Pyramid Texts

Pyramid Texts — Budge 1911 Pepi I / Merenre / Pepi II selections — sourcepage 342

328 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection and to mortals, and so that he may pluck out these Smiters which are in (?) your heads like lilies from the pools. 440. O Lake of gifts ! O Lake of gifts ! Behold, this Ser goose is brought, behold, this Set goose is brought, behold, this Nek Bull is brought. This Pepi darteth like the Ahau bird, and he rusheth on his prey like the Bennu (?) bird. Pepi journeyeth on with his fathers who are in the Lake of Petchu. The bread which cannot go mouldy is brought to Pepi, and his wine which cannot go sour. This Pepi eateth his bread alone by himself, this Pepi doth not cast it behind his back, and he is delivered from the Kemmit bird. Hail, Maa-ha-f! Hail, Her-f-ha-f! Behold, this Pepi cometh as a living being ! He bringeth to thee the Eye of Horus, the fettered (?) one which is in Sekhet-Khennu, and it is in the Eye-of-Khnem Boat that Pepi hath brought it. Hail, Hep, Amset, Tua-mut-f, and Qebhsenuf. Pepi bringeth this Eye-of-Khnemu Boat, which is in the Lake of Kha (or, Lake of Hetem). Hail, thou god Am,^ open thou a way for Pepi. Hail, thou god Oerera, open thou a way for this Pepi. Hail, thou goddess Nekhebet, open thou a way for Pepi. Homage to thee, O goddess Nefert, in peace ! Love ye this Pepi. Love ye this Pepi. Do ye no harm to him. Carry him not away. Carry not ye him away. 447. The splendour of Pepi maketh strong the heavens when this Pepi maketh to take flight to heaven the Eye of Ra. Stand thou up, O this Pepi, by that left Eye of Horus whereby thou shalt hear the words of the gods. Stand thou up, O Pepi, at the head of the Spirits, even as Horus standeth up at the head of the Living. Stand thou up, O Pepi, at the head of the imperishable Spirits, as Osiris standeth up at the head of the Spirits. 449. Pepi hath been made pure with the purifications which Horus performed for his Eye ; Pepi is Thoth, your avenger, and not Set who stole it {i.e., the Eye). The gods make supplication, and the Two Companies of the Gods rejoice when they meet this Pepi. Pepi raiseth up the White Crown wherein the Eye of Horus is