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Plate XXXII.
'unless thou tell my name.' 'Arm of Shu that placeth itself to protect Osiris' (39) is thy name. 'We will not
let thee pass by us,' say the posts of the door, 'unless thou tell our names.' 'Serpent children of Rennut' are
your names. 'Thou (40) knowest us, pass thou by us.' 'Thou shalt not tread upon me,' saith the floor of the
hall, I unless thou tell my name.' 'I am silent, I am pure.' 'I know not (41) [the names of] thy two feet with
which thou wouldst walk upon me; tell them unto me.' '. . . . . before Amsu' is the name of my right foot,
'Grief of Nephthys' is the name Of (42) my left foot. 'Tread thou upon me, for thou knowest me.' 'I will
not question thee,' saith the warder of the door of the hall, unless thou tell my name.' 'Discerner of hearts,
(43) searcher of reins' is thy name. I will question thee now. Who is the god that liveth in his hour? Say
thou.' The teller of the two lands. 'Who then is the teller (44) of the two lands?' It is Thoth. 'Come then,'
saith Thoth, 'come hither (?).' And I come forward to the test. 'What, now, is thy condition?' I am pure
from (45) all evil, I am shielded from the baleful acts of those who live in their days, and I am not among
them. 'I have tried thee. (46) Who is he that goeth down into the fire, the walls whereof are [crowned]
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with uræi, and whose paths are in the lake [of fire]?' He who passeth through it (47) is Osiris. 'Advance
thou, in very truth thou hast been tested. Thy bread is in the utchat, thine ale is in the utchat, and meals of
the tomb are brought forth unto thee upon earth from the utchat. This hath been decreed for thee.'"
Vignette: The god Nu.
PLATE XXXII. (continued).
Text: (1) The hair of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the hair of Nu.
Vignette: Ra, hawk-headed, and wearing a disk.
Text: (2) The face of Osiris, the scribe Ani, is the face of Ra.
Vignette: The goddess Hathor, wearing disk and horns.
Text: (3) The eyes of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the eyes of Hathor.
Vignette: The god Ap-uat and standard.
Text: (4) The ears of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the ears of Ap-uat.
Vignette: The god Anpu, jackal-headed.
Text: (5) The lips of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the lips of Anpu.
Vignette: The scorpion Serqet, holding the shen, and ankh.
Text: (6) The teeth of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the teeth of Serqet.
Vignette: The goddess Isis.
Text: (7) The neck of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the neck of Isis.
Vignette: The ram-headed god, with uræus between the horns.
Text: (8) The hands of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the hands of the Ram, the lord of Tattu.
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