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Plate XIX.
the fiends from the mouth of (4) thy paths. Thou turnest thy face upon Amenta, thou makest the world to
shine as with smu metal. The dead rise up to behold thee, they breathe the (5) air and they look upon thy
face when the disk shineth on its horizon; their hearts are at peace for that they behold thee, O thou who
art eternity and everlastingness."
[Litany]: (1) "Homage to thee, [O lord of] starry deities in An, and of heavenly beings in Kher-aba; thou
god Unti, who art more glorious than the gods who are hidden in Annu.
"(2) Homage to thee, O An in Antes (?), Horus, thou dweller in both horizons, with long strides thou
stridest over heaven, O thou who dwellest in both horizons.
"(3) Homage to thee, O soul of everlastingness, thou Soul who dwellest in Tattu, Un-nefer, son of Nut;
thou art lord of Akert.
"(4) Homage to thee in thy dominion over Tattu; the urerit crown is established upon thy head; thou art
the One whose strength is in himself, and thou dwellest in peace in Tattu.
"(5) Homage to thee, O lord of the acacia tree, the Seker boat is set upon its sledge; thou turnest back the
Fiend, the worker of evil, and thou causest the utchat to rest upon its seat.
"(6) Homage to thee, O thou who art mighty in thine hour, thou great and mighty god, dweller in
An-rut-f, lord of eternity and creator of everlastingness; thou art the lord of Suten-henen.
"(7) Homage to thee, O thou who restest upon Right and Truth, thou art the lord of Abtu, and thy limbs
are joined unto Ta-sertet; thou art he to whom fraud and guile are hateful.
"(8) Homage to thee, O thou who art within thy boat, thou bringest Hapi (i.e., the Nile) forth from his
source; the light shineth upon thy body, and thou art the dweller in Nekhen.
"(9) Homage to thee, O creator of the gods, thou King of the North and of the South; O Osiris, victorious,
ruler of the world in thy gracious seasons; thou art the lord of the world.
"O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies
wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit."
Next: Plate XX.
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