Legends of the Gods: The Egyptian Texts, edited with TranslationsBudge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir
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Legends of the Gods: The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations
Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir
Egyptian literature -- Translations into English; Mythology, Egyptian
Be vomited, O poison, I adjure thee to come forth on the earth. Horus
uttereth a spell over thee, Horus hacketh thee in pieces, he spitteth
upon thee; thou shalt not rise up towards heaven, but shalt totter
downwards, O feeble one, without strength, cowardly, unable to fight,
blind, without eyes, and with thine head turned upside down. Lift not
up thy face. Get thee back quickly, and find not the way. Lie down in
despair, rejoice not, retreat speedily, and show not thy face because
of the speech of Horus, who is perfect in words of power. The poison
rejoiced, [but] the heart[s] of many were very sad thereat. Horus hath
smitten it with his magical spells, and he who was in sorrow is [now]
in joy. Stand still then, O thou who art in sorrow, [for] Horus hath
been endowed with life. He coineth charged, appearing himself to
overthrow the Sebiu fiends which bite. All men when they see Ra praise
the son of Osiris. Get thee back, Worm, and draw out thy poison which
is in all the members of him that is under the knife. Verily the might
of the word of power of Horus is against thee. Vomit thou, O Enemy, get
thee back, O poison.
9. THE CHAPTER OF CASTING A SPELL ON THE CAT.
Recite [the following formula]:--
"Hail, Ra, come to thy daughter! A scorpion hath stung her on a
lonely road. Her cry hath penetrated the heights of heaven, and is
heard along the paths. The poison hath entered into her body, and
circulateth through her flesh. She hath set her mouth against
it;[FN#200] verily the poison is in her members.
[FN#200] i.e., she hath directed her words against it.
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