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B.D. Chapp. CLV.^CLVI., XXIXb., j THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.
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deceased] he shall be among those who follow Osiris Un-nefer, triumphant. The gates
of the underworld shall be opened unto him, and a homestead shall be given unto him,
together with wheat and barley, in the Sekhet-Aaru ; and the followers of Horus who
reap therein shall proclaim his name as one of the gods who are therein.
Vignette : A heart.
Text: [Chapter XXIXb.]. (i) The Ci-iapter of a heart of carnelian.
Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant : “ I am the Bennu, the soul of Ra, and the guide of
“ the gods into (2) the underworld. The souls come forth upon earth to do the
“ will of their ka s, and the soul of Osiris Ani cometh forth to do the will of his ka."
Vignette: A head-rest.
Text: [Chapter CLXVI.]. (i) The Chapter of the Pillow wiiich is
PLACED UNDER TFIE HEAD OF OsiRIS AnI, TRIUMPHANT, TO WARD OFF WOES FROM
tiie dead body of Osiris. (2) [Ani saith] : “ Lift up thy head to the heavens,
“ for I have knit thee together triumphantly. Ptah hath overthrown his foes
“ and thine; all his enemies have fallen, ancl they shall never more rise up again,
“ O Osiris.”
PLATES XXXIII AND XXXIV.
vignette : The mummy-chamber, arranged as a plan, representing the floor
and walls laid flat, in fifteen compartments. In the centre, under a canopy, is
placed the bier bearing the mummy of Ani, beside which stands the god Anubis,1
1 In the Nebseni papyrus the text referring to Anubis reads : “ Anubis, who dwelleth in the region
“ of the embalmed, the chief of the holyhouse, layeth his hands upon the lordof life (?.«., the mummy),
“ and provideth him with all that belongeth unto him, and saith : ‘Hail to thee, thou beautiful one, the
“ lord ! Thou hast been gazed upon by the Sun’s eye, thou hast been bound up by Ptah-Seker, thou
“ hast been made whole by Anubis ; breath hath been given unto thee by Shu, and thou hast been
“ raised up by the fair one, the prince of eternity. Thou hast thine eyes. Thy right eye is in the sektet
“ boat, and thy left eye is in the dtet boat. Thine eye-brows appear fair before the company of the gods.
“ Thy brow is in the charge of Anubis. The back of thy head is in good case in the presence of the
“ sacred hawk. Thy fingers are stablished by written decree in the presence of the lord of Khemennu,
“ and Thoth giveth unto thee the speech of the sacred books. Thy hair is in good case in the
“ presence of Ptah-Seker. Osiris is in bliss, and reverence is done unto him before the company of
“ the great gods. He iooketh upon the great god, he is led on fair paths, he is made strong with
“ meals of the tomb, and his enemies are cast down beneath him in presence of the company of the
“ great gods who are in the great house of the aged one in Annu.’ ”
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deceased] he shall be among those who follow Osiris Un-nefer, triumphant. The gates
of the underworld shall be opened unto him, and a homestead shall be given unto him,
together with wheat and barley, in the Sekhet-Aaru ; and the followers of Horus who
reap therein shall proclaim his name as one of the gods who are therein.
Vignette : A heart.
Text: [Chapter XXIXb.]. (i) The Ci-iapter of a heart of carnelian.
Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant : “ I am the Bennu, the soul of Ra, and the guide of
“ the gods into (2) the underworld. The souls come forth upon earth to do the
“ will of their ka s, and the soul of Osiris Ani cometh forth to do the will of his ka."
Vignette: A head-rest.
Text: [Chapter CLXVI.]. (i) The Chapter of the Pillow wiiich is
PLACED UNDER TFIE HEAD OF OsiRIS AnI, TRIUMPHANT, TO WARD OFF WOES FROM
tiie dead body of Osiris. (2) [Ani saith] : “ Lift up thy head to the heavens,
“ for I have knit thee together triumphantly. Ptah hath overthrown his foes
“ and thine; all his enemies have fallen, ancl they shall never more rise up again,
“ O Osiris.”
PLATES XXXIII AND XXXIV.
vignette : The mummy-chamber, arranged as a plan, representing the floor
and walls laid flat, in fifteen compartments. In the centre, under a canopy, is
placed the bier bearing the mummy of Ani, beside which stands the god Anubis,1
1 In the Nebseni papyrus the text referring to Anubis reads : “ Anubis, who dwelleth in the region
“ of the embalmed, the chief of the holyhouse, layeth his hands upon the lordof life (?.«., the mummy),
“ and provideth him with all that belongeth unto him, and saith : ‘Hail to thee, thou beautiful one, the
“ lord ! Thou hast been gazed upon by the Sun’s eye, thou hast been bound up by Ptah-Seker, thou
“ hast been made whole by Anubis ; breath hath been given unto thee by Shu, and thou hast been
“ raised up by the fair one, the prince of eternity. Thou hast thine eyes. Thy right eye is in the sektet
“ boat, and thy left eye is in the dtet boat. Thine eye-brows appear fair before the company of the gods.
“ Thy brow is in the charge of Anubis. The back of thy head is in good case in the presence of the
“ sacred hawk. Thy fingers are stablished by written decree in the presence of the lord of Khemennu,
“ and Thoth giveth unto thee the speech of the sacred books. Thy hair is in good case in the
“ presence of Ptah-Seker. Osiris is in bliss, and reverence is done unto him before the company of
“ the great gods. He iooketh upon the great god, he is led on fair paths, he is made strong with
“ meals of the tomb, and his enemies are cast down beneath him in presence of the company of the
“ great gods who are in the great house of the aged one in Annu.’ ”
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