NR4, *N0 O9 LI<ING IN +-*1- IN TH- GR-*T 1ITY, THL*0Y O9 .IN0S# 7The Osiris the s)ri!e *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/8 Let me !e master there# Let me !e a (h there# Let me "lo gh there# Let me rea" there# Let me eat there# Let me drin( there# 7Let me !eget there8# Let me do there all the things whi)h one doeth "on earth# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Hor s $an: ished Set when 7he8 loo(ed at the ! ilding of Se(het/Hete"et# 7He8 s"read air o$er the 0i$ine So l in its -gg, in its day# He deli$ered the interior of the !ody of Hor s 7from the *(er Gods8# I ha$e )rowned him in the Ho se of Sh # His ho se is the stars# &ehold, I ta(e " my "la)e in its nomes# He hath g ided the hearts of the 1om"any of the 9irst!orn Gods# He hath re)on)iled the Two 9ighters %Hor s and Set', the g ardians of life# He hath done what is fair, !ringing an offering# He hath re)on)iled the Two 9ighters with him that !elongeth to them# He hath ) t off the hairy s)al" of the Two 9ighters# He hath destroyed the re$olts of 7their8 )hildren# I ha$e done away all the e$il whi)h atta)(ed their so ls# I am master in 7Se(het/Hete"et8# I (now it# I ha$e sailed o$er its la(es that I might arri$e at the )ities thereof# I ha$e made strong my mo th# The S"irit/so ls are ready 7to fight8, ! t they shall not gain the mastery o$er me# I am e: i""ed in thy 9ields, O god Hete"# .hat tho wishest tho shalt do, 7saith this god8# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of Ne!seni, Sheet >A' H-R- &-GIN TH- 1H*+T-RS O9 S-KH-T/H-T-+-T, *N0 TH1H*+T-RS O9 1OMING 9ORTH &Y 0*Y3 O9 GOING INTO *N0 O9 1OMING 9ORTH 9ROM KH-RT/N-T-R3 O9 *RRI<*L IN S-KH-T/ **R43 O9 LI<ING IN S-KH-T/H-T-+-T, TH- MIGHTY 1ITY, THL*0Y O9 .IN0S3 O9 H*<ING +O.-R TH-R-IN3 O9 &-1OMING * S+IRIT/SO4L TH-R-3 O9 +LO4GHING TH-R-3 O9 R-*+ING TH-R-3 O9 -*TING TH-R-3 O9 0RINKING TH-R-3 O9 M*KING LO<- TH-R-3 *N0 O9 0OING -<-RYTHING TH-R- -<-N *S * M*N 0O-TH 4+ON -*RTH# N-&S-NI, TH- S1RI&- *N0 0R*4GHTSM*N O9 +T*H, S*ITH;/ Set $ang ished Hor s, who was loo(ing at the ! ilding in Se(het/ Hete"et# I set free Hor s from Set# Set o"ened the "aths of the Two -yes %the S n and Moon' in the s(y# Set

e2e)ted water with air "on the so l of his -ye, whi)h dwelt in the town of Mert3 he deli$ered the interior of the !ody of Hor s from the hands of the *(er Gods# &ehold meC I "addle this great !oat o$er the La(e of the god Hete"3 I sei6ed "on it in the mansion of Sh # The mansion of his stars reneweth yo th, reneweth yo th# I "addle o$er the La(es thereof so that I may arri$e at the towns thereof# I sail " to the town of the god Hete"#### &ehold, I am at "ea)e with his times, and with his g idan)e, and with his will, and with the 1om"any of the Gods, who are his first!orn# He ma(eth the Two 9ighters %Hor s and Set' to !e at "ea)e 7with ea)h other8, and to (ee" ward o$er the li$ing whom he hath )reated in fair form, and he !ringeth "ea)e3 he ma(eth the Two 9ighters to !e at "ea)e with those who wat)h o$er them# He ) tteth off the hair from their di$ine fighters, he dri$eth away storm from the )hildren# He g ardeth from atta)( the S"irits# I ha$e gained "ower therein# I (now it# I ha$e sailed o$er its La(es so that I might arri$e at its towns# My mo th is strong# I am e: i""ed against the S"irits# They shall not gain the mastery o$er me# I am rewarded 7with8 these thy 9ields, O god Hete"# .hat tho wishest that do tho , O lord of the winds# I