Chap. X. ANOTHER CHAPTER TO BE SAID BY A MAN WHO COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDERWORLD. From the Papyrus of Ani.

Vignette : Ani, clad in white, spearing a serpent .

Text : (x) ANOTHER CHAPTER [TO BE SAID] BY A MAN WHO
COMETH FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES IN THE UNDER-
WORLD . [Saith Osiris Ani :-]

"I have divided the heavens, (2) 1 have cleft the horizon, I have
"traversed the earth, [following] upon his footsteps . The Mighty
"Kill taketh possession of me and carrieth me away, because,
"behold, (3) I am provided with his magical words for millions
"of years . I cat with my mouth, I crush my food with my
"jawbones . (4) Behold, I am the god who is the lord of the
"Teat (underworld) ; may there be given unto me, Osiris Ani,
"these things in perpetuity without fail or lessening ."

The SourceThe Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.



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