y myself in apparel, and I gird myself with the
_sa_ garment of Ra; now behold, [he is] in heaven, and those who dwell
therein follow Ra, and [I] follow Ra in heaven. O Unen-em-hetep, lord of
the two lands, I have entered in to thee, and I have plunged into the
lakes of Tchesert; behold me, for all filth hath departed from me. The
Great God groweth therein, and behold, I have found [food therein]; I have
snared feathered fowl and I feed upon the finest [of them]. O
Qenqentet,(71) I have entered into thee, and I have seen the Osiris [my
father], and I have gazed upon my mother, and I have made love. I have
caught the worms and serpents, and I am delivered. And I know the name of
the god who is opposite to the goddess Tchesert, and who hath straight
hair and is equipped with two horns; he reapeth, and I both plough and
reap. O Hast, I have entered in to thee, I have driven back those who
would come to the turquoise [sky], and I have followed the winds of the
company of the gods. The Great God hath given my head unto me, and he who
hath bound on me my head is the Mighty one who hath turquoise(?) eyes,
namely, Ari-en-ab-f (_i.e._, he doeth as he pleaseth). O Usert,(72) I have
come into thee at the head of the house wherein divine food is brought for
me. O Smam,(73) I have come into thee. My heart watcheth, my head is
equipped with the white crown, I am led into celestial regions, and I make
to flourish terrestrial objects, and there is joy of heart for the Bull,
and for celestial beings, and for the company of the gods. I am the god
who is the Bull, the lord of the gods, as he goeth forth from the
turquoise [sky]. O divine nome of wheat and barley, I have come unto thee,
I have come forward to thee and I have taken up that which followeth me,
namely, the best of the libations of the company of the gods. I have tied
up my boat in the celestial lakes, I have lifted up the post at which to
anchor, I have recited the prescribed words with my voice, and I have
ascribed praises unto the gods who dwell in Sekhet-hetep."
Of Knowing The Souls Of Pe
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 18).]
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF KNOWING THE SOULS OF PE. The overseer of the palace,
the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith:
"[Hail,] Khat, who dwellest in Khat, in Anpet,(74) and in the nome of
Khat! [Hail,] ye goddesses of the chase who dwell in the city of Pe, ye
celestial lands(?), ye stars, and ye divine beings,
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