Hymn Of Praise To Osiris

[From Lepsius, “Todtenbuch,” Bl. 51.]

A HYMN OF PRAISE TO OSIRIS. The Osiris Auf-ānkh, triumphant, saith:

“Homage to thee, O Osiris Un-nefer, triumphant, thou son of Nut, thou
first-born son of Seb, thou mighty one who comest forth from Nut, thou
King in the city of Nifu-ur,(112) thou Governor of Amentet, thou lord of
Abtu (Abydos), thou lord of souls, thou mighty one of strength, thou lord
of the _atef_ crown in Suten-henen, thou lord of the divine form in the
city of Nifu-ur, thou lord of the tomb, thou mighty one of souls in Tattu,
thou lord of [sepulchral] offerings, thou whose festivals are many in
Tattu. The god Horus exalteth his father in every place (or shrine), and
he uniteth [himself] unto the goddess Isis and unto the goddess Nephthys;
and the god Thoth reciteth for him the mighty glorifyings which are within
him, [and which] come forth from his mouth, and the heart of Horus is
stronger than that of all the gods. Rise up, then, O Horus, thou son of
Isis, and avenge thy father Osiris. Hail, O Osiris, I have come unto thee;
I am Horus and I have avenged thee, and I feed this day upon the
sepulchral meals of oxen, and feathered fowl, and upon all the beautiful
things [offered] unto Osiris. Rise up, then, O Osiris, for I have struck
down for thee all thine enemies, and I have taken vengeance upon them for
thee. I am Horus upon this beautiful day of thy fair rising in thy Soul
which exalteth thee along with itself on this day before thy divine
sovereign princes. Hail, O Osiris, thy _ka_ hath come unto thee and is
with thee, and thou restest therein in thy name of Ka-Hetep. I maketh thee
glorious in thy name of Khu, and it maketh thee like unto the Morning Star
in thy name of Pehu, and it openeth for thee the ways in thy name of
Ap-uat. Hail, O Osiris, I have come unto thee and I have set thine enemies
under [thy feet] in every place, and thou art triumphant in the presence
of the company of the gods and of the divine sovereign chiefs. Hail, O
Osiris, thou hast received thy sceptre and the place whereon thou art to
rest, and thy steps are under thee. Thou bringest food to the gods, and
thou bringest sepulchral meals unto those who dwell in their tombs. Thou
hast given thy might unto the gods and thou hast created the Great God;
thou hast thy existence with them in their spiritual bodies, thou
gatherest thyself unto all the gods, and thou hearest the word of right
and truth on the day when offerings to this god are ordered on the
festivals of Uka.”