shall !e a s"irit therein# I shall eat therein# I shall drin( therein# I shall "lo gh therein# I shall rea" the grain therein# I shall !e strong therein# I shall ma(e lo$e therein# My words shall !e strong therein# I shall not !e in s !2e)tion therein# I shall !e a man of might therein# Tho hast made strong the mo th and throat# Hete" ,ett! is its name# 7It is8 sta!lished "on the "illars of Sh , and is lin(ed with the "leasant things of Ra# He is the di$ider of years, the hidden of mo th3 silent is his mo th, hidden is what he ttereth, he f lfilleth eternity, he ta(eth "ossession of e$erlastingness of e5isten)e as Hete", Ne!/Hete"# Hor s ma(eth himself strong li(e nto a haw( whi)h is one tho sand ) !its in length, and two tho sand ) !its in life# He that e: i"ments with him, he 2o rneyeth on, he )ometh to the "la)e where his heart wo ld !e, among the La(es whi)h are in its towns# He !egetteth in the !irth/)ham!er of the god of the town, he is satisfied with the food of the god of the town3 he doeth what o ght to !e done there, in the 9ield of Smas/er/ Khet##### e$erything of the !irth/)ham!er of the god of the town# Now 7when he8 setteth in the 7land of8 life li(e )rystal he "erformeth e$erything therein, 7whi)h things are8 li(e nto the things done in the La(e Neserser, wherein there is none that re2oi)eth, and wherein are e$il things of all (inds# The god Hete" goeth in and )ometh o t, and mar)heth hither and thither in the 9ield of Smas/er/Khet, the Lady of the !irth/ )ham!er of the god of the town# 7Let me8 li$e with the god Hete", )lothed, and not des"oiled !y the Lords of the North, and may the Lord of things !ring food nto me# May he ma(e me to go forward# May I )ome forth# May he !ring to me my +ower there, may I re)ei$e it, and may I !e rewarded !y the god Hete"# May I !e master of the great and mighty word in my !ody in this my "la)e# Ma(e me to remem!er it# Let me 7not8 forget it# Let me go forward, let me "lo gh# I am at "ea)e with the god of the town# I (now the water, the towns, the nomes, and the

la(es whi)h are in Se(het/Hete"et# I li$e therein# I am strong therein# I shine therein# I eat therein# I##### therein# I rea" the har$est therein# I "lo gh therein# I !eget )hildren therein# I am at "ea)e therein with the god Hete"# &ehold I sow seed therein# I sail a!o t on the la(es thereof, and I arri$e at its towns, O god Hete"# &ehold my mo th is e: i""ed, it "ossesseth horns # Gi$e nto me the a! ndan)e of the K*4 %0o !les' and S"irit/so ls# He who )o nteth me is Sh # I (now him not# I )ome to its towns# I sail o$er its la(es# I wal( a!o t in Se(het/Hete"et# &ehold, it is Ra who is in hea$en# &ehold, it is Hete" 7who is8 its do !le offering of "ea)e# I ha$e ad$an)ed to its territory# I ha$e " t on my a""arel# I ha$e )ome forth# I ha$e gi$en what it was "on me to gi$e# I ha$e made glad in 7my8 heart# I ha$e )on: ered# I am strong# I ha$e gi$en dire)tions to Hete"# 7Hail8, 4nen/em/hete", I ha$e )ome to thee# My so l followeth me# The god H is on my hands# 7Hail8, Ne!t/ta i, in whom I remem!er and forget, I ha$e !e)ome ali$e# I ha$e atta)(ed none, let none atta)( me# I ha$e gi$en, gi$e tho to me gladness# Ma(e tho me to !e at "ea)e, !ind tho " my $eins, let 7me8 re)ei$e air# 7Hail8, 4nen/em/hete", the Lord of .inds# I ha$e )ome there# I ha$e o"ened my head# Ra slee"eth# I wat)h not, 7for8 the goddess Hetemet is at the door of hea$en !y night# O!sta)les ha$e !een " t !efore, ! t I ha$e )olle)ted his emissions# I am in my )ity# O N t/ rt %Great 1ity', I ha$e )ome into thee# I ha$e )o nted " my a! ndant stores# I ad$an)e on my way to 4a(h# I am the & ll whi)h is tied with a ro"e of la"is/la6 li, the lord of the 9ield of the & ll, the lord of the words of the god, the goddess Se"tet %Sothis' at her ho rs# O 4a(h, I ha$e )ome into thee# I ha$e eaten my food# I am master of )hoi)e "ie)es of the flesh of o5en and of feathered fowl, and the !irds of Sh ha$e !een gi$en nto me# I follow the gods, and I )ome 7after the 0o !les8# O T)heft, I ha$e )ome into thee# I array myself in a""arel, and I gird a!o t myself the sat garment of Ra# &ehold the 1o rt of the s(y, and the followers of Ra who dwell in hea$en# O 4n/em/hete", the lord of the Two Lands, I ha$e )ome into thee# I ha$e "l nged into the La(es of T)hesert3 !ehold, im" rity of e$ery (ind hath remo$ed from me# The di$ine Great One flo risheth therein# &ehold, I ha$e fo nd 7him8# I ha$e netted geese, and ha$e fed f ll "on the finest of them# O ,en:entet, I ha$e )ome into thee# I ha$e seen the Osiris 7my father8# I ha$e sal ted my mother# I ha$e !egotten )hildren# I ha$e snared the ser"ents, and I am deli$ered# I (now the name of the god who is with the goddess T)hesert, and who hath straight hair, and is e: i""ed with horns 7ready to gore8# He rea"eth, and I !oth "lo gh and rea"# O Hetemet, I ha$e entered into thee# I ha$e a""roa)hed the la"is/la6 li# I ha$e followed the winds of the 1om"any of the Gods# The Great God hath gi$en my head nto me# He who hath !o nd my head on my !ody for me is the Mighty One, with eyes of la"is/la6 li, namely, *ri/en/a!/f %"He doeth as he "leaseth"'# O 4sert, I ha$e )ome into thee, to the ho se wherein food is !ro ght nto me#

O Smam, I ha$e )ome into thee# My heart wat)heth, my head is e: i""ed with the .hite 1rown# I a)t as the g ide of the )elestial !eings# I ma(e to flo rish terrestrial !eings# There is 2oy of heart for the & ll, and for the )elestial !eings, and for the 1om"any of the Gods# I am the god, the & ll, the Lord of the gods, who ma(eth his way o$er the t r: oise# O wheat and !arley of the nome of the god, I ha$e )ome into thee# I ha$e )ome forward# I ha$e lifted 7yo 8 ", following the !est offerings of the 1om"any of the Gods# I ha$e moored my !oat to the tying/ " "ost in the la(es of the )elestial !eings# I ha$e " lled " the ty"ing/ " "ost# I ha$e re)ited words, and I ha$e as)ri!ed "raises nto the gods who dwell in Se(het/Hete"et# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 +RO<I0ING TH- 0-1-*S-0 .ITH M-*T, MILK, -T1# The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, saith;/ Homage to thee, O Ra, the Lord of Tr th, the Only One, the Lord of -ternity and Ma(er of -$erlastingness# I ha$e )ome !efore thee, O my Lord Ra# I wo ld ma(e to flo rish the Se$en 1ows and their & ll# O ye who gi$e )a(es and ale to the S"irit/so ls, grant ye that my so l may !e with yo # Let him !e !orn on yo r thighs# Let him !e li(e nto one of yo for e$er and for e$er# Let the Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, ha$e glorio s "ower in the &ea tif l *mentet# The Names of the Se$en Holy 1ows and their & ll; ># Het/Ka Ne!tert)her# B# *(ert(hentetasts# F# Khe!itetsahneter# @# 4rmert steshertshenti# E# Khnemteman(han it# G# Se(hmetrensema!ats# A# Shenat"et thestneter# & ll; Kathaihemt# *00R-SS-S TO TH- 9O4R R400-RS O9 H-*<-N Hail, tho &ea tif l +ower, tho &ea tif l R dder of the Northern Hea$en# Hail, tho who )ir)lest, G ide of the Two Lands, &ea tif l R dder of the .estern Hea$en# Hail, S"lendo r, 0weller in the tem"le of the *shem gods, &ea tif l R dder of the -astern Hea$en# Hail, 0weller in the tem"le of the Red gods, &ea tif l R dder of the So thern Hea$en# *00R-SS-S TO TH- 9O4R 1OM*+NI-S O9 TH- GO0S Hail, ye gods who are a!o$e the earth, ye G ides of the T at# Hail, ye Mother/goddesses, who are a!o$e the earth in Khert/Neter, in the Ho se of Osiris# Hail, ye gods who g ide Ta/t)hesert, who are a!o$e the earth and are g ides of the T at# Hail, ye 9ollowers of Ra, who follow in the train of Osiris#

*++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of N ' R4&RI1; 7These words8 shall !e said when Ra a""eareth o$er 7fig res8 of these gods written in )olo r "on a ta!let, and tho shalt "la)e offerings of t)hefa food !efore them, )a(es, ale, flesh, geese, and in)ense# They shall )a se the de)eased to en2oy the "offerings whi)h )ome forth at the word 7of )ommand8" !efore Ra3 and they shall gi$e the de)eased an a! ndan)e of food in Khert/Neter, and shall deli$er him from e$ery e$il thing whatsoe$er# *nd tho shalt not re)ite this &oo( of 4n/ Nefer in the "resen)e of anyone e5)e"t thine own self# If this !e done for the de)eased Ra shall !e a r dder for him, and shall !e to him a strong "rote)ting "ower, and he shall destroy all his enemies for him in Khert/Neter, and in hea$en, and "on earth, and in e$ery "la)e whereinsoe$er he may enter, and he shall en2oy )elestial food reg larly and )ontin ally for e$er# %9rom the Saite Re)ension' TH- &OOK O9 M*KING +-R9-1T TH- KH4 in the heart of Ra, of ma(ing him to ha$e the mastery !efore Tem, of magnifying him !efore Osiris, of ma(ing him mighty !efore Khent/*mentet, and of setting awe of him !efore the 1om"any of the Gods# It shall !e re)ited on the day of the New Moon, on the si5th day festi$al, on the fifteenth day festi$al, on the festi$al of 4a(, on the festi$al of Thoth, on the &irthday of Osiris, on the festi$al of Men , on the night of He(er, 7d ring8 the Mysteries of the T at, d ring the )ele!ration of the Mysteries in *(ertet, at the smiting of the emissions, at the "assage of the 9 nerary <alley, 7and8 the Mysteries###### 7The re)ital thereof8 will ma(e the heart of the Kh to flo rish and will ma(e long his strides, and will ma(e him to ad$an)e, and will ma(e his fa)e !right, and will ma(e it to "enetrate to the God# Let no man witness 7the re)ital8 e5)e"t the (ing and the Kherhe! "riest, ! t the ser$ant who )ometh to minister o tside shall not see it# Of the Kh for whom this &oo( shall !e re)ited, his so l shall )ome forth !y day with the li$ing, he shall ha$e "ower among the gods, and it will ma(e him irresisiti!le for e$er and e$er# These gods shall go ro nd a!o t him, and shall a)(nowledge him# He shall !e one of them# 7This &oo(8 shall ma(e him to (now how he )ame into !eing in the !eginning# This &oo( is indeed a $erita!le mystery# Let no stranger anywhere ha$e (nowledge of it# 0o not s"ea( a!o t it to any man# 0o not re"eat it# Let no 7other8 eye see it# Let no 7other8 ear hear it# Let no one see it e5)e"t 7thyself8 and him who ta ght 7it to thee8# Let not the m ltit de 7(now of it8 e5)e"t thyself and the !elo$ed friend of thy heart# Tho shalt do this !oo( in the seh )ham!er on a )loth "ainted with the stars in )olo r all o$er it# It is indeed a mystery# The dwellers in the swam"s of the 0elta nad e$erywhere there shall not (now it# It shall "ro$ided the Kh with )elestial food "on in Khert/Neter# It shall s ""ly his Heart/so l with food "on

