The Chapter of a Tet of Gold
The Osiris Ani,
whose word is truth, saith: Thou risest up for thyself, O
Still-heart! Thou shinest for thyself, O Still-heart!
Place thou thyself on thy base, I come, I bring unto thee
a Tet of gold, thou shalt rejoice therein.
From
the Papyrus of Nebseni and the Papyrus of Nu:
Rise up thou, O Osiris, thou hast thy backbone, O
Still-heart, thou hast thy neck vertebrae and thy back, O
Still-heart! Place thou thyself on thy base. I put water
beneath thee, and I bring unto thee a Tet of god that
thou mayest rejoice therein.
From
the Papyrus of Nu:
[This Chapter] shall be recited over a Tet of gold
set in a stand made of sycamore wood which hath been
steeped in a tincture of ankhamu flowers, and it shall be
placed on the neck of the deceased on the day of the
funeral. If this amulet be placed on his neck he shall
become a perfect Khu in Khert-Neter, and at the festivals
of the New Year he shall be like unto the Followers of
Osiris continually and for ever.
From
the Turin Papyrus:
[This Chapter] shall be said over a Tet of gold
fashioned out of the trunk of a sycamore tree, and it
shall be placed on the neck of the deceased. Then shall
he enter in through the doors of the Tuat. His words
whall be silenced. He shall place himself on the ground
on New Year's Day among the Followers of Osiris.
If this Chapter be
known by the deceased he shall live like a perfect Khu in
Khert-Neter. He shall not be sent back from the doors of
Amentet. There shall be given to him the shens cake, and
a cup of wine, and the persen cake, and slices of meat on
the altars of Ra, or as some read, Osiris Un-Nefer. And
his word shall be truth before his enemies in Khert-Neter
continually, and for ever and for ever.
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