Part 18 (1/2)
ANOTHER CHAPTER TO BE RECITED WHEN THE MOON RENEWETH ITSELF ON THE DAY OF THE MONTH. The Osiris Auf-ankh, triumphant, saith:
”Osiris unfettereth,” or, as others say, ”openeth the storm cloud [in] the body of heaven, and is unfettered himself; Horus is made strong happily each day. He whose transformations are great (or many) hath offerings made unto him at the moment, and he hath made an end of the storm which is in the face of the Osiris Auf-ankh, triumphant. Verily he cometh, and he is Ra in [his] journeying, and he is the four celestial G.o.ds in the heavens above. The Osiris Auf-ankh, triumphant, cometh forth in his day, and he embarketh among the tackle of the boat.”
IF THIS CHAPTER BE KNOWN BY THE DECEASED HE SHALL BECOME A PERFECT _KHU_ IN THE UNDERWORLD, AND HE SHALL NOT DIE THEREIN A SECOND TIME, AND HE SHALL EAT HIS FOOD SIDE BY SIDE WITH OSIRIS. IF THIS CHAPTER BE KNOWN BY HIM UPON EARTH HE SHALL BE LIKE UNTO THOTH, AND HE SHALL BE ADORED BY THE LIVING ONES; HE SHALL NOT FALL HEADLONG AT THE MOMENT OF ROYAL FLAME OF THE G.o.dDESS BAST, AND THE MIGHTY PRINCESS SHALL MAKE HIM TO ADVANCE HAPPILY.
Of Travelling In The Boat Of Ra
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 28).]
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF TRAVELLING IN THE GREAT BOAT OF RA. The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, saith:
”Behold now, O ye luminaries in Annu, ye people in Kher-aba, the G.o.d Kha(?) hath been born; his cordage hath been completed, and the instrument wherewith he maketh his way hath [he] grasped firmly. I have protected the implements of the G.o.ds, and I have delivered the boat Kha(?) for him. I have come forth into heaven, and I have travelled therein with Ra in the form of an ape, and have turned back the paths of Nut at the staircase of the G.o.d Sebek.”
Of Making Perfect The Khu
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 16).]
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF MAKING PERFECT THE _Khu_; [it shall be recited] on the festival of Six. The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, saith:
”Behold now, O ye luminaries in Annu (Heliopolis), ye people in Kher-aba, the G.o.d hath been born; his cordage(?) hath been completed, and the instrument wherewith he maketh his way he hath grasped firmly; and the Osiris Nu is strong with them to direct the implement of the G.o.ds. The Osiris Nu hath delivered the boat of the sun therewith ... and he cometh forth into heaven. The Osiris Nu sailed round about in heaven, he travelleth therein unto Nut, he journeyeth along with Ra, and he voyageth therein in the form of apes; [he] turneth back the water-flood which is over the Thigh of the G.o.ddess Nut at the staircase of the G.o.d Sebaku. The hearts of Seb and Nut are glad and repeat the name which is new. Un-neferu reneweth [his] youth, Ra is in his splendors of light, Unti hath his speech, and lo, the G.o.d of the Inundation is Prince among the G.o.ds. The taste of sweetness hath forced a way into the heart of the dest.i.tute one, and the lord of thy outcries hath been done away with, and the oars(?) of the company of the G.o.ds are in vigorous motion. Adored be thou, O divine Soul, who art endowed more than the G.o.ds of the South and North [in] their splendors! Behold, grant thou that the Osiris Nu may be great in heaven even as thou art great among the G.o.ds; deliver thou him from every evil and murderous thing which may be wrought upon him by the Fiend, and fortify thou his heart. Grant thou, moreover, that the Osiris Nu may be stronger than all the G.o.ds, all the _Khu_s, and all the dead. The Osiris Nu is strong and is the lord of powers. The Osiris Nu is the lord of right and truth which the G.o.ddess Uatchit worketh. The strength which protects the Osiris Nu is the strength which protects the G.o.d Ra in heaven. O G.o.d Ra, grant thou that the Osiris Nu may travel on in thy boat in peace, and do thou prepare a road whereon [thy] boat may journey onward; for the force which protecteth Osiris is the force which protecteth thee. The Osiris Nu driveth back the Crocodile from Ra day by day. The Osiris Nu cometh even as doth Horus in the splendors(?) of the horizon of heaven, and he directeth Ra through the mansions of the sky; the G.o.ds rejoice greatly when the Osiris Nu repulseth the Crocodile. The Osiris Nu hath the amulet(?) of the G.o.d, and the cloud of Nebt shall not come nigh unto him, and the divine guardians of the mansions of the sky shall not destroy him.
The Osiris Nu is a divine being whose face is hidden, and he dwelleth within the Great House [as] the chief of the Shrine of the G.o.d. The Osiris Nu carrieth the words of the G.o.ds to Ra, and he cometh and maketh supplication unto the divine lord with the words of his message. The Osiris Nu is strong of heart, and he maketh his offering at the moment among those who perform the ceremonies of sacrifice.”
