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Plate XXXIII.
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PLATE XXXIII.
Vignette: A lake of fire, at each corner of which is seated a dog-headed ape.[1]
Rubric: (1) Osiris Ani, triumphant, is girt about with [fine] raiment, he is shod with (2)white sandals, and
he is anointed with very precious anta ointment; and a bull, (3) and herbs, and incense, and ducks, and
flowers, and ale, and cakes have been offered unto him. And behold, thou shalt limn upon a clean tile (4)
the image of a table of offerings in clean colours, and thou shalt bury it in a field whereon (5) swine have
not trampled. If this word then be written upon it, he himself shall rise again, (6) and his children's
children shall flourish even as Ra flourisheth without ceasing. He shall dwell in favour (7) in the
presence of the king among the chiefs, and cakes and cups of drink and portions of meat shall be given
unto him upon the table (8) of the great god. He shall not be thrust from any door in Amentet; he shall
travel on (9) together with the kings of the north and of the south, and he shall abide with the (10)
followers of Osiris near unto Un-nefer, for ever, and for ever, and for ever.
Vignette: a Tet,[2]
[1. A somewhat similar scene forms the vignette to Chapter CXXVI., but in addition to the apes there are two uræi at each
corner. The text reads: "Hail, ye four apes who sit in the bows of the boat of Ra, who make the right and truth of
Neb-er-tcher to advance, who apportion unto me my weakness and my strength, who pacify the gods by the flame of your
mouths, who give holy offerings unto the gods, and sepulchral meals of the tomb unto the shining ones, who feed upon
right and truth, who are without falsehood, and who abominate wickedness. Destroy ye the evil which is in me, do away
with mine iniquity, put away the wounds which I had upon earth, and destroy all wickedness which cleaveth unto me."
[The apes say]: "Enter thou in and let nothing whatever oppose thee." "Grant ye that I may pass through the tomb, and that
I may enter into Re-stau, and that I may go in through the hidden doors of the underworld, and that offerings and other
things may be made unto me as unto those shining ones who pass into and out from the paths of the tomb, and who go
through [the doors thereof].
2 The ### represents four pillars, i.e., the four quarters of heaven, or the whole universe. As a religious emblem it
symbolizes the god Osiris. A fine collection of tets is exhibited in the Fourth Egyptian Room (Table-Case K, and
Wall-Case, No. 114), and among them may be noted: No. 2097,.a blue glazed faïence pendent tet, with the horns, disk, and
plumes No. 739, blue glazed faïence pendent tet, with five cross-bars, and No. 8260, lapis-lazuli pendent tet, with horns,
disk, and plumes; No. 8275, carnelian tet; No. 8270, agate tet; No. 20,623, opaque blue glass tet inscribed with the name of
its owner; No. 20,636, stone tet inlaid with lapis-lazuli, carnelian, plasma, and mother of emerald.]
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Text: [CHAPTER CLV.] (1) THE CHAPTER OF A TET OF GOLD: Osiris Ani, triumphant, saith:
"Thou risest, O still heart! (2) Thou shinest, O still heart! Place thou thyself upon my side. I have come
arid I have brought unto thee a tet of gold; rejoice thou in it."
Appendix: In the late recension of this chapter (Lepsius, Todtenbuch, Bl. 75) the rubric is divided into
two parts, which read: "To be recited over a Tet of gold inlaid (?) in sycamore wood, and placed on the
neck of the shining one; and he shall pass in through the doors of the underworld by the might of the
words here spoken. It shall set him in his place on the day of the new year among the followers of Osiris.
"If this chapter be known by the deceased he shall become perfect in the underworld. He shall not be
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