Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
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Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
Egyptian literature -- Translations into English
4 The two gods speak to the royal Osiris, they rejoice on seeing
him, this blessed, perfect spirit; (they say to him:) This is one
of us. The gods speak to the royal Osiris, they rejoice when they
see him, him, the splendor of Rā, the splendor of the two
goddesses that appears in Heset,(643) the supplicant Heset
addresses the guardians who watch over the doors, who devour souls
and who swallow the shades of the dead; when they approach them,
they are led by them to the place of destruction: O guardians who
watch over your doors, who swallow souls and devour the shades of
the dead; when they approach you, you lead them to the place of
destruction; Oh! allow this blessed this most holy spirit, to be
in the dwelling of the Akher;(644) it is a spirit like Rā glorious
like Osiris. This is what Heset the supplicant says before the
royal Osiris.
5 O Heset, make him come, O Heset, guide the royal Osiris, O Heset
open to him the empyrean, give him the lot of the god of the
empyrean; he puts the veil _nems_(645) upon his head at the bottom
of the dwelling of the Ament. Hail to thee, he has reached thee;
Heset, guide him on the good way, he speaks to thee, he glorifies
thee by his invocations, and thou rejoicest on seeing his spirit;
Heset, the supplicant, open the doors which are in the empyrean,
open his spheres to him, for the club is in the hand of Osiris,
and he grasps his lance; his club strikes the enemies, and his
lance destroys the rebels; his dwelling is that of the god of the
two horizons; his throne is Rā’s throne; for he is the Horus of
the two horizons.(646) He is beautiful, this spirit, he is
perfect, he is powerful in both his hands.
6 The two great gods speak to the royal Osiris; they rejoice on
his account; they celebrate his victorious strength, they give him
their protection, they send him their spirit of life; (they say to
him:) He is brilliant like the spirit of the horizon that is the
dwelling of Rā in the heavens;(647) they communicate their words
to him, they give him the power by their authority. He opens the
door of heaven and earth like his father Rā; a spirit shining in
the place where they burn the offerings, in the arms of Osiris.
The royal Osiris rests in the mysterious dwelling, he shines like
the god of the luminary, the dwelling of Rā of the horizon.(648)
The royal Osiris is Rā; and reciprocally, he is the spirit of
Osiris, he rests (in him).
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