Pert em Hru — The Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
The Book of the Dead — known to the Egyptians as Pert em Hru, "Coming Forth by Day" — is the great funerary literature of ancient Egypt: a collection of spells, hymns, and declarations composed to guide the dead through the perils of the underworld and into eternal life. The texts evolved over more than a thousand years, from the Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom through the Coffin Texts of the Middle Kingdom into the fully illustrated papyrus scrolls of the New Kingdom and later periods.
This edition follows the Papyrus of Ani, the finest and most complete surviving manuscript of the Theban recension, created for the royal scribe Ani and his wife Tutu during the Nineteenth Dynasty (c. 1250 BCE). The papyrus, originally a continuous scroll of seventy-eight feet, was acquired by E. A. Wallis Budge for the British Museum in 1888 and remains there as EA 10470. It contains hymns to Ra and Osiris, chapters of transformation, spells for the protection of the body, the great Judgment Scene in the Hall of Double Maat — the weighing of the heart against the feather of Truth — and the vision of the Field of Reeds, the blessed land of the afterlife.
This is a Good Works Translation from Egyptian, produced by the New Tianmu Anglican Church with AI assistance. It is not a reproduction of any existing English translation. The rendering aims for clarity, fidelity, and a voice that lets the Egyptian breathe in modern English — following the translation principles established in the Church's Daodejing and Rigveda translations. Egyptian terms are transliterated using standard Egyptological conventions. The source text is the hieroglyphic record of the Papyrus of Ani as published in scholarly editions, cross-referenced with the broader Theban recension.
A Hymn of Praise to Ra When He Rises in the Eastern Sky
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, who records the holy offerings of all the gods, says:
Hail to you who have come as Khepera,
Khepera who created the gods!
You rise, you shine,
you make bright your mother Nut,
crowned as king of the gods.
Your mother Nut greets you with both her hands.
The land of Manu receives you in contentment
and the goddess Maat embraces you at morning and at evening.
May he give splendour and power and triumph
and a coming-forth as a living soul
to see Horus of the Two Horizons —
to the ka of the Osiris, the scribe Ani, who says:
Hail, all you gods of the Temple of the Soul,
who weigh heaven and earth in the balance,
who provide food and abundance!
Hail, Tatenen, the One,
creator of humankind and of the substance of the gods
of the south and the north, the west and the east!
Give praise to Ra, lord of heaven,
the Prince, Life, Strength, and Health,
the creator of the gods —
adore him in his beautiful presence
as he rises in the morning boat.
Those who dwell in the heights worship you.
Those who dwell in the depths worship you.
Thoth and Maat are your recorders.
Your enemy is given to the fire.
The evil one has fallen,
his arms are bound,
and Ra has taken his legs from him.
The children of impotent revolt shall never rise again.
The House of the Prince keeps festival
and the sound of rejoicing fills the mighty dwelling.
The gods are glad when they see Ra in his rising —
his beams flood the world with light.
The majesty of the god sets forth
and comes to the land of Manu.
He makes the earth bright at his birth each day.
He comes to the place where he was yesterday.
O may you be at peace with me!
May I behold your beauties.
May I advance upon the earth.
May I strike down the Ass.
May I crush the evil one.
May I destroy Apep in his hour.
May I see the abtu-fish at the time of his creation
and the ant-fish in his pool.
May I see Horus at the helm
with Thoth and Maat beside him.
May I grasp the bow of the evening boat
and the stern of the morning boat.
May he grant to the ka of the Osiris Ani
to behold the disk of the Sun
and to see the Moon-god without ceasing, every day.
May my soul come forth
and walk here and there
and wherever it pleases.
May my name be proclaimed
when it is found upon the board of offerings.
May offerings be made to me in my presence
as they are made to the followers of Horus.
May there be prepared for me a seat in the boat of the Sun
on the day of the going-forth of the god.
May I be received into the presence of Osiris
in the land of triumph!
Hymn to Osiris
Glory to Osiris Un-nefer, the great god within Abydos,
king of eternity, lord of the everlasting,
who passes through millions of years in his existence!
Eldest son of the womb of Nut,
begotten by Seb the Ancestor,
lord of the crowns of the North and the South,
lord of the lofty white crown —
As prince of gods and of men
he has received the crook and the flail
and the dignity of his divine fathers.
Let your heart which is in the mountain of Amenta be content,
for your son Horus is established upon your throne.
You are crowned lord of Tattu
and ruler in Abydos.
Through you the world grows green in triumph
before the might of Neb-er-tcher.
He leads in his train that which is and that which is not yet,
in his name the One Who Draws the Earth.
He tows the world in triumph
in his name Seker.
He is exceeding mighty and most terrible
in his name Osiris.
He endures for ever and for ever
in his name Un-nefer.
Hail to you, King of kings, Lord of lords,
Prince of princes!
From the womb of Nut you have possessed the world
and ruled all lands and Akert.
Your body is of gold,
your head is of lapis lazuli,
and turquoise light encircles you.
O An of millions of years,
all-pervading with your body,
beautiful of countenance in the Holy Land —
Grant to the ka of the Osiris, the scribe Ani,
splendour in heaven and might upon earth
and triumph in the underworld.
Grant that I may sail down to Tattu as a living soul
and up to Abydos as a bennu-bird,
that I may go in and come out without repulse
at the pylons of the Tuat.
May there be given to me
loaves of bread in the house of coolness
and offerings of food in Heliopolis
and a homestead for ever in the Field of Reeds
with wheat and barley therefor.
Chapter I: Coming Forth by Day
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you Bull of the West!
Thoth, the King of Eternity, is with me.
I am the great god by the side of the divine boat.
I have fought for you.
I am one of those gods,
those divine chiefs
who proved the word of Osiris true
against his enemies
on that day of the weighing of words.
I am your kinsman, Osiris.
I am one of those gods born of Nut
who slay the enemies of Osiris
and hold captive the fiends on his behalf.
I am your kinsman, Horus.
I have fought for you.
I have come for your name's sake.
I am Thoth who proved the word of Osiris true
against his enemies
on that day of the weighing of words
in the great House of the Prince
which is in Heliopolis.
I am Teti, the son of Teti.
I was conceived in Tattu, I was born in Tattu.
I am with those who weep for Osiris,
with the women who bewail Osiris
in the Two Lands of Rekhti,
and I prove the word of Osiris true
against his enemies.
Ra commanded that Thoth should do this —
to prove the word of Osiris true
against his enemies —
and the command was done for me by Thoth.
I am with Horus on the day
of the dressing of Teshtesh,
of the opening of the wells for the washing of the Still-Heart,
of the unbolting of the door of hidden things
in Rosetau.
I am with Horus as the guardian
of the left shoulder of Osiris
who is in Sekhem.
I go in and I come out
among those who are there
on the day of the destruction of the Fiends
in Sekhem.
I am with Horus on the day of the festival of Osiris,
making offerings on the sixth-day feast
and on the Tenat feast in Heliopolis.
I am a priest in Tattu.
I perform the rites in Abydos.
I am one who is given entrance
to raise up the Tet-pillar in Tattu
and to set the shrine upon its sledge.
O you who open up paths,
who open up paths!
O you who open up paths
for the perfected souls in the House of Osiris —
open up a path for me,
open up a path for the ka of the Osiris, the scribe Ani,
with you!
May he go in boldly and come out in peace
from the House of Osiris
without being turned back,
without being repulsed.
May he go in as he pleases
and come out as he desires.
May he be proven true.
May his commands be done in the House of Osiris.
May he walk and speak with you,
may he be a shining one with you.
He has not been found wanting there.
The Balance is free of his wrongdoing.
Chapter II: Coming Forth by Day and Living After Death
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you One who shines from the Moon!
Hail, you One who shines from the Moon!
Let the Osiris Ani go forth among your multitudes outside.
Let him who is in the underworld be released.
Let the Osiris Ani not be kept captive
among those who would hold him.
If the Osiris, the scribe Ani, be kept captive,
then Atum shall be kept captive.
If the Osiris Ani be held back,
then Atum shall be held back.
Every god who would hold back the Osiris Ani
shall be held back himself.
He is Horus, the son of Hathor.
His head shall not be taken from him.
And my head shall not be taken from me.
I have knit myself together.
I have made myself whole and complete.
I am the heir of the great goddess.
My face has been given to me and my head has been restored.
I am Osiris, lord of eternity.
Chapter VI: The Chapter of the Ushabti Figure
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
O you ushabti figure!
If I am called upon,
if I am appointed to do any work
that is done in the underworld —
if indeed any obstacle is set before me
as a man at his duties —
you shall appoint yourself for me
at all times,
to plough the fields,
to fill the channels with water,
to carry the sand from the east to the west.
"Here I am!" you shall say. "I shall do it."
Chapter VIII: Passing Through the Western Horizon
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
The cavern of the west is opened.
The cavern of the west is thrown wide.
Behold — the Osiris Ani comes forth by day!
Atum is the opener of my gate.
I know the deep waters — I have power over them.
I am he who guards the great Passage.
I am he who knows the deep.
I am he who makes his way.
Hail to the soul of Osiris Ani!
He is seen in the underworld.
He is known in the land of the dead.
He comes, and he is not turned back.
Chapter IX: Coming Forth by Day After Passing Through the Tomb
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you Soul, you mighty one of terror!
Behold, I have come to you.
I see you.
I have passed through the underworld.
I see my father Osiris.
I have driven away the darkness.
I am his beloved.
I have come. I see my father Osiris.
He has slain Set.
I have opened every path
in heaven and on earth.
I am the son beloved of his father Osiris.
I am noble, I am a spirit,
I am equipped —
O all you gods and all you spirits,
make a path for me!
Chapter XVII: The Great Chapter of Coming Forth by Day
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am Atum when I was alone in the Nun.
I am Ra in his first rising,
when he began to rule that which he had made.
What does this mean?
It means Ra when he first began to rule as king, when the pillar of Shu had not yet been raised, when he was upon the high ground of the One of Hermopolis.
