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INTRODUCTION.
“ soul. The (505) powers of Unas protect him ; Unas is a bull in heaven, he directeth his
“ steps where he will, he liveth upon the form which (506) each god taketh upon himself, and
“ he eateth the flesh of those who come to fill their bellies with the magical charms in the
“ Lake of Fire. Unas is (507) equipped with power against the shining spirits thereof, and
“ he riseth up in the form of the mighty one, the lord of those who dwell in power (?). Unas
“ hath taken his seat with his side turned towards Seb. (508) Unas hath weighed his
“ words with the hidden god (?) who hath no name, on the day of hacking in pieces the first-
“ born. Unas is the lord of offerings, the untier of the knot, and he himseif maketh abundant
“ the offerings of meat and drink. (509) Unas devoureth men and liveth upon the gods, he
“ is the lord to whom offerings are brought, and he counteth the lists thereof. He that
“ cutteth off hairy scalps and dwelleth in the fields hath netted the gods in a snare ; (510) he
“ that arrangeth his head hath considered them [good] for Unas and hath driven them unto
“ him ; and the cord-master hath bound them for slaughter. Khonsu the slayer of [his] lords
“ hath cut their throats (511) and drawn out their inward parts, for it was he whom Unas
“ sent to drive them in ; and Shesem hath cut them in pieces and boiled their members in
“ his blazing caldrons. (512) Unas hath eaten their magical powers, and he hath swallowed
“ their spirits ; the great ones among them serve for his meal at daybreak, the lesser serve for
“ his meal at eventide, and the least among them serve for his meal in the night. (513) The
“ old gods and the old goddesses become fuel for his furnace. The mighty ones in heaven
“ shoot out fire under the caldrons which are heaped up with the haunches of the firstborn ;
“ and he that maketh those who live (514) in heaven to revolve round Unas hath shot into
“ the caldrons the haunches of their women ; he hath gone round about the two heavens in
“ their entirety, and he hath gone round about the two banks of the celestial Nile. Unas is
“ the great Form, the Form (515) of forms, and Unas is the chief of the gods in visible forms.
“ Whatever he hath found upon his path he hath eaten forthwith, and the magical might of
“ Unas is before that of all the (516) sahu who dwell in the horizon. Unas is the firstborn of
“ the firstborn. Unas hath gone round thousands and he hath offered oblations unto hundreds ;
“ he hath manifested his might as the Great Form through Sah (Orion) [who is greater] than
“ (5r7) the gods. Unas repeateth his rising in heaven and he is the crown of the lord of the
“ horizon. He hath reckoned up the bandlets and the arm-rings, he hath taken possession of
“ the hearts of the gods (518). Unas hath eaten the red crown, and he hath swallowed the
“ white crown ; the food of Unas is the inward parts, and his meat is those who live upon
“ (519) magical charms in their hearts. Behold, Unas eateth of that which the red crown
“ sendeth forth, he increaseth, and the magical charms of the gods are in his belly ; (520)that
“ which belongeth to him is not turned back from him. Unas hath eaten the whole of the
“ knowledge of every god, and the period of his life is eternity, and the duration of his
“ existence is (521) everlastingness, in whatsoever he wisheth to take; whatsoever form he
“ hateth he shall not labour in in the horizon for ever and ever and ever. The soul of the
“ gods is in Unas, their spirits are with (522) Unas, and the offerings made unto him are
“ more than those made unto the gods. The fire of Unas (523) is in their bones, for their
“ soul is with Unas, and their shades are with those who belong unto them. (524) Unas hath
“ been with the two hidden (?) Kha (?) gods who are without power (?).(525) i the
“ seat of the heart of Unas is among those who live upon this earth for ever and ever and
“ ever.”
INTRODUCTION.
“ soul. The (505) powers of Unas protect him ; Unas is a bull in heaven, he directeth his
“ steps where he will, he liveth upon the form which (506) each god taketh upon himself, and
“ he eateth the flesh of those who come to fill their bellies with the magical charms in the
“ Lake of Fire. Unas is (507) equipped with power against the shining spirits thereof, and
“ he riseth up in the form of the mighty one, the lord of those who dwell in power (?). Unas
“ hath taken his seat with his side turned towards Seb. (508) Unas hath weighed his
“ words with the hidden god (?) who hath no name, on the day of hacking in pieces the first-
“ born. Unas is the lord of offerings, the untier of the knot, and he himseif maketh abundant
“ the offerings of meat and drink. (509) Unas devoureth men and liveth upon the gods, he
“ is the lord to whom offerings are brought, and he counteth the lists thereof. He that
“ cutteth off hairy scalps and dwelleth in the fields hath netted the gods in a snare ; (510) he
“ that arrangeth his head hath considered them [good] for Unas and hath driven them unto
“ him ; and the cord-master hath bound them for slaughter. Khonsu the slayer of [his] lords
“ hath cut their throats (511) and drawn out their inward parts, for it was he whom Unas
“ sent to drive them in ; and Shesem hath cut them in pieces and boiled their members in
“ his blazing caldrons. (512) Unas hath eaten their magical powers, and he hath swallowed
“ their spirits ; the great ones among them serve for his meal at daybreak, the lesser serve for
“ his meal at eventide, and the least among them serve for his meal in the night. (513) The
“ old gods and the old goddesses become fuel for his furnace. The mighty ones in heaven
“ shoot out fire under the caldrons which are heaped up with the haunches of the firstborn ;
“ and he that maketh those who live (514) in heaven to revolve round Unas hath shot into
“ the caldrons the haunches of their women ; he hath gone round about the two heavens in
“ their entirety, and he hath gone round about the two banks of the celestial Nile. Unas is
“ the great Form, the Form (515) of forms, and Unas is the chief of the gods in visible forms.
“ Whatever he hath found upon his path he hath eaten forthwith, and the magical might of
“ Unas is before that of all the (516) sahu who dwell in the horizon. Unas is the firstborn of
“ the firstborn. Unas hath gone round thousands and he hath offered oblations unto hundreds ;
“ he hath manifested his might as the Great Form through Sah (Orion) [who is greater] than
“ (5r7) the gods. Unas repeateth his rising in heaven and he is the crown of the lord of the
“ horizon. He hath reckoned up the bandlets and the arm-rings, he hath taken possession of
“ the hearts of the gods (518). Unas hath eaten the red crown, and he hath swallowed the
“ white crown ; the food of Unas is the inward parts, and his meat is those who live upon
“ (519) magical charms in their hearts. Behold, Unas eateth of that which the red crown
“ sendeth forth, he increaseth, and the magical charms of the gods are in his belly ; (520)that
“ which belongeth to him is not turned back from him. Unas hath eaten the whole of the
“ knowledge of every god, and the period of his life is eternity, and the duration of his
“ existence is (521) everlastingness, in whatsoever he wisheth to take; whatsoever form he
“ hateth he shall not labour in in the horizon for ever and ever and ever. The soul of the
“ gods is in Unas, their spirits are with (522) Unas, and the offerings made unto him are
“ more than those made unto the gods. The fire of Unas (523) is in their bones, for their
“ soul is with Unas, and their shades are with those who belong unto them. (524) Unas hath
“ been with the two hidden (?) Kha (?) gods who are without power (?).(525) i the
“ seat of the heart of Unas is among those who live upon this earth for ever and ever and
“ ever.”