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The Burden of Isis Being The Laments of Isis and Nephthys
The Burden of Isis Being The Laments of Isis and Nephthys
The Burden of Isis Being The Laments of Isis and Nephthys
XTbe
Edited
L.
Dr.
of
tbe
East
Series
by
CRANMER-BYNG
S.
A.
KAPADIA
THE
BURDEN
OF
ISIS
WISDOM
THE
THE
OF
JAMES
P.
DUTTON
EGYPTIAN
INTRODUCTION
AN
TEACKLE
NEW
E.
THE
FROM
WITH
OF
NEPHTHYS
AND
TRANSLATED
BY
LAMENTS
THE
ISIS
ISIS
OF
BURDEN
BEING
EAST
DENNIS
YORK
AND
1910
COMPANY
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PEINTED
WATSON
HAZELL,
LONDON
BY
AND
AND
ENGLAND.
I */"l
AYLESBURY,
V1NEY,
LD.,
TO
MY
WIFE,
MANY
HAPPY
THIS
VOLUME
IN
DAYS
IS
DEDICATED
SHARER
THE
OF
EGYPT,
LOVINGLY
CONTENTS
PAGE
Introduction
The
Nephthys
Isis
Laments
of
20
and
.
The
28
Chants
Osiris-Sokar
Hymn
.52
to
,
EDITORIAL
of
object
THE
things
be
the
of
this
but
They
of
Oriental
that
true
nor
fears
colour.
for
"
thought
spirit
best
Finally,
in
of
the
pains
no
specialists
at
NORTHBROOK
for
"
the
to
which
in
the
ledge
know-
revival
spared
given
wish
to
of
S.
A.
KAPADIA.
of
despises
and
and
press
CRANMER-BYNG.
they
creed
L.
W.
sphere,
neither
hand.
Piccadilly,
In
another
treatment
old
lofty philosophy
Series, they
been
and
Action.
deeper
all
the
example
reception
SOCIETY,
185
own
help
thanking
East
have
of
and
of
cordial
very
West
"
books
and
that
Charity
nations
the
subjects
of
these
good-will
highest
may
the
Wisdom
that
the
is
above
of
their
ideals
great
desire
new
confident
are
the
the
in
of
followers
land.
of
and
series
way,
East
and
endeavour,
are
humble
between
Thought
this
They
one.
ambassadors
understanding
world
of
Editors
their
in
that,
shall
the
definite
very
NOTE
secure
the
public
to
to
the
state
the
various
OF
BURDEN
THE
ISIS
INTRODUCTION
Of
all
from
the
the
religious
Prehistoric
period
oldest
the
times,
Egyptian
that
was
Isis
Osiris,
became
local
only
cult
of
favourite
history,
the
the
received
The
states
i.e.
"
in
tion
venera-
though
early
an
of
all
period
Egypt
and
remained
Osiris
of
that
even
of
worship
three,
at
thousand
did
only
not
and
legends
additions
the
that
Earth
old
form
in
Osiris
and
of
lost
was
Heaven
9
faith
interpolations
much
which
but
cults,
Osirian
the
in
occur
these
and
faith
Egyptian
changes
with
origin
of
years
many
connected
simplest
Nut
rivalling
many
thus
and
the
particularly,
more
many
ceremonies
also
held
most
times.
During
the
Isis,
Roman
into
These
gods,
existed
that
down
with
deities
always,
later
one
Horus.
prominent
the
us
the
connected
and
primarily
in
and
beliefs
it
the
of
4s
son
of
its
purity.
preserved
of
whom
Seb
to
and
were
INTRODUCTION
10
born
also
he
as
their
It
that
told
found
he
country,
with
ignorance,
sunk
it
Egypt
he
whence
that
to
came
and
barbarism
in
strength,
through
of
that
but
law
no
married
daughters.
their
when
but
of
feature
often
of
ruler
chose
Set
this
to
occasionallyalso
is not
came
due
Pharaohs
the
first divine
the
was
Sutekh,
or
Isis, while
sister
probably
is
sisters, and
Osiris
he
his
married
Nephthys.
the
legend
Set,
called.
is also
Osiris
and
Isis, Nephthys
He
went
everywhere.
the
land
settling quarrels, organizing government,
and
customs,
teaching polite manners
dictating laws and civilizingthe people.
jealous of the renown
Set, his brother, became
of the
because
hated
him
of Osiris, and
good
and
poverty
had
he
done
Assisted
"
and
the
by
"
"
enemies
or
resolved
evil
foes
"
his
upon
destruction.
demons
(the
spirits, or
of the
structed
chants), Set conexactly the size and shape
large chest
at
Osiris ; and
a
of the
body of his brother
feast
given by the latter, he offered to present
the
to
the
was
richly adorned,
chest, which
No
whose
was
one
one
body it best fitted.
a
successful
until
Set
it, and
closed
it from
bore
the
Nile.
taking
to
be
with
cared
the
entered
Osiris
with
the
help
Horus,
in
her
Buto,
evil
of the
the
her
chest, when
son,
it into
cast
Delta,
the
whom
according
spirits
she
to
left
some
legends
or
he
was
say
of learning.
others
Thoth,
god
and
searched
boat
Delta.
Before
the
she
which
husband,
OF
LEGEND
THE
it
could
Nile
OSIRIS
left
with
Tehuti,
Isis
then
took
for
the
body
found
ultimately
be
11
of her
in
interred, however,
the
it
divided
the
then
body
by Set, who
scattered
them
into
fourteen
over
portions, and
Isis
the
whole
of Egypt.
Again the bereaved
band's
husfor the pieces of her
commenced
search
a
body, and found thirteen ; the fourteenth
unable
to
find, it
piece, the phallus, she was
by fish.
having been eaten
Wherever
a
fragment of the body of Osiris
his
erected
to
there
was
found, a temple was
the head
(or according to some
as
; and
memory
found
at
authorities, the
Abydos,
heart) was
that
considered
as
especially sacred,
city was
and
of his worship.
the
centre
was
his
and
of Osiris
Isis, avenged
son
Horus,
father's
death
by ultimately slaying Set ; while
in
Osiris, miraculously resurrected
by Horus
the
world
underthe
over
regions of the dead, ruled
and
its inhabitants.