I am the great god who came into being of himself,
who created his names, the lord of the company of the gods,
whom none can withstand among the gods.
What does this mean?
It means Ra, the creator of the names of his limbs, which came into being in the form of the gods who are in the following of Ra.
I am the one among the gods who cannot be repulsed.
What does this mean?
It means Atum who is in his disk. Another reading: it means Ra when he rises in the eastern horizon of heaven.
Yesterday belongs to me and I know tomorrow.
What does this mean?
Yesterday is Osiris. Tomorrow is Ra. It is the day when the enemies of the Lord of All are destroyed and his son Horus is established as ruler.
I am the battlefield of the gods.
I know the name of that great god who is therein.
What does this mean?
It is Osiris. Another reading: the name of the great god is Ra-Atum, the self-created, the maker of his names, the lord of the company of the gods.
The praise of Ra is mine. I am the Bennu-bird which is in Heliopolis,
the keeper of the register of what exists and what shall come to be.
What does this mean?
The Bennu-bird is Osiris. Another reading: the register of what exists and what shall come to be — this means eternity and everlastingness. Eternity is the day, everlastingness is the night.
I am Min in his going forth.
I have placed the double plume upon my head.
What does this mean?
Min is Horus who champions his father. His going forth means his birth. The double plumes upon his head — Isis and Nephthys went and placed themselves upon his head as two hawks, and they abide there for ever.
I am in my domain. I am in my city.
What does this mean?
It means the horizon of my father Atum.
All evil that was upon me has been removed,
and every wrong that clung to me has been cut away.
What does this mean?
It means the cutting of the navel string of the Osiris, the scribe Ani, justified, when he was born. The fault that was upon him was washed away. He was purified on the day of his birth in the great Lake of the Prince which is in Suten-henen, on that day when the people make offerings to the great god who is therein.
I have gone through the great Lake of Suten-henen.
I have passed over the way to Rosetau,
which is the gate of the underworld on the south side of Naarutf.
What does this mean?
Rosetau is the gate at the south of Naarutf, and it is the northern gate of the tomb. Now as for the Lake of Maat, it is Abydos.
I am the Aged One in the Field of the Aged One.
What does this mean?
The Aged One is Osiris. Another reading: the name of the Aged One is Yesterday. The Field of the Aged One — it is the region extending from Naarutf to the House of Isis, lady of the northern wall.
I have seen the Eye of Horus when it was full.
I know the Being who guards the Emerald.
What does this mean?
The Eye of Horus is the left eye of Ra, the night when it is full on the fifteenth day of the month. The Being who guards it is Thoth, who raises it whole and sound on the shoulder of Ra.
I am not taken into custody.
I am not kept in prison.
For the Aged One has opened his eye,
and he has seen me,
and I have been given Maat.
I know the deep waters.
My name is not unknown in the Great House.
My name is not forgotten in the House of Fire.
Hail to you, you who are in the holy mountain!
Hail to you, you tiller of the holy field!
I know you, and I know your name.
I know the names of the forty-two gods
who are with you in the Hall of Double Maat.
They live on those who cherish evil.
They swallow their blood
on the day of reckoning before Un-nefer.
I know you, Lords of Maat!
I bring you Maat.
I have destroyed wrongdoing for you.
I have not sinned against men.
I have not oppressed the members of my family.
I have not done wrong in the place of truth.
I have not known worthless people.
I have not done evil.
I have not set my labor above what was due.
I have not brought my name forward for honours.
I have not treated servants cruelly.
I have not thought scorn of the god.
I have not robbed the poor.
I have not done what the gods abominate.
I have not caused a slave to be ill-treated by his master.
I have not caused suffering.
I have not caused hunger.
I have not caused tears.
I have not killed.
I have not given the order to kill.
I have not caused pain to anyone.
I am pure! I am pure! I am pure! I am pure!
My purity is the purity of that great Bennu-bird
which is in Suten-henen.
For I am that nose of the Lord of Breath
who gives life to all the people
on that day when the Eye of Horus was filled full
in Heliopolis, in the second month of winter,
on the last day of the month,
in the presence of the lord of this earth.
I have seen the Eye of Horus when it was full.
No evil shall befall me in this land,
in this Hall of Double Maat,
because I know the names of these gods
who are therein, the followers of the great god.
The cat who split the ished-tree on its side in Heliopolis
on that night of battle
and of overthrowing the enemies of the Lord of All —
What does this mean?
The male cat is Ra himself. He is called "Cat" when Sia spoke of him: "He is like that which he has made, and his name became Cat." Another reading: it is Shu, who makes over the possessions of Seb to Osiris.
As for the splitting of the ished-tree near him in Heliopolis — it was when the children of impotent revolt were given what they had done.
As for that night of battle — it means the entry of the eastern part of heaven by the children of impotent revolt, whereupon a great battle arose in heaven and on all the earth.
I know that god who passes through the fire,
with two long horns upon his head.
He reaps and he sows.
What does this mean?
It is Osiris. Another reading: it is Ra. The two horns are Isis and Nephthys. They place themselves on his head as his protectors.
O Ra-Atum, Lord of the Great House!
Prince, Life, Strength, and Health,
lord of all the gods!
Deliver the Osiris Ani from that god
whose face is that of a greyhound,
whose brows are the brows of a man,
who feeds on the dead,
who watches at the bend of the Lake of Fire,
who devours bodies and swallows hearts,
who casts filth but is not seen.
What does this mean?
His name is "Swallower of Millions." He is in the Lake of Unt. As for the Lake of Fire — it is between Naarutf and the House of the Lake. He who is beside the Lake of Maat — every god who has no strength falls into the knife at the utterance of his name.
Deliver the Osiris Ani from those slaughter-gods
whose hands are foul,
whose fingers are evil,
who strangle the helpless —
They shall not have dominion over me.
I shall not fall to their knives.
I shall not enter their shambles.
I shall not sit in the dark.
I shall not fall into the pits prepared for the enemies
of the Aged One.
I am Ra, coming forth from the Nun.
My soul is God.
I am the creator of the Word.
Evil is my abomination.
I do not look upon it.
I have made offerings of Maat to Ra.
I have pacified him with that which he loves.
I am the waters.
I am Shu who lifts up Atum.
I am the great soul, self-born.
I am one of those gods of the great company
whom Nut brought forth —
What does this mean?
It means the kas of Ra and the kas of Osiris. They are every god and every goddess and all their kas that are with them.
I am yesterday.
I know today.
What does this mean?
Yesterday is Osiris. Today is Ra. It is the day of destroying the enemies of the Lord of All, and of establishing Horus as ruler.
It is the day on which we celebrate
the meeting of the dead Osiris with his father Ra
and the battle of the gods —
when the funeral of Osiris was commanded
by his father Ra.
I am the pillar of Shu
which was raised in the field of Aal.
What does this mean?
It is Ra himself.
I know the gate from which Ra goes forth in the east.
What does this mean?
It is the gate of Shu at the eastern side of heaven, through which Ra comes forth. It is the northern gate of the underworld.
O you who are exalted, who are adored!
O you great gate!
I have made my way.
I know you, I know your name.
I know the name of the god who guards you.
The earth is his fireplace,
the snake is his fuel —
he lives upon the fallen.
Keeper of the gate!
Open to me!
What does this mean?
It is Aker, the lion-god who guards the earth, who has an opposite face — the one looking toward the yesterday of yesterday, the other toward the tomorrow of tomorrow.
I am equipped.
I am a shining one.
I have opened the way through every gate.
Chapter XXII: Restoring the Mouth
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I have risen from the egg which is in the secret land.
My mouth has been given to me
that I may speak with it
before the great god, the lord of the underworld.
My hand shall not be repulsed
by the divine tribunal of any god.
I am Osiris, lord of Rosetau.
The Osiris Ani has his portion
with the one who is on the top of the stairs.
I have come according to the wish of my heart
from the Lake of Fire.
I have quenched it.
Hail, Lord of Light,
who is at the head of the House of the Hidden One!
I am the shining one.
I have come.
I have finished the passage.
Chapter XXIII: Opening the Mouth
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
My mouth is opened by Ptah!
The bonds that are upon my mouth
have been loosed by my city-god.
Thoth has come, equipped with words of power.
He has loosed the bonds of Set from my mouth.
Atum has hurled them back
at those who would bind me with them
and has cast them at him.
My mouth is opened.
My mouth is split open by Shu
with that iron tool of his
with which he split open the mouths of the gods.
I am Sekhmet.
I sit upon the great western side of heaven.
I am among the stars
that never set.
My mouth is opened.
My mouth is split open.
I shall speak.
Chapter XXIV: Bringing Words of Power
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am Atum-Khepera who came into being of himself
upon the thigh of his divine mother.
Those who are in the Nun are given to me.
Those who are among the gods are given to me.
I have made myself whole.
I have gathered my words of power
from every place where they were,
faster than the greyhound,
swifter than light.
Hail, you who tow the boat of Ra
over the canal of fire!
I have gathered my words of power
from every place where they were
and from every person who had them,
faster than the greyhound,
swifter than light.
O you shining image of the All-Lord,
who are provided with the fire of command —
my words of power are in my belly
and I shall not hand them over to you.
Chapter XXV: Causing the Deceased to Remember His Name
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Let my name be given to me in the Great House.
Let me remember my name in the House of Fire
on the night of the counting of the years
and of the telling of the months.
I am with the Holy One.
I sit on the eastern side of heaven.
If any god comes to me,
I will proclaim his name at once.
Chapter XXVI: Giving a Heart to the Deceased
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
My heart is given to me in the House of Hearts.
My heart is given to me in the House of Hearts.
My heart is mine and it rests in me.
I shall eat of the food of the Harvest-god,
and I shall row to any place I desire
upon the great waters.
My heart is mine.
It shall not be taken from me.
I am the lord of hearts,
the slayer of the heart's attacker.
