The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians eBook

E. A. Wallis Budge
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 349 pages of information about The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians.

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians eBook

E. A. Wallis Budge
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 349 pages of information about The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians.

XX.  King, One among the gods.* [His] names are so many, how many cannot be known.* He riseth in the eastern horizon, he setteth in the western horizon.*

XXI.  He overthroweth his enemies at dawn, when he is born each day.* Thoth exalteth his two eyes.* When he setteth in his splendour the gods rejoice in his beauties,* and the Apes (i.e. dawn spirits) exalt him.* Lord of the Sektet Boat and of the Antet Boat,* they transport thee [over] Nu in peace.* Thy sailors rejoice* when they see thee overthrowing the Seba fiend,* [and] stabbing his limbs with the knife.* The flame devoureth him, his soul is torn out of his body,* the feet (?) of this serpent Nak are carried off.*

XXII.  The gods rejoice, the sailors of Ra are satisfied.* Anu rejoiceth,* the enemies of Temu are overthrown.* The Apts are in peace.* The heart of the goddess Nebt-ankh is happy,* [for] the enemies of her Lord are overthrown.* The gods of Kher-aha make adorations [to him].* Those who are in their hidden shrines smell the earth before him,* when they see him mighty in his power.*

XXIII. [O] Power of the gods,* [lord of] Truth, lord of the Apts,* in thy name of “Maker of Truth."* Lord of food, bull of offerings,* in thy name of “Amen-Ka-mutef,"* Maker of human beings,* maker to be of ..., creator of everything that is* in thy name of “Temu Khepera."*

XXIV.  Great Hawk, making the body festal.* Beautiful Face, making the breast festal,* Image ... with the lofty Mehen crown.* The two serpent-goddesses fly before him.* The hearts of the Pat beings leap towards him.* The Hememet beings turn to him.* Egypt rejoiceth at his appearances.* Homage to thee, Amen-Ra, Lord of the throne of Egypt.* His town [Thebes] loveth him when he riseth.*
                 HERE ENDETH * [THE HYMN] IN PEACE,*
                    ACCORDING TO AN ANCIENT COPY.*

The following extract is taken from a work in which the power and glory of Amen are described in a long series of Chapters; the papyrus in which it is written is in Leyden.

“[He, i.e. Amen], driveth away evils and scattereth diseases.  He is the physician who healeth the eye without [the use of] medicaments.  He openeth the eyes, he driveth away inflammation (?)...  He delivereth whom he pleaseth, even from the Tuat (the Other World).  He saveth a man from what is ordained for him at the dictates of his heart.  To him belong both eyes and ears, [he is] on every path of him whom he loveth.  He heareth the petitions of him that appealeth to him.  He cometh from afar to him that calleth [before] a moment hath passed.  He maketh high (i.e. long) the life [of a man], he cutteth it short.  To him whom he loveth he giveth more than hath been fated for him. [When] Amen casteth a spell on the water, and his name is on the waters, if this name of his be uttered the crocodile (?) hath no power.  The winds are driven back, the hurricane is repulsed.  At the remembrance

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