Such, briefly,is the
have
But
the cult could
never
legend of Osiris.
without
become
national
in character
changing
of any
in
town
Every
city and
many
ways.
had
its own
in Egypt
especial local
prominence
while
received
special worship, even
deity, who
other
admitted
deities
to
exist, though
were
was
stolen
considered
subordinate
to
him
and
at
an
INTRODUCTION
12
early
of
these
Hence
the
date
in
identification
an
great
deity
Greek
times
of
Osiris
became
with
became
But
the
seem
Sokar
god
with
to
later
in
with
an
to
new
Osiris.
of
attributes
as
Osiris
identification
Abydos
of Egypt.
deities
became
"
of
by epithets
various
Horus
in
attributes
those
is addressed
show
the
which
times,
sun
identifications
gained
were
mutated,
Horus-Ra,
he
the priestunder
sun
hood
midday
; and
of Heliopolis, he became
Turn, the setting
even
Isis, also, received
losing his name.
sun,
with
new
qualifications, being often identified
with
identified
Hathor
in turn
(whom the Greeks
Hathor
Aphrodite) ; but the chief places where
DerDendereh
and
at
at
was
worshipped were
western
el-Bahri, in the
portion of Thebes
;
around
while
the worship of Isis centred
Abydos
and
Busiris, the latter being frequently mentioned
also she was
in the liturgies; and
in later times
so
worshipped at Philae ; and her worship was
to be
popular, that long after Egypt had ceased
her gods had
become
a
a
nation, and
by-word,
became
the
Osiris-Sokar,
By this means,
god.
great early religiouscentre
confined
and
local
identified
become
which
these
find
we
the
Ra,
of the
deity ; and
solar deity, and
titles
and
time
of
had
Memphite
not
of
course
EGYPTIAN
there
her
to
It
cult
is
within
this
into
god
less than
no
were
three
the
of
those
of
of Rome
the
the
itself.
attributes
and
another,
which
to
13
walls
merging
Osiris,
into
TRINITIES
their
chants
"
of
one
unification
refer
when
"
attributes
of
the
deities.
speaking of the
The
eating of the fourteenth
fragment of the
body of Osiris by fish is paralleled by a similar
and
Bata," often
legend in the story of
Anpu
"
called
the
The
"
Tale
triad
Egyptian
Isis
and
Thebes
not
was
the
at
of the
belief
Horus,
;
we
and
unusual
an
Brothers."
Two
for
find
other
combination
besides
Amen,
lesser
that
Mut
of
and
triads
in
Osiris,
Khonsu
so
that
when
Christianityreached
Egypt, the trinitarian
idea
found
and
this
ready adherents
;
may
for the strides which
partly account
Christianity
made
in Egypt
almost
before
it had
obtained
a
foothold
and
elsewhere.
The
of
resurrection
his
the
ruling over
is nearly a parallel to
King Minos, and possesses
Osiris
"
INTRODUCTION
14
evil
an
"
"
had
Pharaohs
"
"
Set
name
the
and
of
name
Set
and
used
was
as
others.
unimportant role
Nephthys plays a somewhat
well as
in the Egyptian panin the liturgies,
as
theon,
She
with
Isis.
being usually associated
to have
seems
repudiated Set after the murder
Isis in seeking for
aided
of Osiris, and
to have
the body.
broken
The
continuity of the chants is much
;
it appears
addressed
is due
to
as
if two,
the
at
two
or
even
moment.
same
causes
first,the
identification
attributes
divers
in the
to
the
originally belonging to
of the one
god Osiris
person
fact
these
that
chants
and
of
deities
second,
accompanied
were
of the
forerunner
a
by spectacular performances
Elizabethan
the
of
period.
miracle-plays
the gods
Various
temple officials impersonated
these
certain
were
occasions, and
implored,
on
invoked
or
praised as the living representative
of the
more
frequently the animal
deity. But
sacred
to the god was
brought out and worshipped
for the
for himself, but
not
deity he represented.
"
"
"
"
The
Crocodile
of
of
Hawk
Sebek
at
Horus
at
Edfu,
Crocodilopolis, the
the
Cow
of Hathor,
Bull
the
living counterpart
And
himself.
just
certain
at
frighten
times,
Apis
as
a
for
it
by
the
praised as the
god to represent
Catholic
bell
formerly
was
Devil,
was
his
was
were
15
in Roman
sistrum-bearer
festivals
all
"
chosen
the
away
the
time
IMMORTALITY
OF
CHANTS
in
so
the
churches,
rung
to
Egyptian
prominent at sacred
duty, by shaking the
sistrum,
the
not
to
"
in
"
bearer
"
in these liturgies,
impress one
however, is the deep, sincere religiousfeelingthat
them
the grief for the
lost one,
the
permeates
the
hope of again beholding him, the cry from
heart
the
divine
reliance
for help, the
upon
all-rulingdestiny that shall bring the trial to a
the
happy
triumph of a desire
ending, and
realized
and
a
hope fulfilled : these sentiments,
much
nature
as
a
as
then,
now
part of human
land
of the
of Kem
bring the far-off dwellers
and
at heart
near
feelingto the twentieth-century
What
will
most
"
reader
of
old, the
Egyptian
our
future
where
was
one
the
threshold
absolute
life
daily
life
the
and
endlessness
of
the
For
era.
own
above
all nations
of
it
of
their,
was
matter
spirit that
causes
belief
and
the
in
the
the
mortalit
im-
frequent
INTRODUCTION
16
formula
after
heh
zetta
The
"
two
found
"
their
names
for
ever,
eternal.
in
which
these
discovered
chants
Luxor,
in
Isis
found
were
Passalaqua.
The
period
is
times,
they
We
inside
were
committed
many
believe,
may
already been
reduced
to
written
stage
of
Osiris, by
chants
first
were
in
chants
of
Probably
were
so
The
statue
these
when
verbally from
down
as
demotic.
unknown.
written
handed
and
hieratic
are
Egypt
relatingparticularly to Osiris is
hand
intermediate
representing an
Ankh
"
that
between
M.
living
papyri
both
were
and
in
"
of
many
the
earliest
and
memory,
generation
to
traditions
of olden
however,
that
generation,
time.
they
had
the
texts
to
themselves
and
classic
more
purer
the writings of that
time
that
not
may
are
style
than
written
are
in
most
of
probable
in their
they certainly are
present form
later
than
the
twenty-sixth dynasty, and
probably be as early as the eighteenth or
;
so
that
it is
nineteenth.
The
Osiris
chant,
together
with
one
of
the
INTRODUCTION
18
the
or
senses,
corroborates
"
nassus
five
it
never
rose
toward
tones
embraced
Melody
says,
"
while
him,
fell less
and
and
of the use
a result
probably was
stringed lyre.
To
find
a
probable origin for
turn
and
to
Isis, it may
the
shores
of Mexico
the
three-
legend
of
have
to
to
America
Central
and
bass."
of the
strange
seem
of
-half
one
toward
This
Osiris
Halicar-
interval
an
three
than
more
high,
Cassius
planets. Dion
Dionysos of
seven
the ruined
cities of the ancient
yet there, among
civilization, according to Le
Mayan
Plongeon,
are
temples
two
bearing
historical
inscriptions
the
correspond with
The
Egyptian legend.
king, ruling well and
wisely, is slain and dismembered
by his brother,
and
the sister-wife,after finding the body, erected
and
it a pyramid
over
sphinx, the latter with a
head
human
a
on
leopard's body ; after which
which
she
in
travelled
race
that
where
between
eastward,
had
settled
lived
she
killed
Mayans
details
many
in
his
the
his
until
there
her
usurping
stead.
The
of
colonies
the
to
centuries
death.