I live in Maat, day by day.
My heart — it is mine.
My heart — it is with me.
It shall not be taken.
I am master of my own heart.
My body is whole.
My heart shall not fall from me.
No terror shall drive it from me.
I have come forth in peace.
Chapter XXVII: Not Allowing the Heart to Be Taken
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you who carry off hearts!
Hail, you who steal hearts!
Hail, you who make the heart of a man to be still!
Hail, you who transform hearts!
You shall not carry off my heart.
You shall not steal my heart.
You shall not make my heart be still.
You shall not transform my heart.
I am the Lord of Hearts.
My heart is mine.
Set shall not triumph over me,
for I am the lord of my heart,
and my heart is in my body,
and my body is whole,
and my heart shall not be taken.
Chapter XXVIII: Not Allowing the Heart to Be Carried Away
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, Lion-god! I am the Flower.
Maat is my body.
I shall not let this heart of mine
be carried away from me
by the slaughter-gods.
My heart belongs to the Lord of Joy.
My heart belongs to the Great One
whose word is maat on the day of weighing.
I am strong.
My heart is strong.
I live. My heart lives.
It sits in its place.
It does not fall.
Chapter XXIX: Not Allowing the Heart to Be Carried Off
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Back, you messenger of any god!
Have you come to carry off this heart of mine?
This heart of mine shall not be given to you.
The gods who are on high give ear to me,
the gods who are below listen to me —
You shall not take my heart.
I am the lord of hearts!
I am the slayer of hearts!
I live by Maat.
I live by what I love.
The words of power are with me.
My heart is with me and it shall not be taken.
I am the master of my own heart,
the maker of my own body.
My heart obeys my will —
it is in its place
and I command it.
Chapter XXX-B: The Spell of the Heart Scarab
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
O my heart of my mother!
O my heart of my mother!
O my heart of my becoming!
Do not stand against me as witness.
Do not oppose me in the tribunal.
Do not be hostile to me
before the keeper of the balance.
You are my ka within my body,
the god Khnum who makes whole my limbs.
Come forth to the place of happiness
to which we go.
Do not make my name to stink
before the judges who put people in their places.
It is good for us. It is good for the judge.
It is good for the heart of him who weighs.
Do not speak lies against me
before the great god, lord of the West!
See — your worthiness depends on your being found true.
Chapter XLIII: Not Allowing the Head to Be Cut Off
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the great One, son of the great One.
I am Fire, son of Fire.
My head was given to me
and it was set upon me after it had been cut off.
The head of Osiris was not taken from him —
my head shall not be taken from me.
I have knit myself together.
I have made myself whole.
I am renewed. I am young again.
I am Osiris, lord of eternity.
Chapter XLIV: Not Dying a Second Time
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
My hiding place is opened.
My hiding place is revealed.
Light has fallen upon the darkness.
The Eye of Horus has made me holy.
Wepwawet has nursed me.
I have hidden myself with you,
O you stars that never set.
My face is the face of Ra.
My limbs are the limbs of a god.
I am delivered. I am delivered.
I shall not die a second time
in the underworld.
Chapter XLV: Not Decaying
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
O you who are unmoving —
you who are in Rosetau —
you of the millions of years —
My members shall not decay.
My bones shall not perish.
My flesh shall not be destroyed.
My body shall not fall apart.
My limbs shall not be annihilated.
I exist! I live! I wake in peace.
My intestines shall not perish.
My eye shall not decay.
The form of my face shall not disappear.
My ear shall not become deaf.
My head shall not be separated from my neck.
My tongue shall not be removed.
My hair shall not be cut off.
My eyebrows shall not be shaved away.
No evil thing shall come upon me.
My body is established.
It shall not crumble.
It shall not be destroyed upon this earth.
Chapter XLVI: Not Perishing in the Underworld
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am Ra who rises from the Nun.
My soul is God.
I am he who created the Word.
Evil is my abomination.
I look not upon it.
I am a prince. I shall not die.
I am the Bull of the divine herd.
I enter and I come forth.
I live! I live!
I grow, I grow,
I wake in peace.
I shall not decay.
My intestines shall not perish.
I shall not suffer injury.
My eye shall not decay.
My face shall not fall.
My ear shall not become deaf.
My head shall not be cut off.
My body shall be established
and it shall not fall into ruin.
Chapter LIV: Giving Air to the Deceased
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
O Atum! Give me the sweet breath
that is in your nostrils.
I am the Egg that is in the Great Cackler.
I watch over this great egg
which Seb has parted from the earth.
If I live, it lives.
If I grow old, it grows old.
If I breathe, it breathes.
I am the Egg. I am the Egg.
Chapter LVIII: Breathing Air and Having Power Over Water
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Open to me!
Who are you? Where have you come from?
What has happened to you?
I am one of you.
I have come from the Waters.
The door was opened for me
by the god of the single face.
Hail, you sycamore of the sky-goddess!
Give me the air and the water that are in you.
I embrace the throne that is in Hermopolis.
I have guarded the egg of the Great Cackler.
If it flourishes, I flourish.
If it lives, I live.
If it breathes, I breathe air.
Chapter LIX: Breathing Air and Having Power Over Water in the Underworld
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you sycamore of Nut!
Give me the water and the air that dwell in you.
I embrace that throne which is in Khmunu.
I have watched and guarded
the egg of the Great Cackler.
It grows — I grow.
It lives — I live.
It breathes — I breathe air.
It breathes air — I breathe air.
Chapter LXXII: Coming Forth by Day and Opening a Way Through the Underworld
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
The place of retreat is opened!
What was shut has been thrown wide!
The place of retreat is opened for my soul!
The Eye of Horus has delivered my soul.
Ornaments of glory are on the forehead of Ra.
My stride is long.
My legs are lifted high.
I have made the far journey.
My limbs are strong.
I am Horus, the avenger of his father,
who brings the crown to set it upon his head.
The way of souls is opened!
My twin soul sees the great god
within the boat of Ra on the day of souls.
My soul is in the front,
the counter of the years is at its side.
Come! The Eye of Horus
has delivered my soul, my ornaments, my limbs.
I am established. I am equipped.
I have come forth by day.
Chapter LXXVII: Being Transformed into a Golden Falcon
I have risen! I have risen!
I have gathered myself together
like the beautiful golden falcon
that has the head of the Bennu-bird!
Ra enters to hear my words.
I have taken my seat among the great gods
who are in the presence of Nut.
The fields of offering are before me.
I eat of their food.
I am equipped.
I am a shining one.
I fly as a hawk.
I cackle as a goose.
I alight upon the way
on the festival of the great one.
What I abominate, I shall not eat.
Filth — I shall not eat it.
What my ka abominates
shall not enter my body.
I live upon maat.
I live upon what the gods live upon.
I am strong.
I have gathered words of power,
more than the hounds,
more than the shining ones.
Give me these my wings!
I am one who is ready to fly.
I fly! I fly!
I have risen as a golden falcon!
I come forth from the thighs of the great one
who dwells in the light.
Chapter LXXVIII: Being Transformed into a Divine Falcon
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail to you, O you who have come forth from the underworld!
I have come. I have advanced to see your beauties.
I am he who flies.
I fly as a divine falcon.
Horus has furnished me with his nature.
He has furnished me with his Eye.
He has given me power over my legs.
I have risen as the divine falcon.
I have risen above the circle of the sky.
I have passed over the land of Shu.
I know the deep waters.
I fly like a falcon.
I have come from the ends of heaven.
I have sailed over the celestial Nile.
I have seen the great water-flood.
Hail, you who bring offerings!
I am Horus, the divine falcon.
Horus has given me his Eye,
he has given me his nature.
I enter as a falcon.
I come forth as the Bennu-bird.
The Morning Star makes a path for me
and I enter in peace
into the beautiful West.
I am Horus, the son of Osiris,
and I have come to the boundaries of heaven.
The two sisters know me.
They give me bread, they give me beer.
I sit with the great ones.
I enter with the falcon.
I come forth with the Bennu.
It is Horus! It is Horus!
The scribe Ani — he is Horus!
Chapter LXXXII: Being Transformed into Ptah
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I eat bread. I drink ale.
I put on garments.
I fly like a hawk.
I cackle like the semen-goose.
I alight upon the path
hard by the hill of the dead
on the festival of the great Being.
What is abominable, what is abominable —
I shall not eat.
What my ka abhors — I shall not eat.
I shall not eat filth.
I shall not swallow it.
My hands shall not touch it.
I shall not tread upon it with my sandals.
For my bread is of white grain
and my beer is of red grain of the Nile.
It is the Sektet-boat and the Atet-boat
that bring them to me,
and I feed upon them
beneath the shade of the branches of the tree
that I know.
How beautiful are the shining ones of Heliopolis!
I am Ptah. I eat maat.
Chapter LXXXIII: Being Transformed into a Bennu-Bird
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the Bennu, the soul of Ra,
the guide of the gods into the underworld.
The divine souls come forth upon the earth
to do the will of their kas —
let the soul of the Osiris Ani come forth
to do the will of his ka.
I flew up as the primeval god
and I took the form of Khepera.
I grew as a plant.
I was hidden as a tortoise.
I am the grain of every god.
I know the deep waters.
I know the name of the god of the Nun
who sits at the base of the sky —
I am the Bennu-bird which is in Heliopolis.
I am the keeper of the book of things that are
and of things that shall be.
What is this?
It is eternity — and everlastingness.
Eternity is the day.
Everlastingness is the night.
Chapter LXXXIV: Being Transformed into a Heron
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I have come into the city of the god.
I know the region.
I have entered the Field of Reeds.
I am in the city of the god.
I am the heron.
I am the heron.
My heart is upon its seat.
My crown is upon my head.
My face is that of Ra.
My steps are long.
I devour the Ass by the great tamarisk.
Hail! I am the heron.
I have alighted, I have alighted.
Chapter LXXXV: Being Transformed into a Living Soul
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the soul of Ra who went forth from the Nun —
the divine soul who created the gods.
