DOI Page / Citation link:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.30604#0082
lxxiv
INTRODUCTION.
The heavenly life
of the blessed.
female, pay homage to him,1 * every being in heaven adores him ; and in one
interesting passage it is said of Pepi I. that “ when he hath come forth into heaven
“ he will find Ra standing face to face before him, and, having seated himself upon
“ the shoulders of Ra, Ra will not let him put himself down again upon the ground;
“ for he knoweth that Pepi is more shining than the shining ones, more perfect
“ than the perfect, and more stable than the stable ones. When Pepi
“ standeth upon the north of heaven with Ra, he becometh lord of the universe like
“ unto the king of the gods.”3 To the deceased Plorus gives his own ka,3 ancl
also drives away the ka’s of the enemies of the deceased from him, and hamstrings
his foes.4 By the divine power thus given to the deceased he brings into subjec-
tion the ka’s of the gods5 and other kct s,6 and he lays his yoke upon the ka’s of the
triple company of the gods.7 He also becomes Thoth,8 the intelligence of the
gods, and he judges hearts ;9 and the hearts of those who would take away his
food and the breath from his nostrils become the prey of his hands.10
The place of the deceased in heaven is by the side of God 11 * in the most holy
place,13 and he becomes God and an angel of God ;13 he himself is triumphant,14
1 I I MVM
Recueil de Travaux, t. v., p. 23
(1. 197).
3 Ibid., t, v., p. 171 (1. 91 fif.).
3 Ibid’’ p v,) p-33 (L 26s)-
0\ U I
4 Ibid., t. v., p. 40 (1. 287).
5 /vwwc
dbid., p. 45 (L 306).
T J | TV■ Ibid■> L iv-> p- 51 0- 4Si); t. iii-j p. 208 (1. 234).
7 Ibid., t. v., p. 46 (1. 307).
0 Ibid., t. iii., p. 208 (1. 233), .
8 Ibid., t. vii., p. 168 (1. 452).
/WW\A AV//NA
10 Ibid., t. iv., p. 49 (1. 430), (j ^ ^ 0 -
n j n f-‘j un-k ar £es neter; ibid., t. iii., p. 202 (1. 209).
AAAAAA <~—^> I
/VWW\ /-s AWM P ^ jj q N37. Ibid., t. v., p. 189 (1. 178).
13 (□ ^ j t 1Q TI ^ 1 ■Ibid■’1 v’’p-187 ^1'i7s^'
11 _° ® | mad-xeru; ibid., t. v., p. 186 (1. 172). These words are in later times always
added after the name of the deceased, and seem to mean something like “ he whose voice, or speech,
INTRODUCTION.
The heavenly life
of the blessed.
female, pay homage to him,1 * every being in heaven adores him ; and in one
interesting passage it is said of Pepi I. that “ when he hath come forth into heaven
“ he will find Ra standing face to face before him, and, having seated himself upon
“ the shoulders of Ra, Ra will not let him put himself down again upon the ground;
“ for he knoweth that Pepi is more shining than the shining ones, more perfect
“ than the perfect, and more stable than the stable ones. When Pepi
“ standeth upon the north of heaven with Ra, he becometh lord of the universe like
“ unto the king of the gods.”3 To the deceased Plorus gives his own ka,3 ancl
also drives away the ka’s of the enemies of the deceased from him, and hamstrings
his foes.4 By the divine power thus given to the deceased he brings into subjec-
tion the ka’s of the gods5 and other kct s,6 and he lays his yoke upon the ka’s of the
triple company of the gods.7 He also becomes Thoth,8 the intelligence of the
gods, and he judges hearts ;9 and the hearts of those who would take away his
food and the breath from his nostrils become the prey of his hands.10
The place of the deceased in heaven is by the side of God 11 * in the most holy
place,13 and he becomes God and an angel of God ;13 he himself is triumphant,14
1 I I MVM
Recueil de Travaux, t. v., p. 23
(1. 197).
3 Ibid., t, v., p. 171 (1. 91 fif.).
3 Ibid’’ p v,) p-33 (L 26s)-
0\ U I
4 Ibid., t. v., p. 40 (1. 287).
5 /vwwc
dbid., p. 45 (L 306).
T J | TV■ Ibid■> L iv-> p- 51 0- 4Si); t. iii-j p. 208 (1. 234).
7 Ibid., t. v., p. 46 (1. 307).
0 Ibid., t. iii., p. 208 (1. 233), .
8 Ibid., t. vii., p. 168 (1. 452).
/WW\A AV//NA
10 Ibid., t. iv., p. 49 (1. 430), (j ^ ^ 0 -
n j n f-‘j un-k ar £es neter; ibid., t. iii., p. 202 (1. 209).
AAAAAA <~—^> I
/VWW\ /-s AWM P ^ jj q N37. Ibid., t. v., p. 189 (1. 178).
13 (□ ^ j t 1Q TI ^ 1 ■Ibid■’1 v’’p-187 ^1'i7s^'
11 _° ® | mad-xeru; ibid., t. v., p. 186 (1. 172). These words are in later times always
added after the name of the deceased, and seem to mean something like “ he whose voice, or speech,