Vignette : A god with the disk of the sun upon his head .
Text : (I) [THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION
INTO THE GOD WHO GIVETH LIGHT [IN] THE DARKNESS . Saith
Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant :-
"I am (2) the girdle of the robe of the god Nu, which shineth
"and sheddeth light upon that which belongeth to his breast,
"which sendeth forth light into the darkness, which uniteth the
"two fighting deities (3) who dwell in my body through the
"mighty spell of the words of my mouth, which raiseth up
"him that hath fallen-(4) for he who was with him in the
"valley of Abtu (Abydos) hath fallen-and I rest . I have re-
membered him . I have taken possession of the god Hu in my
"city, for I found (5) him therein, and I have led away captive
"the darkness by my might . I have rescued the Eye [of the Sun]
"when it waned at the coming of the festival of the fifteenth
"day, (6) and I have weighed Sut in the celestial houses against
"the Aged one who is with him . I have endowed (7) Thoth
"[with what is needful] in the Temple of the Moon-god for
"the coming of the fifteenth day of the festival . I have taken
"possession of the Ureret crown ; Maat (i . e ., right and truth)
"is in my (8) body ; its mouths are of turquoise and rock-crystal .
"My homestead is among the furrows which are [of the colour
"of] lapis-lazuli . I am (9) Hem-Nu (?) who sheddeth light in
"the darkness . I have come to give light in the darkness, which
"is made light and bright [by me] . I have given light in the
"darkness, (10) and I have overthrown the destroying crocodiles .
"I have sung praises unto those who dwell in the darkness, I
"have raised up those who (11) wept, and who had hidden their
"faces and had sunk down in wretchedness ; and they did look
"then upon me. [Hail, then,] ye beings, I am Hem-Nu (?), and
"I will not let you hear concerning the matter . [I] have opened
"[the way], I am Hem-Nu (?), [I] have made light the darkness,
"I have come, having made an end of the darkness, which bath
"become light indeed ."
Chap.
LXXIX . THE CHAPTER OF BEING TRANSFORMED INTO THE GOVERNOR OF THE SOVEREIGN
PRINCES. From the Papyrus of Nu.
Text : (I) [THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION
INTO THE GOD WHO GIVETH LIGHT [IN] THE DARKNESS . Saith
Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant :-
"I am (2) the girdle of the robe of the god Nu, which shineth
"and sheddeth light upon that which belongeth to his breast,
"which sendeth forth light into the darkness, which uniteth the
"two fighting deities (3) who dwell in my body through the
"mighty spell of the words of my mouth, which raiseth up
"him that hath fallen-(4) for he who was with him in the
"valley of Abtu (Abydos) hath fallen-and I rest . I have re-
membered him . I have taken possession of the god Hu in my
"city, for I found (5) him therein, and I have led away captive
"the darkness by my might . I have rescued the Eye [of the Sun]
"when it waned at the coming of the festival of the fifteenth
"day, (6) and I have weighed Sut in the celestial houses against
"the Aged one who is with him . I have endowed (7) Thoth
"[with what is needful] in the Temple of the Moon-god for
"the coming of the fifteenth day of the festival . I have taken
"possession of the Ureret crown ; Maat (i . e ., right and truth)
"is in my (8) body ; its mouths are of turquoise and rock-crystal .
"My homestead is among the furrows which are [of the colour
"of] lapis-lazuli . I am (9) Hem-Nu (?) who sheddeth light in
"the darkness . I have come to give light in the darkness, which
"is made light and bright [by me] . I have given light in the
"darkness, (10) and I have overthrown the destroying crocodiles .
"I have sung praises unto those who dwell in the darkness, I
"have raised up those who (11) wept, and who had hidden their
"faces and had sunk down in wretchedness ; and they did look
"then upon me. [Hail, then,] ye beings, I am Hem-Nu (?), and
"I will not let you hear concerning the matter . [I] have opened
"[the way], I am Hem-Nu (?), [I] have made light the darkness,
"I have come, having made an end of the darkness, which bath
"become light indeed ."
The Source: The Book oDead,
the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
Related Posts:Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.