A full analysis of this literary composition has also been given by Dr. Samuel Birch, in his Introduction to the “_Rhind Papyri_,” London, 1863. The Paris manuscript is as yet unpublished, but a copy of it will be produced ere long by the present translator. A few passages corrupted by the ancient scribe have been restored from copies of the same text, which are in the Egyptian Museum of the Louvre. The “Book of Respirations” has a great analogy with that of the “Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys.” It not only makes allusion to the _formulæ_ and acts by means of which the resurrection is effected, but also treats of the life after death, thus greatly increasing our knowledge of the religious system of the ancient Egyptians. THE BOOK OF RESPIRATIONS 1 Commencement of the Book of Respirations made by Isis for her brother Osiris, to give life to his soul, to give life to his body, to rejuvenate all his members anew; that he may reach the horizon with his father, the Sun; that his soul may rise to Heaven in the disk of the Moon; that his body may shine in the stars of Orion on the bosom of Nu-t;(663) in order that this may also happen to the Osiris, divine Father, Prophet of Ammon-Ra, King of the gods, Prophet of Khem, of Ammon-Ra, bull of his mother, in his great abode, Asar-aau, justified, Son of the Prophet of the same order, Nes-paut-ta-ti, justified, Conceal (it), conceal (it)! Let it not be read by anyone. It is profitable to the person who is in the divine Nether-World. He liveth in reality millions of times anew. 2 Words spoken: Hail to the Osiris N!(664) thou art pure; thy heart is pure, thy fore-part is purified, thy hind-part is cleansed, thy middle is in _Bat_(665) and natron. No member in thee is faulty. The Osiris N is (made) pure by the lotions from the Fields of Peace, at the North of the Fields of Sanehem-u.(666) The goddesses Uati (and) Suben have purified thee at the eighth hour of the night and at the eighth hour of the day. Come Osiris N! Thou dost enter the Hall of the Two Goddesses of Truth. Thou art purified of all sin, of all crime. Stone of Truth is thy name. 3 Hail to the Osiris N! Thou, being very pure, dost enter the Lower Heaven. The Two goddesses of Justice have purified thee in the Great Hall. A purification hath been made to thee in the Hall of Seb. Thy members have been purified in the Hall of Shu.(667) Thou seest Rā in his setting, (as) Atum(668) in the evening. Ammon is near to thee, to give thee breath, Ptah, to form thy members. Thou dost enter the horizon with the Sun. Thy soul is received in the bark Neshem(669) with Osiris. Thy soul is divinized in the Hall of Seb. Thou art justified forever and ever.