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
1 O Rā, open to his spirit, for the royal Osiris knows what there
is in the empyrean, he is the great mummy, Osiris, the King of the
Ament; he is Osiris, he is perfect like Osiris, he is blessed like
Osiris, his club is that of Osiris, his sword is that of
Chentament, his sceptre is that of Sahou, he is the great one, the
King of the blessed, for he is the original one, he who knows the
mysteries, the greatest of the holy ones in the empyrean. He is
happy, the spirit Keschi who makes his own law in the Ament, he
speaks to what is born of him,(656) Osiris Chentament.
2 Hail to thee, inhabitant of the empyrean, praised be what is in
thee; hail to thee, inhabitant of the empyrean, the weeping gods
cut their hair in honor of thee, they clap their hands, they
revere thee, they weep before thee, thy spirit rejoices in their
fear, thy body is blessed.
3 Hail to thee, inhabitant of the empyrean, god seated upon his
throne, who boldest the sceptre _hik_,(657) King of the empyrean,
Prince of the Aker, great Prince crowned with the _urer_,(658)
great god who hides his dwelling, Lord of wisdom, Chief of the
powers.
4 Hail to the inhabitant of the empyrean, thy son Horus rests in
thee, thou communicatest thy orders to him, thou permittest him to
shine like An of the empyrean, the great star who creates his
names,(659) who knows the empyrean and who traverses the interior
of it, he, the son of Rā, proceeding from Tum. The royal Osiris is
thy son, thou communicatest thy orders to him, thou permittest him
to shine like An of the heavens, the great star who creates his
names,(660) who knows the empyrean and who traverses the interior
of it, he the son of Rā, proceeding from Tum. He rests in the
empyrean, he rejoices in the dusk, he enters in there and comes
forth, the arms of Tonen receive him, the blessed lift him, they
stretch out their hands toward him, the ...(661) guide him. Praise
him ye blessed, exalt the royal Osiris, ye blessed! Rejoice over
him, as over Rā, extol him like Osiris, he has placed your
offerings before you, he accords you the favor of receiving your
portion as his father Rā commanded. He is his darling, he is his
descendant upon the earth, and the blessed show him the way. Let
him arrive in the empyrean, and let him penetrate into the good
Ament. The royal Osiris fixes the crown upon the head of Osiris,
he offers his casket to Seb, he presents Sah with the sceptre, he
gives the royal diadem to him whose name is Ammon.
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