Her
uncle, and
points
her
before
son
mately
ulti-
ruled
the
of resemblance
to
too
numerous
legends are
the Mayan
the period when
here ; but
name
as
thousand
took
events
ten
place is about
years
from
before Christ, if the legends arose
one
mon
comit would
source
give ample time for history
to become
merged into myth.
two
OSIRIS
Whatever
be
however,
did
it
much
is
rulers
of
ideas,
who
to
simply
being
might
have
put
his
the
as
to
Had
living
him
into
for
eventually
to
of
her
existence
of
duty,
the
Pharaohs
the
his
overwhelmed
great
his
science
con-
instead
centuries
as
and
tried
death,
many
it
in
his
after
of
advanced
Osiris,
as
which
decline
one
he
theory
upon
period
belief,
nature,
is
belief
martyr
survived
of
this
far-seeing,
merged
end
forces
the
the
which
an
beginning
people.
emulate
cataclysms
the
regarded
time,
fell
rather
in
to
be
to
old
and
that
belongs
rather
is
Osiris
than
date
and
grafted,
the
believe
us
19
of
of
any
RULER
origin
certain
have
later
Osiris
and
is
would
some
the
typify
not
LIVING
of
Egypt
the
her,
nation.
LAMENTS
THE
OF
ISIS
AND
Pap.
1425)
(Berlin
the
by
his
Glorify
his
Praise
Give
spirit
Place
Give
of
the
Glorious
25th
dead
to
body
title
of
heart
throne
of
power
to
and
Isis
his
Heb
Thentirti
"
and
that
to
Thentirti,3
who
is
called
truthful
"
of
a
Father
Osiris
she
one,
according
acts,
"
Osiris
Within
"
Osiris
nostrils
his
to
the
gods.
A
day
of
shrine
formed
per-
forsaken
the
her
are
the
and
great
Pelses,
also
upon
the
Osiris,
Abydos
every
breath
the
life, stability
Born
of
his
throat
unto
Horus
of
Heb-festivals.2
parched
Nephthys
in
Establish
gladness
of
Give
soul
his
to
his
of
one
every
done
month,
summer
performed
be
to
things
temple
God
great
4th
the
in
likewise
the
glorious
the
of
goddesses
two
Khent-Amentit,1
at
the
concerning
Invocation
NEPHTHYS
special
"
name
festival.
of
Osiris.
20
the
underworld."
words
of
LOVE
THE
Behold
Isis
to
Come
to
the
Behold
from
Behold
excellent
sistrum-bearer
thee
do
"
thou
not
the
beautiful
am
behold
to
thee
prevented
prevented from
am
It is blessed
to
loveth
Come
to
thou
thee
the
one
to
Come
to
to
searching
beholding thee
beholding thee, oh
thee
who
thy sister
thy wife,
thou
and
temple
comest
loveth
behold
An,
!l
who
one
thee, oh thou
oh
who
art
deceased.
thy
to
come
"
thou
of
who
wife
"
makest
the
not
for thee
the
heart
go
about
to
thine,
forth
to
the
at
the
me
face
same
of
the
gods, are
time, when
they
me
sun
of
thy mother,
before
men
weeping
An
the
to
come
"
"
rest.
every
Gods,
for
heart,
my
from
behold
thy
to
beautiful, Un-Nofer,3
Come
depart
come
"
"
Lo, I
thy
one
to
thee
to
come
"
!1
me
Hunnu,2
Come
21
"
temple !
I, tlry sister, love
Lo
ISIS
speaketh,
to thy temple, oh An
thy temple, come
not
are
thy temple, for thine enemies
now,
Come
OF
(or moon)
3
One
god.
of the
titles
of
Name
Osiris.
of
the
sun
god.
22
LAMENTS
Lo, I invoke
heaven,
as
Yet
sister
reacheth
that
Lo I,
voice.
my
all the earth
than
not
more
lovest
thou
wailing
NEPHTHYS
high
"
thee
I love
Surely
with
hearest
thou
And
thee
AND
ISIS
OF
another
not
thy sister,
"
thou
as
dost
thy
thou
dost
thy
Come
to
"
thou
lovest
another
not
as
sister
Behold
now,
Behold
the
speaketh,
Nephthys
"
excellent
sistrum-bearer
thy temple !
Cause
are
thy heart to rejoice,for thy enemies
All thy sister-goddessesare
at
thy side and
thy couch,
thee
with
Calling upon
weeping
yet thou
thy bed !
prostrate upon
"
Hearken
and
by
Subdue
thou
We
Live
Turn
come
before
not
Sweeten
us,
thou
our
one
who
men
before
words
uttered
which
art
us
us
among
bv
hind
be-
is in
hearts
the
sisters,
strong
among
one
sorrow
every
thv
us
beautiful
noble
every
thou
of
Oh
the
unto
not
among
behold
thee, oh
the
thee
gods, strong
"
prince,
lord
our
thee
desiring to behold
thy face before us
away
hearts
when
we
prince !
we
Beautify our hearts when
I, Nephthys, thy sister,I love
behold
behold
thee
;
;
thee, oh
thee
AS
EVEN
Thy
Lo,
foes
I
Behold
heaven
to
me
by
power
festivals
Thy royal
forth
"
Thou
shinest
Glow
thou
Gods
and
Brighten
"
upon
above
us
the
and
thy
eye,
of
Lord
"
the
six
and
by
when
Sunset
Magic
eye
of
Upper
and
Lower
the
fifteen
Ra, the
ness
greatof
power
festivals
lord
thy
"
"
Turn.
beholding
thee
"
shine
two
lands
fitted for
2
The
they
go
the
by
of heaven
like
like
us
are
god.
thy pathways.
Thoth,
God
of
Wisdom.
boat.
Osiris
"
bringing
wearer.
5
thee
of the
us
live
men
sun
Prince
horizons
two
"
of
are
thee
upon
thou
Uazit
name
boat,3 by
"
Iah
behold
of the
possession
thy terrors,
of
thou
would
to
from
of
name
thy
"
soul
thy
Maadet
of
name
attendants
takest
causeth
he
the
thy
means
of
the
within
for
beauties
The
of
beams.
thy
thee
established
Come
Thou
behold
power
from
us
upon
day,
protecteth
the
By
not
shinest
thou
'
every
we
can
"
An
be
Praised
be
one
speaketh,
Isis
now,
Tehuti
remaining.
for
protect thy limbs
is not
I shall
23
eternally.
ever,
Yet
thee
with
am
there
subdued,
are
SUN
THE
Egypt.
health
and
happiness
to
LAMENTS
24
together with
Gods
No
cometh
harm
from
Nor
ISIS
OF
men
with
are
them
unto
NEPHTHYS
AND
thee
from
in
thy journeying
the
thy shining,
celestial
boat
above.
Thy
have
enemies
thee, oh
thou
Come
to
ceased
to
Ra, lord
us
as
be, for I
babe, thou
am
ing
protect-
god.
thee !
Depart not from us who behold
in
There
thee
the strong Orion
proceedeth from
heaven
at
evening, at the resting of every
day !
Lo, it is I, at the approach of the Sothis period,
who
Nor
An
for
him,
I leave
off
thereof.
means
Come
watch
doth
thou
from
us
"
The
likewise
Praise
be
to
Turn
underworld
Boat
of
Ra,
Turn
or
Atum
sun
"
is
no
god
like unto
soul
the
the
thee, oh
Thy
live.
to
and
thy
likenesses
god.
sun,
father
of
Osiris, god
of
Heliopolis.
