The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 214 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge
Chapter 36 (part 1)
PLATES XXIX.
AND XXX.
Vignette (PLATE XXIX.): Ani and his wife standing with hands raised in adoration before the god Thoth, who has ankh , "life," upon his knees, and is seated on a pylon-shaped throne.
Text [CHAPTER CLXXV.]: (1) THE CHAPTER OF NOT DYING A SECOND TIME.
Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant: "(2) Hail, Thoth!
What is it that hath happened unto the holy children of Nut?
(3) They have done battle, they have upheld strife, they have done evil, (4) they have created the fiends, they have made slaughter, they have caused (5) trouble; in truth, in all their doings the mighty have worked against the weak.
(6) Grant, O might of Thoth, that that which the god Tmu hath decreed [may be done]!
And thou regardest not evil, nor art thou (7) provoked to anger when they bring their years to confusion and throng in and push to disturb their months; for in all that they have done (8) unto thee they have worked iniquity in secret.
I am thy writing palette, O Thoth, and I have brought unto thee thine ink jar.
I am not (9) of those who work iniquity in their secret places; let not evil happen unto me." Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani: (10) "Hail, Tmu!
What manner [of land] is this into which I have come?
It hath not water, it hath not air; it is deep unfathomable, (11) it is black as the blackest night, and men wander helplessly therein.
In it a man may not live in quietness of heart; nor may the longings of love be satisfied therein.
(12) But let the state of the shining ones be given unto me for water and for air and for the satisfying of the longings of love, and let quietness of heart be given unto me for bread (13) and for ale.
The god Tmu hath decreed that I shall see his face, and that I shall not suffer from the things which pain him.
May the gods hand on (14) their thrones for millions of years.
Thy throne hath descended unto thy son Horus.
The god Tmu hath decreed that his course shall be among the holy princes.
(15) In truth, he shall rule over thy throne, and he shall be heir of the throne of the dweller in the Lake of Fire.
It hath been decreed that in me he shall see his likeness, and that (16) my face shall look upon the lord Tmu.
How long then have I to live?
It is decreed that thou shalt live for millions of millions of years, a life of millions of years.
(17) May it be granted that I pass on unto the holy princes, for I am doing away with all that I did when this earth came into being from Nu (18), and when it sprang from the watery abyss even as it was in the days of old.
I am Fate (?) and Osiris, and I have changed my form into the likeness of divers serpents (19).
Man knoweth not, and the gods cannot see, the two-fold beauty which I have made for Osiris, who is greater than all the gods.
I have granted that he [shall rule] in the mount of the dead (20).
Verily his son Horus is seated upon the throne of the dweller in the double Lake of Fire, as his heir.
I have set his throne in (21) the boat of millions of years.
Horus is established upon his throne, amid the friends [of Osiris] and all that belonged unto him.
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Divine Lighttheology
The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.
[auto] Light is a central motif, with references to the god of light, shedding light into darkness, and upholding the Eye of the Sun.
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Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] As part of the Book of the Dead, the text explicitly provides spells and declarations to guide the soul through death and transformation.
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The Egyptian principle of truth, balance, and right order underlying both the cosmos and human conduct; the parallel to Zoroastrian asha and Greek dike.
[auto] The speaker declares that 'right and truth are in my body,' reflecting the Egyptian principle of Maat.
All passages →Mystical Unionsoteriology
The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.
[auto] The passage consists of repeated 'I am' declarations where the deceased identifies directly with various deities and divine attributes.
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Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.
[auto] The speaker describes advancing and hastening after Horus, indicating a guided passage through the afterlife realms.
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Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.
[auto] The text invokes specific divine names like Ra, Hathor, and Hu, attributing power to the 'words of my mouth'.
All passages →Theosis Deificationsoteriology
The doctrine — central to Eastern Orthodox and Maximian theology — that the human person is progressively transformed into a partaker of the divine nature by grace, not merely justified or united in passing ecstasy.
[auto] The chapter title explicitly states 'Changing into the God Who Giveth Light,' indicating transformation into divinity.
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