CHAPTER VIII.

[From the Papyrus of Ani (Brit. Mus. No. 10,470, sheet 18).]
Vignette : The emblem of Amenta, towards which Ani, clad in white and holding a staff in his left hand and a bandlet in the right, is walking.
Text; (1) THE CHAPTER OF PASSING THROUGH Awenter [AND COMING FoRTH] BY DAY. Saith Osiris Ani :—
“The city of Unnu (Hermopolis) is opened. My “head (2) is sealed up, O Thoth, and strong is the Eye “of Horus. Ihave delivered the Eye of Horus which “shineth with splendours on the forehead of Ra, “(3) the father of the gods. I am the same Osiris, “the dweller in Amentet. Osiris knoweth his day, and “that he shall live through his period of life; and “shall not I do likewise? (4) I am the Moon-god, “who dwelleth among the gods, I shall not perish. “Stand up, therefore, O Horus, for [Osiris] hath “reckoned thee among the gods,”
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