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B.D. JUDGMENT.]
THE BOOK OF THF. DEAD.
259
“ Ani, triumphant, is holy and righteous. He hath not sinned, neither hath he done
“ evil against us. Let it not be given to the devourer Amemet to prevail over him.
“ Meat-offerings and entrance into the presence of the god Osiris shall be granted
“unto him, together with a homestead for ever in Sekhet-hetepu, as unto the
“ followers of Horus.”
PLATE IV.
Vignette: Ani, found just, is led into the presence of Osiris. On the left
the hawk-headed god Horus, the son of Isis, wearing the double crown of the
North and the South, takes Ani by the hand and leads him forward towards
“ Osiris, the lord of eternity” Ausar neb t'etta, who is enthroned on
the right within a shrine in the form of a funereal chest. The god wears the atef
crown with plumes; a menat (see p. 245, note 2) hangs from the back of his neck; and
he holds in his hands the crook ‘f’, sceptre ], and flail /\, emblems of sovereignty
and dominion. He is wrapped in bandages ornamented with scale work. The
side of his throne is painted to resemble the doors of the tomb. Behind him stand
Nephthys on his right hand and Isis on his left. Facing him, and standing on a
lotus flower, are the four “ children of Horus (or Osiris),” or gods of the cardinal
points. The first, Mestha, has the head of a man ; the second, Hapi, the head of
an ape; the third, Tuamautef, the head of a jackal; and the fourth, Qebhsennuf,
the head of a hawk. Suspended near the lotus is an object which is usually
called a panther’s skin,1 but is more probably a bullock’s hide.
The roof of the shrine is supported on pillars with lotus capitals, and is sur-
mounted by a figure of Horus-Sept or Horus-Seker and rows of ursei.
In the centre Ani kneels before the god upon a reed mat, raising his right
hand in adoration, and holding in his left hand the kherp sceptre jj. He wears a
whitened wig surmounted by a “ cone,” the signification of which is unknown.
Round his neck is a deep collar of precious stones. Near him stands a table of
offerings of meat, fruit, flowers, etc., &nd in the compartments above are a number
of vessels for wine, beer, oil, wax, etc., togetlier with bread, cakes, ducks, a wreath,
and single flowers.
1 On the bullock’s hide, in which the deceased, or the person who represented him, was supposed
to wrap himself, see Virey, Tombeau de Rekh^nara, p. 50, and plate 26, lower register.
THE BOOK OF THF. DEAD.
259
“ Ani, triumphant, is holy and righteous. He hath not sinned, neither hath he done
“ evil against us. Let it not be given to the devourer Amemet to prevail over him.
“ Meat-offerings and entrance into the presence of the god Osiris shall be granted
“unto him, together with a homestead for ever in Sekhet-hetepu, as unto the
“ followers of Horus.”
PLATE IV.
Vignette: Ani, found just, is led into the presence of Osiris. On the left
the hawk-headed god Horus, the son of Isis, wearing the double crown of the
North and the South, takes Ani by the hand and leads him forward towards
“ Osiris, the lord of eternity” Ausar neb t'etta, who is enthroned on
the right within a shrine in the form of a funereal chest. The god wears the atef
crown with plumes; a menat (see p. 245, note 2) hangs from the back of his neck; and
he holds in his hands the crook ‘f’, sceptre ], and flail /\, emblems of sovereignty
and dominion. He is wrapped in bandages ornamented with scale work. The
side of his throne is painted to resemble the doors of the tomb. Behind him stand
Nephthys on his right hand and Isis on his left. Facing him, and standing on a
lotus flower, are the four “ children of Horus (or Osiris),” or gods of the cardinal
points. The first, Mestha, has the head of a man ; the second, Hapi, the head of
an ape; the third, Tuamautef, the head of a jackal; and the fourth, Qebhsennuf,
the head of a hawk. Suspended near the lotus is an object which is usually
called a panther’s skin,1 but is more probably a bullock’s hide.
The roof of the shrine is supported on pillars with lotus capitals, and is sur-
mounted by a figure of Horus-Sept or Horus-Seker and rows of ursei.
In the centre Ani kneels before the god upon a reed mat, raising his right
hand in adoration, and holding in his left hand the kherp sceptre jj. He wears a
whitened wig surmounted by a “ cone,” the signification of which is unknown.
Round his neck is a deep collar of precious stones. Near him stands a table of
offerings of meat, fruit, flowers, etc., &nd in the compartments above are a number
of vessels for wine, beer, oil, wax, etc., togetlier with bread, cakes, ducks, a wreath,
and single flowers.
1 On the bullock’s hide, in which the deceased, or the person who represented him, was supposed
to wrap himself, see Virey, Tombeau de Rekh^nara, p. 50, and plate 26, lower register.