earth# It shall ma(e him to li$e for e$er# No 7e$il8 thing shall ha$e the master o$er him# TH- *00R-SS-S O9 TH- 9O4R R400-RS Hail, +ower of Hea$en, O"ener of the 0is(, tho &ea tif l R dder of the Northern Hea$en# Hail, Ra, G ide of the Two Lands, tho &ea tif l R dder of the .estern Hea$en# Hail, Kh , 0weller in the Ho se of the *(hem gods, tho &ea tif l R dder of the -astern Hea$en# Hail, Go$ernor, 0weller in the Ho se of the Tesher Gods, tho &ea tif l R dder of the So thern Hea$en# Grant ye )a(es, and ale and t)hefa food to the Osiris * f/an(h, whose word is tr th# Hail, 9ather of the GodsC Hail, Mother of teh Gods in Khert/NeterC 0eli$er ye the Osiris from e$ery e$il thing, from e$ery e$il o!str )tion, from e$ery dire atta)( of an enemy, and from that deadly snarer with (nife/li(e words, and from men, and gods, and S"irit/so ls, and the damned, on this day, on this night, on this "resent festi$al of the fifteenth day, and in this year, and from the things of e$il thereof# HYMN TO OSIRIS KH-NTI/*M-NTI 4N/N-9-R The Osiris *ni, whose word is tr th, "raiseth Osiris Khenti/*menti 4n/ Nefer, and saith;/ Hail, my Lord, who dost hasten thro gh eternity, whose e5isten)e is for e$er, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, So$ereign, God of the Gods, who li$e in their shrines,#### gods#### men# Ma(e tho for me a seat with those who are in Khert/Neter, who adore the forms of thy K*, and who tra$erse millions of millions of years####### May no delay arise for thee in Ta/ mera# Let them )ome to thee, all of them, great as well as small# May this god gi$e the "ower to enterin and to )ome forth from Khert/Neter, witho t re" lse, at any door of the T at, to the K* of the Osiris *ni# *++-N0I= %9rom the +a"yr s of S times' S4TIM-S, TH- LI&*TION-R *N0 +R-SI0-NT O9 TH- *LT*R 1H*M&-R O9 TH- *+TS, 0IR-1TOR O9 TH- S1RI&-S O9 *M-N, .HOS- .OR0 IS TR4TH, +R*IS-TH OSIRIS, *N0 0O-TH HOM*G- TO TH- LOR0 O9 -T-RNITY, *N0 S*TIS9I-TH TH.ILL O9 TH- GO0, *N0 S+-*K-TH TR4TH, TH- LOR0 O9 .HI1H IS 4NKNO.N, *N0 S*ITH;/ Homage to thee, O tho Holy God, tho mighty and !enefi)ent !eing, tho +rin)e of -ternity, who dwellest in thy a!ode in the Se(tet &oat, whose risings are manifold in the *tet &oat, nto whom "raises are rendered in hea$en and "on earth#

+eo"les and nations e5alt thee, and the awe of thy terror is in the hearts of men, and S"irt/so ls, and the dead# Thy so l dwelleth in Tet , and the awe of thee is in Hens # Tho settest the $isi!le em!lems of thyself in *n , and the ma2esty of thy transformations in the holy "la)e# I ha$e )ome nto thee# Tr th is in my heart, and in my !reast there is neither )raft nor g ile# Grant tho that I may ha$e my !eing among the li$ing, and that I may sail " and down the ri$er among those who are in thy following# TH- 1H*+T-R O9 TH- +R*IS- O9 H*THOR, L*0Y O9 *M-NT-T Hathor, Lady of *mentet, the 0weller in the Great Land, the Lady of Ta/ T)hesert, the -ye of Ra, the 0weller in his !reast, the &ea tif l 9a)e in the &oat of Millions of Years, the Seat of +ea)e of the doer of tr th, 0weller in the &oat of the fa$o red ones##### *++-N0I= TH- 1H*+T-R O9 TH- 9O4R TOR1H-S %9rom the +a"yr s of N , Sheets BG and BA' TH- 1H*+T-R O9 TH- 9O4R LIGHT-0 L*M+S .HI1H *R- M*09OR TH- S+IRIT/ SO4L# &ehold, tho shalt