LAMENTS
26
Come
Sais, oh
to
She
OF
who
also
NEPHTHYS
AND
Osiris, and
called
is
deceased
to
Tarud,
Nisep,
born
of
Pelses,
the
to
Aper, thy city, thy seat, and
temple of Deb !
shalt rest beside
eternally ;
thy mother
and
preserveth thy limbs
procureth terror
thy enemies, for she protecteth thy
among
Come
to
Thou
She
for
members
the
Behold
and
men
the
Heaven
And
thy
Horus
son
earth
and
the
Come
to
as
prince
of
gods
possession of the
magnitude of his
taketh
by
sistrum-bearer
thou
behold
Come,
ever.
excellent
thy temple
He
ISIS
are
barbarians
terrors
filled with
fear
are
the
nomes
submissive
are
children
Thy
terrors.
cities and
of
him,
his
under
gods
among
and
men,
And
the
the
Thy
and
eastern
attributes
of
sisters
two
horizons
western
are
are
among
thy producing ;
at
thy side, purifying thy
soul,
And
thy
There
beer, bulls
proclaimeth
voketh
Horus
admitteth
forth
cometh
"
Tehuti
Horus
son
thee
covereth
with
thy
son
thine
funereal
and
attributes.
for thee
and
geese
thy
Heb-festival,
his
limbs
Horus
"
ings
offer-
other
:
and
in-
protecting formulae
;
with
his protections ;
glorifieththy spirit,
HORUS
And
As
he
avengeth
soul
placed
for
the
the
Come
thy
their
purifying
children,
thy
thou
depart
Lo
from
he
bear
comes
thy
offerings
for
thy
shrine.
secret
arms
of
27
by
name
thy
at
gods,
to
AVENGER
THE
libation
vases
for
spirit.
oh
them.
prince,
our
lord,
nor
CHANTS
THE
Pap.
(B.M.
Beginning
of
Heb-festivals
month
4th
continued
appertains
of
the
26th
the
to
flowing
arms
over
their
crowned
with
instrument
in
upon
of
service
in
praises
before
Isis
the
this
Behold
the
God.
lord
of
being
not
their
shoulders,
and
Nephthys.
Osiris
their
Title
of
Osiris""
Within
28
the
heads
musical
scribed
in-
names
to
them
Let
(Repeat
hair
their
to
lutions,
ab-
their
this
the
utter
writing,
"
four
formula.)
1
utensils
dedicated
say,
which
the
bared,
according
them
the
the
and
day
that
all
forth
and
their
Let
22nd
scarves
arms,
temples
in
and
shoulders
woollen
Abydos,
performed
have
formed
perKhent-
the
bring
the
Osiris,
Purify
day.
who
their
and
on
temple
priestesses,
Nephthys,
of
Inundation,
the
to
during
lord
God,
great
of
temples,
shrine
the
the
the
and
Isis
before
Amentit,1
of
front
in
10188)
underworld."
times
the
Is
temple
(Repeat
Are
four
the
not
and
the
times
in
in
awe
this
earth
on
formula.)
of
the
goddesses,
beautiful, approaching to
this
?
moment
(Repeat
the
shrine
29
great
impersonators
two
Hunnu,2
thy
and
in heaven
great
"
held
priest *
Kher-Heb
his
not
OSIRIS
OF
PRAISES
THE
at
twice.)
Do
sistrum-bearer
excellent
the
behold
not
we
lord
Perfect
is
of the
Come
Let
thou
Come
body
of his
to
with
us
among
embraced
lord
exhibiteth
himself.
thou
in
us
united
Officiates
his
is the
of love, adored
bound
being
oh
peace,
who
thy path
not
be
male
fail from
greatly beloved
and
born
god
travel
who
eldest
attributes
thy
of Tenen,3
limbs
mother
thee
by
of face
among
us
those
Beautiful
His
to
thou
the
behold
image
when
he
;
"
lord
two
those
of
goddesses
at
Heb-festival.
Sun
god.
Osiris.
and
Afflictions
for
they
thou, our
Oh
us,
be
For
are
exist
that
thy creation.
chief, turn
again thy
mighty one, great one
is visible
Lo, thou
thou
heaven
art
us
of
Thy
thou
and
the
among
that
one
thou
forth
goest
thy attributes
two
goddesses
in
growing
existeth
us
like
the
in
"
lord
our
peace,
with
existeth
!
cannot
Hunnu,
of the
essence
great child
oh
peace,
!
as
place
father
of his
!
fear
thy temple
son
toward
destruction.
in
Mentu
Within
face
with
earth
of Tebha
essence
his
child
Bull
thou, child
come
is
though
and
the
as
thee
to
remain,
through
the
thy members,
doth
Behold
for
not
of
not
described, oh
it
Come
evils
thou
"
gods
path
The
Thy
CHANTS
THE
30
Horus
avenge
carrieth
thou
th
not
he
thee, and
him
away
woundeth
lurked
who
in
his
den,
He
whose
the
among
daily
name
gods
"
flame
Tebha
destroyeth from
perisheth as waste
matter.
As
Therein
fear
hast
thou
not
thy temple
Set,
nor
every
by
by him or brought about
proceedeth forth, and embraceth
joyfulness ;
done
Nut
Name
Goddess
of
Set.
of
night,
mother
of
Osiris.
calamity
him.
thee
with
BECAUSE
Travel
OF
through the
thy coming forth.
behold
us
gazing
Rebels
Behold
turned
! the
toward
when
the
seated
the
the
sistrum,
Beautiful
and
beloved
hold
belord
two
Isis and
cows
cometh
there
hand,
us
coloured
He
odorous
us,
upon
left
is upon
our
beautiful
face
of the
Nephthys
He,
among
lord
our
the
land
31
its marvellousness.
in
Lo
INUNDATION
thou
at
Lo
THE
he
the
as
beholdeth
ones,
the
the
child
unto
of
the
bronze-
praises increase ;
him, the lord, among
"
of
progeny
Nephthys,
appeareth
bearer
Isis
cows
and
surpassingly beautiful !
thy image, like the one
in
us
two
beloved.
Behold
thou
me,
heart, loved
Loved
art thou, because
land
Travel
Raise
this
of
inundation
thy
of the
day.
thou
us
of the
loved
among
living in
oh
us,
place
thou
praised
of what
thou
one,
hast
"
made
empty.
Come
thou
in
;
Approach
before
Send
our
in
our
oh
peace,
prince
peace
temple
thy protection
(Repeat.)
over
our
lord, whom
we
hold
be-
drive
away
tempest
from
;
us
like
male
protector !
THE
32
Lo
the
goddesses
two
Amentit.
Very
who
the
thou
Come
There
of Gods
the
to
uttered
He
is cast
Come
lord
Our
After
fant,
in-
image
whole
with
thee
circle
of
the
!
when
of
thy
;
"
opponents !
thy priests,striving and grieving
with
contend
to
sitteth
down
in
his
none
other
temple
in
than
peace
is his name.
great conqueror
his long sufferinghe resteth, taking ous
dangercouncil against his enemies
;
alone
He
goddesses
surely to
before
thy temple ;
surely to thy priests, in
thine own
image !
