ead into the twofold funeral
region of Osiris."
Of Coming Forth From Re-Stau
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 9).]
THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH FROM RE-STAU.(78) The chancellor-in-chief, Nu,
triumphant, saith:
"I am the Great God who maketh his light. I have come to thee, O Osiris,
and I offer praise unto thee. [I am] pure from the issues which are
carried away from thee. Thy name is made in Re-stau, and thy power is in
Abtu (Abydos). Thou art raised up, then, O Osiris, and thou goest round
about through heaven with Ra, and thou lookest upon the generations of
men, O thou One who circlest, thou Ra. Behold, verily, I have said unto
thee, O Osiris, 'I am the spiritual body of the God,' and I say, 'Let it
come to pass that I shall never be repulsed before thee, O Osiris.' "
The following is the chapter in a fuller form:(79)
THE CHAPTER OF KNOWING THE NAME OF OSIRIS AND OF ENTERING INTO AND OF
GOING OUT FROM RE-STAU [IN ALL THE FORMS WHEREIN HE WILLETH TO COME
FORTH].(80) The scribe Mes-em-neter, triumphant, saith:
"I am the Great Name who maketh his light. I have come to thee, O Osiris,
and I offer praise unto thee. I am pure from the issues which are carried
away from thee. [Thy] name hath been made in Re-stau when it hath fallen
therein. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy strength and in thy power, thou
hast obtained the mastery in Re-stau. Thou art raised up, O Osiris, in thy
might and in thy power, thou art raised up, O Osiris, and thy might is in
Re-stau, and thy power is in Abtu (Abydos). Thou goest round about through
heaven, and thou sailest before Ra, and thou lookest upon the generations
of men, O thou Being who circlest, thou Ra. Behold, verily, I have said
unto thee, O Osiris, 'I am the spiritual body of the God,' and I say, 'Let
it come to pass that I shall never be repulsed before thee, O Osiris.' "
Of Going About In The Underworld
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 9).]
THE CHAPTER OF GOING IN AFTER COMING FORTH [FROM THE UNDERWORLD]. The
overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith:
"Open unto me? Who then art thou? Whither goest thou? What is thy name? I
am one of you, 'Assembler of Souls' is the name of my boat; 'Making the
hair to stand on end' is the name of the oars; 'Watchful one' is the name
of its bows; 'Evil is it' is the name of the rudder; 'Steering straight
for the middle' is the name of
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