CHAPTER XLII,

[From the Papyrus of Nu (Brit. Mus. No. 10,477, sheet 6). ]
Vignette : The deceased standing before Osiris with his left
hand raised to his mouth; or the deceased holding a serpent in
his hands; or the deceased addressing a serpent which has its
head turned away ; or the deceased drawing a cord from round the top of a fet (?), emblem of stability.!
Text: (1) THe CHAPTER OF DRIVING BACK THE (2) SLAUGHTERINGS WHICH ARE PERFORMED IN SUTEN- HENEN. Osiris Nu, triumphant, saith :—
“O thou land of the Sceptre (literally, wood)! O “thou White Crown of the divine form! O thou rest- “ing place of the boat! I am the Child, (3) I am the “ Qhild, I am the Child, I am the Child. Hail, Abu-ur, “thou sayest day by day: ‘The slaughter-block is made
1 For these see Naville, op. cit., Bd. I. Bl, 57.
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“ready as thou knowest, and thou hast come to decay.’ “T am (4) Ra, the stablisher of those who praise | him]. “Tam the knot of the god within the Aser tree, the “doubly beautiful one, who is more splendid than “yesterday (say four times). I am Ra, the stablisher ‘‘of those who praise [him]. (5) I am the knot of the “ood within the Aser tree, and my going forth is the ‘going forth [of Ra] on this day.”
‘My hair is the hair of Nu. My face is the face of “the Disk. My eyes are the eyes of (6) Hathor. My “ears are the ears of Ap-uat.! My nose is the nose of “Khenti-khas. My lips are the lips of Anpu. My “teeth are the teeth of (7) Serget.2 My neck is the “neck of the divine goddess Isis. My hands are the “hands of Ba-neb-Tattu.* My fore-arms are the fore- ‘arms of Neith,' the Lady of Sais. My backbone is (8) the backbone of Suti. My phallus is the phallus ~ “of Osiris. My reins are the reins of the Lords of ‘“Kher-iha. My chest is the chest of the Mighty one “of Terror. (9) My belly and back are the belly and “back of Sekhet. My buttocks are the buttocks of the “Hye of Horus. My hips and legs are the hips and “leos of Nut. My feet are the feet of (10) Ptah. [My “fingers| and my leg-bones are the [fingers and] leg-
1 T.e., ‘the opener of the roads,”
sometimes identified with Osiris.
2 The Scorpion goddess.
3 T.e., “Ram, Lord of Tattu,” a name of Osiris.
4 One of the oldest goddesses of Egypt. She was the goddess of hunting and weaving, but was identified with many other goddesses such as Isis, Meh-urt, and their attributes were assigned to her,
a jackal-headed god who is
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“bones of the Living Gods. There is no member of my ‘body which is not the member of some god. The god “Thoth shieldeth my body (11) altogether, and I am “Ra day by day. I shall not be dragged back by my “arms, and none shall lay violent hold upon my hands. “And shall-do me hurt neither men, nor gods, (12) nor “the sainted dead, nor those who have perished, nor “any one of those of ancient times, nor any mortal, “nor any human being. I (13) am he who cometh “forth, advancing, whose name is unknown. I am “Yesterday, and Seer of millions of years is my name. “T pass along, I pass along the paths of the divine “celestial judges. (14) I am the lord of eternity, and “T decree and I judge like the god Khepera. I am the “Jord of the Ureret crown. I am he who dwelleth in “the Utchat [and in the Ege, in the Utchat and in the “ Kee, and it is given unto me to live [with] them. I “am he that dwelleth in the Utchat when it closeth, “and I exist by the strength thereof. I come forth and “JT shine; I enter in.and I come to life. I am in the ‘ Utchat],' my seat is (15) upon my throne, and I sit in “the abode of splendour (?) before it. I am Horus and “(I) traverse millions of years. I have given the “decree [for the stablishing of] my throne and I am the “ruler thereof; and in very truth, my mouth keepeth “an even balance both in speech (16) and in silence. “Tn very truth, my forms are inverted. I am Un-nefer,
! The words within brackets are supplied from the Papyrus of Mes-em-neter.
