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Plate XXIII. and Plate XXIV.
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PLATE XXIII. AND PLATE XXIV.
The whole of Plate XXIII. and part of Plate XXIV contain a repetition of the XVIIIth Chapter of the
"Book of the Dead," which has also been given on Plates XIII. and XIV. The arrangement of the gods in
the vignette is, however, slightly different.
PLATE XXIV. (2).
Vignette: Ani and his wife adoring three gods, who are seated on a pylon or door-shaped pedestal.
Text [CHAPTER CXXIV.]: (I) THE CHAPTER OF GOING UNTO THE GODLIKE RULERS OF
OSIRIS. Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, saith: "My soul hath builded for me a (2) dwelling-place in
Tattu. I have waxed strong in the town Pe. I have ploughed [my] fields in all my forms, and my palm tree
standeth therein like unto the god Amsu. I eat not that which I abominate, (3) I eat not that which I
loathe; that which I abominate I abominate, and I feed not upon filth. (4) There are food offerings and
meat for those who shall not be destroyed thereby. I raise not up myself on my two arms unto any
abomination, I walk not thereupon (5) with my shoes, because my bread is [made] from white grain, and
my ale from the red (6) barley of the Nile. The sektet boat and the atet boat bring them unto me, and I
feed upon them (7) under the trees, whose beautiful branches I myself do know. (8) How glorious do I
make the white crown [when] I lift up the uræi! (9) Hail, guardian of the door, who givest peace unto the
two lands, bring thou unto me those who make offerings! Grant that
[1. In the Appendix to Plates V. and V1. (see above, p. 265), is a reproduction from the papyrus of Neb-set at Paris, of a
scene in which the soul of the deceased is represented as descending the ladder with food for the body in the tomb below.]
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I may (10) lift up the earth; that the shining ones may open their arms unto me; that the company of the
gods may (11) speak with the words of the shining ones unto Osiris Ani; that the hearts of the gods may
direct [him] (12); and that they may make him powerful in heaven among the gods who have taken unto
themselves visible forms. (13) Yea, let every god and every goddess whom he passeth make Osiris, the
scribe Ani, triumphant at the new year. He feedeth upon hearts (14) and consumeth them when he
cometh forth from the east. He hath been judged by the forefather of Light. He is (15) a shining one
arrayed in heaven among the mighty ones. The food of Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, is even (16) the
cakes and ale which are made for their mouths. I go in through the Disk, I come out through the god
Ahui. I speak with the followers (17) of the gods, I speak with the Disk, I speak with the shining ones,
and the Disk granteth me to be victorious in the (18) blackness of night within Meh-urt near unto his
forehead. Behold, I am with Osiris, and I (19) proclaim that which he telleth forth among the mighty
ones. He speaketh unto me the words of men, and I listen and (20) 1 tell again unto him the words of the
gods. I, Osiris Ani, triumphant, come even as one who is equipped for the journey. Thou raisest up [right
and truth] (2 1) for those who love them. I am a shining one clothed in power, mightier than any other
shining one."
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