I am Shu, the divine soul of Ra.
I shall not decay.
I shall not rot.
I shall not putrefy.
I shall not become worms.
I shall not see corruption
before the eye of the god Shu.
I am! I am!
I live! I live!
I grow! I grow!
I shall wake in peace.
I shall not decay.
My bowels shall not perish.
I shall not suffer injury.
My eye shall not decay.
The form of my face shall not disappear.
My ear shall not become deaf.
My head shall not be separated from my neck.
My tongue shall not be taken away.
My hair shall not be cut off.
My eyebrows shall not be shaved.
No evil thing shall come upon me.
My body is established.
It does not crumble.
It shall not be destroyed upon this earth.
I am Ra who rises from the Nun.
My soul is God.
I am the one who created the Word.
I am the soul, the creator of the Nun,
who makes his dwelling-place in the underworld.
My couch is not seen.
My egg is not broken.
I am the lord of those who are on high.
I have made my nest on the borders of heaven.
I come down to the earth of Seb
and I put a stop to evil.
I see my father, the lord of the evening.
I breathe the air.
I am not grasped. I am not seized.
No evil thing shall come upon me.
I am Ra who rises from the Nun.
My soul is God.
I am he who created the Word.
Evil is my abomination.
I do not look upon it.
I live in maat.
I am the lord of maat.
I shall not be destroyed.
Chapter LXXXVI: Being Transformed into a Swallow
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the swallow. I am the swallow.
I am the Scorpion-goddess, the daughter of Ra.
Hail, you gods whose scent is sweet!
Hail, you gods whose scent is sweet!
Hail, you Flame that comes from the horizon!
Hail, you who are in the city!
Take me with you, take me with you!
I have the words of power.
I know the way.
I am the swallow. I am the swallow.
If anything be brought against me,
it shall be judged before the Earth-god.
For I have set maat in the place of evil.
I know the deep waters.
I know the name of this god.
Make me a way! Let me pass!
I am Ra who comes forth from the horizon!
Chapter LXXXVII: Being Transformed into a Serpent
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the serpent Sata, long of years.
I lie down. I am born.
I am renewed. I grow young each day.
I am the serpent Sata who dwells
in the uttermost parts of the earth.
I lie down. I die.
I am born again. I am renewed.
I grow young each day.
Chapter LXXXVIII: Being Transformed into a Crocodile
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the divine crocodile
who is in the midst of his terror.
I am the divine crocodile.
I seize my prey like a ravening beast.
I am the great Fish
which is in Kamui.
I am the lord of those who bow down
in Sekhem.
The Osiris Ani — he is the crocodile.
His face is terror.
His power is among the spirits.
He is the divine crocodile.
Chapter XVIII: The Praises of Thoth
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, Thoth! What has happened to the divine children of Nut?
They have done battle, they have upheld strife,
they have made slaughter, they have caused trouble.
They have done evil, they have created hostilities,
they have made slaughter, they have caused imprisonment —
In all their doing the mighty have worked against the weak.
Grant, O Thoth, that what Atum has decreed may be done!
You who judge and do not show regard for evil,
you who are at peace and do not rage,
you who are not influenced by offerings —
Do not cause suffering to the Osiris, the scribe Ani!
Do not deliver him to those who would slay him!
Let him not sit in the court of those who are hostile!
Let not his enemies prevail against him
in the tribunal before the great god.
Hail, Thoth, who proved the word of Osiris true
against his enemies!
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, is proved true
before the great tribunal of the gods
which is in Heliopolis,
which is in Abydos,
which is in Tattu,
on that night of the Judgment
and of the weighing of words.
He is proved true.
He is vindicated.
He has gained the victory!
Chapter XCIX: Bringing a Boat in the Underworld
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you who bring a boat over to this riverbank!
Bring me a boat.
For I know you, and I know your name,
and I know the name of the god who watches over you.
The name of this boat — "Gatherer of Souls" is its name.
The planks are made from the sycamore of Nut.
The rudder was fashioned by the craftsman from the backbone of Osiris.
The hold is the hand of Isis.
The mast is from the spine of Apuat.
The ropes are the tresses of Nephthys.
I know every part.
I know every name.
Make me a way! I am coming forth by day!
Chapter CX: The Field of Hetep
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I know the Field of Reeds.
Its wall is of iron.
The height of its grain is five cubits —
the ears are two cubits and the stalks are three cubits.
The blessed dead who are nine cubits tall
reap it beside the Eastern Souls.
I know the eastern gate of heaven
from which Ra goes forth with a fair wind.
I am master of the Field.
I plough in it. I reap in it. I eat in it. I drink in it.
I do everything there that is done upon earth.
The Field of Hetep — I know it.
It is the land of the blessed.
I have come into it.
Hail, Field of Offerings!
I have come to you.
My soul is behind me and before me.
I plough the fields.
I reap the wheat and the barley.
I gather the harvest into my boat.
I eat bread in the Field of Maat.
The waterways are open to me.
I bathe in the Lake of Peace.
Offerings are given to me —
bread and beer and every good thing.
Isis and Nephthys prepare the field before me.
I am at peace.
I reap. I sow.
I plough.
I make love.
I rest upon the blessed field.
The grain is five cubits tall.
The ears are two cubits.
The stalks are three cubits.
The blessed ones,
they who are nine cubits tall,
reap it.
I am at peace in the Field of Hetep.
Chapter CXXIV: Going Down to the Tribunal of Osiris
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the flame which shines
and which was ignited by the god of light.
I am bright. I am new.
Hail to you, Judge of the gods,
who rests upon his throne!
The path is open before me.
Give me your arm.
I have come to appear before you
that I may know your decrees.
I know the deep waters.
I know the name of the seven spirits.
I know the name of the forty-two assessors.
I have come to you.
I bring maat.
I have destroyed sin for you.
Chapter CXXV: The Entrance into the Hall of Double Maat
The Address to Osiris
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail to you, great god, lord of Double Maat!
I have come to you, my lord.
I have been brought to behold your beauty.
I know you, and I know your name,
and I know the names of the forty-two gods
who are with you in this Hall of Double Maat,
who live on those who cherish evil,
who swallow their blood
on that day of reckoning before Un-nefer.
Behold, "Lord of Maat" is your name.
I have come to you.
I have brought you Maat.
I have destroyed wickedness for you.
I have not done evil to mankind.
I have not oppressed the members of my family.
I have not wrought evil in the place of Maat.
I have not known worthless people.
I have not wrought evil.
I have not set my labour above what was due.
I have not put my name forward for honours.
I have not treated servants cruelly.
I have not thought scorn of the god.
I have not defrauded the poor.
I have not done what the gods abominate.
I have not spoken evil of a servant to his master.
I have not caused pain.
I have not caused hunger.
I have not caused tears.
I have not killed.
I have not given the order to kill.
I have not caused suffering to anyone.
The Negative Confession
Hail, Wide-Strider who comes from Heliopolis — I have not done wrong.
Hail, Flame-Embracer who comes from Kheraha — I have not robbed with violence.
Hail, Long-Nose who comes from Hermopolis — I have not been greedy.
Hail, Shadow-Eater who comes from the cave — I have not stolen.
Hail, Savage-Face who comes from Rosetau — I have not killed men or women.
Hail, Double-Lion who comes from the sky — I have not destroyed food.
Hail, Eyes-of-Fire who comes from Letopolis — I have not committed fraud.
Hail, Flame who comes forth backwards — I have not robbed the temples.
Hail, Bone-Crusher who comes from Suten-henen — I have not spoken lies.
Hail, Blaze-Kindler who comes from Memphis — I have not stolen food.
Hail, Dweller-in-the-Pit who comes from the West — I have not been quarrelsome.
Hail, White-Teeth who comes from the Fayyum — I have not transgressed.
Hail, Blood-Eater who comes from the shambles — I have not slain the cattle of the god.
Hail, Entrail-Eater who comes from the House of Thirty — I have not acted deceitfully.
Hail, Lord-of-Maat who comes from the Hall of Double Maat — I have not stolen cultivated land.
Hail, Backward-Strider who comes from Bast — I have not been an eavesdropper.
Hail, Hot-Foot who comes from the twilight — I have not spoken against anyone.
Hail, Dark One who comes from the darkness — I have not been hot-tempered.
Hail, Bringer-of-His-Peace who comes from Sais — I have not been deaf to the words of truth.
Hail, He-of-Many-Faces who comes from Tjebu — I have not made disturbance.
Hail, Accuser who comes from Utjenet — I have not committed acts of impurity.
Hail, Horned One who comes from Siut — I have not been violent.
Hail, Nefertem who comes from Memphis — I have not transgressed, I have not done evil.
Hail, Dark One who comes from the darkness — I have not been quarrelsome.
Hail, Disposer-of-Speech who comes from Unu — I have not been impatient.
Hail, Lord-of-Faces who comes from Nedjefet — I have not been a stirrer of strife.
Hail, Accuser who comes from the Lake of Wetjenet — I have not judged hastily.
Hail, Provider-of-Mankind who comes from your house — I have not been an eavesdropper.
Hail, Giver-of-Goods who comes from Maati — I have not multiplied my words upon words.
Hail, Serpent-with-Raised-Head who comes from the cave — I have not done harm, I have not done evil.
Hail, You-of-the-Cavern who comes from the West — I have not cursed the king.
Hail, You-Whose-Heart-Burns who comes from Bowels-Town — I have not polluted the water.
Hail, Bringer-of-Thy-Face who comes from your chamber — I have not raised my voice.
Hail, Child who comes from the nome of Heliopolis — I have not cursed the god.
Hail, Announcer-of-Speech who comes from Weryt — I have not committed acts of arrogance.
Hail, Neheb-Nefert who comes from the Lake District — I have not been puffed up.
Hail, Disposer-of-Matters who comes from Wensi — I have not wanted more than what was mine.
