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240 BC
THE PAPYRUS OF ANI
THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD
Translated by E.A. Wallis Budge
Part 77
(From the Papyrus of Nu and the Papyrus of Nebseni)
The Speech of Anpu: Anubis the dweller in the mummy chamber,
Governor of the Divine House, layeth his hands upon the lord of
life, the scribe, the draughtsman of Ptah, Nebseni, the lord of
fealty, begotten of the scribe and mason Thena, born of the lady of
the house Mut-rest, whose word is truth, and devoting himself to him
as his guardian, saith:- Homage to thee, thou happy one, lord! Thou
seest the Utchat. Ptah-Seker hath bound thee up. Anpu hath exalted
thee. Shu hath raised thee up, O Beautiful Face, thou governor of
eternity. Thou hast thine eye, O scribe Nebseni, lord of fealty, and
it is beautiful. Thy right eye is like the Sektet Boat, thy left eye
is like the Atet Boat. Thine eyebrows are fair to see in the
presence of the Company of the Gods. Thy brow is under the
protection of Anpu, and thy head and face, O beautiful one, are before
the holy Hawk. Thy fingers have been stablished by thy scribe's
craft in the presence of the Lord of Khemenu, Thoth, who hath bestowed
upon thee the knowledge of the speech of the holy books. Thy beard
is beautiful in the sight of Ptah-Seker, and thou, O scribe Nebseni,
thou lord of fealty, art beautiful before the Great Company of the
Gods. The Great God looketh upon thee, and he leadeth thee along the
path of happiness. Sepulchral meals are bestowed upon thee, and he
overthroweth for thee thine enemies, setting them under thy feet in
the presence of the Great Company of the Gods who dwell in the House
of the Great Aged One which is in Anu.
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