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“from one season even unto another, and what I have “is within me; [I am] (17) the only One, who pro- “ceedeth from an only One who goeth round about in “his course. J am he who dwelleth in the Utchat, no “evil thing of any form or kind shall spring up against ‘me, and no baleful object, and no harmful thing, and “no disastrous thing shall happen unto (18) me. I “open the door in heaven, I govern my throne, and I “open up [the way] for the births [which take place] “on this day. JI am (?) the child who marcheth along “the road of Yesterday. [I am] To-day for untold “nations and peoples. (19) I am he who protecteth “you for millions of years, and whether ye be denizens ‘of the heavens, or of the earth, or of the south, or of “the (20) north, or of the east, or of the west, the fear ‘of me is in your bodies. I am he whose being has ‘been moulded in his eye, and I shall not die again. ‘My moment is in your bodies, but my (21) forms are “in my place of habitation. I am he who cannot be ‘known, but the Red Ones have their faces directed “towards me. JI am the unveiled one. The season ‘wherein [the god] created the heavens for me (22) and ‘enlarged the bounds of the earth and made great the “progeny thereof cannot be found out; but they fail “and are not united [again]. My name setteth itself “apart from all things [and from] the great evil [which ‘is in| the mouths [of men] by reason of the speech “which I address (23) unto you. I am he who riseth ‘and shineth, the wall which cometh out of a wall, an
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“only One who proceedeth from an only One. There “is never a day that passeth without (24) the things “which appertain unto him being therein; passing, “ passing, passing, passing. Verily I say unto thee, I ‘‘am the Sprout which cometh forth from Nu, and my “Mother is Nut. Hail, O (25) my Creator, I am he “who hath no power to walk, the great Knot who is “within yesterday. The might of my strength is “within my hand. I myself am not known, but I am “he who knoweth thee. (26) I cannot be held with “the hand, but I am he who ean hold thee in his hand. “Hail, O Ege! Hail, O Egg! I am Horus, he who “Jiveth for millions of years, whose flame shineth upon ‘you (27) and bringeth your hearts to me. I have the “command of my throne and I advance at this season, “T have opened a path, and I have delivered myself “from all evil things. (28) I am the dog-headed “ape of gold three palms and two fingers [high], “which hath neither arms nor legs and dwelleth “in Het-ka-Ptah (Memphis), and I go forth as “ooeth forth the dog-headed ape that dwelleth in “ Het-ka-Ptah.”
In the Papyrus of Ani, sheet 32, only a portion of this Chapter is given, i.e., the section which gives the names of the deities with whom the various members of the body of the deceased are identified. This section is arranged in tabular form, and carefully drawn vignettes giving pictures of the gods mentioned are
added.
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Nu. Ra. Hathor, Ap-uat. Anubis, Serqet. Isis.
Vignette: The god Nu.
Text: (Ll) The hair of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the hair of Nu.
Vignette : Ra, hawk-headed, and wearing a disk.
Text: (2) The face of Osiris, the scribe Ani, trium- phant, is the face of Ra.
Vignette : The goddess Hathor, with horns and a disk on her head.
Text: (3) The eyes of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the eyes of Hathor.
Vignette : The god Ap-uat, jackal-headed, on a standard.
Text: (4) The ears of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the ears of Ap-uat.
Vignette : The god Anpu, jackal-headed.
Text: (5) The lips of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the lips of Anpu.
Vignette : The scorpion-goddess Serqet holding the em- blems of life and eternity.
Text: (6) The teeth of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the teeth of Serqet.
Vignette : The goddess Isis.
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Phexte the neck of Isis.
) The neck of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is
Ba-neb Uatchet, Mert, Neith, Set. A lord of Mighty One Tattu, Kheraha, of Terror,
Vignette: A ram-headed god, having a serpent between his horns.
Text: (8) The hands of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the hands of Ba-neb-Tattu.
Vignette : The goddess Uatchet.
Text: (9) The shoulder of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the shoulder of Uatchet.
Vignette : The goddess Mert standing on the symbol of gold; her hands are outstretched, and she has on her head a cluster of plants.
Text: (10) The throat of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the throat of Mert.
Vignette : The goddess Neith.
Text: (11) The fore-arms of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the fore-arms of the lady of Sais.
Vignette : The god Set.
Text: (12) The backbone of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the backbone of Set,
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Vignette: A god,
Text: (13) The chest of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the chest of the lords of Kheraha.
Vignette: A god.
Text: (14) The flesh of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the flesh of the Mighty One of Terror.
Sekhet, Eye of Osiris. Nut. Ptah. Orion, The Living Horus, Uraei,
Vignette : A goddess wearing the solar disk.
Text: (15) The reins and back of Osiris Ani, trium- phant, are the reins and back of Sekhet.
Vignette : An Utchat upon a pylon.
Text: (16) The buttocks of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the buttocks of the Eye of Horus.
Vignette : Osiris, wearing the Atef crown and holding the flail and crook. :
Text: (17) The phallus of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the phallus of Osiris.
Vignette : The goddess Nut.
Text : (18) The legs of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the legs of Nut.
Vignette: The god Ptah, standing on the pedestal of Maat,
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Text: (19) The feet of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the feet of Ptah.
Vignette : The star Orion.
Text: (20) The fingers of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the fingers of Orion.
Vignette : Three uraei.
Text: (21) The leg-bones of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the leg-bones of the living uraei.
In the Papyrus of Ani, following immediately after the tabulated form of Chapter XLIL., is a vignette in which four dog-headed apes are seen seated each at a corner of the Lake of Fire. The text below it is in that of the Rubric which usually follows the last section of Chapter CXXYV., though from its position in the papyrus it would seem to be connected in some way with Chapter XLII. The vignette is given below, but the translation of the text will be found at the end of Chapter CXXYV.
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