Come
the
"
Ra
forth
virile
the
near
father, oh
Sab,1 born
the
meet
cometh
of
thee
they
Set
gods
widowed
two
about
goeth
gods, and
Behold,
established
the
among
Osiris, bull
Behold
great heir of
God
of the
is alone
is he
great
CHANTS
the
smiteth
the
land
in his
designs.
Go forth, great one
with
the gods ;
And
with
thee the circle of the gods in front, with
the
instrument-for-opening-the-mouth,3that
it may
equal thy perfection before the gods.
which
Walk
through the land entirely, great one
his
art
a
body, with the royal Uraeus
upon
forehead.
1
God
Sutekh.
of
earth, father
of
3
Osiris.
Religious
ceremony.
THE
34
Traverse
like
thou
of
world
the
land
the
stride
Thou
At
thou
CHANTS
in
Nut
thy manifestations,
the
over
four
quarters
above
the
the
land,
godly
passest over
of
the
two
temples
goddesses, Isis and
Nephthys :
thy proceeding
thou
exalted
art
twice
over.
Set
Behold,
his
in
his enemies
thou
Come
"
thy
oh
into
in the
lying
thou
Overcome
hearken
and
thou,
enemies
not
are
thy temple,
thy place ;
for
Behold
chariot
to
of his
arms
indeed
in
the
Osiris, and
of
speech
mother,
the
Isis
seek
Horus,
:
lands,
two
oh
lord!
Carry
thy word,
out
inscribe
thou
it
in
God
the
temple,
in thy going
thy manifestations,
thy temple, oh Osiris !
queror
to
thy seat, oh lord, Conpeace
from
forth
Come
thou
with
Kestrain
preserve
it, oh great
in
Show
the
us
shall
Thy
become
thy
lovable
way
lord,
as
he
duck,
odours
Yet
doth
not
tend
toward
the
sweet
thee,
us,
oh
our
lord!
Give
life
thou
!
from
the
beginning
unto
lievers
be-
GUARDIAN
Hail
thou
Guard
of
her
south
of
lord
away
that
chiefly
land
as
child
son
the
by
at
her
from
great male
one
decorated
Nut
she
spread
forth
thy coming
all evil ;
she
lowed
fol-
babe.
from
danger
every
which
harmful
was
from
its
Nut
head,
thy limbs,
to
thee, thou
its time
he
this
gazeth upon
the
only lord, the
he
head
!
the
thee
the
at
lord.
forth
in
Thy
thee,
gods, is
limbs
as
drove
not
of
protected thy
! the
she
thy mother,
before
out
child, the
Lo
done
never
north
of the
from
her
goeth
the
and
heaven
thee
Thou
in front
son
ornamentation,
earnest
from
He
land
openeth for
great god, living, great,
oh
thy
herself
She
the
in
hast
thee
to
arms,
dandleth
in the
She
thou
35
of the
Thou
inundation
as
cometh
sister
beloved
The
FLOODS
thee
She
THE
the
like
Tesdu,1
before
Thy
OF
cow
which
opener
conceiveth
of the
world
under-
followeth
thy
father
Ra
remains
Horus
shall
enemy
for every
take
vengeance
calamity brought
him.
1
for thee
Aphroditopolis
upon
about
Come
thou
Come
thou
the
behold
Lo, the
excellent
of her
thou
to
back
Thy
hath
the
clear
Behold
land
a
the
ous
glori-
after
heart, which
my
beheld
before
us,
the
am
mother
been
never
by
me
make
"
me.
Protect,
in the
shadow
land
heart, that
thou
the
to
heart,
thou
canst
oh
the
Nut,
as
doth
mayest
inflame
evil
escape
thee
cause
Ra
to
after
come
are
not
the
dwellings
paths !
am
seeking after
the city, great
grieve for thy love
now
Behold
from
it from
prevent
turning
me
thee.
toward
thee
twice
me
Firm
thy
running
exalted
brother
of
upon
goddesses
Inflame
the
not
sistrum-bearers
elder
to
way
in
heaven
Ra
Make
me,
look
would
Lo
elder
wife, the
Come
of
not
thou
to
sister
Thy
fear
Approach
over
fear thou
to
the
Behold
CHANTS
THE
36
that
thy
thou
son,
who
destruction
love
of Osiris
behold
its walls
are
toward
hast
me
"
!
Set.
on
his
existing in
me
:
thou
come
departed
causeth
returning
only,
Tebha
to
retreat
DANGER
WHERE
Hidden
I among
that he
am
thy
son
this
plants, and
cannot
thee
I follow
alone
and
holdeth
this
surround
danger
in front
woman,
Behold
is
thee, while
to
!
of
likeness
thy
of which
Lo, I,
concealed
answer
great
flesh left
child
male
the
for
plants,
thy
son,
each
"
of all !
I and
Lo, I know,
the
Opener-of-Ways, Osiris.
about
I turn
towards
back
thy ways,
elder
brother, escaping from
danger.
go
inflame
the
and
hearts
ponder
Behold
oh
us,
lord
lord
Egypt,
thou
the
of
greatly
of
hundreds
upon
the
thy
love
! let
faces, thou
our
Fly
the
calamity remaineth
concerning thee, there is no
Yet
37
LURKS
male
one,
eternal
my
thousands,
gods.
lack
not
before
lord, ruler
sweet
of
with
ones
ruler
of
Command
Deseret
over
there
*
"
thou
remainest
not,
For
full of
the
to
with
me
which
in
him,
Come
in
existeth
!
of
Nome
thy
Iqertet
attributes
!
!
in
peace,
Egypt, thou
Land
heart
lord
the
over
peace
Come
is the
elder, the
Command
Come
me
of
the
oh
ruler
prince
dead.
of
and
Upper
Lower
!
2
Underworld.
THE
38
Come
My
because
in peace
like
the
thee
arms
of
raised
for
in
me
the
There
thou
dost
them
Breezes
blow
for
thou
orbits
pondering
receive
dwell
who
elder, lord
love
therein
thee
with
beloved
dost
the
shrine
male
one
about
thee
hair
among
lo,
thy temple
approacheth
"
of
instrument
the
cellent
ex-
thy
to
music
his
on
thy possessions
the place of thy
of Amentit,
Hail
thine
from
Come
husband,
oh
perfume,
Thy
thee
of
to
peace
sistrum-bearer
his
Realms
(Repeat twice.)
take
from
thy shrine
arm.
The
thou
of the
in
house, with
as
beholding
at
thy protection
two
Osiris, full of my
Thou
love
come
"
thou
Come
for thee
love
our
breath, like my
are
me
Love
CHANTS
thou
peace,
continually thy
thy word,
and
is
attributes.
by thy
in
at
oh
son
our
lord, the
Horus
doth
child, for
avenge
thee.
Come
before
thy temple
"
grant abundance
to
thy
OF
LORD
which
holy temple
leader, strong
Break
Lo, this
He
"
my
is beloved
Drive
to
the
The
horizons, the
two
the
to
elder
evil
to
remove
"
cometh
peace,
looked-for
"
Heart
thou
come
lord
our
renewed
twice
in
the
Still
oh
moment,
!