Hail, Exalted-of-Head who comes from the cave — I have not cursed the god in my city.
Hail, Carrier-of-His-Portion who comes from Huy — I have not spoken in anger.
Hail, Giver-of-Knowledge who comes from Sais — I have not polluted the earth.
Hail, Navigator who comes from Tattu — I have not cursed anyone in the city.
Hail, Provider-of-Faces who comes from Tjebu — I have not looked upon evil with favour.
The Second Address
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail to you, gods who are in this Hall of Double Maat!
I know you. I know your names.
I shall not fall to your knives.
You shall not bring my wickedness to this god
in whose following you are.
No evil deed of mine shall come before you.
You shall speak Maat concerning me before the Lord of All,
because I have done Maat in the land of Egypt.
I have not cursed the god.
No evil deed of mine has come upon the king
who was in his time.
Hail to you, gods in the Hall of Double Maat,
who have no falsehood in your bodies,
who live upon Maat in Heliopolis,
who feed upon Maat before Horus
who dwells in his disk!
Deliver me from Babai
who lives upon the entrails of the great ones
on that day of the great Judgment.
Grant that I may come to you,
for I have committed no wrong,
I have not sinned,
I have not done evil,
I have not borne false witness.
Let nothing be done against me!
I live upon Maat.
I feed upon Maat of the heart.
I have satisfied the god with what he desires:
I have given bread to the hungry,
water to the thirsty,
clothes to the naked,
a boat to him who had none.
I have made offerings to the gods
and funeral offerings to the blessed dead.
Deliver me! Protect me!
Do not accuse me before the great god.
I am pure of mouth and pure of hands.
I am one to whom those who see him say: "Come in peace! Come in peace!"
For I have heard that great word
which the Ass spoke to the Cat
in the House of Hapy-with-Open-Mouth.
I have borne witness before the god.
I know the judgment has been given.
I have seen the splitting of the ished-tree in Rosetau.
I am the helper of the gods.
I know the great ones who are therein.
I have come before you, Lord of Maat.
I am pure.
I am clean.
My front is Maat. My back is Maat.
Maat is in the middle of me.
I have given Maat to the lord of Maat.
I am pure.
Chapter CXXXII: Causing a Man to Return to See His House Upon Earth
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I am the Lion-god who comes forth with long strides.
I have shot arrows. I have wounded the prey.
I am the Eye of Horus.
I have opened the Eye of Horus in his hour.
I have come to the furrows.
Let the Osiris Ani come to his house.
He has seen his house.
He has recognized the gate.
He knows the way.
He has come to his home.
He has come to his fields.
He is at peace.
Chapter CXXXIII: Making Perfect the Khu
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you four apes
who sit in the bow of the boat of Ra,
who convey Maat to the Lord of All!
I am the one who is born of Maat.
I have committed no wrong against any person.
I am the protector of Maat.
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, is clean.
He is pure. He enters the House of Osiris.
He is made perfect.
He is a shining one.
He is equipped with the words of power.
He does not die a second time in the underworld.
Chapter CXXXIV: Entering the Boat of Ra
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, Ra! Worship to you, Atum!
You of the two beautiful eyes!
I have come before you.
My soul is divine.
My body is eternal.
Let me enter the boat of Ra.
Let me sit in the bow.
Let me stand at the stern.
I have seen the disk.
I have worshipped the Moon.
I am one of the Shining Ones.
I shall not die a second time.
Chapter CXXXVII-A: The Four Blazing Torches
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Behold! The fire rises in Abydos
and it comes from the Eye of Horus.
The gods and the spirits
follow its brightness when it shines forth.
I set the flame of the four torches:
The first torch — for Amsit who stands in the East.
The second torch — for Hapi who stands in the North.
The third torch — for Duamutef who stands in the West.
The fourth torch — for Qebhsenuef who stands in the South.
The fire is kindled.
The fire is bright.
The Eye of Horus protects the Osiris Ani.
It purifies him.
It makes him a shining one.
No enemy shall approach him
from the four corners of the earth.
Chapter CXLIV: The Pylons of the House of Osiris in the Field of Reeds
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I know you. I know your names.
The First Pylon
Its guardian is "Reversed of Face, of Many Forms."
Its doorkeeper is "Hearer of Sound."
Its herald is "Hostile of Voice."
I say to the First Pylon: Let me pass! I am a pure one.
The Second Pylon
Its guardian is "He who Opens to Destroy."
Its doorkeeper is "Seizer of Faces."
Its herald is "Loud of Voice."
I say to the Second Pylon: Let me pass! I know the way.
The Third Pylon
Its guardian is "He who Eats the Putrefaction of his Eye."
Its doorkeeper is "Watchful of Face."
Its herald is "Gateway of Darkness."
I say to the Third Pylon: Let me pass! I am equipped.
The Fourth Pylon
Its guardian is "Hostile of Face, of Many Forms."
Its doorkeeper is "Seizer of Faces."
Its herald is "He of the Great Face."
I say to the Fourth Pylon: Let me pass! I am strong.
The Fifth Pylon
Its guardian is "He who Lives on Worms."
Its doorkeeper is "He of the Fiery Eyes."
Its herald is "Lord of Many Faces."
I say to the Fifth Pylon: Let me pass! I am Ra.
The Sixth Pylon
Its guardian is "He who Makes the Moment."
Its doorkeeper is "He of the Sharp Knife."
Its herald is "He of the Burning Face."
I say to the Sixth Pylon: Let me pass! I am Osiris.
The Seventh Pylon
Its guardian is "He who Clothes the Feeble One."
Its doorkeeper is "He of the Loud Voice."
Its herald is "He who Drives Back Destruction."
I say to the Seventh Pylon: Let me pass! I know you. I know your names.
Chapter CXLVI: The Pylons of the House of Osiris
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, First Gate! I have made my way. I know you.
Hail, Second Gate! I am the great one. I know you.
Hail, Third Gate! I am the one who is holy. I know you.
Hail, Fourth Gate! I am the one equipped with power. I know you.
Hail, Fifth Gate! I am the one who has made his name. I know you.
Hail, Sixth Gate! I am the one who has arrived. I know you.
Hail, Seventh Gate! I am the one who is glorious. I know you.
Hail, Eighth Gate! I am the one who is complete. I know you.
Hail, Ninth Gate! I am the one who is from the Great House. I know you.
Hail, Tenth Gate! I am the one who is strong of voice. I know you.
I have come. I know the way.
I know the names.
Let me pass!
Chapter CXLVIII: The Seven Celestial Cows and Their Bull
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, you seven cows and your Bull!
You who give bread and beer,
who give food to the blessed dead —
The first cow, "Mansion of the Ka of Souls" — she gives me bread.
The second cow, "Mistress of the Universe" — she gives me beer.
The third cow, "She of Khemmis whom the god loves" — she gives me offerings.
The fourth cow, "The Much-Beloved, Red of Hair" — she gives me power.
The fifth cow, "She Who Protects with Life" — she gives me strength.
The sixth cow, "She Whose Name Prevails in Her House" — she gives me breath.
The seventh cow, "Storm in the Sky Which Carries the Male" — she gives me fire.
And their Bull, "Bull of the West, the husband" — he gives me triumph.
Hail, you four Steering-Oars of heaven!
You who are at the four corners of the earth!
Oar of the South — give me a fair wind!
Oar of the North — give me a fair wind!
Oar of the West — give me a fair wind!
Oar of the East — give me a fair wind!
I know you. I know your names.
Give food and drink to the ka of the Osiris Ani.
Let him not hunger. Let him not thirst.
Chapter CL: The Mounds of the Underworld
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
I know the Mounds of the Blessed.
I know the gates of the Tuat.
The First Mound — the Mound of the West. Its god is Osiris.
The Second Mound — the Mound of the Hidden. Its god is Ra.
The Third Mound — the Mound of Spirits. Its god is Osiris in the Lake.
The Fourth Mound — the Mound of the Divine. Its god is Ra-Khepera.
The Fifth Mound — the Mound of the Hidden Soul. Its god is the Aged One.
The Sixth Mound — the Mound of Flame. Its god is the Scorching One.
The Seventh Mound — the Mound of the West. Its god is the Osiris of millions.
The Eighth Mound — the Mound of Fire. Its god is He-of-the-Flame.
The Ninth Mound — the Mound of the Bull. Its god is Osiris Un-nefer.
The Tenth Mound — the Mound of Terror. Its god is He-Who-Brings-His-Arm.
The Eleventh Mound — the Mound of Breath. Its god is the Breathing One.
The Twelfth Mound — the Mound of Dawn. Its god is the Coming One.
The Thirteenth Mound — the Mound of Water. Its god is He-of-the-Lake.
The Fourteenth Mound — the Mound of the Bull. Its god is the Great Bull.
The Fifteenth Mound — the Mound of the Hidden. Its god is He-Who-Makes-His-Form.
I know them. I know their names.
I shall not be turned back from any gate.
Chapter CLV: The Tet of Gold
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Rise up, Osiris!
You have your backbone, O Still-Heart!
You have your neck vertebrae, O Still-Heart!
Place yourself upon your base.
I put water upon you.
I bring you the Tet of gold.
Rejoice in it!
The backbone of Osiris is firm.
The spine of Osiris is strong.
Osiris is raised up.
The Osiris Ani — he has his backbone.
He has his spine.
He is established upon his seat.
He shall not be overthrown.
Rise up, Osiris!
Rise up, Ani!
Your backbone is firm.
Your spine is strong.
Chapter CLVI: The Buckle of Carnelian
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
The blood of Isis,
the virtue of Isis,
the words of power of Isis —
They shall be mighty to protect this great one
and to guard him
from whoever would do evil to him.
The blood of Isis,
the virtue of Isis,
the words of power of Isis —
the buckle of red carnelian.
Chapter CLXXV: Not Dying a Second Time
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, Atum! What is this?
I am journeying to the desert, to the Silent Land.
