CHAPTER XCIX.
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Work: Egyptian Book of the Dead
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Egyptian Book of the Dead — Renouf/Naville, 1904
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CHAPTER XCIX. Chapter whereby one Saileth a Ship in the Netherworld. Oh thou who sailest the ship of Nu over that chine which is void,( 1 ) let me sail the ship; let me fasten my tackle( 2 ) in peace; in peace! Come, come; Fleet one, Fleet one! Let me come to see my father Osiris. Oh thou who art veiled, let me enjoy happiness. Oh thou who art clouded, but manful, and who sailest round over that chine of Âpepi; thou of firm head and steadfast breast when coming forth from the fiery blows: Oh thou who art at the ship, let me sail the ship, let me fasten my tackle and come forth. This place…
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- Egyptian Book of the Dead — Renouf/Naville, 1904
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- Public domain
- Reading language
- eng
- Source language
- eng
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- Complete supplied Renouf/Naville 1904 historical translation and commentary, title/index/introduction, all acquired source h2 sections through chapter CLXXXVI, plate captions and transcription notes. Source chapter gaps, combined chapters and repeated section headings retained in original order. Reader sections follow actual source headings. Hieroglyphic images and plates remain in the immutable HTML artifact and source acknowledgement; this text-only Reader shows their supplied captions/alt labels and does not claim to transcribe their glyphs. Project Gutenberg transcription identifies its own printer corrections; no additional OCR repair or historical emendation was performed.
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Recorded provenance: Historical source wording, uncertainty markers and notes preserved without conjectural correction or translation. Plain-text presentation removes hosting markup and normalizes line endings. Complete supplied Renouf/Naville 1904 historical translation and commentary, title/index/introduction, all acquired source h2 sections through chapter CLXXXVI, plate captions and transcription notes. Source chapter gaps, combined chapters and repeated section headings retained in original order. Reader sections follow actual source headings. Hieroglyphic images and plates remain in the immutable HTML artifact and source acknowledgement; this text-only Reader shows their supplied captions/alt labels and does not claim to transcribe their glyphs. Project Gutenberg transcription identifies its own printer corrections; no additional OCR repair or historical emendation was performed.
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