Praise
"
prince eternal,
"
renewed
twice
in peace
us
child
cometh
As
lovely
him.
in peace
us
child
thy penalties ;
away
thou
Come
strong
beholding
one
thou
oh
only Egg,
son
Bull
the
thou
Come
the
as
the
of
the
prince,
us
vanquished
dead,
Ra
lovest, oh
ful
opener-of-the-body, the masterthe god Seb is before
his mother.
adornings, for that done in Amentit
are
hath
39
is the
one
one
Great
thou
one
before
open
valorous
one,
DEAD
THE
to
as
rejoicing,and there
ruler
of Egypt,
the
*
Still Heart."
thy heart,
fear
thy temple
is
"
oh
lord
our
thou
not
the
great evils.
Dost
thou
thy
at
Behold,
There
not
the
cometh
behold
and
Heb-festival
seeking to see
of the body.
the
words
uttered
excellent
to
hear
sistrum-bearer
thy temple
the
circle of the
gods,
Osiris.
THE
40
The
whom
babe
heir
the
thou
is before
at
thy face,
beginning, the
the
son.
the
proceedeth from
temple, visibly and
audibly, the grieving of Isis concerning thee,
the path to thy place.
upon
Grant
deliverance
They
weep
for
in his
The
before
the
those
with
thee
Un-Nofer,
Lo
lovest
overcoming
excellent
There
CHANTS
lord
terror, the
whom
hair
of
unbound,
bounty,
god
thou
above
the
his
Behold
limbs
! he
and
"
before
prince great
the
lovest
heavens
for
is
thee
gotten
be-
"
spread
upon
causeth
to live
those
human
of the
older
time
shine th
hour,
Thou
art
Shine
thou
Behold,
his
at
"
his
is brilliant
and
season,
in
his
"
Khu,
at
thou
who
the
art
left hand
art
by
accompanied
upon
of Turn
the
seat
"
of
Ra,
brilliances.
1
One
of
the
gods
of
the
radiances.
underworld.
revealing
THE
42
There
belongeth
thee
For
to
the
are
CHANTS
thee
strengthen
image.
limbs
to
No
are
bind
together thy
thee
to
Come
thou
Thou
comest
with
to
hair
us
with
dead
thy
they
seek
body.
them
to
thee
unto
do
"
when
unbouna
approaching
For
thee
Thou
Be
eternal
Lo
cometh
calamity
Nephthys
they ponder on
for
us,
mutilated
as
and
Isis
two,
thou
Thy
all Ta-Deseret.1
the
Lo
Come
like
the
excellent
Behold
"
thou
beloved
!
Come,
the
;
are
goddesses
sistrum-bearer
he
thy temple
thy temple because
one
of
representatives
to
in
loved
be-
!
two
is
it
rejoiceth
of
thee,
Land
twice
oh
over
child,
!
to
come
us
great is thy
love :
we
protection, thou wrhom
to
fear thou.
thy temple, nor
Behold
the
gods existing in heaven
the gods existing on
!
earth
1
of
the
Dead.
come
thou
Behold
Behold
the
Dead
Behold
beloved
Come
to
by
thou
me,
of
messenger
!
Approach
heaven
born
the
Seek
for
to
lord
daily
to
city
thou
breath
which
calamity
Behold
Come
to
after
twice
They
are
his
toward
of
he
but
desire
the
beloved
lord
me,
lord
oh
elder
avenger
!
over
of
in
is
not
his
oppose
produced
hath
thy
heart
beautiful
child
who
beheld
!
thou
The
art
one
great
!
lord
doth
he
breathing
nostrils
thy
the
who
heaven,
house,
rejoicing king,
daily, thou
Come, behold
us
thine
eldest-
me,
land
of
from
is thine
thou,
Hail, oh
the
messenger
great temple !
Praise
Ra, the avenger
that
land,
me,
the
the
in
traverse
"
earth,
to
with
us
changeth things :
the
Cause
to
god to come
again with the breath
Behold
earth
to
thou
in
our
lord
our
Come
wife,
!
heaven
of
shadow
every
lord
eldest-born,
praise
uniter
his
causeth
who
be
the
in
thy lady,
thee, the
him
to
under
are
the
of
universe
who
us
of love
Hail
the
of
expanse
after
Come
one
gods
43
OSIRIS
FOR
SEARCH
are
thy
two
two
arms
arms
Lo
lift thee
babe
up
THE
44
It
the
is
CHANTS
lord
our
avenger,
lo, I
"
am
of
son
Seb!
Depart
his
ever
I follow
thy
lo !
"
it is not
the
over
lands,
in
restest
nor
passage
inflamed
am
after
ways,
of me,
hoverest
thy
I
time
beloved
who
thy
in
me
time
after
lord
Thou
from
not
with
thee
loving
Hail
proach
Ap-
Behold,
who
runneth
thee
am
face
While
who
Hail
thee
to
his
behind
Our
lord
his
cometh
thou
art
thou
Lo
praised
under
Come
in
in
Ra,
peace,
thou
behold
thy
peace
cometh
lord
shall
arms
in
protect
to
him
his
place : when
thy temple, fear
to
peace
established
twice
one
Come
to
in
not
thou
our
behold
to
Our
over
me
temple.
is
over
God
because
Come
in
over
twice
temple
in
to
come
desire
desire
invoked
twice
of my
thee
art
protected
alone
because
behind
Hail, thou
thee
for
weep
our
lord, with
is
great.
and
peace
masterful
truth
among
tion,
acclama-
forth
go thou
the
gods, approved
thou
with
looked-for
thy
child
attributes
!
as
child
HOKUS
evil
the
He
Lo, the
The
his
in
of
of the
hearts
45
Horus
he
is
is
as
exalted
not
circuit.
goddesses, the
rejoicings !
two
lord
thee
toward
thee
above
fallen
has
one
prince.
is great
SON
THE
of the
circle
father,
the
loving
ones
of the
gods
region
Fayum
rejoice for thee ;
thy beauties
; the circle
Thy holy temple holdeth
at thy terribleof the gods is filled with
awe
th at thy terror.
tremble
land
the
and
ness
of
thy wife,
am
of
soul
He
He
cometh
and
advanceth,
he
extent
of
the
regions
lament
and
earth
There
not
are
to
Bebi
son
he
child
thee
for
the
thee, Seshta ; !
for thee, for great
weep
who
few
adore
fear
nor
taketh
overthroweth
Here
circuit
thou
vengeance
the
for thee
Son
used
of
for
Osiris,
soul
"
come
thou.
the
fear
thy
plotters.
1
art
gods.
prevaileth ;
Horus
the
is visible.
weepeth
embraceth
Horus
2
earth
babe
and
cometh
beloved,
lord
for
thy temple,
son
sister,
great Egg.
visible, the
the
a
the
over,
is
among
visible, the
is
twice
thou
Thy
and
praised
Heaven
elder
art, the
thou
as
brother.
her
cometh
The
Thy
made
Osiris.
of heaven
not.
before
evil
ones
thee
and
THE
46
Hail, oh
daily
lord, whose
increase
beheld
odour
odours
Praised
Come
Her
of
the
the
who
thy wife
fluttereth
for thy love
since
thy going from
shall
heart
delight
forth
go
and
dead
are
in
to
beauties
limbs
thy
circle of the
entire
thou
of
is
brightness
in
is like
Punt.
those
are
and
CHANTS
at
peace
gods rejoiceth.