It has no water, it has no air,
it is deep, unfathomable, dark as the darkest night.
I wander in it helplessly.
A man cannot live here in quietness of heart.
The longing of love is not satisfied here.
But instead of water, and air, and the satisfaction of love,
I have been given blessedness.
Atum speaks:
You shall live in peace of heart.
I have given blessedness in place of water
and air and the satisfaction of love.
The Osiris Ani says:
But what is the length of my life?
Atum speaks:
You shall live for millions of millions of years,
a lifetime of millions.
But I — I shall destroy all that I have made.
This earth shall return to the Nun,
to the flood, as it was in the beginning.
I am what will remain,
together with Osiris,
when I have transformed myself back
into the serpent that no man knows,
that no god sees.
How beautiful is what I have done for Osiris,
more than for all the gods!
I have given him the desert, the Silent Land,
while his son Horus is the heir upon his throne
in the Island of Fire.
I have made his place in the boat of millions.
Horus is established upon his throne
to found his monuments.
The soul of Set is sent away,
greater in fear than all the gods.
I have caused Horus to sail in the boat of millions.
His name shall endure.
His throne shall endure.
His seat of millions shall endure.
He is Horus upon his throne.
He is the heir of Atum.
Chapter CLXXXV: Hymn to Osiris
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail to you, Osiris,
lord of eternity, king of the gods!
You of many names,
you of holy transformations,
you of hidden forms in the temples,
you noble ka!
You are the governor of Tattu,
the mighty one in Sekhem,
the lord of praises in the nome of Abydos,
the one established in Memphis,
the one vindicated in Heliopolis.
Hail to you, Un-nefer,
son of Nut, eldest of the gods!
You make the grain. You give life to the lands.
The stars that never set serve you.
The stars that never rest bow before you.
The doors of the sky are opened for you.
The doors of the earth are opened wide.
The bolt of Seb is drawn.
The heavens are parted.
Your two sisters, Isis and Nephthys, come to you.
They greet you. They embrace you.
They weep for you with tender love.
Your son Horus is upon your throne.
He has received the white crown
and the red crown.
He has taken his seat upon the throne of his father.
Hail, Osiris! Your Ka is established.
Your face is beautiful.
Your head is adorned.
You are strong. You are mighty.
You endure. You endure for ever.
Grant to the ka of the Osiris, the scribe Ani,
life, stability, power,
health, happiness,
and a coming-forth as a living soul
to behold Horus of the Two Horizons.
Chapter CLXXXVI: Hymn to Hathor
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, says:
Hail, Hathor,
lady of the West,
lady of the Holy Land,
Eye of Ra,
dweller in his forehead,
beautiful of face in the boat of millions!
The place of judgment —
it is for your heart.
You embrace the Osiris Ani.
You give him passage to the land of truth.
He follows you.
His heart is content.
He shall not be turned back.
Hail, Hathor!
The Osiris Ani — he has come before you.
Give him bread. Give him air. Give him water.
He shall come forth by day.
He shall live. He shall live.
He shall not die a second time.
His body is whole.
His heart is whole.
His soul comes forth by day.
The Osiris, the scribe Ani, is true of voice.
He is vindicated before the gods.
He comes forth by day.
Colophon
This is a Good Works Translation of the Book of the Dead from Egyptian, produced by the New Tianmu Anglican Church with AI assistance, 2026. It follows the Papyrus of Ani (British Museum EA 10470), the finest surviving manuscript of the Theban recension, created for the royal scribe Ani during the Nineteenth Dynasty (c. 1250 BCE).
The translation was produced from the Egyptian hieroglyphic record using the Church's established translation methodology — the same approach used for the Good Works Translation of the Rigveda from Sanskrit. The rendering aims for fidelity to the Egyptian while breathing in modern English: no unnecessary archaism, no scholarly footnotes cluttering the body, no Victorian stiffness. The text speaks for itself.
The Book of the Dead is among the most significant spiritual documents in human history. For more than a thousand years, the Egyptians inscribed these spells to guide their dead through the darkness and into the light of eternal day. The heart is weighed. Maat is spoken. The soul comes forth.
Compiled and formatted for the Good Work Library by the New Tianmu Anglican Church, 2026.
Other Egyptian funerary texts in the Good Work Library: The Coffin Texts · The Pyramid Texts · The Book of Two Ways
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Source Text: Pert em Hru
Egyptian source text of the Book of the Dead from the Papyrus of Ani (British Museum EA 10470, Nineteenth Dynasty, c. 1250 BCE). This edition provides source text in two formats: hieroglyphic Unicode and Egyptological transliteration.
Hieroglyphic chapters are transcribed directly from the Papyrus of Ani by Ivan Rodriguez Lopez as part of the STaTbS21D synoptic edition of Book of the Dead sources (CC BY 4.0, TM 134357). Signs render as individual glyphs in sequence; the original manuscript arranges them in composed quadrats. N marks the name of the deceased (Osiris Ani).
Transliteration chapters use standard Egyptological Manuel de Codage conventions from UCL Digital Egypt, drawn from parallel Theban recension manuscripts — primarily the Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477, mid-Eighteenth Dynasty). Conventions: A = ꜣ (alef), a = ꜥ (ayin), H = ḥ, X = ḫ, x = ẖ, S = š, T = ṯ, D = ḏ. Periods mark morpheme boundaries; hyphens join compound words. N = the deceased.
