Chapter 20 (part 1)

PLATES XI. AND XII. Vignette I. : Ani and his wife Thuthu approaching the first Arit,[3] the cornice of which is ornamented with ### i.e. , emblems of power, life, and stability. At the entrance sit three gods, the first having the head of a hare, the second the head of a serpent, and the third the head of a crocodile. The first holds an ear of corn (?), and each of the others a knife. Text [CHAPTER CXLVII.]: (I) THE FIRST ARIT. The name of the doorkeeper is Sekhet-hra-asht-aru[3]; the name of the (2) watcher is Meti-heh (?)[4]; the name of the herald is Ha-kheru.[5] [WORDS TO BE SPOKEN WHEN OSIRIS COMETH TO THE FIRST ARIT IN AMENTA.[6]] Saith (3) Ani, triumphant, when he cometh to the first Arit: "I am the mighty one who createth his own light. (4) I have come unto thee, O Osiris, and, purified from that which defileth thee, I adore thee. Lead on; (5) name not the name [1. Lepsius ( Todtenbuch , Bl. XI.) adds, after this: "Now those who rise up against me and among whom is evil [see above, l. 141] are the powers of darkness of the god Sut, when there is strife among them, for strife is flame." 2. "May it be granted to [the dead] by the decree of [the gods] who are in Tattu to destroy the souls of his foes!" 2 House or mansion. in the upper line of Plates XI. and XII. there is a series of seven Arits , or mansions, through which the deceased is supposed to pass. In the lower line are the ten Sebkhets , or pylon-shaped gateways. 3 "Reversed of face: of many forms." Var. ###. 4 Var. ###. 5 "The voice that travelleth." Var. ###. "The high-voiced." 6 Supplied from Naville, Todtenbuch , 1. 165.] of Re-stau unto me. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy strength (6) in Re-stau. Rise up and conquer, O Osiris, in Abtu. Thou goest round about heaven, thou sailest in the presence of Ra, (7) thou seest all the beings who have knowledge.[1] Hail Ra, who circlest in [the sky]. Verily I say [unto thee], O Osiris, I am a (8) godlike ruler. (9) Let me not be driven hence[2] (10) nor from the wall of burning coals. [I have] opened the way in Re-stau; (11) I have eased the pain of Osiris; [I have] embraced that which the balance I hath weighed; [I have] made a path for him in the great valley, it and [he] maketh a path. Osiris shineth(?)." Vignette II. : The second Arit, guarded by three gods; the first of whom has the head of a lion, the second the head of a man, and the third the head of a dog. Each one holds a knife. Text: (1) THE SECOND ARIT.