Book of the Dead - Hymn To Osiris Un-Nefer

Hymn To Osiris Un-Nefer

A Hymn of Praise to Osiris Un-Nefer, the great god who dwelleth in Abtu, the king of eternity, the lord of everlastingness, who traverseth millions of years in his existence !hou art the eldest son of the womb of Nut !hou was begotten by "eb, the #r$at !hou art the lord of the Urrt %rown !hou art he whose &hite %rown is lofty !hou art the "ing 'Ati( of gods )and* men !hou hast gained $ossession of the sce$tre of rule, and the whi$, and the rank and dignity of thy divine fathers !hy heart is ex$anded with +oy, O thou who art in the kingdom of the dead !hy son Horus is firmly $laced on thy throne !hou hast ascended thy throne as the ,ord of !etu, and as the He- who dwelleth in Abydos !hou makest the !wo ,ands to flourish through !ruth-s$eaking, in the $resence of him who is the ,ord to the Uttermost ,imit !hou drawest on that which hath not yet come into being in thy name of .!a-her-sta-nef . !hou governest the !wo ,ands by /aat in thy name of .0eker . !hy $ower is wide-s$read, thou art he of whom the fear is great in thy name of .Usar. 'or .Asar.( !hy existence endureth for an infinite number of double henti $eriods in thy name of .Un-Nefer . Homage to thee, "ing of "ings, and ,ord of ,ords, and Prince of Princes !hou hast ruled the !wo ,ands from the womb of the goddess Nut !hou hast governed the ,ands of Akert !hy members are of silver-gold, thy head is of la$is-la1uli, and the crown of thy head is of tur-uoise !hou art An of millions of years !hy body is all $ervading, O 2eautiful 3ace in !atchesert 4rant thou to me glory in heaven, and $ower u$on earth, and truth-s$eaking in the 5ivine Underworld, and )the $ower to* sail down the river to !etu in the form of a living 2asoul, and )the $ower to* sail u$ the river to Abydos in the form of a 2enu bird, and )the $ower to* $ass in through and to $ass out from, without obstruction, the doors of the lords of the !uat ,et there be given unto me bread-cakes in the House of 6efreshing, and se$ulchral offerings of cakes and ale, and $ro$itiatory offerings in Anu, and a $ermanent homestead in 0ekhet-Aaru, with wheat and barley therein- to the 5ouble of the Osiris, the scribe Ani