The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 147 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge
Chapter 18 (part 6)
May no ill-luck happen through the dethronement of his two eyes in his body, even as no evil fortune came to Horus through the overthrow of his eye in his body.
Thy two eyes are decked therewith in its name of Uatch , which maketh thee to give forth fragrance, in its name of "Sweet-smelling." A number of scented unguents and perfumes are brought forward, and at the presentation of each a short sentence is recited by the Kher-heb having reference to the final triumph of the deceased in the underworld and to the help which the great gods will render to him.
Text: [Chapter I.] (1) HERE BEGIN THE CHAPTERS OF COMING FORTH BY DAY, AND OF THE SONGS OF PRAISE AND (2) GLORIFYING, AND OF COMING FORTH FROM AND GOING INTO THE GLORIOUS NETER-KHERT IN THE BEAUTIFUL [1.
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2 The text accompanying Plates 5 and 6 represents Chapter I., Chapter XXII., and the Rubric of Chapter LXXII., of Lepsius's numeration.
3.
In Egyptian Per em hru .
This title has been translated and explained in various ways, as e.g.
, "Coming forth from [or as] the Day" (Birch, in Bunsen's Egypt's Place , vol.
v., p.
161) The departure from the-day" (Birch, Papyrus of Nas-khem , p.
3); "Sortir du jour" (Devéria, Catalogue ; 1874, p.
49); "Sortir du jour" (Naville, Einleitung , p.
23); "Sortie de la journée" (Pierret, Le Papyrus de Neb-Qed ; 1872, p.
2); "Ausgang bei Tage" (Brugsch, Aegyptologie , p.
155).
Another fairly common title for the Book of the Dead is "Chapter of making perfect the blessed dead" (see Naville, Einleitung , pp.
24, 25).
4.
For other examples of the use of the words settes and sexu , see Brugsch, Wörterbuch , pp.
133, 1165.] AMENTA; TO BE SAID ON (3) THE DAY OF THE BURIAL: GOING IN AFTER COMING FORTH.
Osiris Ani, (4) Osiris, the scribe Ani, saith: "Homage to thee, O bull of Amenta, Thoth the (5) king of eternity is with me.
I am the great god in the boat of the Sun; I have (6) fought for thee.
I am one of the gods, those holy princes who make Osiris (7) to be victorious over his enemies on the day of weighing of words. (8) I am thy mediator, O Osiris.
I am [one] of the gods (9) born of Nut, those who slay the foes of Osiris (10) and hold for him in bondage the fiend Sebau.
I am thy mediator, O Horus.
(11) I have fought for thee, I have put to flight the enemy for thy name's sake.
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Anthropomorphismtheology
Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.
[auto] The text attributes human physical features to the divine and deceased, specifically referencing 'two eyes in his body' and Horus's eye.
All passages →Funerary Navigationpraxis
Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] The passage explicitly outlines chapters for 'Coming Forth by Day' and navigating the underworld, which is the core purpose of the Book of the Dead.
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The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
[auto] The great gods are described as active agents who will render help to the deceased in the underworld.
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Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.
[auto] The text describes the deceased receiving help from great gods to achieve triumph in the underworld, indicating a guided passage through afterlife realms.
All passages →Ritual Puritypraxis
The maintenance of a state of cleanliness—physical, moral, or spiritual—required for encounter with the divine.
The presentation of scented unguents and perfumes implies a ritual context of consecration or purification required for the deceased's triumph.
All passages →Sacred Namestheology
Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.
[auto] The passage invokes specific names like 'Uatch' and 'Sweet-smelling' as having the power to effect change ('maketh thee to give forth fragrance').
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