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THE BOOK OF THE DEAD.
[PLATE XXXII.
“ truth, and no member of my body was wanting. I have been purified in the pool oi
“ the south. I have rested in Hemet, on the north of the (20) field of the grasshoppers,
“ wherein the holy mariners do purify themselves in the night season, that they may
“ pacify (?) the heart of the gods after I have passed over it (21) by night and by day.
“ May the gods say unto me, ‘We let him come,’ and they say unto me, ‘ Who art
“ thou, and what is thy name?’ My name is ‘ I grew among (22) the flowers, dwelling
“ in the olive tree.’ Then shall they say unto me, ‘ Pass on straightway.’ I have passed
“ by the city on the north of the groves, and the gods say, ‘ What didst thou see there ? ’
“ [I saw] the Leg and the Thigh. (23) ‘ What hadst thou to do with them?’ I saw
“ rejoicings in the lands of the Fenkhu. ‘ What did they give thee?’ They gave me a
“ (24) flame of fire together with a crystal tablet. ‘ What didst thou therewith ? ’ I
burned it at the place of Maati together with the things of the night. ‘ What didst
“ thou (25) find there at the place of Maati?’ A sceptre of flint which maketh a man
“ to prevail. ‘ What then is [the name] of this sceptre of flint ? ’ ‘ Giver of winds ’ is its
“ name. ‘ What then didst «thou unto the flame of fire with the tablet of (26) crystal
“ after thou didst. bury it ? ’ I uttered words over it, I made (27) adjuration thereby, I
“ quenched the fire, and I used the tablet to create (28) a pool of water. ‘ Come, then, pass
“ through the door of this Hall of two-fold Maati, for thou (29) knowest us.’ ‘ I will
“ not let thee enter in over me,’ saith the bolt of the door, (30) ‘ unless thou tell my
“ name.’ ‘ Weight of the place of right and truth ’ is thy name. ‘ I will not let thee
“ (31) pass in by me,’ saith the right post of the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’
“ (32) ‘ Weigher of the labours of right and truth ’ is thy name. ‘ I will not let thee
“ enter in by me,’ saith the left post (33) of the. door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’
“ ‘ Judge of (34) wine ’ (?) is thy name. ‘ I will not let thee pass,’ saith the threshold of
“ the door, (35) unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ Ox of Seb ’ is thy name. ‘I will not
“ open unto thee,’ (36) saith the bolt-socket of the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’
“ ‘ Flesh of his (37) mother ’ is thy name. ‘ I will not open unto thee,’ saith the lock of
“ the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ The utchat of Sebek, the Lord of Bakhan,
“ liveth ’ is thy name. (38) ‘I will not open unto thee, and I will not let thee pass
“ over me,’ saith the dweller at the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ Arm of Shu
“ that placeth itself to protect Osiris ’ (39) is thy name. ‘ We will not let thee pass by
“ us,’ say the posts of the door, ‘ unless thou tell our names.’ ‘ Serpent children of
“ Rennut ’ are your names. ‘ Thou (40) knowest us, pass thou by us.’ ‘ Thou shalt not
“ tread upon me,’ saith the floor of the hall, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ I am silent, I
“ am pure.’ ‘ I know not (41) [the names of] thy two feet with which thou wouldst walk
“ upon me; tell them unto me.’ ‘.before Amsu ’ is the name of my right foot,
“ ‘Grief of Nephthys ’ is the name of (42) my left foot. ‘ Tread thou upon me, for thou
“ knowest me.’ ‘ I will not question thee,’ saith the warder of the door of the hall,
“ ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ Discerner of hearts, (43) searcher of reins ’ is thy name.
“ ‘ I will question thee now. Who is the god that liveth in his hour ? Say thou.’ The
“ teller of the two lands. ‘ Who then is the teller (44) of the two lands ? ’ It is
“ Thoth. ‘ Come then,’ saith Thoth, ‘ come hither (?).’ And I come forward to the test.
‘What, now, is thy condition?’ I am pure from (45) all evil, I am shielded from the
“ baleful acts of those who live in their days, and I am not among them. ‘ I have tried
“ thee. (46) Who is he that goeth down into the fire, the walls whereof are [crowned]
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD.
