The chapter of not letting the heart of
the Osiris,
the assessor of the divine offerings of all the gods,
Ani, whose word is truth before Osiris,
be driven back from him in Khert-Neter
He saith: My heart of my mother.
My heart of my mother. My heart-case of my
transformations. Let not any one stand up to bear
testimony against me. Let no one drive me away from the
Tchatcha Chiefs. Let no one make thee to fall away from
me in the presence of the Keeper of the Balance. Thou art
my KA, the dweller in my body, the god Khnemu who makest
sound my members. Mayest thou appear in the place of
happiness whither we go. Let not make my name to stink
Shenit Chiefs, who make men to be stable. [Let it be
satisfactory unto us, and let the listening be
satisfactory unto us, and let there be joy of heart to us
at the weighing of words. Let not lies be told against me
before the Great God, the Lord of Amentet. Verily, how
great shalt thou be when thou risest up in triumph!]
These words
are to be said over a scarab of green stone encircled
with a band of refined copper, and [having] a ring of
silver; which shall be placed on the neck of the Khu (the
deceased), etc.
From the
Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 21:
If this
Chapter be known [by the deceased] he shall be declared a
speaker of the truth both upon earth and in Khert-Neter,
and he shall be able to perform every act which a living
human being can perform. Now it is a great protection
which hath been given by the god. This Chapter was found
in the city of Khemenu upon the slab of ba, which was
inlaid with [letters of] genuine lapis-lazuli, and was
under the feet of [the statue] of the god, during the
reign of His Majesty, the King of the South and North,
Menkaura (Mycerinus), true of word, by Prince Herutataf,
who found it during a journey which he made to inspect
the temples. One Nekht was with him who was diligent in
making him to understand it, and he brought it to the
king as a wonderful object when he perceived that it was
a thing of great mystery, [the like of] which had never
[before] been seen or looked upon. This Chapter shall be
recited by a man who is ceremonially clean and pure, who
hath not eaten the flesh of animals, or fish, and who
hath not had intercourse with women. And behold, thou
shalt make a scarab of green stone, with a rim [plated]
with gold, which shall be placed above the heart of a
man, and it shall perform for him the "opening of
the mouth." And thou shalt anoint it with myrrh
unguent, and thou shalt recite over it the following
words of magical power. [Here follows the text of the
Chapter of Not Letting the Heart of Ani Be Taken from
Him.]
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