Chapters not yet available in either format await digital transcription. High-resolution photographs of the papyrus are available from the British Museum's digital collection (EA 10470).
Chapter I: Coming Forth by Day
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓄂𓂝𓅓𓂋𓏤𓈓𓏌𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓊃𓎀𓊃𓍞𓀁𓈓𓊃𓅜𓐍𓏲
𓀁𓈓𓉐𓂋𓂻𓉔𓄿𓇋𓏏𓇋𓂻𓅓𓊻𓅜𓐍𓏏𓏝𓈓𓐝𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈉𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏝𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈓
𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓈖𓈎𓂋𓊃𓀿𓅧𓈎𓂻𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓆓𓌃𓇋𓈖𓊩𓁹N
𓊩𓁹N𓇋𓐩𓆓𓏝𓁷𓏤𓎢𓂓𓂸𓃓𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈉𓇋𓋔𓅝𓏏𓏭
𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀯𓈖𓎛𓇳𓎛𓇋𓅓𓀀𓏌𓎢𓀀𓊹𓀭𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏝𓈖𓐞𓏤𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊞𓂚𓄿𓇋𓇋
𓂡𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓎢𓏌𓎢𓀀𓌡𓂝𓏤𓅓𓈖𓍇𓅱𓈖𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓊹𓀭𓈓𓍑𓏌𓏏𓍑𓐖𓀭𓈓𓊃𓌷𓂝𓊤𓏲
𓀁𓊩𓁹𓂋𓐍𓆑𓏏𓅂𓀐𓈓𓆑𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈖𓅱𓆓𓂧𓐣𓏝𓌃𓂧𓏏𓈓
𓈖𓅱𓀀𓇬𓈋𓅱𓏏𓀀𓁐𓈓𓎢𓊨𓁹𓀭𓏌𓎢𓀀𓅓𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹
𓄟𓋴𓅱𓈓𓀔𓈓𓏌𓏏𓇯𓆗𓋴𓌷𓂝𓇋𓇋𓅱𓌪𓈓𓐍𓆑𓏏𓀐𓈓𓏌𓏤𓁹𓊨𓀭𓐍𓈖𓂋
𓇋𓄱𓂡𓋴𓃀𓇋𓅱𓌙𓀐𓈓𓁷𓏤𓆑𓈖𓅱𓀀𓇬𓈋𓅱𓏏𓀀𓁐𓈓𓎢𓅃𓀭
𓂚𓄿𓂡𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓎢𓊄𓃀𓏭𓂻𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓂋𓈖𓀁𓎢𓏌𓎢𓀀𓅝𓏏𓏭𓊃𓌷𓂝𓐙𓊤
𓊩𓁹𓂋𓐍𓆑𓏏𓅂𓀐𓈓𓆑𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈖𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣𓀁𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓈓
𓅓𓉗𓀙𓅨𓂋𓏶𓅓𓏭𓉺𓏌𓊖𓏌𓎢𓀀𓊽𓊽𓇋𓇋𓀭𓅒𓏤𓊽𓊽𓇋𓇋𓀭
𓃛𓅱𓁑𓇋𓅓𓀀𓅓𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓁒𓀀𓅓
𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓃹𓈖𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇉𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀓𓀀𓈓𓇋𓄿𓎢𓃀𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈓𓁸𓁐
𓊨𓁹𓀭𓅓𓈅𓈅𓈇𓈇𓅺𓏏𓊖𓊃𓌷𓂝𓊤𓅱𓊨𓁹𓀭𓂋𓐍𓆑𓅂𓀐𓈓𓆑
𓊤𓆑𓊃𓏏𓈓𓁚𓅝𓏏𓏭𓊃𓌷𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓊩𓁹𓀭𓂋𓐍𓆑𓏏𓅂𓀐𓈓𓆑𓊤𓆑
𓏏𓅱𓁹𓈖𓀀𓅝𓏏𓏭𓃹𓈖𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓅃𓀭𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓎛𓃀𓊃𓋳
𓏏𓈙𓏏𓈙𓀭𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓏏𓊪𓎛𓏏𓅱𓉐𓈓𓈖𓇋𓂝𓈗𓅱𓂡𓈓𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓅪𓄣𓏤
𓀭𓊃𓈙𓏴𓏝𓂋𓏤𓈖𓊃𓈙𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏝𓈓𓅓𓂋𓏤𓍬𓏤𓈓𓈉𓃹𓈖𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓅃𓀭
𓅓𓐩𓏌𓂡𓈎𓂝𓎛𓂢𓏤𓄹𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓍋𓃀𓏭𓂢𓈖𓊨𓁹𓀭𓏶𓅓𓏭𓊃𓐍𓐝𓂜𓉐
𓊖𓅧𓈎𓂻𓀀𓉐𓂋𓅱𓂻𓀀𓅓𓇋𓏶𓅓𓅱𓀭𓈓𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓂧𓂋𓂡𓊃
𓃀𓇋𓅱𓌙𓀐𓈓𓅓𓊃𓐍𓅓𓂜𓉐𓊖𓃹𓈖𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓅃𓀭𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤
𓎛𓃀𓎱𓈒𓈓𓏌𓏤𓁹𓊨𓀭𓁹𓃁𓏏𓇎𓏝𓈓𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓏫𓏫𓈖𓏏𓎱𓇳𓂧𓈖𓇋𓏏𓍸𓎱𓅓𓇳
𓉺𓏌𓊖𓏌𓎢𓀀𓃂𓈗𓀀𓅓𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓂋𓃭𓏤𓀭𓏶𓅓𓏭𓉐𓏤𓁹𓊨𓀭𓊃𓈎
𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀠𓏝𓀭𓈓𓇾𓏤𓈅𓏌𓎢𓀀𓌵𓄿𓄿𓈙𓏏𓍔𓄿𓏴𓏝𓈓𓅓𓂋𓏤𓍬𓍬𓍬𓈉𓊪𓈖
𓏌𓎢𓀀𓎔𓂧𓀁𓎛𓃀𓏏𓎱𓍼𓈖𓅽𓏤𓀭𓅓𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓏌𓎢𓀀𓋴𓅓𓀀
𓅓𓇋𓂋𓏭𓀹𓏝𓈓𓆑𓏌𓎢𓀀𓅨𓂋𓌂𓍍𓀀𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓂋𓂝𓏏𓎛𓌼𓈖𓏌𓅱𓊃𓎢
𓂋𓅋𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓆼𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓍃𓏏𓅱𓆑𓀭𓏌𓎢𓀀𓊏𓊪𓂡𓐍𓃀𓄿𓊃𓇋𓇋
𓌻𓂡𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓐍𓃀𓊃𓌻𓇾𓏤𓈇𓅓𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀔𓈖𓈖𓊖𓇋𓀁𓊃𓏏𓎢𓈖𓇋𓇋𓂻𓈓𓅽𓏤𓀭𓈓
𓏠𓈖𓐍𓅱𓍊𓏝𓈓𓅓𓉐𓏤𓊨𓁹𓊃𓏏𓎢𓈖𓂻𓏏𓈖𓈓𓅽𓏤𓀀𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏝𓈖𓊨𓁹
N𓐙𓊤𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓈖𓈓𓂋𓉐𓏤𓁹𓊨𓀭𓄕𓅓𓏝𓆑𓏏𓈖𓈓𓌵
𓄿𓄿𓆑𓏇𓇋𓌵𓄿𓄿𓏏𓈖𓈓𓊢𓂝𓂻𓆑𓏇𓇋𓊢𓂝𓂻𓏏𓈖𓈓𓈞𓊃𓀔𓆑𓏇𓇋𓈞𓊃
𓀔𓏏𓈖𓈓𓇋𓀁𓂞𓂞𓇋𓇋𓅱𓈓𓏏𓏐𓏒𓈓𓏋𓈓𓈖𓅽𓏤𓀭𓈓𓏠𓈖𓐍𓅱𓍊𓏝𓈓𓅓𓉐𓏤
𓊩𓁹𓂞𓏏𓈖𓈓𓏏𓏐𓏒𓈓𓏋𓈓𓂋𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆵𓅱𓏭𓇳𓇳𓈖𓅽𓏤𓀀𓈖𓊩𓁹N
𓐙𓊤𓐍𓂋𓊹𓊹𓊹𓎟𓈓𓋄𓐙𓊤𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓈖𓈓𓇋𓀁𓃹𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅱𓉿𓂡𓈓𓈐𓏏𓏤
𓄋𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏴𓂻𓈓𓅖𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓈐𓈓𓈖𓅽𓏤𓀭𓈓𓏠𓈖𓐍𓅱𓍊𓏝𓈓𓅓𓉐𓏤𓈖
𓊩𓁹𓀭𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓇋𓂋𓆑𓏏𓈖𓈓𓈖𓆑𓈐𓏏𓏤𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓏝𓇋𓂋𓆑𓏏𓈖𓈓𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱
𓈐𓈓𓈖𓅽𓏤𓀀𓈖𓊩𓁹N
𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓈖𓈓𓅧𓈎𓂻𓆑𓅓𓂧𓈖𓂧𓄄𓉐𓂋𓂻𓆑𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏝𓅓𓉐𓏤𓊩𓁹𓀭𓂜
𓈖𓍚𓂡𓏏𓅱𓆑𓂜𓈖𓍵𓈖𓂝𓃭𓂻𓏏𓅱𓆑𓅧𓈎𓂻𓆑𓎛𓎿𓋴𓅱𓀁𓉐𓂋𓅱𓂻𓆑
𓌻𓂋𓅱𓀁𓌷𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓆑𓁹𓅱𓎘𓂧𓂧𓏏𓏝𓈓𓆑𓅓𓉐𓏤𓊩𓁹𓀭𓈝
𓅓𓂻𓆑𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓈓𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓈖𓈓𓅜𓐍𓏝𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓈖𓈓𓂜𓈖𓅠𓅓𓈖𓏏𓅱𓃹𓈖𓆑
𓇋𓅓𓇋𓅱𓅖𓆼𓄿𓏏𓌙𓌙𓍝𓊃𓆄𓅱𓅪𓍘𓇋𓅓𓊃𓊪𓊗
Chapter VI: The Chapter of the Ushabti Figure
Transliteration — Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477)
i. Swbty ipn
ir ip.tw N r irt kAt nbt irrt im m Xrt-ntr
ist Hw n.f sdbw im
r s r Xrt.f
ip.tw r.k r nw nb ir.tw im.f
r srwd sxt r smHt wdbw
r Xnt sa r imnt iAbt
iry.i mk wi kA.k
Chapter XVII: The Great Chapter of Coming Forth by Day
Transliteration — Papyrus of Tjaymesu (UC 71002)
rw nw sTs sAxw pr m Xrt-nTr
wn m Smsw n wsir Htp m Sbw wn-nfr
pr m hrw ir xpr nb n mr.tw.f xpr im.f
Hby m snit wn m sH bA anx
wsir N m imAxyw xr psDt aAt imt imntt m-xt mni.f
iw Axw n ir.s tp-tA
xpr mdt tmm
Dd-mdw in wsir N
ink tm m wnn wa m nwn
ink ra m xa.f SAa HqA.f ir.n.f
ptr rf sw
ra pw m xa.f m SAa HqA.f ir.n.f
SAa ra pw xa m Hnn-nswt
m wnn xpr sTsw nwn
iw.f Hr qAA imy xmnw
Htm n.f msw bdS Hr qAA imy xmnw
ink nTr aA xpr Ds.f
mw pw nwn pw it nTrw
ptr rf sw
ra pw qmA Haw.f
xpr nn Trw imyw-xt ra
ink iwty xsf.f m nTrw
ptr rf sw
itm m itn.f
ky Dd
ra pw imy itn.f wbn.f m Axt iAbtt nt pt
ink sf iw.i rx.kwi dwAw
ptr rf sw
ir sf wsir pw
ir dwAw ra pw
hrw pfy n Htmt sbiw nw nb-r-Dr im.f
Hna sipt.n.tw.f sA.f Hr
ky Dd
hrw pn iw.n-mn
dhn.f qrs pw nt wsir in it.f ra
ir.n.f aHA nTrw xft wDt.f wsir nb Dw imntt
ptr rf sw
imntt pw
