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Plates XXXIII and XXXIV.
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PLATES XXXIII AND XXXIV.
Vignette: The mummy-chamber, arranged as a plan, representing the floor and walls laid flat, in fifteen
compartments. In the centre, under a canopy, is place d the bier bearing the mummy of Ani, beside which
stands the god Anubis,[1]
[1. In the Nebseni papyrus the text referring to Anubis reads: "Anubis, who dwelleth in the region of the embalmed, the
chief of the holy house, layeth his hands upon the lord of life (i.e., the mummy),
It and provideth him with all that belongeth unto him, and saith: 'Flail to thee, thou beautiful one, the lord! Thou hast been
gazed upon by the Sun's eye, thou hast been bound up by Ptah-Seker, thou hast been made whole by Anubis; breath hath
been given unto thee by Shu, and thou hast been raised up by the fair one, the prince of eternity. Thou hast thine eyes. Thy
right eye is in the sektet boat, and thy left eye is in the sektet boat. Thine eye-brows appear fair before the company of the
gods. Thy brow is in the charge of Anubis. The back of thy head is in good case in tile presence of the sacred hawk. Thy
fingers are stablished by written decree in the presence of the lord of Khemennu, and Thoth giveth unto thee the speech of
the sacred books. Thy hair is in good case in the presence of Ptah-Seker. Osiris is in bliss, and reverence is done unto him
before the company of the great gods. He looketh upon the great god, he is led on fair paths, he is made strong with meals
of the tomb, and his enemies are cast down beneath him in presence of the company of the great gods who are in the great
house of the aged one in Annu.'"]
{p. 360}
with hands outstretched over the body. At the foot of the bier kneels the goddess Isis, and at the head the
goddess Nephthys, each being accompanied by a flame of fire, which is placed in the compartment
immediately behind her. The Tet occupies the compartment immediately above the bier, and the
jackal--emblematic of Anubis or Ap-uat--couchant on the tomb, with a sceptre having pendent
menats--occupies the compartment below. The four children of Horus, or gods of the cardinal
points--Mestha, Hapi, Tuamautef, and Qebhsennuf--stand in the corners of the four adjoining
compartments. In each of the two upper and outer compartments is the human-headed bird emblematic of
the soul, standing on a pylon, the one on the right being turned to the west or setting sun, the other on the
left facing the east or rising sun. In the right lower compartment stands the figure of the Perfected Soul;
in the corresponding compartment on the left is a Ushabti figure.
Text [CHAPTER CLI.] [Isis saith:] "I have come to be a protector unto thee. I waft (2) unto thee air for
thy nostrils, and the north wind, which cometh forth from the god Tmu, unto thy nose (3)- 1 have made
whole thy lungs. I have made thee (4) to be like unto a god. Thine enemies have fallen beneath thy feet.
(5, 6) Thou hast been made victorious in (7) Nut, and thou art mighty to prevail with the gods."
[Nephthys saith:] "(2) I have gone round about to protect thee, brother Osiris; (3) 1 have come to be a
protector unto thee. [My strength shall be behind thee, my strength shall be behind thee, for ever. Ra hath
heard thy cry, and the gods have granted that thou shouldst be victorious. Thou art raised up, and thou art
victorious over that which hath been done unto thee. Ptah hath thrown down thy foes, and thou art Horus,
the son of Hathor.]"[1]
[1. In Ani the text is corrupt, and the passage within brackets is translated from the following version (Naville,
Todtenbuch, Bd. II., Bl. 428):
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