Pyramid Texts

Pyramid Texts — Budge 1911 Pepi I / Merenre / Pepi II selections — sourcepage 362

348 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection liveth. Thou rulest the earth on thy left side with the sceptre, thou Hvest, thou Hvest, by the command of the gods thou Hvest. Pepi ruleth heaven on his left side with life, and he liveth, he liveth, by the command [of the gods] he liveth, Pepi appeareth on the east side of heaven, he descendeth like a green goose, he descendeth to the Lakes of the Tuat. Pepi hath been purified in the Lakes of the Smen Goose. Osiris Pepi, pass thou not through the Lands of the East, but pass thou through the Lands of the West, by the path of the Followers of Ra. Thy tribute cometh to thee, thy messengers bear unto thee thy dues ; thy ancestors march to thee, and they bear thee to Ra, supporting the East on [their] sceptre[s]. Thou knowest them, thou art gracious to them, thou settest them in thy hands, they pasture for thee thy calves. Behold, thou art their conqueror, they come into thy hands. Thou goest forth to them, endowed with soul, provided ... in thy name of " Smetu." Thy Nekhakha whip is in thy hand, thy Mekes sceptre is near thee, those who bow their faces make obeisance unto thee, and the imperishable stars adore thee. Behold, thou art their conqueror, and they make their way into thy hands. Thou bindest their faces in thy name of " Mehit." They count thee up complete in thy name of " Anpu." n The gods do not come down to thee in thy name of Jl^ Thou standest upright at the head of the gods, \ thou eldest son ; behold thou art the heir on the ^ throne of Keb. 702. This coming forth of thine, O thou Osiris Pepi, is in thine house. Horus cometh forth embracing thee, O thou Osiris Pepi. Thy tribute cometh to thee, thy messengers bear unto thee thy dues, thy servitors surround thee, they say to Ra : " Behold, Pepi cometh to " thee, the son of Keb, [he who is seated] on the throne " of Amen." Thou sailest over the Lake of Kha, thou traversest the Lake of Kenset. Thou bowest at the east side of heaven, thou takest thy seat in the two Halls of the Horizon. Thou stretchest out thy hand to them, thou stretchest out thine hand to the gods ; they give unto thee praises, they come unto thee with bowings of their backs in homage. They praise thee as they