Egyptian Ideas of the Future LifeBudge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir
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Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life
Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir
Egypt -- Religion; Eschatology, Egyptian; Future life
"O Nut-urt, [Footnote: The name of a lake in the first section of
Sekhet-Aaru.] I have entered into thee and I have reckoned up my
harvest, and I go forward to Uakh. [Footnote: The name of a lake in
the second section of Sekhet-Aaru.] I am the Bull enveloped in
turquoise, the lord of the Field of the Bull, the lord of the divine
speech of the goddess Septet (Sothis) at her hours. O Uakh, I have
entered into thee, I have eaten my bread, I have gotten the mastery
over choice pieces of the flesh of oxen and of feathered fowl, and the
birds of Shu have been given unto me; I follow after the gods, and the
divine 'Doubles' (KAU)."
"O Tohefet, [Footnote: The name of a district in the third section of
Sekhet-Aaru.] I have entered into thee, I array myself in apparel, and
I have guarded myself with the _Sa_ garment of R[=a]; now behold, he
is in heaven, and those who dwell therein follow him, and I also
follow R[=a] in heaven, O Unen-em-hetep, lord of the two lands, I have
entered into thee, and I have plunged into the lakes of Tohesert;
behold me now, for all uncleanness hath departed from me. The Great
God groweth therein, and behold, I have found [food therein]; I have
snared feathered fowl and I feed upon, the finest of them."
"O Qenqentet, [Footnote: The name of a lake in the first section, of
Sekhet-Aaru.] I have entered into thee, and I have seen, the Osiris
[my father], and I have gazed upon my mother, and I have made love. I
have captured the worms and serpents [which are there] and have
delivered myself. I know the name of the god who is opposite to the
goddess Tohesert, who hath straight hair and is provided with horns;
he reapeth, but I both plough and reap."
"O Hast, [Footnote: The name of a lake in the third section of
Sekhet-Aaru.] I have entered into thee, and I have driven back those
who would come to the turquoise [sky]; and I have followed the winds
of the company of the gods. The Great God hath given my head unto me,
and he who hath bound on me my head is the Mighty One with the eyes of
turquoise, that is to say, Ari-en-ab-f (_i.e._, He who doeth as he
pleaseth)."
"O Usert, [Footnote: The name of a lake in the third section of
Sekhet-Aaru.] I have come unto thee at the house where the divine food
is brought unto me."
"O Smam, [Footnote: The name of a lake in the third section of
Sekhet-Aaru.] I have come unto thee. My heart watcheth, and I am
provided with the white crown. I am led into celestial regions, and I
make the things of earth to flourish; and there is joy of heart for
the Bull, and for celestial beings, and for the company of the gods. I
am the god who is the Bull, the lord of the gods as he goeth forth
from the turquoise [sky]."
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