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THE PAPYRUS OF KERASHER (OR KELASHER).
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are in Amentet, speak concerning Osiris Kersher,
the son of Tashenatit, saying :—
“ Let the gates of the (21) divine underworld
“ be opened unto him, and let him take up his
“ abode in Neter-khertet. Venly, his soul shall
“ live for ever ; and he shall build his habitation
“ among the pylons in (22) the underworld ; and
“ the God thereof shall show favour unto his ka
“ (or ‘ double ’) ; and he shall receive the ‘ Book
“ of Breathings ’; and verily it shall make him to
“ draw (23) his breath.”
“ May Osiris, the Governor of those who are
“ in Amentet, the Great God, the lord of Abydos,
“ grant a royal oblation ; may he give offermgs of
“ cakes, (24) and ale, and oxen, and wine, and
“ aqet drink, and bread, and tchefau food, and all
“ kinds of beautiful things to the ka of Osiris
“ Kersher, (25) the son of Tashenatit” !
“ Thy soul shall live, thy corruptible bocly
“ shall burst into life by the command of Ra
“ himself; thou shalt never see corruption, and
“ thou shalt never decay, but thou shalt be like
“ unto Ra for ever and ever.”
CoLUMN III.
“ (1) Hail, Usekh-nemtet, who comest forth
“ from. Annu, the Osiris Kersher, the son (2) of
“ Tashenatit, hath not committed sin.
“ Hail, Ur-at, who comest forth from Kher-
“ abau, the Osiris (3) Kersher, the son of
“ Tashenatit, hath not clone deecls of violence,
“ LI ail, Fenti, (4) who comest forth from
“ Khemennu, the Osiris Kersher, the son of
“ Tashenatit, hath spoken no evil (5) thing.
“ Hail, Amam-maat, who comest forth from
“ the two Oerti, the Osiris Kersher, the son (6)
“ of Tashenatit, hath not plundered the posses-
“ sions of the dead.
“ Flail, Neha-hra, (7) who comest forth from
“ Re-stau, the Osiris Ivcrsher, the son of
“ Tashenatit, hath (8) not inflicted injury [on
“ man].
“ Hail, Rereti, who comest forth from
H eaven, the Osiris (9) Kershcr, the son of
Tashenatit, hath not committecl.of the
heart.
“ Flail, Maati-f-em-khet, (10) who comest
forth from Sekhem, the Osiris Kersher, the
son of Tashenatit, (11) hath not stirred up
revolt.
“ Hail, ye gods who clwell in the divine
underworld, hearken ye unto the voice of Osiris
Kersher, (12) the son of Tashenatit, and lct him
enter into your presence, for there is no sin
whatsoever in him, and there is no evil whatso-
ever in him, (13) and no accuser can stand
[before him]. He hath lived on Right and
Truth, he hath fed upon Right and Truth, and
the hearts of (14) the gods are satisfied with all
that he hath done. For he hath given bread to
the hungry, and water to the thirsty, ancl raiment
(15) unto him that was naked. He hath made
offerings of propitiation to the gods, and sepulchral
meals to the blessed dead, ancl no evil report
whatsoever (16) hath been made concerning him
in the presence of the gods. Grant ye, then, that
he may enter into the divine underworld, and
that he may be not turned back therein. (17)
Grant ye that he may follow in the train of Osiris
alonu- with the cmds of the Oerti ; and let him
be a favoured one among the favoured ones
of the god ; (18) and let him be a divine being
among those who are perfect. Grant that he
may live, and grant that his soul may hve.
Grant that (19) his soul may be received in
every place wheresoever it may please it to be,
and grant that it may receive (20) the ‘ Book of
Breathings.’ Grant that he may draw breath
with his divine soul in the underworld, and let
him perform (21) every transformation which it
may please him to make along with those who
; are in Amentet. Grant that his soul may go
' into every place wheresoever it would be, and let
: him live upon the earth for ever, and ever, and
1 ever, and ever.”
