Pyramid Texts

Pyramid Texts — Budge 1911 Pepi I / Merenre / Pepi II selections — sourcepage 347

Appendix 333 the Domain of Horus of the South, thou rushest on the Domain of Horus of the North. Thou seizest captives (?), their hands are at the feet of thy throne. Thy father cometh to thee, Keb cometh to thee, he doeth that which thou didst for thy father Osiris, on the day of thy perfect festival in the waters, counting up the Hsts, establishing the sandals, decorating his nails, upper and lower. The Atert of the South and the Atert of the North come to him with bowings. . . . 559. Hail, thou Pepi ! Stand up, and sit thou upon the throne of Osiris. Thy flesh (body) is complete like [that of] Tern. Thy face is that of a jackal. Ra hath given to thee thy mouth ; he hath removed the impedi- ments in thy speech, he hath made thy words to flow. Stand up, then, thou shalt not come to an end, thou shalt never perish. Live, thou Pepi ! Thy mother Nut layeth hold upon thee, she joineth herself to thee, and Keb taketh thy hand ; come in peace before thy fathers. Thou art master of thy body, thou dressest thy body. Thou comest forth like Horus of Tat at the head of the imperishable stars. Seat thyself on thy throne of alabaster, on thy lake Qebhu. Live thou, as liveth the Beetle, be stablished, like the Tet, for ever and ever. Get thee back, Ken Aka ! Thy head is in the hand of Horus, thy tail in the hand of Isis, and the fingers of Tern are on thy brow. 565. The head of this Pepi is that of a hawk ; he cometh forth, he flieth up into heaven.^ The skull of this Pepi is that of the beard (?) of the god ; he cometh, etc. The brow of this Pepi is that of . . . and Nu. The face of this Pepi is that of Ap-uat. The eyes of this Pepi are those of Urt-Khentet-baiu-Anu. The nose of this Pepi is that of Thoth. The mouth of this Pepi is that of Khens-ur (?) The tongue of this Pepi is the Maaa portion of the Maat Boat. The teeth of this Pepi are those of the Souls [of Anu ?]. The lips of this Pepi are those of . . . The chin of this Pepi is that of Khert- Khent-Sekhem. The backbone of this Pepi is that of [the Bull] Sma. The shoulders of this Pepi are those ^ " He cometh forth," etc., is repeated after the identification of each member. VOL. II. Z