Nicholson, Charles: Aegyptiaca (London, 1891)

CATALOGUE OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES.

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to see my father Osiris, his heart darts warmth unto
me, I have made offerings to my father Osiris, I have
opened every route both in heaven and earth. Iam
the son who loves his father. I come equipped like
the holy saints {i.e., dogstars). Oh every god and
goddess, I have run my course."

370. Chapter 17. This chapter is a long one, and
immediately preceding this portion of it occurs the
curious and important allusion to the " Fall of Satan."
It is well known that we derive all our notions on
this point from Milton, and that no such doctrine
exists in the Bible. This Book of the Dead existed
hundreds of years before Moses, and the tradition of
the imaginary fall of Satan previous to man's crea-
tion has been handed down to us from this heathen
source. In line 54 of this chapter we read as follow :
" This is Saham the injurer of Osiris. Others say,
This is the Serpent who used to be at the very head
of .Righteousness. Others say, This is the Hawk
who used to be among the heads. He was the first
in Bighteousness and afterwards in Wickedness. He
caused Wickedness to make Bighteousness succumb.
Others say, This is Horus worshipped in Sichomp.
Others say, These be Thoth and good Atum son of
Milt, the harbinger gods who pull away the Sacrifices
from the enemies of the Legitimate God. Oh save
ye the deceased justified Osirian from the watchers
and the pullers, from the second rates and the first
rates, from disease and injury. May they never be
discovered lying in wait against the Osirian, may
they never prevail over me, may I never fall into
their flames, for I am aware of them, I am aware of

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