Abolishing The Slaughterings

[From the Papyrus of Nebseni, sheet 25.]

THE CHAPTER OF DRIVING AWAY THE SLAUGHTERINGS WHICH ARE PERFORMED IN THE
UNDERWORLD. Nebseni, the scribe and designer in the Temples of Upper and
Lower Egypt, he to whom fair veneration is paid, the son of the scribe and
artist Thena, triumphant, saith:

“Hail, Tem, I have become glorious (or a _Khu_) in the presence of the
double Lion-god, the great god, therefore open thou unto me the gate of
the god Seb. I smell the earth (_i.e._, I bow down so that my nose
toucheth the ground) of the great god who dwelleth in the underworld, and
I advance into the presence of the company of the gods who dwell with the
beings who are in the underworld. Hail, thou guardian of the divine door
of the city of Beta, thou [god] Neti(?) who dwellest in Amentet, I eat
food, and I have life through the air, and the god Atch-ur leadeth me with
[him] to the mighty boat of Khepera. I hold converse with the divine
mariners at eventide, I enter in, I go forth, and I see the being who is
there; I lift him up, and I say that which I have to say unto him, whose
throat stinketh [for lack of air]. I have life, and I am delivered, having
lain down in death. Hail, thou that bringest offerings and oblations,
bring forward thy mouth and make to draw nigh the writings (or lists) of
offerings and oblations. Set thou Right and Truth firmly upon their
throne, make thou the writings to draw nigh, and set thou up the goddesses
in the presence of Osiris, the mighty god, the Prince of everlastingness,
who counteth his years, who hearkeneth unto those who are in the islands
(or pools), who raiseth his right shoulder, who judgeth the divine
princes, and who sendeth [Osiris] into the presence of the great sovereign
princes who live in the underworld.”




Abolishing The Slaughterings


[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 6).]

THE CHAPTER OF DRIVING BACK THE SLAUGHTERINGS WHICH ARE PERFORMED IN
SUTEN-HENEN. Osiris Nu, triumphant, saith:

“O thou land of the sceptre! (literally, wood) O thou white crown of the
divine form! O thou resting-place of the boat! I am the Child, I am the
Child, I am the Child, I am the Child. Hail, Abu-ur, thou sayest day by
day: ‘The slaughter-block is made ready as thou knowest, and thou hast
come to decay.’ I am Rā, the stablisher of those who praise [him]. I am
the knot of the god within the _Aser_ tree, the doubly beautiful one, who
is more splendid than yesterday (say four times). I am Rā, the stablisher
of those who praise [him]. I am the knot of the god within the _Aser_
tree, and my going forth is the going forth [of Rā] on this day.”

“My hair is the hair of Nu. My face is the face of the Disk. My eyes are
the eyes of Hathor. My ears are the ears of Ap-uat. My nose is the nose of
Khenti-khas. My lips are the lips of Anpu. My teeth are the teeth of
Serqet. My neck is the neck of the divine goddess Isis. My hands are the
hands of Ba-neb-Tattu. My forearms are the forearms of Neith, the Lady of
Sais. My backbone is the backbone of Suti. My phallus is the phallus of
Osiris. My reins are the reins of the Lords of Kher-āba. My chest is the
chest of the Mighty one of Terror. My belly and back are the belly and
back of Sekhet. My buttocks are the buttocks of the Eye of Horus. My hips
and legs are the hips and legs of Nut. My feet are the feet of Ptah. [My
fingers] and my leg-bones are the [fingers and] leg-bones of the Living
Gods. There is no member of my body which is not the member of some god.
The god Thoth shieldeth my body altogether, and I am Rā day by day. I
shall not be dragged back by my arms, and none shall lay violent hold upon
my hands. And shall do me hurt neither men, nor gods, nor the sainted
dead, nor those who have perished, nor any one of those of ancient times,
nor any mortal, nor any human being. I am he who cometh forth, advancing,
whose name is unknown. I am Yesterday, and Seer of millions of years is my
name. I pass along, I pass along the paths of the divine celestial judges.
I am the lord of eternity, and I decree and I judge like the god Khepera.
I am the lord of the _Ureret_ crown. I am he who dwelleth in the _Utchat_
[and in the Egg, in the _Utchat_ and in the Egg, and it is given unto me
to live [with] them. I am he that dwelleth in the _Utchat_ when it
closeth, and I exist by the strength thereof. I come forth and I shine; I
enter in and I come to life. I am in the _Utchat_],(37) my seat is upon my
throne, and I sit in the abode of splendor(?) before it. I am Horus and
(I) traverse millions of years. I have given the decree [for the
stablishing of] my throne and I am the ruler thereof; and in very truth,
my mouth keepeth an even balance both in speech and in silence. In very
truth, my forms are inverted. I am Un-nefer, from one season even unto
another, and what I have is within me; [I am] the only One, who proceedeth
from an only One who goeth round about in his course. I am he who dwelleth
in the _Utchat_, no evil thing of any form or kind shall spring up against
me, and no baleful object, and no harmful thing, and no disastrous thing
shall happen unto me. I open the door in heaven, I govern my throne, and I
open up [the way] for the births [which take place] on this day. I am (?)
the child who marcheth along the road of Yesterday. [I am] To-day for
untold nations and peoples. I am he who protecteth you for millions of
years, and whether ye be denizens of the heavens, or of the earth, or of
the south, or of the north, or of the east, or of the west, the fear of me
is in your bodies. I am he whose being has been moulded in his eye, and I
shall not die again. My moment is in your bodies, but my forms are in my
place of habitation. I am he who cannot be known, but the Red Ones have
their faces directed toward me. I am the unveiled one. The season wherein
[the god] created the heavens for me and enlarged the bounds of the earth
and made great the progeny thereof cannot be found out; but they fail and
are not united [again]. My name setteth itself apart from all things [and
from] the great evil [which is in] the mouths [of men] by reason of the
speech which I address unto you. I am he who riseth and shineth, the wall
which cometh out of a wall, an only One who proceedeth from an only One.
There is never a day that passeth without the things which appertain unto
him being therein; passing, passing, passing, passing. Verily I say unto
thee, I am the Sprout which cometh forth from Nu, and my Mother is Nut.
Hail, O my Creator, I am he who hath no power to walk, the great Knot who
is within yesterday. The might of my strength is within my hand. I myself
am not known, but I am he who knoweth thee. I cannot be held with the
hand, but I am he who can hold thee in his hand. Hail, O Egg! Hail, O Egg!
I am Horus who lives for millions of years, whose flame shineth upon you
and bringeth your hearts to me. I have the command of my throne and I
advance at this season, I have opened a path, and I have delivered myself
from all evil things. I am the dog-headed ape of gold three palms and two
fingers [high], which hath neither arms nor legs and dwelleth in
Het-ka-Ptah (Memphis), and I go forth as goeth forth the dog-headed ape
that dwelleth in Het-ka-Ptah.”