CHAPTER XXI.

[From the Papyrus of Nu (Brit. Mus. No. 10,477, sheet 9). ]
In the Papyrus of Ani the XXIst Chapter follows the XXIInd, but it is there given without title and without vignette; in the Turin papyrus published by Lepsius (J'odtenbuch, Bl. 14) the XXIst and XXIInd Chapters are quite distinct, and each has its own title, while a single vignette stands over both.
Vignette: The deceased standing in the presence of a beatified person, who holds the symbol of life in one hand, and a staff in the other. A priest is holding in his right hand the UR-HEKAU instrument, and is about to touch the mouth of the deceased; in his left hand he holds a vase of ointment. (From Lepsius, Zodtenbuch, Bl. 14.) The ur-HEKAU instrument, w¢., “the Mighty one of Enchantments,” was made in the form of a ram-headed serpent, and it was believed to possess magical powers.
Text: (1) Tue CHApreR OF GIVING A MOUTH TO THE OVERSEER OF THE HOUSE OF THE OVERSEER OF
xxi] THE GIVING OF A MOUTH TO THE DECEASED I3I
THE SEAL, NU, TRIUMPHANT, (2) IN THE UNDERWORLD. He saith :—
“Homage to thee, O thou lord of brightness, thou “who art at the head of the Great House, prince of the “night and of thick darkness! I have come unto thee “being a pure (3) khu. Thy two hands are behind “thee, and thou hast thy lot with [thy] ancestors. O “orant thou unto me my mouth that I may speak “therewith; and guide thou to me my heart at the “season when there is (4) cloud and darkness.”