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~ The following is An Excerpt from the
Egypcian Book of the Dead ~
APPENDIX (From the Papyrus of
Nu and the Papyrus of Nebseni)
The Speech of Anpu: Anubis the
dweller in the mummy chamber, Governor
of the Divine House, layeth his hands
upon the lord of life, the scribe, the
draughtsman of Ptah, Nebseni, the lord
of fealty, begotten of the scribe and
mason Thena, born of the lady of the
house Mut-rest, whose word is truth, and
devoting himself to him as his guardian,
saith:- Homage to thee, thou happy one,
lord! Thou seest the Utchat. Ptah-Seker
hath bound thee up. Anpu hath exalted
thee. Shu hath raised thee up, O
Beautiful Face, thou governor of
eternity. Thou hast thine eye, O scribe
Nebseni, lord of fealty, and it is
beautiful. Thy right eye is like the
Sektet Boat, thy left eye is like the
Atet Boat. Thine eyebrows are fair to
see in the presence of the Company of
the Gods. Thy brow is under the
protection of Anpu, and thy head and
face, O beautiful one, are before the
holy Hawk. Thy fingers have been
stablished by thy scribe's craft in the
presence of the Lord of Khemenu, Thoth,
who hath bestowed upon thee the
knowledge of the speech of the holy
books. Thy beard is beautiful in the
sight of Ptah-Seker, and thou, O scribe
Nebseni, thou lord of fealty, art
beautiful before the Great Company of
the Gods. The Great God looketh upon
thee, and he leadeth thee along the path
of happiness. Sepulchral meals are
bestowed upon thee, and he overthroweth
for thee thine enemies, setting them
under thy feet in the presence of the
Great Company of the Gods who dwell in
the House of the Great Aged One which is
in Anu.
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