;
peace
she is not
her
heart
embraced
her.
to
behold
thee
of
thee
her
to
thy
thy
"
in
shrine.
She
removeth
such
from
hath
as
evil,
calamity and
unto
happened
limbs
thy
never
thee
formerly.
Come
thou
Guard
life in
to
thou
the
inundation
Cow
thou
be
no
in
for
beloved
embraceth
and
for
Behold,
cometh
Hail
fields of
Aphroover
"
with
thee
in
her
for
thy limbs
running
her
heart
thee
with
heart
her
steadily
her
voice
two
toward
arms,
thee,
peace.
her
she
Thy
the
wife
of evil.
fluttereth, enchanted
She
thy
"
likeness
weepeth
art
of
front
flesh hath
she
front
vengeance
is caused
to
hath
of
Hathor.
NUT
Thy
built
hath
The
soul
soul
is
the
for
male
thy coming
at
prince
twice
peace
!
lord
in peace,
stretched
toward
her
goeth
heart
art
God
as
for lo !
cometh
he
"
"
of
to
are
Sais ; her
to
forth
not
over
of
King
over,
forth
goeth
two
Egypt,
arms
are
and
Shenthit,2
thee, oh
come
"
they
of
Lo, he
hair.
anointed
thine
himself
in
Thou
"
forth
Come
body
own
she
peace,
doubly steadfast
begotten, lord
Unguent
Come
her
made
is, oh
it
in
women
There
is
47
thee
to
life from
up
renewed
thy
cometh
Nut
mother
MOTHER
THE
thee
godly amulets,
with
his child
to
protect
him.
Thy
is like
hair
turquoise
over
his
body,
at
thy
fields :
coming into the cultivated
with
and
With
lapis
turquoise is thy hair twined
lazuli, the finest of lapis lazuli :
Lo ! the lapis lazuli is above
thy hair : thy skin
south
of the
like iron
and
thy flesh are
;
formed
of silver.
are
thy bones
fine
thee
child : thy teeth
to
I am
as
are
as
a
lapis lazuli :
odours
Sweet-scented
are
thy hair, with
upon
unguents
Chiefs
are
1
that
before
I.e.
the
himself.
proceed from
thee
as
lapis lazuli. Sab
City's.
Osiris.
lifts
THE
48
CHANTS
with
thee, causing
offeringsunto
him, the great God, to approach,
He, who
goeth forth in front of the great heir,
who
Ra, the eldest
goeth forth from
one,
beautiful
prince, of god-like face, the living
soul of Istennu
(Thoth)
God
of seeing
the
The
child, proceeding from
and
hearing, the eldest one, prince of eastern
himself
up
"
and
He
giveth
Aten
Thou
horizons, heir
western
to
thee
Opener-of-Ways
openest thy two
the
eyes
the
temple,
Gods
God
Sun
oh
Osiris,
dost
behold
and
thou
rain
give thou
fecundity during
them.
among
thou
Remove
to
of
circuit
thy
to
come
"
every
Sab.
of
sunshine
storms
to
the
of
land, with
and
night-time.
Come
to
;
thy temple, oh Osiris Khent-Amentit
to thy temple !
come
the body of the Uraeus
with
on
Come
thy head :
the
two
shine
his two
over
regions of
eyes
the
gods ;
lord.
is the prince, our
Exalted
twice
over
for slaughter, since
destined
they
Thy foes are
of
all because
at
steadfast
not
thy
are
the
name.
Make
For
beautiful.
oh
to
Un-Nofer
rest, oh
"
life,
Osiris,
THE
50
CHANTS
Colophon
This
litany compiled
of
temple
rank
of
the
Het,1
by
the
Recorder
of
priest
Amen
Sa,2 the
of
the
of
the
of the
son
priest Nes-Amsu,
for the King of the two
priest Pedi-Amen,
lands,
he
of Amen-Ra,
and
being the sistrum-bearer
of Ta-Mut,
she who
son
belongeth to Tunra.
12th
4th
month
of
Writings of the
year,
of
the
the
in
Pharaoh
day
(life,
summer,
of
ander,
Alexhealth) Alexander,3 son
stability and
father ;
he being
prince of the god and
also priest of Amen-Ra,
king of the Gods, priest
the Ra, the great child, supreme,
of Horus
born
firstof Amen
priest of the Amen-of-the-two;
in the midst
of Bennit,4
Horns, priest of Khensu
priest of Osiris-of-the-great-persea-trees,
priest of
Osiris-in-the-midst-of-Ishrel, priest of Amen-haset-in-the-midst-of-Ipui,Uab-priest of -the Ra in
chief
the
over
temple of the temples of Amen,
rank
the
of
recorder
Sa-priests of second
;
the
God
the
SaAmen,
over
treasury of the
rank
of the
of Amen,
priests of second
; deputy
and
fourth
rank
Sa-priests of second
; priest of
Nofer-Hotep, the great God ; priest of NoferHotep the child, priest of Osiris, Horus, Isis and
Nephthys, priest of the temple of Het,1 priest
"
Diospolis
Alexander
Part
of
Parva.
II,
Thebes.
son
of
Priest's
Philip
grade.
Aridaeus.
LITANY
THE
of
Amsu
priest
priest
of
Mehyt,
of
Sa-priests,
priest
the
of
NES-AMSU
of
of
the
51
Het-Sekhem
lord
Turn,
of
Nofer-Hotep
priest
of
lady
Hathor,
priest
of
deputy
of
OF
chief
the
of
of
four
of
VII
Nome,
Upper
hem,
Het-Sek-
grades
Nofer-Hotep,
Gods.
Capital
Egypt.
HYMN
Formulae
for
connection
with
the
Hail,
royal
Hail,
hereditary
the
Hail,
thou
whose
temples
of
of
heretofore.
the
the
in
body
ranks
of
the
in
the
the
Hail,
lord
living
Hail,
lord
worthy
setting
of
hundreds
thy
at
maketh
who
breatheth
sands
thou-
rising
and
thy
all
pleasant
that
which
!
lord
of
of
Hail,
lord
Hail,
resplendent
the
years
him
the
of
life, giver
eternity
many
both
one,
gold
praises
brilliant
of
throughout
of
like
is
duration
of
of
substance
lord
of
in
existences
many
Hail,
Behold
chief
Osiris-Sokar,
spoken
forth
son,
lord
to
of
in
mysteries
coming
one,
Hail,
Hail
bringing
gods
Hail,
OSIRIS-SOKAR
TO
and
divinities
many
royal
fear
great
one
crown
with
!
52
trembling
!
the
white
crown,
lord
FEARLESS
THE
Bell old
the
child
of
Horus,
the
adored
53
the
praised
one
Hail,
sacred
ONE
thou
soul
Hail, thou
of
Ra,
restful
in
! take
leader
boat
possession of thy
shrine.
Behold
the
lord
into
come
of
thou
whose
Hail,
thou
who
himself
to
being
Hail,
causeth
fear, who
take
palpitateth not,
possession of thy city !