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are in Amentet, speak concerning Osiris Kersher,
the son of Tashenatit, saying :—
“ Let the gates of the (21) divine underworld
“ be opened unto him, and let him take up his
“ abode in Neter-khertet. Venly, his soul shall
“ live for ever ; and he shall build his habitation
“ among the pylons in (22) the underworld ; and
“ the God thereof shall show favour unto his ka
“ (or ‘ double ’) ; and he shall receive the ‘ Book
“ of Breathings ’; and verily it shall make him to
“ draw (23) his breath.”
“ May Osiris, the Governor of those who are
“ in Amentet, the Great God, the lord of Abydos,
“ grant a royal oblation ; may he give offermgs of
“ cakes, (24) and ale, and oxen, and wine, and
“ aqet drink, and bread, and tchefau food, and all
“ kinds of beautiful things to the ka of Osiris
“ Kersher, (25) the son of Tashenatit” !
“ Thy soul shall live, thy corruptible bocly
“ shall burst into life by the command of Ra
“ himself; thou shalt never see corruption, and
“ thou shalt never decay, but thou shalt be like
“ unto Ra for ever and ever.”
CoLUMN III.
“ (1) Hail, Usekh-nemtet, who comest forth
“ from. Annu, the Osiris Kersher, the son (2) of
“ Tashenatit, hath not committed sin.
“ Hail, Ur-at, who comest forth from Kher-
“ abau, the Osiris (3) Kersher, the son of
“ Tashenatit, hath not clone deecls of violence,
“ LI ail, Fenti, (4) who comest forth from
“ Khemennu, the Osiris Kersher, the son of
“ Tashenatit, hath spoken no evil (5) thing.
“ Hail, Amam-maat, who comest forth from
“ the two Oerti, the Osiris Kersher, the son (6)
“ of Tashenatit, hath not plundered the posses-
“ sions of the dead.
“ Flail, Neha-hra, (7) who comest forth from
“ Re-stau, the Osiris Ivcrsher, the son of
“ Tashenatit, hath (8) not inflicted injury [on
“ man].
“ Hail, Rereti, who comest forth from
H eaven, the Osiris (9) Kershcr, the son of
Tashenatit, hath not committecl.of the
heart.
“ Flail, Maati-f-em-khet, (10) who comest
forth from Sekhem, the Osiris Kersher, the
son of Tashenatit, (11) hath not stirred up
revolt.
“ Hail, ye gods who clwell in the divine
underworld, hearken ye unto the voice of Osiris
Kersher, (12) the son of Tashenatit, and lct him
enter into your presence, for there is no sin
whatsoever in him, and there is no evil whatso-
ever in him, (13) and no accuser can stand
[before him]. He hath lived on Right and
Truth, he hath fed upon Right and Truth, and
the hearts of (14) the gods are satisfied with all
that he hath done. For he hath given bread to
the hungry, and water to the thirsty, ancl raiment
(15) unto him that was naked. He hath made
offerings of propitiation to the gods, and sepulchral
meals to the blessed dead, ancl no evil report
whatsoever (16) hath been made concerning him
in the presence of the gods. Grant ye, then, that
he may enter into the divine underworld, and
that he may be not turned back therein. (17)
Grant ye that he may follow in the train of Osiris
alonu- with the cmds of the Oerti ; and let him
be a favoured one among the favoured ones
of the god ; (18) and let him be a divine being
among those who are perfect. Grant that he
may live, and grant that his soul may hve.
Grant that (19) his soul may be received in
every place wheresoever it may please it to be,
and grant that it may receive (20) the ‘ Book of
Breathings.’ Grant that he may draw breath
with his divine soul in the underworld, and let
him perform (21) every transformation which it
may please him to make along with those who
; are in Amentet. Grant that his soul may go
' into every place wheresoever it would be, and let
: him live upon the earth for ever, and ever, and
1 ever, and ever.”