, it
is made new before the gods, he hath gained power over it, he hath not
been spoken to [according to] what he hath done. He hath gotten power over
his own members. His heart obeyeth him, he is the lord thereof, it is in
his body, and it shall never fall away therefrom. I, Osiris, the scribe
Ani, victorious in peace, and triumphant in the beautiful Amenta and on
the mountain of eternity, bid thee to be obedient unto me in the
underworld."

The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart

[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 5).]

THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF THE OVERSEER OF THE PALACE, THE
CHANCELLOR-IN-CHIEF, NU, TRIUMPHANT, BE CARRIED AWAY FROM HIM IN THE
UNDERWORLD. He saith:

"Hail, thou Lion-god! I am the Flower Bush (_Unb_). That which is an
abomination unto me is the divine block. Let not this my heart (_hati_) be
carried away from me by the fighting gods in Annu. Hail, thou who dost
wind bandages round Osiris and who hast seen Set! Hail, thou who returnest
after smiting and destroying him before the mighty ones! This my heart
(_ab_) [sitteth] and weepeth for itself before Osiris; it hath made
supplication for me. I have given unto him and I have decreed unto him the
thoughts of the heart in the House of the god Usekh-hra,(24) and I have
brought to him sand (_sic_) at the entry to Khemennu (Hermopolis Magna).
Let not this my heart (_hati_) be carried away from me! I make thee to
dwell(?) upon this throne, O thou who joinest together hearts (_hatu_) [in
Sekhet-hetep (with) years] of strength against all things that are an
abomination unto thee, and to carry off food from among the things which
belong unto thee, and are in thy grasp by reason of thy twofold strength.
And this my heart (_hati_) is devoted to the decrees of the god Tem who
leadeth me into the dens of Suti, but let not this my heart which hath
done its desire before the sovereign princes who are in the underworld be
given unto him. When they find the leg and the swathings they bury them."

The Chapter Of Preserving The Heart

[From the Papyrus of Ani (British Museum No. 10,470, sheet 15).]

THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF A MAN BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM IN
THE UNDERWORLD. Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith:

"Turn thou back, O messenger of every god! Is it that thou art come [to
carry away] this my heart which liveth? But my heart which liveth shall
not be given unto thee. [As I] advance, the gods hearken