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The Doctrine Of Eternal Life.
the ladder for Osiris, and Horus raiseth up the ladder for his father Osiris, when Osiris goeth to [find] his
soul; one standeth on the one side, and the other standeth on the other, and Unas is betwixt them. Unas
standeth up and is Horus, he sitteth down and is Set."[2] And in the pyramid of Pepi I. we read, "Hail to
thee, O Ladder of God, hail to thee, O Ladder of Set. Stand up, O Ladder of God, stand up, O Ladder of
Set, stand up, O Ladder of Horus, whereon Osiris went forth into heaven . . . . . . This Pepi is thy son, this
Pepi is Horus, thou hast given birth unto this Pepi even as thou hast given birth unto the god who is the
lord of the Ladder. Thou hast given him the Ladder of God, and thou hast given him the Ladder of Set,
whereon this Pepi hath gone forth into heaven . . . . . . Every khu and every god stretcheth out his hand
unto this Pepi when he cometh forth into heaven by the Ladder of God . . . . that which he seeth and that
which he heareth make him wise, and serve as food for him when he cometh forth into heaven by the
Ladder of God. Pepi riseth up like the uræus which is on the brow of Set, and every khu and every god
stretcheth out his hand unto Pepi on the Ladder. Pepi hath gathered together his bones, he hath collected
his flesh, and Pepi hath gone straightway into heaven by means of the two fingers of the god who is the
Lord of the Ladder."[3] Elsewhere we are told that Khonsu and Set "carry the Ladder of Pepi, and they
set it up."
When the Osiris of a man has entered into heaven as a living soul,[4] he is regarded as one of those who
"have eaten the eye of Horus he walks among
[1. Recueil de Travaux, t. v., p. 190, ll. 181, 182.
2. Ibid., t. iv., p. 70, l. 579 ff
3.. Études de Mythologie et d'Archéologie, t. i., p. 344, note 1.
4 ###. Recueil de Travaux, t. v., p. 52 (1. 456).
5. ###. Ibid., t. iii., p. 165 (l. 169).]
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The deification of the spiritual body.
living ones,[1] he becomes "God, the son of God,"[2] and all the gods of heaven become his brethren.[3]
His bones are the gods and goddesses of heaven;[4] his right side belongs to Horns, and his left side to
Set;[5] the goddess Nut makes him to rise up as a god without an enemy in his name "God";[6] and God
calls him by his name.[7] His face is the face of Ap-uat, his eyes are the great ones among the souls of
Annu, his nose is Thoth, his mouth is the great lake, his tongue belongs to the boat of right and truth, his
teeth are the spirits of Annu, his chin is Khert-khent-Sekhem, his backbone is Sema, his shoulders are
Set, his breast is Beba.[8] etc.; every one of his members is identified with a god. Moreover, his body as
a whole is identified with the God of Heaven. For example it is said concerning Unas:--
t'et-k t'et ent Unas pen af-k af en Unas pen
Thy body is the body of Unas this. Thy flesh is the flesh of Unas this.
kesu-k kesu Unas pen seb-k seb Unas pen
Thy bones are the bones of Unas this. Thy passage is the passage of Unas this.
seb Unas pen seb-k
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