[PLATE XXXII.
“ truth, and no member of my body was wanting. I have been purified in the pool oi
“ the south. I have rested in Hemet, on the north of the (20) field of the grasshoppers,
“ wherein the holy mariners do purify themselves in the night season, that they may
“ pacify (?) the heart of the gods after I have passed over it (21) by night and by day.
“ May the gods say unto me, ‘We let him come,’ and they say unto me, ‘ Who art
“ thou, and what is thy name?’ My name is ‘ I grew among (22) the flowers, dwelling
“ in the olive tree.’ Then shall they say unto me, ‘ Pass on straightway.’ I have passed
“ by the city on the north of the groves, and the gods say, ‘ What didst thou see there ? ’
“ [I saw] the Leg and the Thigh. (23) ‘ What hadst thou to do with them?’ I saw
“ rejoicings in the lands of the Fenkhu. ‘ What did they give thee?’ They gave me a
“ (24) flame of fire together with a crystal tablet. ‘ What didst thou therewith ? ’ I
burned it at the place of Maati together with the things of the night. ‘ What didst
“ thou (25) find there at the place of Maati?’ A sceptre of flint which maketh a man
“ to prevail. ‘ What then is [the name] of this sceptre of flint ? ’ ‘ Giver of winds ’ is its
“ name. ‘ What then didst «thou unto the flame of fire with the tablet of (26) crystal
“ after thou didst. bury it ? ’ I uttered words over it, I made (27) adjuration thereby, I
“ quenched the fire, and I used the tablet to create (28) a pool of water. ‘ Come, then, pass
“ through the door of this Hall of two-fold Maati, for thou (29) knowest us.’ ‘ I will
“ not let thee enter in over me,’ saith the bolt of the door, (30) ‘ unless thou tell my
“ name.’ ‘ Weight of the place of right and truth ’ is thy name. ‘ I will not let thee
“ (31) pass in by me,’ saith the right post of the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’
“ (32) ‘ Weigher of the labours of right and truth ’ is thy name. ‘ I will not let thee
“ enter in by me,’ saith the left post (33) of the. door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’
“ ‘ Judge of (34) wine ’ (?) is thy name. ‘ I will not let thee pass,’ saith the threshold of
“ the door, (35) unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ Ox of Seb ’ is thy name. ‘I will not
“ open unto thee,’ (36) saith the bolt-socket of the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’
“ ‘ Flesh of his (37) mother ’ is thy name. ‘ I will not open unto thee,’ saith the lock of
“ the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ The utchat of Sebek, the Lord of Bakhan,
“ liveth ’ is thy name. (38) ‘I will not open unto thee, and I will not let thee pass
“ over me,’ saith the dweller at the door, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ Arm of Shu
“ that placeth itself to protect Osiris ’ (39) is thy name. ‘ We will not let thee pass by
“ us,’ say the posts of the door, ‘ unless thou tell our names.’ ‘ Serpent children of
“ Rennut ’ are your names. ‘ Thou (40) knowest us, pass thou by us.’ ‘ Thou shalt not
“ tread upon me,’ saith the floor of the hall, ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ I am silent, I
“ am pure.’ ‘ I know not (41) [the names of] thy two feet with which thou wouldst walk
“ upon me; tell them unto me.’ ‘.before Amsu ’ is the name of my right foot,
“ ‘Grief of Nephthys ’ is the name of (42) my left foot. ‘ Tread thou upon me, for thou
“ knowest me.’ ‘ I will not question thee,’ saith the warder of the door of the hall,
“ ‘ unless thou tell my name.’ ‘ Discerner of hearts, (43) searcher of reins ’ is thy name.
“ ‘ I will question thee now. Who is the god that liveth in his hour ? Say thou.’ The
“ teller of the two lands. ‘ Who then is the teller (44) of the two lands ? ’ It is
“ Thoth. ‘ Come then,’ saith Thoth, ‘ come hither (?).’ And I come forward to the test.
‘What, now, is thy condition?’ I am pure from (45) all evil, I am shielded from the
“ baleful acts of those who live in their days, and I am not among them. ‘ I have tried
“ thee. (46) Who is he that goeth down into the fire, the walls whereof are [crowned]