The Chapter of Giving a Mouth to the
Osiris Ani, the Scribe,
and Teller of the Offerings Which are Made to All the
Gods,
Whose Word is True, Who Saith
I rise up out of the Egg in the
Hidden Land. May my mouth be given unto me that I may
speak therewith in the presence of the Great God, the
Lord of the Tuat. Let not my hand and my arm be repulsed
in the presence of the Chiefs (Tchatchau) of any god. I
am Osiris, the Lord of Ra-stau. May I, the Osiris, the
scribe Ani, whose word is true, have my portion with him
who is on the top of the Steps (Osiris). According to the
desire of my heart I have come forth from the Island of
Nesersert, and I have extinguished the fire.
The Chapter of giving a
mouth to the Osiris, the Scribe Ani, who saith (from the
Saite Recension):
Homage to thee, O thou Lord of brightness, Governor of
the Temple, Prince of the night and of the thick
darkness. I have come unto thee. I am shining, I am pure.
My hands are about thee, thou hast thy lot with thy
ancestors. Give thou unto me my mouth that I may speak
with it. I guide my heart at its season of flame and of
night.
From the
Paprys of Nebseni, Sheet 3:
If this Chapter be known by the Osiris the scribe Ani,
upon earth, [or if it be done] in writing upon [his]
coffin, he shall come forth by day in every form which he
pleaseth, and he shall enter into [his] abode, and shall
not be repulsed. And cakes, and ale, and joints of meat
[from those which are on] the altar of Osiris shall be
given unto him; and he shall enter in peace into
Sekhet-Aaru, conformably to the decree of the Dweller in
Busiris. Wheat and barley (dhura) shall be given unto him
therein, and he shall flourish there just as he did upon
earth; and he shall do whatsoever it pleaseth him to do,
even as do the Company of the Gods who are in the Tuat,
regularly and continually, for millions of times.
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