The Book of Making Perfect the Khu
From
the Saite Recension:
In the heart of Ra, of making him to have the mastery
before Tem, of magnifying him before Osiris, of making
him mighty before Khent-Amentet, and of setting awe of
him before the Company of the Gods. It shall be recited
on the day of the New Moon, on the sixth day festival, on
the fifteenth day festival, on the festival of Uak, on
the festival of Thoth, on the Birthday of Osiris, on the
festival of Menu, on the night of Heker, [during] the
Mysteries of the Tuat, during the celebration of the
Mysteries in Akertet, at the smiting of the emissions, at
the passage of the Funerary Valley, [and] the Mysteries
[...] [The recital thereof] will make the heart of the
Khu to flourish and will make long his strides, and will
make him to advance, and will make his face bright, and
will make it to penetrate to the God. Let no man witness
[the recital] except the king and the Kherheb priest, but
the servant who cometh to minister outside shall not see
it. Of the Khu for whom this Book shall be recited, his
soul shall come forth by day with the living, he shall
have power among the gods, and it will make him
irresisitible for ever and ever. These gods shall go
round about him, and shall acknowledge him. He shall be
one of them. [This Book] shall make him to know how he
came into being in the beginning. This Book is indeed a
veritable mystery. Let no stranger anywhere have
knowledge of it. Do not speak about it to any man. Do not
repeat it. Let no [other] eye see it. Let no [other] ear
hear it. Let no one see it except [thyself] and him who
taught [it to thee]. Let not the multitude [know of it]
except thyself and the beloved friend of thy heart. Thou
shalt do this book in the seh chamber on a cloth painted
with the stars in colour all over it. It is indeed a
mystery. The dwellers in the swamps of the Delta and
everywhere there shall not know it. It shall provide the
Khu with celestial food upon in Khert-Neter. It shall
supply his Heart-soul with food upon earth. It shall make
him to live for ever. No [evil] thing shall have the
master over him.
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