Part 3 (1/2)
The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart
[From the Papyrus of Ani (British Museum No. 10,470, sheet 15).]
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF A MAN BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD. Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith:
”Turn thou back, O messenger of every G.o.d! Is it that thou art come [to carry away] this my heart which liveth? But my heart which liveth shall not be given unto thee. [As I] advance, the G.o.ds hearken unto my offerings, and they all fall down upon their faces in their own places.”
The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart
[From the Papyrus of Amen-hetep (Naville, ”Todtenbuch,” Bd. I. Bl. 40).]
THE CHAPTER OF NOT ALLOWING THE HEART OF AMEN-HETEP, TRIUMPHANT, TO BE CARRIED AWAY DEAD IN THE UNDERWORLD. The deceased saith:
”My heart is with me, and it shall never come to pa.s.s that it shall be carried away. I am the lord of hearts, the slayer of the heart. I live in right and truth (_Maat_) and I have my being therein. I am Horus, the dweller in hearts, who is within the dweller in the body. I live in my word, and my heart hath being. Let not my heart be taken away from me, let it not be wounded, and may neither wounds nor gashes be dealt upon me because it hath been taken away from me. Let me have my being in the body of [my] father Seb, [and in the body of my] mother Nut. I have not done that which is held in abomination by the G.o.ds; let me not suffer defeat there, [but let me be] triumphant.”
The Heart Of Carnelian
[From the Papyrus of Ani (British Museum No. 10,470, sheet 33).]
THE CHAPTER OF A HEART OF CARNELIAN. Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith:
”I am the _Bennu_, the soul of Ra, and the guide of the G.o.ds in the Tuat (underworld). Their divine souls come forth upon earth to do the will of their _kas_; let, therefore, the soul of Osiris Ani come forth to do the will of his _ka_.”
Preserving The Heart
[From Lepsius, ”Todtenbuch,” Bl. 16.]
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF A MAN BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM HIM IN THE UNDERWORLD. Osiris Auf-ankh, triumphant, born of Sheret-Amsu, triumphant, saith:
”My heart, my mother; my heart, my mother! My heart of my existence upon earth. May naught stand up to oppose me in judgment; may there be no opposition to me in the presence of the sovereign princes; may [no evil]
be wrought against me in the presence of the G.o.ds; may there be no parting [of thee] from me in the presence of the great G.o.d, the lord of Amentet.
Homage to thee, O thou heart of Osiris-khent-Amentet! Homage to you, O my reins! Homage to you, O ye G.o.ds who dwell in the divine clouds, and who are exalted (or holy) by reason of your sceptres! Speak ye fair words for the Osiris Auf-ankh, and make ye him to prosper before Nehebka. And behold, though I be joined unto the earth, and am in the mighty innermost part of heaven, let me remain on the earth and not die in Amentet, and let me be a _khu_ therein forever and ever.”
THIS [CHAPTER] SHALL BE RECITED OVER A BASALT SCARAB, WHICH SHALL BE SET IN A GOLD SETTING, AND IT SHALL BE PLACED INSIDE THE HEART OF THE MAN(25) FOR WHOM THE CEREMONIES OF ”OPENING THE MOUTH” AND OF ANOINTING WITH UNGUENT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. AND THERE SHALL BE RECITED BY WAY OF A MAGICAL CHARM THE WORDS: ”MY HEART, MY MOTHER; MY HEART, MY MOTHER! MY HEART OF TRANSFORMATIONS.”