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"Homage to you, Osiris, Lord of eternity, king of the gods,
whose names are manifold, whose forms are holy, you being of hidden form in the
temples, whose Ka is holy.
You are the governor of Tattu (Busiris), and also
the mighty one in Sekhem (Letopolis).
You are the Lord to whom praises are ascribed in the
nome of Ati, you are the prince of divine food in Anu.
You are the Lord who is commemorated in Maati, the
hidden Soul, the Lord of Qerrt (Elephantine), the Ruler supreme in White Wall (Memphis).
You are the soul of Ra, his own body, and have your
place of rest in Henensu (Herakleopolis).
You are the beneficent one, and are praised in Nart.
You make your soul to be raised up.
You are the Lord of the great house in Khemenu
(Hermopolis).
You are the mighty one of victories in Shas-hetep,
the Lord of eternity, the governor of Abydos.
The path of his throne is in Ta-tcheser (a part of
Abydos).
Your name is established in the mouths of men.
You are the substance of Two Lands (Egypt).
You are Tem, the feeder of Kau (doubles), the
governor of the companies of the gods.
You are the beneficent spirit among the spirits.
The god of the celestial Ocean (Nu) draws from you
his waters.
You send forth the north wind at eventide, and
breath from your nostrils to the satisfaction of your heart.
Your heart renews its youth, you produce the....
The stars in the celestial heights are obedient to
you, and the great doors of the sky open themselves before you.
You are he to whom praises are ascribed in the
southern heaven, and thanks are given for you in the northern heaven.
The imperishable stars are under your supervision,
and the stars which never set are your thrones.
Offerings appear before you at the decree of Keb.
The companies of the gods praise you, and the gods
of the tuat (other world) smell the earth in paying homage to you.
The uttermost parts of the earth bow before you, and
the limits of the skies entreat you with supplications when they see you.
The holy ones are overcome before you, and all Egypt
offers thanksgiving to you when it meets your Majesty.
You are a shining spirit-body, the governor of
spirit-bodies; permanent is your rank, established is your rule.
You are the well-doing Sekhem (power) of the company
of the gods, gracious is your face, and beloved by him that sees it.
Your fear is set in all the lands by reason of your
perfect love, and they cry out to your name making it the first of names, and
all people make offerings to you.
You are the lord who are commemorated in heaven and
on earth.
Many are the cries which are made to you at the Uak
festival, and with one heart and voice Egypt raises cries of joy to you.
"You are the great chief, the first among
your brothers, the prince of the company of the gods, the establisher of right
and truth throughout the world, the son who was set on the great throne of his
father Keb.
You are the beloved of your mother Nut, the mighty
one of valour, who overthrew the Sebau-fiend.
You stood up and smote your enemy, and set your fear
in your adversary.
You bring the boundaries of the mountains.
Your heart is fixed, your legs are set firm.
You are the heir of Keb and of the sovereignty of
the Two Lands (Egypt).
He (Keb) has seen his splendours, he has decreed for
him the guidance of the world by your hand as long as times endure.
You have made this earth with your hand, and the
waters, and the winds, and the vegetation, and all the cattle, and all the
feathered fowl, and all the fish, and all the creeping things, and all the wild
animals thereof.
The desert is the lawful possession of the son of
Nut.
The Two Lands (Egypt) are content to crown you on
the throne of your father, like Ra.
"You roll up into the horizon, you have
set light over the darkness, you send forth air from your plumes, and you flood
the Two Lands like the disk at daybreak.
Your crown penetrates the height of heaven, you are
the companion of the stars, and the guide of every god.
You are beneficent in decree and speech, the
favoured one of the great company of the gods, and the beloved of the little
company of the gods.
His sister [Isis] has protected him, and has
repulsed the fiends, and turned aside calamities (of evil).
She uttered the spell with the magical power of her
mouth.
Her tongue was perfect, and it never halted at a word.
Beneficent in command and word was Isis, the woman
of magical spells, the advocate of her brother.
She sought him untiringly, she wandered round and
round about this earth in sorrow, and she alighted not without finding him.
She made light with her feathers, she created air
with her wings, and she uttered the death wail for her brother.
She raised up the inactive members of whose heart
was still, she drew from him his essence, she made an heir, she reared the
child in loneliness, and the place where he was not known, and he grew in
strength and stature, and his hand was mighty in the house of Keb.
The company of the gods rejoiced, rejoiced, at the
coming of Horus, the son of Osiris, whose heart was firm, the triumphant, the
son of Isis, the heir of Osiris."
Names to watch - names on the same line mean the same:
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Abtu |
Abydos |
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Abu |
Elephantine |
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Anu |
Heliopolis |
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Bast |
Bubastis |
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Hensu |
Herakleopolis |
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Het-ka-Ptah |
Memphis |
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Khemenu |
Hermopolis |
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Per-Menu |
Panopolis |
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Qerrt |
Elephantine |
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Sau |
Sais |
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Sekhem |
Letopolis |
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Suat |
Asyut |
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Tetu |
Busiris |
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Two Lands |
Upper and Lower Egypt |
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Unu |
Hermopolis |
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