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Funeral Ceremonies.
"O Osiris,[++] all that is hateful in Unas hath been brought unto thee,[1] and all the evil words which
have been spoken in his name. Come, O Thoth, and take them unto Osiris, bring all the evil words which
have been spoken and place them in the hollow of thy hand;[2] thou shalt not escape therefrom, thou
shalt not escape therefrom. Whosoever marcheth, marcheth with his ka. Horus marcheth with his ka, Set
marcheth with his ka, Thoth marcheth with[3] his ka, Sep marcheth with his ka, Osiris marcheth with his
ka, Khent-maati marcheth with his ka; and thy tet shall march with thy ka. Hail, Unas, the hand of thy ka
is before thee. Hail, Unas, the hand of thy ka is behind thee. Hail, Unas, the leg of thy ka is before thee.
Hail, Unas, the leg of thy ka is behind thee. Osiris Unas, I have given unto thee the Eye of Horus, and thy
face is filled therewith, and the perfume thereof spreadeth over thee. The libations which are poured[4]
out by thy son, which are poured out by Horus, are for thee, O Osiris, and they are for thee O Unas. I
have come, and I have brought unto thee the Eye of Horus that thou mayest refresh thy heart therewith, I
have placed it beneath thy feet, and I give unto thee whatsoever hath come forth from thy body that thy
heart may not cease to beat through [the want] thereof.[5] Thy voice shall never depart from thee, thy
voice shall never depart from thee.
[*. This subject has been lucidly discussed by Maspero, Recueil de Travaux, t. xii., pp. 78, 79.
+. See Archæologia, vol. lii., p. 453, at the foot.
++. For the text and French translation, see Maspero, Recueil de Travaux, t. iii., p. 179 ff.
1. Here water shall be sprinkled.
2. Repeat four times.
3. Repeat four times and burn incense.
4. Here [pour out] fresh water, and [burn] two portions of incense.
5. Repeat four times.]
{p. cxi}
"[Here is] unguent, [here is] unguent. Open thy mouth, O Unas,[1] and taste the taste of the scent which
is in the holy habitations. This scent is that which distilleth from Horus, this scent is that which distilleth
from Set, and it is that which stablisheth the hearts of the two Horus gods.[2] Thou purifiest thyself with
the Heru-shesu;[*] thou art purified with natron, and Horus is purified with natron; thou art purified with
natron, and Set is purified with natron;[3] thou art purified with natron, and Thoth is purified with natron;
thou art purified with natron, and Sep is purified with natron; thou art purified with natron, and art
established among them, and thy mouth is [as pure] as the mouth of a sucking calf on the day of its birth.
Thou art purified with natron, and Horus is purified with natron; thou art purified with natron, and Set is
purified with natron;[4] [thou art purified with natron] and Thoth is purified with natron; thou art purified
with natron, and Sep is purified with natron; thy ka is purified with natron, and thou art pure, thou art
pure, thou art pure, thou art pure. Thou art stablished among the gods thy brethren, thy head is purified
for thee with natron, thy bones are washed clean with water, and thou thyself art made perfect with all
that belongeth unto thee. O Osiris, I have given unto thee the Eye of Horus, thy face is filled therewith,
and the perfume thereof spreadeth over thee.
"Hail, Unas, thy two jaws are unlocked.[5] Hail, Unas, the two gods have opened thy mouth.[6] O Unas,
the Eye of Horus hath been given unto thee, and Horus cometh thereunto; it is brought unto thee, and
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