Pyramid Texts

Pyramid Texts — Budge 1911 Pepi I / Merenre / Pepi II selections — sourcepage 339

Appendix 325 is that which belongeth to the year, beautiful things belong to the year. Pepi descended with the Two Companies of the Gods into Qebhu, Pepi was the moulder of the Two Companies of the Gods, and he laid the foundation of Sekhet-hetep. This Pepi findeth the gods standing up, arrayed in their apparel, with white sandals on their feet. But they hurl their white sandals down on the earth, and they strip off their apparel, for their hearts are not happy because of thy coming to them. Ye speak, ye remain. '* Sekhem-utcha " is the name of this weapon, the ... of Sekhet-hetep. Stand up now, Osiris, and decree this Pepi to the chiefs of " Sekhem-utcha," the .... of Sekhet-hetep, as thou didst decree Horus to Isis on the day when thou didst beget him in her, so that they may give him food to eat in the fields, and water to drink from the wells in Sekhet-hetep. 411. Hail, Her-f-ha-f, thou doorkeeper of Osiris! Osiris saith : Make thou to come to this Pepi thy boat wherein thou makest to sail thy purified [souls].^ And when thou hast received thy cool water at that Uart of the imperishable stars, make him to make his journey therein, by means of the rope of green and red which towed along the Eye of Horus. Now the finger of Osiris there passeth along, in pain (?). This Pepi journeyeth along with great speed (?), guarding himself in the Great Lake. Be opened, O doors of Peter, be opened wide the doors of the Lower Aat ! O ye Two Companies of the Gods, make ye this Pepi to travel with you to the Sekhet-hetep, and make him to become a lord of fealty. This Pepi smiteth with his Aba sceptre, he ruleth with the Aaata staff. He guideth the revolutions of Ra, the watering of the earth, the dew of Keb, and the ... of the Two Companies of the Gods. Pepi is the Divine Soul who maketh his way among you, O ye gods, who forceth a way through Pat Lake, who filleth Pat Lake with water, who maketh Sekhet-Aaru to blossom, and filleth Sekhet-hetep with water. Behold, as those Four Tchanu,^ who stand on the East side