Pyramid Texts

Pyramid Texts — Budge 1911 Pepi I / Merenre / Pepi II selections — sourcepage 336

322 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection the gods with gladness, and the gods of the horizon^ having fallen on their faces, and the imperishable stars with homage. He taketh in hand the Sceptre, he directeth the mouth of the gods, he beareth up the sky on his shoulders with life, he supporteth the earth with gladness, his right arm beareth up the sky with power, his left arm supporteth the earth with gladness. He findeth Shetth, he addresseth the doorkeeper of Osiris, and an abomination to him it is to travel without .... He receiveth the breezes of life, he inhaleth joy of heart, the offerings of the god are laid before him in abundance, he snuffeth the air, he hath the air of the north wind in abundance, and he is happy among the gods. He is better equipped than Sept-ur, and he is advanced more than Khent-Atert. He striketh with his Sceptre, he ruleth with his Aaat staff ; he setteth his remembrance before men, and his love before the gods. Speak the thing which is ; speak not that which is not ; an abomination unto God is the shifty word. This Pepi is thy son, this Pepi is thy flesh and blood. 369. I have made a heart for father Pepi, another hath prepared for him his . . } Now when he cometh forth into heaven, and when he journeyeth through the pools of the Lake of Kha, Anubis cometh and meeteth thee, O Pepi, Keb giveth to thee his hand, O father Pepi ; the guardian of the earth, the director of the Spirits weepeth tears, O father Pepi, Hail, rise up, father Pepi ! Thou hast received thy Four Nemast Vases, and the vases of offerings ; thou hast been purified in the Lake of the Jackal, thou hast been censed in the Lake of Tat. Thou hast been made pure by thy Shabt flower^ in Sekhet-Aaru. Thou sailest over the heavens, thou stoppest in Sekhet-hetep among the gods who pass to their Doubles. Thou sittest on thy throne of alabaster, thou takest in thine hand thy club and thy Ames staff, thou art the leader of the dwellers in Nu, J-^