[THIS CHAPTER] SHALL BE SAID OVER A FIGURE OF THE DECEASED WHICH SHALL BE PLACED IN [A MODEL OF] THE BOAT OF THE SUN, AND BEHOLD, [HE THAT RECITETH IT] SHALL BE WASHED, AND SHALL BE CEREMONIALLY PURE, AND HE SHALL HAVE BURNT INCENSE BEFORE RA, AND SHALL HAVE OFFERED WINE, AND CAKES, AND ROASTED FOWL FOR THE JOURNEY [OF THE DECEASED] IN THE BOAT OF RA. NOW, EVERY _KHU_ FOR WHOM SUCH THINGS ARE DONE SHALL HAVE AN EXISTENCE AMONG THE LIVING ONES, AND HE SHALL NEVER PERISH, AND HE SHALL HAVE A BEING LIKE UNTO THAT OF THE HOLY G.o.d; NO EVIL THING WHATSOEVER SHALL ATTACK HIM. AND HE SHALL BE LIKE UNTO A HAPPY _KHU_ IN AMENTET, AND HE SHALL NOT DIE A SECOND TIME. HE SHALL EAT AND HE SHALL DRINK IN THE PRESENCE OF OSIRIS EACH DAY; HE SHALL BE BORNE ALONG WITH THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND OF THE SOUTH EACH AND EVERY DAY; HE SHALL QUAFF WATER AT THE FOUNTAIN-HEAD; HE SHALL COME FORTH BY DAY EVEN AS DOTH HORUS; HE SHALL LIVE AND SHALL BECOME LIKE UNTO G.o.d; AND HE SHALL BE HYMNED BY THE LIVING ONES, EVEN AS IS RA EACH AND EVERY DAY CONTINUALLY AND REGULARLY FOREVER.
Sailing In The Great Boat
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 28).]
THE CHAPTER OF SAILING IN THE GREAT BOAT OF RA TO Pa.s.s OVER THE CIRCLE OF BRIGHT FLAME. The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, saith:
”[Hail], ye bright and s.h.i.+ning flames that keep your place behind Ra, and which slay behind him, the boat of Ra is in fear of the whirlwind and the storm; s.h.i.+ne ye forth, then, and make [ye yourselves] visible. I have come [daily] along with the G.o.d Sek-hra from the bight of his holy lake, and I have seen the Maat [G.o.ddesses] pa.s.s along, and the lion-G.o.ds who belong unto them. Hail, thou that dwellest in the coffer who hast mult.i.tudes of plants(?), I have seen [what is] there. We rejoice, and their princes rejoice greatly, and their lesser G.o.ds(?) are glad. I have made a way in front of the boat of Ra, I have lifted myself up into his divine Disk, I s.h.i.+ne brightly through his splendors; he hath furnished himself with the things which are his, taking possession thereof as the lord of right and truth. And behold, O ye company of the G.o.ds, and thou ancestor of the G.o.ddess Isis,(124) grant ye that he may bear testimony to his father, the lord of those who are therein. I have weighed the ... in him [as] chief, and I have brought to him the G.o.ddess Tefnut and he liveth. Behold, come, come, and declare before him the testimony of right and truth of the lord Tem. I cry out at eventide and at his hour, saying, Grant ye unto me that I may come. I have brought unto him the jaws of the pa.s.sages of the tomb; I have brought unto him the bones which are in Annu (Heliopolis); I have gathered together for him his manifold parts; I have driven back for him the serpent fiend Apep; I have spit upon his gashes for him; I have made my road and I have pa.s.sed in among you. I am he who dwelleth among the G.o.ds, come, let [me] pa.s.s onward in the boat, the boat of the lord Sa.
Behold, O Heru-ur, there is a flame, but the fire hath been extinguished.
I have made [my] road, O ye divine fathers and your divine apes! I have entered upon the horizon, and I have pa.s.sed on to the side of the divine princes, and I have borne testimony unto him that dwelleth in his divine boat. I have gone forward over the circle of bright flame which is behind the lord of the lock of hair which moveth round about. Behold, ye who cry out over yourselves, ye worms in [your] hidden places, grant ye that I may pa.s.s onward, for I am the mighty one, the lord of divine strength, and I am the spiritual body (_sah_) of the lord of divine right and truth made by the G.o.ddess Uatchit. His strength which protecteth is my strength which protecteth, which is the strength which protecteth Ra. [Grant ye that I may be in the following of Ra], and grant ye that I may go round about with him in Sekhet-hetep [and in] the two lands. [I am] a great G.o.d, and [I have been] judged by the company of his G.o.ds; grant that divine, sepulchral meals may be given unto me.”
Of The Four Flames