ma(e fo r re)tang lar tro ghs of )lay wherein tho shalt s)atter in)ense, and tho shalt fill them with the mil( of a white )ow, and !y means of these tho shalt e5ting ish the lam"s# The Osiris N , the steward of the o$erseer of the seal, whose word is tr th, saith;/ The fire )ometh to thy K*, O Osiris Khenti/*mentiC The fire )ometh to thy K*, O Osiris N , whose word is tr th# The ordering of the night )ometh after the day# 7The fire )ometh to thy K*, O Osiris, Go$ernor of those who are in *menti8, and the two sisters of Ra )ome li(ewise# &ehold it %the fire' riseth in *!t , and it )ometh3 I )a se it to )ome, the -ye of Hor s# It is set in order "on thy !row, O Osiris Khenti/ *menti3 it is set in thy shrine and riseth on thy !row3 it is set on thy !row, O Osiris N , it is set on thy !row# The -ye of Hor s "rote)teth thee, O Osiris Khenti/*menti, and it (ee"eth thee in safety3 it )asteth down headlong all thine enemies for thee, and all thine enemies ha$e fallen down headlong !efore thee# O Osiris N , the -ye of Hor s "rote)teth thee, it (ee"eth thee in safety, and it )asteth down headlong all thine enemies# Thine enemies ha$e fallen down headlong !efore thy K*, O Osiris Khenti/*menti# The -ye of Ra "rote)teth thee, it (ee"eth thee in safety, and it hath )ast down headlong all thine enemies# Thine enemies ha$e fallen down headlong !efore thy K*, O Osiris N , whose word is tr th# The -ye of Hor s "rote)teth thee, it (ee"eth thee in safety, it hath )ast down headlong for thee all thine enemies, and thine enemies ha$e fallen down headlong !efore thee# The -ye of Hor s )ometh# It is so nd and well, it sendeth forth light e$en as doth Ra in the hori6on# It )o$ereth the "owers of S ti with dar(ness, it mastereth him, and it !ringeth its flame against him !y its own )ommand# The -ye of Hor s is so nd and well, tho eatest the flesh thereof, thy !ody "ossesseth it# Tho

a))laimest it# The 9o r 9ires enter into thy K*, O Osiris Khenti/*menti, the 9o r 9ires enter into thy K*, O Osiris N , the steward of the o$erseer of the seal, whose word is tr th# Hail, ye sons of Hor s, Kesta, Ha"i, T am tef, and ,e!hsen f, ye ha$e gi$en yo r "rote)tion to yo r di$ine 9ather Osiris Khenti/*menti, gi$e ye yo r "rote)tion to the Osiris N , whose word is tr th# Now therefore, inasm )h as ye ha$e destroyed the O""onent of Osiris Khenti/*menti, who li$eth with the gods, ha$ing smitten S ti with his right hand and arm when dawn )ame "on the earth, and Hor s hath !e)ome master 7of S ti8, and hath a$enged his di$ine 9ather himself3 and inasm )h as yo r di$ine 9ather hath !een made to flo rish thro gh the nion of the K* of Osiris Khenti/ *menti, wh)h ye effe)ted, and the -ye of Hor s hath a$enged him, and hath "rote)ted him, and hath )ast down headlong for him all his enemies, and all his enemies ha$e fallen down !efore him, e$en so do ye destroy the O""onent of the Osiris N , the steward of the o$erseer of the seal, whose word is tr th# Let him li$e with the gods, let him smite his enemy, let him destroy him, when light dawneth on the earth# Let Hor s !e master and a$enge the Osiris N , and let the Osiris N flo rish thro gh his nion with his K* whi)h ye ha$e effe)ted# O Osiris N , the -ye of Hor s hath a$enged thee# It hath )ast down headlong all thine enemies for thee, and all thine enemies ha$e !een )ast down headlong !efore thee# Hail, Osiris Khenti/*menti, grant tho light and fire to the "erfe)t Heart/ so l whi)h