ors! Behold, grant thou that the Osiris Nu may be great in heaven
even as thou art great among the gods; deliver thou him from every evil
and murderous thing which may be wrought upon him by the Fiend, and
fortify thou his heart. Grant thou, moreover, that the Osiris Nu may be
stronger than all the gods, all the _Khu_s, and all the dead. The Osiris
Nu is strong and is the lord of powers. The Osiris Nu is the lord of right
and truth which the goddess Uatchit worketh. The strength which protects
the Osiris Nu is the strength which protects the god Ra in heaven. O god
Ra, grant thou that the Osiris Nu may travel on in thy boat in peace, and
do thou prepare a road whereon [thy] boat may journey onward; for the
force which protecteth Osiris is the force which protecteth thee. The
Osiris Nu driveth back the Crocodile from Ra day by day. The Osiris Nu
cometh even as doth Horus in the splendors(?) of the horizon of heaven,
and he directeth Ra through the mansions of the sky; the gods rejoice
greatly when the Osiris Nu repulseth the Crocodile. The Osiris Nu hath the
amulet(?) of the god, and the cloud of Nebt shall not come nigh unto him,
and the divine guardians of the mansions of the sky shall not destroy him.
The Osiris Nu is a divine being whose face is hidden, and he dwelleth
within the Great House [as] the chief of the Shrine of the god. The Osiris
Nu carrieth the words of the gods to Ra, and he cometh and maketh
supplication unto the divine lord with the words of his message. The
Osiris Nu is strong of heart, and he maketh his offering at the moment
among those who perform the ceremonies of sacrifice."

[THIS CHAPTER] SHALL BE SAID OVER A FIGURE OF THE DECEASED WHICH SHALL BE
PLACED IN [A MODEL OF] THE BOAT OF THE SUN, AND BEHOLD, [HE THAT RECITETH
IT] SHALL BE WASHED, AND SHALL BE CEREMONIALLY PURE, AND HE SHALL HAVE
BURNT INCENSE BEFORE RA, AND SHALL HAVE OFFERED WINE, AND CAKES, AND
ROASTED FOWL FOR THE JOURNEY [OF THE DECEASED] IN THE BOAT OF RA. NOW,
EVERY _KHU_ FOR WHOM SUCH THINGS ARE DONE SHALL HAVE AN EXISTENCE AMONG
THE LIVING ONES, AND HE SHALL NEVER PERISH, AND HE SHALL HAVE A BEING LIKE
UNTO THAT OF THE HOLY GOD; NO EVIL THING WHATSOEVER SHALL ATTACK HIM. AND
HE SHALL BE LIKE UNTO A HAPPY _KHU_ IN AMENTET, AND HE SHALL NOT DIE A
SECOND TIME. HE SHALL EAT AND HE SHALL DRINK IN THE PRESENCE OF OSIRIS
EACH DAY; HE SHALL BE BORNE ALONG WITH THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND OF THE
SOUTH EACH AND EVERY DAY; HE SHALL QUAFF