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The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 174 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge

Chapter 20 (part 9)

Grant ye that he may be with you for all time." (1) The adoration of Osiris, lord of Re-stau, and of the great company of the gods who are in the netherworld beside Osiris, the scribe Ani, who saith: (2) "Homage to thee, O ruler of Amenta, Unnefer within Abtu! I have come unto thee, and my heart holdeth right and truth. (3) There is no sin in my body; nor have I lied wilfully, nor have I done aught with a false heart. Grant thou to me food in the tomb, (4) and that I may come into [thy] presence at the altar of the lords of right and truth, and that I may enter into and come forth from the netherworld (my soul not being turned back), and that I may behold the face of the Sun, and that I may behold the Moon (5) for ever and ever." Vignette (Lower register): The priest Se-mer-f who has on the right side of his head the lock of Heru-pa-khrat and wears a leopard's skin, introducing Ani and his wife to the gods whose names are given in Plates XIII. and XIV. [1. This and its companion vignette and the vignettes of Plates XIII.-XIV. form one composition. 2. Osiris is also called An-maut-f; see Lepsius, Todtenbuch , chap. cxlii., 1. 7. 3. For the functions of this priest see above, p. 268.] Text: Se-mer-f saith (1) I have come unto you, O godlike rulers who are in Re-stau, and I have brought unto you Osiris Ani. Grant ye [to him], as to the followers of Horus, cakes and water, and air, and a homestead in Sekhet-Hetep."[l] (1) The adoration of Osiris, the lord of everlastingness, and of all the godlike rulers of Re-stau, by Osiris, [the scribe Ani], who (2) saith: "Homage to thee, O king of Amenta, prince of Akert, I have come unto thee. I know thy ways, (3) I am furnished with the forms which thou takest in the underworld. Grant thou to me a place in the underworld near unto the lords (4) of right and truth. May my homestead be abiding in Sekhet-hetep, and may I receive cakes in thy presence."
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Themes
Asha Cosmic Ordercosmology

Truth as the fundamental structure of reality.

[auto] The passage repeatedly invokes 'right and truth' (Ma'at) as the standard for judgment and the domain of the gods.

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Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The text is explicitly from the Book of the Dead and details rituals and prayers to guide the deceased Ani through the netherworld.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

[auto] Osiris and the gods are addressed as active rulers who can grant food, presence, and access to celestial bodies.

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Psychopomp Journeycosmology

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] The vignette describes a priest introducing Ani to the gods, facilitating his passage into and out of the netherworld.

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Rejection Of Hypocrisyethics

Critique of outward religious observance that lacks inner transformation; form without substance.

[auto] Ani explicitly denies lying wilfully or acting with a 'false heart', emphasizing inner truth over outward appearance.

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Ritual Puritypraxis

The maintenance of a state of cleanliness—physical, moral, or spiritual—required for encounter with the divine.

[auto] Ani declares 'no sin in my body' and a heart holding truth as prerequisites for entering the divine presence.

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Sacred Namestheology

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

[auto] The passage invokes specific divine names and titles such as Osiris, Re-stau, Amenta, and Abtu to establish connection.

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Self Examinationpraxis

Daily review of thought and action as spiritual practice.

[auto] The text features a negative confession where Ani reviews his actions to assert innocence before the gods.

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