Budge, Ernest A. Wallis [Oth.]: The book of the dead: the Papyrus Ani in the British Museum ; the Egyptian text with interlinear transliteration and translation, a running translation, introd. etc. ([Text]) (London, 1895)

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THE BOOK OFTHE DEAD.

[PLATES V. AND VI.

“ unto thee thy son who loveth thee; he shall open for thee thy mouth and thine eyes.”
(Fig. 8). A tomb-official, Am-ds, then takes up his position behind the deceased, and the
Se-mer-f and the Kher-heb stand in front; the Kher-heb repeating four times: “ The
“ Se-mer-f openeth the mouth and the two eyes of the deceased, first with a needle1 of
“ iron, then with a rod of smu metal ”; the Am-as addressing the deceased : “ Behold the
“ Se-mer-f and the Kher-heb saying, in the name of the Se-mer-f: “I have pressed for thee
“ thy mouth, even as thy father pressed it in the name of Seker. Hail, Horus hath
“ pressed thy mouth for thee, he hath opened thine eyes for thee; Horus hath opened
“ thy mouth for thee, he hath opened for thee thine eyes ; they are firmly stablished.
“ Thy mouth was closed ; I have ordered thy mouth and thy teeth for thee in their true
“ order. Thou hast [again] opened thy mouth ; Horus hath opened thy mouth. I have
“ stablished thy mouth firmly. Horus hath opened for thee thy mouth, Horus hath
“ opened for thee thy two eyes.” The Kher-heb then speaks on behalf of the Sem
priest : “ Thy mouth was closed up. I have ordered aright for thee thy mouth and thy
“ teeth. Thy mouth is firmly stablished. Thy mouth was tightly closed. His mouth
“ is firmly stablished, and [his] two eyes are firmly stablished.” The Sem priest next
presents to the deceased (Fig. 9) a cone-shaped offering /\.,2 and at the same time the
Kher-lieb says : “ Open the mouth and the two eyes, open the mouth and the two eyes.
Thou hadst tightly closed thy mouth, thou hast [again] opened thy two eyes.” Then the
Kher-heb says, on behalf of the Smer (Fig. 10) priest who stands behind the deceased:

Fig. 9.

Fig. 10.

Fig. 11.

“ One cometh unto thee for thy purification.” Next the Se-mer-f comes forward with
four boxes (Fig. 11) in his hands, and the Kher-heb says: “O se-mer-f, take the four
“ boxes of purification, press the mouth and the two eyes, and open the mouth and
“ the two eyes with each of them four times, and say, ‘ Thy mouth and thy two
“ eyes are firm'ly stablished, and they are restored aright,’ and say also, ‘ I have
“ firmly pressed thy mouth, I have opened thy mouth, I have opened thy two eyes
“ by means of the four boxes of purification.’ ” The Sem priest then approaches

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2 A large collection of such offerings is exhibited in the Third Egyptian Room.