is in Hens # *nd 7O ye Sons of Hor s8, grant ye "ower nto the li$ing heart/so l of the Osiris N !y means of his fire# Let him not !e re" lsed, and let him not !e dri$en !a)( at the doors of *mentetC Let his offerings of !read and of linen garments !e !ro ght nto him among the lords of f neral o!lations# O offer ye "raises, as nto a god to the Osiris N , the destroyer of his O""onent in his form of Tr th, and in his attri! tes of a god of tr th# R4&RI1; 7This 1ha"ter8 shall !e re)ited o$er fo r tor)hes of atma )loth, whi)h hath !een anointed with the finest Thehenn ng ent, and the tor)hes shall !e "la)ed in the hands of fo r men who shall ha$e the names of the "illars of Hor s written "on their sho lders, and they shall ! rn the tor)hes in the !ea tif l light of Ra, and this shall )onfer "ower and might "on the S"irit/so l of the de)eased among the stars whi)h ne$er set# If this 1ha"ter !e re)ited for him he shall ne$er, ne$er "erish, and he shall !e)ome a li$ing so l for e$er# These tor)hes shall ma(e the S"irit/so l to flo rish li(e Osiris Khenti/ *menti, reg larly and )ontin ally for e$er# It is a str ggle# Tho shalt not "erform this )eremony !efore any h man !eing e5)e"t thine own self, or thy father, or thy son, !e)a se it is an e5)eedingly great mystery of the *mentet, and it is a ty"e of the hidden things of the T at# .hen this )eremony hath !een "erformed for the de)eased, the gods, and the S"irit/

so ls, and the dead shall see him in the form of Khenti/*menti, and he shall ha$e "ower and dominion li(e this god# If tho shalt nderta(e to "erform for the de)eased that whi)h is ordered in this "1ha"ter of the fo r !la6ing tor)hes," ea)h day, tho shalt )a se the form of the de)eased to )ome forth from e$ery hall 7in the T at8, and from the Se$en Halls of Osiris# *nd he shall li$e in the form of the God# He shall ha$e "ower and dominion )orres"onding to those of the gods and the S"irit/ so ls for e$er and e$er# He shall enter in thro gh the se)ret "ylons and shall not !e t rned !a)( in the "resen)e of Osiris# *nd it shall )ome to "ass, "ro$ided that the following things !e done for him, that he shall enter in and )ome forth# He shall not !e t rned !a)(# No !o ndary shall !e set to his goings, and the senten)e of the doom shall not !e "assed "on him on the 0ay of the .eighing of .ords !efore Osiris/ ne$er, ne$er# *nd tho shalt "erform whatsoe$er 7is written in8 this !oo( on !ehalf of the de)eased, who shall there!y !e)ome "erfe)t and " re# *nd tho shalt "o"en his mo th" with the instr ment of iron# *nd tho shalt write down these things in a))ordan)e with the instr )tions whi)h are fo nd in the !oo(s of +rin)e Her tataf, who dis)o$ered them in a se)ret )offer %now they were in the handwriting of the god 7Thoth8 himself and had !een de"osited in the Tem"le of the goddess 4nn t, the Lady of 4n ' d ring a 2o rney whi)h he was ma(ing in order to ins"e)t the tem"les, and the tem"le/estates, and the san)t aries of the gods# *nd tho shalt "erform these )eremonies se)retly in the T at/)ham!er of the tom!, for they are mysteries of the T at, and they are sym!oli) of the things whi)h are done in Khert/Neter# *nd tho shalt say; I ha$e )ome, I ha$e ad$an)ed hastily# I )ast light "on his %the de)easedDs' footste"s# I am hidden, ! t I )ast light "on his hidden "la)e# I stand " )lose to the Tet# I stand " )lose to the Tet of Ra, I t rn !a)( the sla ghter# I am "rote)ting thee, O Osiris# R4&RI1; This 