hath not entered
into my belly. Let me, then, live upon that which the gods and the _Khu_s
decree for me; let me live and let me have power over cakes; let me eat
them before the gods and the _Khu_s [who have a favor] unto me; let me
have power over [these cakes] and let me eat of them under the [shade of
the] leaves of the palm tree of the goddess Hathor, who is my divine Lady.
Let the offering of the sacrifice, and the offering of cakes, and vessels
of libations be made in Annu; let me clothe myself in the _taau_ garment
[which I shall receive] from the hand of the goddess Tait; let me stand up
and let me sit down wheresoever I please. My head is like unto that of Ra,
and [when my members are] gathered together [I am] like unto Tem; the four
[sides of the domain] of Ra, and the width of the earth four times. I come
forth. My tongue is like unto that of Ptah and my throne is like unto that
of the goddess Hathor, and I make mention of the words of Tem, my father,
with my mouth. He it is who constraineth the handmaid, the wife of Seb,
and before him are bowed [all] heads, and there is fear of him. Hymns of
praise are repeated for [me] by reason of [my] mighty acts, and I am
decreed to be the divine Heir of Seb, the lord of the earth and to be the
protector therein. The god Seb refresheth me, and he maketh his risings to
be mine. Those who dwell in Annu bow down their heads unto me, for I am
their lord and I am their bull. I am more powerful than the lord of time,
and I shall enjoy the pleasures of love, and shall gain the mastery over
millions of years."

Transformation Into A Bennu Bird

[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 10).]

[THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A BENNU BIRD.] The
chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith:

"I came(52) into being from unformed matter. I came into existence like
the god Khepera, I have germinated like the things which germinate
(_i.e._, plants), and I have dressed myself like the Tortoise.(53) I am
[of] the germs of every god. I am Yesterday of the four [quarters of the
world] and of those seven Uraei which came into existence in Amentet, that
is to say, [Horus, who emitteth light from his divine body. He is] the god
[who] fought against Suti, but the god Thoth cometh between them through
the judgment of him that dwelleth in Sekhem, and of the Souls who are in
Annu, and there is a stream between them. I have come by day, and I have
risen in