n iron firmament in Amentet which the fiend Apep hath
broken through with his storms before the double Lion-god, and this will
the Osiris Nu set in order; O hearken ye, ye who dwell upon the top of the
throne of majesty. The Osiris Nu shall come in among thy divine sovereign
chiefs, and Ra shall deliver him from Apep each day so that he may not
come nigh unto him, and he shall make himself vigilant. The Osiris Nu
shall have power over the things which are written, he shall receive
sepulchral meals, and the god Thoth shall provide him with the things
which should be prepared for him. The Osiris Nu maketh right and truth to
go round about the bows in the Great Boat, and hath triumph among the
divine sovereign chiefs, and he establisheth [it] for millions of years.
The divine chiefs guide him and give unto him a passage in the boat with
joy and gladness; the first ones among the company of the sailors of Ra
are behind him, and he is happy. Right and truth are exalted, and they
have come unto their divine lord, and praises have been ascribed unto the
god Neb-er-tcher. The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the palace, the
chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, hath taken in his hands the weapon and he
hath made his way through heaven therewith; the denizens thereof have
ascribed praises unto him as [unto] a divine being who standeth up and
never sinketh to rest. The god Ra exalteth him by reason of what he hath
done, and he causeth him to make of none effect the whirlwind and the
storm; he looketh upon his splendors, and he stablisheth his oars, and the
boat saileth round about in heaven, rising like the sun in the darkness.
Thoth, the mighty one, leadeth the Osiris Nu within his eye, and he
sitteth [upon his] thigh[s] in the mighty boat of Khepera; he cometh into
being, and the things which he saith come to pass. The Osiris Nu
advanceth, and he journeyeth round about heaven unto Amentet, the fiery
deities stand up before him, and the god Shu rejoiceth exceedingly, and
they take in their hands the bows [of the boat] of Ra along with his
divine mariners. Ra goeth round about and he looketh upon Osiris. The
Osiris Nu is at peace, the Osiris Nu is at peace. He hath not been driven
back, the flame of thy moment hath not been taken away from him, [O Ra,]
the whirlwind and storm of thy mouth have not come forth against him, he
hath not journeyed upon the path of the crocodile--for he abominateth the
crocodile--and it hath not drawn nigh unto him.