Chapter 15 (part 2)

Erpat is a very ancient word, and was probably in use in Egypt before suten , the common word for "king." For a discussion on this point see Maspero, Un Manuel de Hiérarchie Égyptienne , p. 15 ff.; Brugsch, Aegyptologie , p. 210. 2 Osiris, the night sun, was the son of Ra, and the father and son of Horus. He is always represented as a mummy holding in his hands the sceptre ### crook ### and flail ###. See Lanzone, Dizionario , p. 690 ff.; Wiedemann, Religion , p. 123 ff.; Brugsch, Religion und Mythologie , p. 611 ff.] in the mountain of Amenta be content, for thy son Horus is stablished upon thy throne. (4) Thou art crowned lord of Tattu[1] and ruler in Abtu.[2] Through thee the world waxeth green (5) in triumph before the might of Neb-er-tcher.[3] He leadeth in his train that which is and that which is not yet, in his name (6) Ta-her-seta-nef;[4] he toweth along the earth in triumph in his name Seker.[6] He is (7) exceeding mighty and most terrible in his name Osiris. He endureth for ever and for ever in his name Un-nefer.[6] (8) Homage to thee, King of kings, Lord of lords, Prince of princes, who from the womb of Nut hast possessed the world (9) and hast ruled all lands and Akert.[7] Thy body is of gold, thy head is of azure, and emerald light encircleth thee. O An[8] of millions of years, (10) all-pervading with thy body and [1. The name Tettet or Tattu was borne by two towns in Lower Egypt: Busiris, the metropolis of the 9th nome, and Mendes, the metropolis of the 16th nome. See Brugsch, Dict. Géog ., p. 978, and De Rougé, Géographie Ancienne de la Basse Égypte , p. 58. 2. Both Busiris and Abydos claimed to be the resting place of the body of Osiris. 3. A name of Osiris when his scattered limbs had been brought together and built up again into a body by Isis and Nephthys: see Lanzone, Dizionario , p. 714. The name means "lord of entirety." 4. I.e. , The one who draws the world. 5. Seker is, like Ptah, Osiris, and Tenen, a form of the night sun. At the festival of this god, the Hennu boat, a symbol of the god Seker of Memphis, was drawn round the sanctuary at dawn at the moment when the sun casts its golden rays upon the earth. For a list of Seker's shrines, see Lanzone, Dizionario , pp. 1117-1119. See also Wiedemann, Religion , p. 75; Pierret, Panthéon , p. 66. 6. A name of Osiris which, as an important name, is written at times in a cartouche, e.g. , ###, ###. It is usually explained to mean "the Good Being," although it has been suggested ### ( Proc. Soc. Bibl. Arch. , 1886) that "beautiful hare" is its signification. 7. A general term for a necropolis.