1ha"ter shall !e re)ited o$er a Tet of )rystal, whi)h shall !e set "on a !ri)( made of )r de m d, where "on this 1ha"ter hath !een ins)ri!ed# Tho shalt ma(e a )a$ity in the west wall 7of the tom!8, and ha$ing t rned the front of the Tet towards the east, tho shalt wall " the )a$ity with m d whi)h hath !een mi5ed with e5tra)t of )edar# This Tet shall dri$e away the enemies of Osiris who wo ld set themsel$es at the east wall 7of the tom!8# *nd tho shalt say; I ha$e dri$en !a)( thy foes# I (ee" wat)h o$er thee# He that is "on his mo ntain %*n" ' (ee"eth wat)h o$er thee ready for the moment when thy foes shall atta)( thee, and he shall re" lse them for thee# I will dri$e !a)( the 1ro)odile at the moment when it atta)(eth thee, and I will "rote)t thee, O Osiris N #

R4&RI1; This 1ha"ter shall !e re)ited o$er a fig re of *n" made of )r de m d mi5ed with in)ense# *nd the fig re shall !e set "on a !ri)( made of )r de m d, where "on this 1ha"ter hath !een ins)ri!ed# Tho shalt ma(e a )a$ity in the east wall, and ha$ing t rned the fa)e of the fig re of *n" towards the west wall 7therein8 tho shalt wall " the )a$ity# This fig re shall re" lse the enemies of Osiris, who wo ld set themsel$es at the so th wall# *nd tho shalt say3 I am the !elt of sand ro nd a!o t the hidden )offer# I t rn !a)( the for)e of the !la6ing fire of the f nerary mo ntain# I tra$erse the roads, and I "rote)t the Osiris N , the steward of the o$erseer of the seal, whose word is tr th# R4&RI1; This 1ha"ter shall !e re)ited o$er a !ri)( made of )r de m d whereon a )o"y of this 1ha"ter hath !een ins)ri!ed# *nd tho shalt "la)e a reed in the middle thereof, and tho shalt smear it with "it)h, and set light thereto# Then tho shalt ma(e a )a$ity in the so th wall, and, ha$ing t rned the front of the !ri)( towards the north, tho shalt wall the !ri)( " inside it# 7It shall re" lse the enemies of the Osiris N 8 who wo ld assem!le at the north wall# *nd tho shalt say; O tho who )omest to set fire 7to the tom! or m mmy8, I will not let thee do it# O tho who )omest to )ast fire 7herein8, I will not let thee do it# I will ! rn thee, and I will )ast fire "on thee# I "rote)t the Osiris N , the steward of the o$erseer of the seal, whose word is tr th# R4&RI1; This 1ha"ter shall !e re)ited o$er a !ri)( of )r de m d, whereon a )o"y of this 1ha"ter hath !een ins)ri!ed# 7*nd tho shalt set "on it8 a fig re of the de)eased made of "alm wood, se$en fingers in height# *nd tho shalt "erform on it the )eremony of "O"ening the Mo th#" Then tho shalt ma(e a )a$ity in the north wall, and ha$ing 7"la)ed the !ri)( and the fig re inside it8, and t rned the fa)e of the fig re towards the so th, tho shalt wall " the )a$ity# 7It shall re" lse the enemies of the Osiris N 8, who wo ld assem!le at the so th wall# *nd !ehold, these things shall !e done !y a man who is washed )lean, and is )eremonially " re, and who hath eaten neither meat nor fish, and who hath not 7re)ently8 had inter)o rse with women# *nd !ehold, tho shalt ma(e offerings of )a(es and ale to these gods, and shalt ! rn in)ense on their fires# -$ery S"irit/so l for whom these things shall !e done shall !e)ome li(e a holy god in Khert/Neter, and he shall not !e t rned !a)( at any gate in *mentet, and he shall !e in the following of Osiris, whithersoe$er he goeth, reg larly and )ontin ally# 0ate; Th , F Mar >II@ >H;EB;BG /?H?? %+ST'

9rom; "*rth r R# M)Gee" S !2e)t; The +a"yr s Of *ni %!oo(dead'