Behold
the one
beloved
of gods and
goddesses !
of
Hail,
"
causeth
of
possession
Hail, dweller
heart
the
inundation,
take
thy temple
in the
"
underworld,
take
"
possession
thy offerings !
thou
protector,
temple
Hail, thou
take
"
possession
of
thy
who
like
growest
unto
the
of
ape
Behold
the
lord
shrine
the
realms
Behold
Behold
to
the
of
youth,
"
he
becometh
old
in
souls, which
excellent
of
the
south
Death
are
the
in
sacred
designer
of
north
and
mysterious
mankind
one,
he
!
1
Boat
of
the
Dead.
who
is unknown
that
underworld,
who
those
of
enlightener
thou
Hail,
OSIRIS-SOKAR
TO
HYMN
54
they
the
see
may
the
in
are
light
sun-
!
the
Behold
of the
lord
the
crown,
great
one
Suten-Henen
in
Atef
!
of Naret
Hail, thou great and terrible one
!
Hail, dweller in Uast,1 flourishingfor ever
causeth
Hail, Amen-Ra,
King of the Gods, who
his
grow
in his
of monuments
and
members
to
setting !
Hail, receiver
of
entrance
who
Hail, thou
Hail, thou
who
place
of the
in
are
thou
the
earth
crown
the
upon
remain
to
of the
underworld
four
in its
great gods
of Osiris, crowning
of
hide
Amen
him
the
with
God,
Hail, thou
whose
soul
hath
fallen
enemy
Goddess
from
the
Isis
the
in
essence
Osiris in the
resteth
great
river
purified
oh
'
heaven,
"
whose
unto
thee, uttering
"
Abd
lord
1
in
underworld
speaketh
the
of Ra,
his
hidden
boat
Uraeus
the
Hail, thou
Send
the
mouth
dost
who
shrine
"
offeringsat
moon
cry
his
causest
The
in
Hail, opener
who
tomb
placest the
of its lord
head
Hail,
the
rising and
'-fish from
of the
Thebes.
before
beginning,
the
SPEAKETH
ISIS
Who
becometh
like
thou
"
55
immortal
the
becometh
who
egg
that
ones
as
joice,
reone
renewed."
She
cutteth
of the
heads
off the
enemies
in
this
"
Lady of Tepka."
before
thou
Oh, lady of the beginning, come
our
in this her
faces
of Hathor,
name
lady of
emerald, lady of Uast the holy !
her
of
name
because
of this her
peace,
lady of Uast the holy !
thou
Come
in
Hathor,
Come
thou
of
lady
Come
thou
this
oh
in peace,
!
peace
in front, to
her
thou
Come
in
thou
in
Shine, oh
her
Go
of
name
the
this
her
lady
one,
of
name
of
of the
temple
of Hathor,
Neb-er-zer
of Shet-Tekh
beside
in
this
in
this
father
her
in
enemy,
name
Bast.
the
temples and
great temple, in this
over
her
her
lady
golden !
beside
peace
golden
forward
of
in
of Hathor,
name
this
overthrow
the
peace,
of Inbut
!
lady
in
of Hathor,
name
of Suten-Henen,
Come
Tayt,
name
by
her
the
side
of
name
Satet.
The
two
lands
become
her
name
"
the
of Mazit.
of her
enemy
of Sekhet
father
overpowereth exceedingly
of lady of Immu.
in this her
name
by
HYMN
56
She
OSIRIS-SOKAR
TO
this her
in
him
Extol
name
before
the
his
before
and
gods,
hair,
her
and
head
her
upon
of Neit.
placeth perfume
nesses
wit-
Hathor
is the
of
Suten-Henen
is the
Hathor
Hathor
Hathor
Hathor
the
of
of Ammu
is
the
is
Hathor
Uahwah
of
is the
Hathor
is
Hathor
Hennu
as
!
1
approach
father
your
Osiris
four
times.)
crowned
lord
of
protect
!
the
for
the
(Repeat
courtesans
livest
who
"
arms
your
feast
the
! it is sweet
lovest
let
"
(Repeat
thou
thou
Hail,
Hathor
Turquoise
of Imem
lady
twice.)
prince ! hail
whom
lady
beneath
Hail, thou
is the
companions
land.
Oh
Ineb
lady
of Met-Sas
be
lady
Hathor
Rehesau
of
lady
is the
nine
of
is the
lady
Tepka
of Shet-Desret
lady
Hathor
of
lady
is the
the
is the
is the
lady
Hathor
lady
of Mehut
The
of Uast
lady
twice
throughout
over
eternity !
Hail
!
"
thou
Hail, adored
Hail,
keepest
one
thou
who
the
above
1
The
festival
thou
heavens
or
ever
along
advancest
in
established
art
Paut,
for
the
!
circle
of
the
the
gods.
ways
regions
HYMN
58
! the
Lo
TO
of the
coming
heavens
he
"
lord
strikes
the
(Repeat
OSIRIS-SOKAR
of Deddu-above-the
down
words
rebellious
sixteen
of musical
times
hearts
the
to
companiment
ac-
instruments.)
It is finished.
Colophon
their
May
for
Nephthys
before
ever
those
"
in
goddesses
and
existing
! may
in
existent
entirety
the
the
in
Lo
their
chambers
undei
they
the
be
invoked
to
cause
there
be
given
in
for
and
are
gods
the
in
are
Isis,
great
and
world,
under-
shrines
world.
the
them
forth
come
underworld
them
who
the
stroyed
de-
who
goddesses
before
and
in
and
gods
mentioned
herein
not
fixed, and
Osiris, Horus,
remain
names
in
these
excellence
Nai-boat
of
names
Ra.
Let
Let
funereal
offeringsupon
the altar of the great God, day by day !
Let
be given for them
cool
and
there
water,
the
excellent
incense
to
as
kings of Upper and
in
the
Lower
world.
underexistent
are
Egypt, who
be
Let
them
permitted to go out and
those
is
in among
come
praised of Osiris, who
breath
the
be
that
caused
their
bodies
1
of
To
those
the
every
carry
in
beams
the
Let
underworld.
of Aten
may
fall upon
day.
souls.
Sun
God.
it
be
there
If
this
writing,
approach
none
water
permit
nor
be
one
let
nor
if
But
mentioned
in
be
there
this
and
my
who
are
after
his
recompense
Osiris.
to
name
final
what
it
be
(at
was
the
end
done
such
born,
be
sun.
causeth
my
of
by
him
life's
him
soul
those
among
for
done
of
whomsoever,
established
become
arriving
for
and
ing
cool-
daughter
they
one
any
of
let
nor
the
of
beams
writing
let
blessed,
if
thief,
zephyrs
name
land
or
the
son
the
the
man,
them
to
them
let
the
behold
breathe
to
nor
beholdeth
who
in
remain
begetting,
them
give
nor
land,
removeth
as
away
them
let
nor
to
their
of
them,
to
it
this
who
Syrian,
or
carrieth
or
59
of
one
any
"
Kushite
Negro,
one,
any
man
any
BLESSING
AND
CURSE
likewise
voyage)
for
me,
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