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THE PAPYRUS OF ANI
THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD
Translated by E.A. Wallis Budge
Part 16
THE SEVEN ARITS
The First Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Sekhet-her-asht-aru. The name of the
Watcher is Smetti. The name of the Herald is Hakheru.
The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, shall say when he cometh unto
the First Arit: "I am the mighty one who createth his own light. I
have come unto thee, O Osiris, and, purified from that which
defileth thee, I adore thee. Lead on. Name not the name of Ra-stau
to me. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy strength in
Ra-stau. Rise up and conquer, O Osiris, in Abtu. Thou goest round
about heaven, thou sailest in the presence of Ra, thou lookest upon
all the beings who have knowledge. Hail, Ra, thou who goest round
about in the sky, I say, O Osiris in truth, that I am the Sahu
(Spirit-body) of the god, and I beseech thee not to let me be driven
away, nor to be cast upon the wall of blazing fire. Let the way be
opened in Ra-stau, let the pain of the Osiris be relieved, embrace
that which the Balance hath weighed, let a path be made for the Osiris
in the Great Valley, and let the Osiris have light to guide him on his
way."
The Second Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Unhat. The name of the Watcher is
Seqt-her. The name of the Herald is Ust.
The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he cometh to
this Arit]: "He sitteth to carry out his heart's desire, and he
weigheth words as the Second of Thoth. The strength which protecteth
Thoth humbleth the hidden Maati gods, who feed upon Maat during the
years of their lives. I offer up my offerings [to him] at the moment
when he maketh his way. I advance, and I enter on the path. O grant
thou that I may continue to advance, and that I may attain to the
sight of Ra, and of those who offer up [their] offerings."
The Third Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Unem-hauatu-ent-pehui. The name of the
Watcher is Seres-her. The name of the Herald is Aa.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he
cometh to this Arit]: "I am he who is hidden in the great deep. I am
the Judge of the Rehui, I have come and I have done away the offensive
thing which was upon Osiris. I tie firmly the place on which he
standeth, coming forth from the Urt. I have stablished things in Abtu,
I have opened up a way through Ra-stau, and I have relieved the pain
which was in Osiris. I have balanced the place whereon he standeth,
and I have made a path for him; he shineth brilliantly in Ra-stau."
The Fourth Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Khesef-her-asht-kheru. The name of the
Watcher is Seres-tepu. The name of the Herald is Khesef-at.
cometh to this Arit]: "I am the Bull, the son of the ancestress of
Osiris. O grant ye that his father, the Lord of his god-like
companions, may bear witness on his behalf. I have weighed the
guilty in judgment. I have brought unto his nostrils the life which is
ever lasting. I am the son of Osiris, I have accomplished the journey,
I have advanced in Khert-Neter."
The Fifth Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Ankhf-em-fent. The name of the Watcher
is Shabu. The name of the Herald is Teb-her-kha-kheft.
cometh to this Arit]: "I have brought unto thee the jawbone in
Ra-stau. I have brought unto thee thy backbone in Anu. I have gathered
together his manifold members therein. I have driven back Aapep for
thee. I have spit upon the wounds [in his body]. I have made myself
a path among you. I am the Aged One among the gods. I have made
offerings to Osiris. I have defended him with the word of truth. I
have gathered together his bones, and have collected all his members."
The Sixth Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Atek-tau-kehaq-kheru. The name of
the Watcher is An-her. The name of the Herald is Ates-her-[ari]-she.
cometh to this Arit]: "I have come daily, I have come daily. I have
made myself a way. I have advanced over that which was created by Anpu
(Anubis). I am the Lord of the Urrt Crown. I am the possessor [of
the knowledge of] the words of magical power, I am the Avenger
according to law, I have avenged [the injury to] his Eye. I have
defended Osiris. I have accomplished my journey. The Osiris Ani
advanceth with you with the word which is truth."
The Seventh Arit:
The name of the Doorkeeper is Sekhmet-em-tsu-sen. The name of the
Watcher is Aa-maa-kheru. The name of the Herald is Khesef-khemi.
cometh to this Arit]: "I have come unto thee, O Osiris, being purified
from foul emissions. Thou goest round about heaven, thou seest Ra,
thou seest the beings who have knowledge. [Hail], thou, ONE! Behold,
thou art in the Sektet Boat which traverseth the heavens. I speak what
I will to his Sahu (Spirit-body). He is strong, and cometh into
being even [as] he spake. Thou meetest him face to face. Prepare
thou for me all the ways which are good [and which lead] to thee."
RUBRIC: If [these] words be recited by the spirit when he shall come
to the Seven Arits, and as he entereth the doors, he shall neither
be turned back nor repulsed before Osiris, and he shall be made to
have his being among the blessed spirits, and to have dominion among
the ancestral followers of Osiris. If these things be done for any
spirit he shall have his being in that place like a lord of eternity
in one body with Osiris, and at no place shall any being contend
against him.
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