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THE DOCTRINE OF ETERNAL LIFE.
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Those who would be hostile to the deceased become thereby foes of the god
Tmu, and all injuries inflicted on him are inflicted on that god j1 he clwells without
fear under the protection of the gods,2 from whose loins he has come forth.3 To
him “the earth is an abomination, and he will not enter into Seb ; for his soul hath
“ burst for ever the bonds of his sleep in his house which is upon earth. His
“ calamities are brought to an end, for Unas hath been purified with the Eye of
“ Horus ; the calamities of Unas have been done away by Isis and Nephthys.
“ Unas is in heaven, Unas is in heaven, in the form of air, in the form of air ; he
“ perisheth not, neither doth anything which is in him perish.4 He is firmly
“ stablished in heaven, and he taketh his pure seat in the bows of the bark of
“ Ra. Those who row Ra up into the heavens row him also, and those who row
“ Ra beneath the horizon row him also.”5 The life which the deceased leads is
said to be generally that of him “ who entereth into the west of the sky, and who
“ cometh forth from the east thereof.”6 In brief, the condition of the blessed is
summed up in the following extract from the pyramid of Pepi I. :—7
“ Hail, Pepi, thou hast come, thou art glorious, and thou hast gotten might like the god
“ who is seated upon his throne, that is Osiris. Thy soul is with thee in thy body, thy form of
“ strength is behind thee, thy crown is upon thy head, thy head-dress is upon thy shoulders,
“ thy face is before thee, and those who sing songs of joy are upon both sides of thee ; those
“ who follow in the train of God are behind thee, and the divine forms who make God to
“ come are upon each side of thee. God cometh, and Pepi hath come upon the throne of
“ Osiris. The shining one who dwelleth in Netat, the divine form that dwelleth in Teni,hath
“ come. Isis speaketh unto thee, Nephthys holdeth converse with thee, and the shining ones
“ come unto thee bowing down even to the ground in adoration at thy feet, by reason of the
“ writing which thou hast, O Pepi, in the region of Saa. Thou comest forth to thy mother
“ Nut, and she strengtheneth thy arm, and she maketh a way for thee through the sky to the
“ place where Ra abideth. Thou hast opened the gates of the sky, thou hast opened the
“ doors of the celestial deep; thou hast found Ra and he watcheth over thee, he hath taken
“ thee by thy hand, he hath led thee into the two regions of heaven, and he hath placed thee
“ on the throne of Osiris. Then hail, O Pepi, for the Eye of Horus came to hold converse
“ with thee ; thy soul which was among the god's came unto thee ; thy form of power which
“ was dwelling among the shining ones came unto thee. As a son fighteth for his father, and
“ as Horus avenged Osiris, even so doth Horus defend Pepi against his enemies. And thou
1 Recueil de Travaux, t. iv., p. 74 (1. 602). 2 Recueil de Travaux, t. iv., p. 46 (1. 405).
3 Ibid., t. iii., p. 202 (1. 209). 4 Ibid., t. iv., p. 51 (1. 447 f.).
5 Ibid-i t- v-> P- 53 (k 34°)-
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p. 104 (1. 66s).
7 Ioid., t. v., p. 159, (11. 1-21).
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Ibid., t. 8,
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Those who would be hostile to the deceased become thereby foes of the god
Tmu, and all injuries inflicted on him are inflicted on that god j1 he clwells without
fear under the protection of the gods,2 from whose loins he has come forth.3 To
him “the earth is an abomination, and he will not enter into Seb ; for his soul hath
“ burst for ever the bonds of his sleep in his house which is upon earth. His
“ calamities are brought to an end, for Unas hath been purified with the Eye of
“ Horus ; the calamities of Unas have been done away by Isis and Nephthys.
“ Unas is in heaven, Unas is in heaven, in the form of air, in the form of air ; he
“ perisheth not, neither doth anything which is in him perish.4 He is firmly
“ stablished in heaven, and he taketh his pure seat in the bows of the bark of
“ Ra. Those who row Ra up into the heavens row him also, and those who row
“ Ra beneath the horizon row him also.”5 The life which the deceased leads is
said to be generally that of him “ who entereth into the west of the sky, and who
“ cometh forth from the east thereof.”6 In brief, the condition of the blessed is
summed up in the following extract from the pyramid of Pepi I. :—7
“ Hail, Pepi, thou hast come, thou art glorious, and thou hast gotten might like the god
“ who is seated upon his throne, that is Osiris. Thy soul is with thee in thy body, thy form of
“ strength is behind thee, thy crown is upon thy head, thy head-dress is upon thy shoulders,
“ thy face is before thee, and those who sing songs of joy are upon both sides of thee ; those
“ who follow in the train of God are behind thee, and the divine forms who make God to
“ come are upon each side of thee. God cometh, and Pepi hath come upon the throne of
“ Osiris. The shining one who dwelleth in Netat, the divine form that dwelleth in Teni,hath
“ come. Isis speaketh unto thee, Nephthys holdeth converse with thee, and the shining ones
“ come unto thee bowing down even to the ground in adoration at thy feet, by reason of the
“ writing which thou hast, O Pepi, in the region of Saa. Thou comest forth to thy mother
“ Nut, and she strengtheneth thy arm, and she maketh a way for thee through the sky to the
“ place where Ra abideth. Thou hast opened the gates of the sky, thou hast opened the
“ doors of the celestial deep; thou hast found Ra and he watcheth over thee, he hath taken
“ thee by thy hand, he hath led thee into the two regions of heaven, and he hath placed thee
“ on the throne of Osiris. Then hail, O Pepi, for the Eye of Horus came to hold converse
“ with thee ; thy soul which was among the god's came unto thee ; thy form of power which
“ was dwelling among the shining ones came unto thee. As a son fighteth for his father, and
“ as Horus avenged Osiris, even so doth Horus defend Pepi against his enemies. And thou
1 Recueil de Travaux, t. iv., p. 74 (1. 602). 2 Recueil de Travaux, t. iv., p. 46 (1. 405).
3 Ibid., t. iii., p. 202 (1. 209). 4 Ibid., t. iv., p. 51 (1. 447 f.).
5 Ibid-i t- v-> P- 53 (k 34°)-
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p. 104 (1. 66s).
7 Ioid., t. v., p. 159, (11. 1-21).
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Ibid., t. 8,