Vignette : In the greater number of the Theban papyri this Chapter is
without vignette . In the Brocklehurst papyrus, however, (see Naville,
Todtenbuch, Bd . 1 . Bl . 36) the Sent priest, wearing a panther's skin, is
seen holding up before the face of the deceased, who stands before him,
a small bearded figure like an ushabti . In the Turin papyrus (Lepsius,
Todtenbueh, 131 . 15), the priest and the deceased are standing facing each
other, and no ceremony is being performed .
Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF MAKING A MAN TO POSSESS
MEMORY IN THE UNDERWORLD . The chancellor-in-chief, Nu,
triumphant, the overseer of the palace, the son of the chief
chancellor Amen-hetep, saith :-
(2) "May my name be given to me in the Great House, and
"may I remember my name in the House of Fire on the night
"(3) of counting the years and of telling the number of the
"mouths. I am with the Divine One, and I sit on the eastern
"side of heaven . If any god whatsoever should advance unto
"me (4), let me be able to proclaim his name forthwith ."
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Chap.
XXIV. THE CHAPTER OF BRINGING CHARMS UNTO THE DECEASED IN THE UNDERWORLD. From
the Papyrus of Ani.
without vignette . In the Brocklehurst papyrus, however, (see Naville,
Todtenbuch, Bd . 1 . Bl . 36) the Sent priest, wearing a panther's skin, is
seen holding up before the face of the deceased, who stands before him,
a small bearded figure like an ushabti . In the Turin papyrus (Lepsius,
Todtenbueh, 131 . 15), the priest and the deceased are standing facing each
other, and no ceremony is being performed .
Text : (1) THE CHAPTER OF MAKING A MAN TO POSSESS
MEMORY IN THE UNDERWORLD . The chancellor-in-chief, Nu,
triumphant, the overseer of the palace, the son of the chief
chancellor Amen-hetep, saith :-
(2) "May my name be given to me in the Great House, and
"may I remember my name in the House of Fire on the night
"(3) of counting the years and of telling the number of the
"mouths. I am with the Divine One, and I sit on the eastern
"side of heaven . If any god whatsoever should advance unto
"me (4), let me be able to proclaim his name forthwith ."
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.
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.
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