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Plate XXI.
himself forth (3) from the eastern horizon of heaven at the word of the goddess Nut. They rejoice at the
journeyings of Ra, the Ancient One; the Great One (4) rolleth along in his course. Thy joints are knitted
together,[3] O Ra, within thy shrine. Thou breathest the winds, thou drawest in the breezes, (5) thou
makest thy jaw-bones to cat in thy dwelling on the day when thou dost scent right and truth. Thou turnest
aside the godlike followers (6) [who] sail after the sacred boat, in order that they may return again unto
the mighty ones according to thy word. Thou numberest thy bones, thou gatherest together thy members;
(7) thou turnest thy face towards the beautiful Amenta; thou comest thither renewed
[1. In the Nebseni papyrus the god is seated on a throne, and he holds the sceptre in his right hand; in the Turin papyrus
(Lepsius, Bl. 54) the god is seated within a shrine.
2. This chapter is generally entitled "The Book of making perfect (or strong) the khu in the netherworld, in the presence of
the great company of the gods.
3. Or, "thou art exalted."]
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day by day. Behold, thou Image of gold, who possessest the splendours (8) of the Disk of heaven, thou
lord of terror; thou rollest along and art renewed day by day. Hail, there (9) is rejoicing in the heavenly
horizon, and shouts of joy are It raised to the ropes which tow thee along. May the gods who dwell in
(10) heaven ascribe praises unto Osiris Ani, when they behold him in triumph, as unto Ra. May Osiris,
the scribe Ani, be a prince (11) who is known by the ureret crown; and may the meat offerings and the
drink offerings of Osiris Ani, triumphant, be apportioned unto him; may he wax exceeding strong in his
body; and may he be the (12) chief of those who are in the presence of Ra. May Osiris, the scribe Ani,
triumphant, be strong upon earth and in the world under the earth; and (13) O Osiris, scribe Ani,
triumphant, mayest thou rise up strengthened like unto Ra day by day. Osiris Am, triumphant, shall not
tarry, (14) nor shall he rest without motion in the earth for ever. Clearly, clearly shall he see with his two
eyes, and with his two ears shall be hear what is right and true. (15) Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant,
cometh back, cometh back from Annu; Osiris Ani, triumphant, is as Ra when he rangeth the oars (16)
among the followers of Nu.
Next: Plate XXII.
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