Pyramid Texts

Pyramid Texts — Budge 1911 Pepi I / Merenre / Pepi II selections — sourcepage 372

35^ Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection Sky). His mouth is purified with incense and natron on the thighs of Khent-Merti/ His nails, upper and lower, are made clean. There hath been done for him that which thou didst do for his brother Osiris on the day of counting up the bones, of making firm sandals, and of sailing over Uart-urt.^ 814. The great one boweth over his side, the god standeth up ; his power is with him, his Ureret Crown is on him. Pepi boweth over his side, the god Pepi standeth up ; his power is with him, his Ureret Crown is on him, as the Ureret Crown is [on] Ra. He cometh forth from the horizon, and ... in the horizon avengeth him. Hail, Pepi ! Thou art raised up. Thou hast received thy seal which the Two Companies of the gods made for thee. Thou art on the throne, in the seat of Khenti Amenti. Thou hast received his power, thou hast received his Ureret Crown. Hail, Pepi, beautiful and great are these things which thy father Osiris hath done for thee. He hath oriven thee his throne. Thou makest decrees for those whose places are hidden, thou guidest their noble ones, and all the Spirits follow thee according to their names. Hail, Pepi, thy heart is glad, great is thy breast, thou shalt never cease to be thus. Ra calleth thee by thy name ; all the Spirits fear him. Thou slayest their hearts as doth Ra when he cometh forth from the horizon. Hail, thou Pepi! He whose form is hidden, that is Anubis, [croucheth] on his belly. Thou hast received thy face of a jackal ; thou art raised up, stand upright ! Sit for thy thousand cakes, thy thousand vessels of beer, thy thousand oxen, thy thousand geese, and thy thousand things whereon the god liveth there. Hail, Pepi, thou art pure. Ra findeth thee, thou standest with my mother Nut, she guideth thee over the roads of the horizon. Thou passest thy day happily with thy Ka for ever and ever. 872. Hail, Ahmet ! Hail, Setema !^ Harm not Pepi, ' A portion of the celestial river or ocean.