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Plate XXVII.
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I have risen among men like unto the god, living among the (13) gods. I am strong before you like unto
the god who is exalted upon his resting-place; when he cometh the gods rejoice, and goddesses and
mortal women (14) are glad when they behold him. I have come unto you. I have risen (15) upon the
throne of Ra, I sit upon my seat in the horizon. I receive offerings upon my altar, (16) 1 drink
drink-offerings at eventide as one made noble by the lord of mortals. I am exalted (17) even as the holy
god, the lord of the great House. The gods rejoice when they see him in his (18) beautiful manifestation
on the body of Nut, who giveth birth unto him daily."
Vignette: The serpent Seta, with human legs.
Text [CHAPTER LXXXVI L]: (1) THE CHAPTER OF CHANGING INTO SETA. Osiris Ani,
triumphant, saith: "I am the serpent Seta, whose years are many. I lie down and I am born day by day. I
am (3) the serpent Seta, which dwelleth in the limits of the earth. I lie down, I am born, (4) I renew
myself, I grow young day by day."
Vignette: A crocodile upon a pylon or doorway.
Text [CHAPTER LXXXVIII.]: (1) THE CHAPTER OF CHANGING INTO A CROCODILE. Saith
Osiris Ani, triumphant: (2) "I am the crocodile which dwelleth in terror, I am the sacred crocodile and I
cause destruction. (3) I am the great fish in Kamui. I am the lord to whom homage (4) is paid in Sekhem;
and Osiris Ani is the lord to whom homage is paid in Sekhem."
Vignette: The god Ptah in a shrine, before which is a table of offerings.
Text [CHAPTER LXXXII.]: (1) THE CHAPTER OF CHANGING INTO PTAH. Saith Osiris Ani,
triumphant: "I eat bread, (2) I drink ale, I put on apparel, (3) I fly like a hawk, I cackle like a goose, and I
alight upon the path (4) hard by the hill of the dead on the festival of the great Being. That which is
abominable, that which is abominable, have I not eaten; and that which (5) is foul have I not swallowed.
That which my ka doth abominate hath not entered into my body. I have lived according to the (6)
knowledge of the glorious gods. I live and I get strength from their bread, I get strength when I eat it
beneath the (7) shade of the tree of Hathor, my lady. I make an offering, and I make bread in Tattu, and
oblations in (8) Annu. I array myself in the robe of the goddess Matait, and I rise up and I sit me down
wheresoever my heart desireth (9). My head is like unto the head of Ra; when my limbs are gathered
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together, I am like unto Tmu. The four regions of Ra are the limits of the earth. I come forth; my tongue
(10) is like unto the tongue of Ptah, my throat is even as that of Hathor, and I tell forth the words of my
father Tmu with my lips. He it is who constrained (11) the handmaid, the wife of Seb; and unto him are
bowed [all] heads, and there is fear of him. Hymns of praise are sung in honour of my mighty deeds (12),
and I am accounted the heir of Seb, the lord of the earth, the protector. The god Seb giveth cool water, he
maketh his dawnings to be mine. They who dwell in (13) Annu bow down their heads before me, for I
am their bull. I grow strong from moment to moment; my loins are made strong for millions of years."
Vignette: A Ram.
Text [CHAPTER LXXXV.]: (1) THE CHAPTER OF CHANGING INTO THE SOUL OF Tmu. Saith
Osiris Ani, triumphant: (2) "I have not entered into the house of destruction; I have not been brought to
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