irt.n.tw.sn bAw nTrw xft wDt.f wsir nb Dw imntt
ky Dd
imntt pw
nw pw rdi.n.ra hA nTr nb r.s aHa.n aHA.n.f Hr.s
iw.i rx.kwi nTr pwy aA nty im.s
ptr rf sw
wsir pw
ky Dd
Hknw pw n ra rn.f
bA pw n ra rn.f
nk.f im.f Ds.f
ink bnw pwy aA nty m iwnw
ink sip ntt wnnt
ptr rf sw
ir bnw wsir pw nty m iwnw
ir sip ntt wnnt XAt.f pw
ky Dd
HH pw Hna Dt
ir HH hrw pw
ir Dt grH pw
ink iAHs m prt.f
iw rdi.n.f Swty m tp.f
ptr rf sw
ir iAHs Hr pw nD it.f wsir
ir prt.f mst.f pw
ir Swty m tp.f
Smt ist Hna nbt-Hwt
rdi.n.sn HA.f m wnn.sn m Drty
is sw Hr mn m tp.f
ky Dd
araty pw wr aA imy HAt it.f itm
ky Dd
irty.f pw Swty.f m tp.f
wn.i m tA ii.n.i m niwt.i
ptr rf sw
Axt pw nt it.f itm
iww xsr sk Dww
ptr rf sw
Sad.tw Spwty pw wsir N
sHr Dw nb iry
ptr rf sw
wab wsir N hrw mst.f
m Ss wr aA nty m Hnn-nswt
hrw aAb rxyt n nTr pwy aA nty im.s
ptr rf sw
sSm HHw rn n wa wAD-wr rn n ky
S pw n Hsmn Hna S pw n mAat
ky Dd
wtt HHw rn n wa wAD-wr rn n ky
ir grt nTr pfy aA nty im.s ra pw Ds.f
Sm.i Hr wAt rx.n.i tp n S mAaty
ptr rf sw
ir r-sTAw sbA pw rs n nArf sbA pw mHty iAt wsir
ir grt S mAaty AbDw pw
ky Dd
wAT pw Sm it.f itm Hr.s
xft wDA.f r sxt iArw
spr.i r tA Axt
aq.i m dwAt Dsrt
ptr rf sw
sxt iArw pw ms DfAw nTrw HA kAri
ir sbA mHty sbA pw n dwAt
ky Dd
aAwy-r pw nty wDA it.f itm Hr.f
xft wDA.f r Axt iAbtt nt pt
imyw-bAH imi n.i awy. Tn
ink pw xpr im. Tn
ptr rf sw
snf pa hA m Hnn n ra m-xt wA.f r Sad.f Ds.f
aHaw xpr m nTrw imyw-bAH
ra pw Hw siA pw wnnw m-xt it.w itm m Xrt-hrw nt ra nb
iw mH.n wsir N wDAt m-xt hb.s hrw pwy n aHA rHwy
ptr rf sw
hrw pfy n aHA Hr Hna stX m wd.f stAw n Hr m iT.n Hr Xrwy n stH
ir gr DHwty ir nn m Dbaw.f Ds.f
iw Ts.n wsir N Sn.f m wDAt m tr n Sn
ptr rf sw
irt twy wnmy nt ra m nSn.f m-xt hb.f sw
in grt DHwty Ts Snw.f
in.f s anx wDA snb nn bgA.s r nb.s
ky Dd
wn.in irt.f pw mr.s m wnn.s Hr rm snnw
aHa.n DHwty Hr pgs.s
iw mAA.n wsir ra pw ms m sf r xpdw n mH-wr
wDA wsir N wDA.f Ts-pXr
ptr rf sw
nw pw nwy nt
ky Dd
twt pw n irt ra dwA ms.tw.f ra nb
ir gr mH-wr wDAt pw n ra
Hr-ntt wa m nn nTrw imyw-xt Hr mdw.f Hry-tp mry nb.f
ptr rf sw
imst Hpy dwA-mwt.f qbH-snw.f
i.nD Hr.tn nbw mAaty DADAt HA wsir
dd Sad m isftyw imyw-xt Htp.s-xw.s
mtn wi ii.kwi xr.tn nn Dw nb iry
mi nn ir.tn n Axw sfx ipw imyw Sms nb.sn sip
irt.n inpw st.sn nrw pfy n mi-r.k-n.n
ptr rf sw
ir nn nTrw nbw mAaty
DHwty pw Hna isds nb imntt
ir DADAt HA wsir
imst Hpy dwA-mwt.f qbH-snw.f
nn pw m-sA pA xpS n pt mHt
ir dd Sad m isftyw imyw-xt Htp.s-xw.s
msHw pw imyw mw
ir Htp.s-xw.s irt twy nt ra
ky Dd
nsrt pw imyw-xt wsir Hr sAw bAw nw xftyw.f
ir grt Dw nb iry
irt.f m-m nbw HH Dr hA.f m Xt nt mwt.f
ir grt Axw sfx ipw
imst Hpy dwA-mwt.f qbH-snw.f
mAA-it.f Xr-bAq.f Hr-xnt-irty
rdi.n.sn inpw m sAw n qrs nt wsir
ky Dd
m sA wabt nt wsir
ky Dd
ir Axw sfx ipw
nDnD-qdqd kA-nn-rdi-n.f-nbit xntt-hh.f
aq-Hr-imy-wnwt.f dSr-irty-imy-xt-Hwt-ins
Asb-Hr-pr-m-xtxt mAA-m-grH-inn.f-m-hrw
ir DADAt nt nArf wr.f n it.f ra
ir hrw pfy n mi-r.k-n.n
Dd in wsir pw n ra mi-r.k mAA wi
xsf sw ra m imnt
Chapter XXII: Restoring the Mouth
Transliteration — Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477)
wbn.n.i m swHt imt tA StAw
iw rdi. n.i r.i mdw.i im.f m-bAH nTrw n dwAt
nn xsf.tw a.i m DADAt nt nTr aA
ink wsir nb r-sTAw
nw nty m tp xtyw
ii.n.i ir.n.i mr ib.i m iw nsrsr
axm.i sDt
Chapter XXIII: Opening the Mouth
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓂋𓏤𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂋𓏤𓈖𓊩𓁹N𓆓𓌃𓇋𓈓𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓂋𓏤𓀀𓇋𓋔𓊪𓏏𓎛𓀭𓊠𓂝𓏲𓂡𓈖𓏏𓅱𓊗𓏭𓇋𓂋𓅱𓀸𓈓𓂋𓏤𓀀𓇋𓈖
𓊹𓀭𓊖𓏏𓏤𓀀𓇍𓇋𓂻𓇋𓂋𓆑𓅝𓏏𓏭𓎔𓏝𓐢𓂋𓏝𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏲𓈓𓊠𓂝𓏲𓂡𓈖𓏏𓅱𓊗𓏭𓈖𓊃𓏏𓈙𓀭𓀸𓄿𓅱𓂡𓂋𓏤𓀀
𓍚𓂡𓏏𓅱𓏏𓍃𓀭𓅱𓂧𓈖𓏴𓂡𓈖𓆑𓊃𓈖𓈓𓆑𓀸𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓂡𓈓𓊃𓏏𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓂋𓏤𓀀𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓏝𓂋𓏤𓀀𓇋𓈖𓆄𓅱𓀭
𓐝𓍐𓏏𓏤𓆑𓏏𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈖𓏏𓃀𓇋𓏏𓄿𓎺𓄑𓊌𓈓𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄋𓊪𓏴𓏝𓈖𓆑𓂋𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓇋𓅓𓊃𓏌𓎢𓏤𓌂𓐍𓏏𓁴𓈞𓊃𓀔𓀀𓁷𓏤𓐞𓏤𓏶𓅓𓏏𓅨𓂋
𓊡𓉻𓏏𓂝𓏝𓈖𓏏𓊪𓏏𓇯𓏌𓎢𓏤𓃅𓇼𓆗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓁷𓄣𓅢𓈓𓉺𓏌𓊖𓇋𓂋𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓈓𓎟𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓈓𓎟𓆓𓂧𓂋𓅱𓀀𓇓𓅱𓏏
𓊢𓂝𓂻𓊹𓊹𓊹𓂋𓊃𓇸𓏏𓊹𓊹𓊹𓀭𓈓𓋬𓂧𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀭𓈓
Chapter XXVI: Giving a Heart to the Deceased
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓂋𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂝𓏏𓄣𓏤𓈖N𓈖𓆑
𓐝𓊻𓄣𓏤𓀀𓈖𓀀𓅓𓉐𓏤𓄣𓏫𓄂𓏏𓏭𓄣𓀀𓈖𓀀𓐝𓉐𓏤𓄂𓏏𓏲𓄣𓏫𓇋𓅱𓈖𓀀𓄣𓏤𓀀𓊵𓏏𓊪𓆑𓇋𓅓𓂜𓈖𓏶𓅓𓅱𓀁𓀀𓈙𓏏𓂝𓈓𓈖𓏏𓊩𓁹𓁷𓏤𓐞𓏤𓋁𓃀𓏏𓏭𓈖𓄿𓎼𓇋𓇋
𓈘𓈅𓏤𓐍𓅱𓐍𓏏𓊛𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓎢𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓊝𓎢𓂜𓈖𓉔𓄿𓂻𓀀𓂋𓐍𓅱𓂧𓏏𓊞𓇋𓏶𓅓𓏮𓎢𓇋𓅱𓈖𓀀𓂋𓏤𓀀
𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓀀𓇋𓅓𓆑𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂻𓂾𓀀𓂋𓈝𓐝𓏏𓂻𓂝𓏤𓂝𓅱𓏭𓀀𓂋𓊃𓐍𓂋𓀒𓂡𓐍𓆑𓏏𓀐𓏤𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓈖𓀀𓉿𓉿𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯
𓊃𓈙𓅱𓏴𓂡𓈖𓀀𓅬𓃀𓀭𓂋𓊪𓂝𓏏𓆇𓊹𓊹𓊹𓂝𓂋𓏏𓏭𓄒𓄒𓏏𓆑𓏭𓂋𓀀𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓆑𓁹𓁹𓀀𓈙𓂧𓈖𓏏𓏏𓏲𓂡𓂧𓃹𓈖𓅱𓂻𓆑
𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂾𓂻𓀀𓈎𓂋𓆑𓇋𓏲𓇋𓂡𓊃𓂋𓂧𓅱𓌗𓏝𓈖𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓁢𓅁𓊨𓏏𓏭𓂾𓂾𓂻𓀀𓎀𓊃𓅱𓂡𓂋𓀀𓂧𓃹𓈖𓂻𓅱𓀀
𓌂𓏏𓐍𓁴𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓆗𓃹𓈖𓈖𓀀𓐝𓊪𓏏𓇯𓁹𓅱𓎘𓅱𓏝𓈖𓀀𓐝𓉗𓊪𓏏𓎛𓂓𓊖𓂋𓐍𓏝𓀀𓅓𓄣𓏤𓀀𓌂𓅓𓂡𓀀𓅓
𓄂𓏏𓏭𓄣𓀀𓌂𓅖𓀀𓐝𓂝𓏤𓂝𓏭𓅱𓀀𓌂𓅓𓂡𓀀𓐝𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂾𓂻𓀀𓌂𓅓𓂡𓀀𓐝𓁹𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏝𓌻𓂋𓂋𓏏𓀁𓂓𓏤𓀀
𓂜𓈖𓐍𓈖𓇋𓄱𓂉𓂡𓏏𓅱𓅽𓏤𓀀𓆞𓄿𓏏𓐎𓀿𓀀𓋴𓇼𓃀𓄿𓅱𓆱𓈓𓉐𓈓𓏌𓏤𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈉𓅓𓅧𓈎𓂻𓀀𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪
Chapter XXVII: Not Allowing the Heart to Be Taken
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓂋𓏤𓈖𓏏𓍃𓅓𓏏𓂋𓏏𓂝𓎁𓏏𓂡𓄂𓏏𓏭𓄣𓈖𓊃𓀀𓏤𓅖𓆑𓅓𓊻𓆓𓌃𓇋𓈖𓁹𓊩N𓇋𓀁𓎁𓏏𓂝𓇋𓇋𓈓𓄣𓏤𓈓𓈖𓈎𓆑𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏏𓂡𓈓
𓁹𓏏𓈖𓏏𓈖𓈓𓇋𓐩𓆓𓏝𓁷𓏤𓏏𓈖𓈓𓎟𓅱𓈓𓎛𓇳𓎛𓎼𓂋𓇋𓇋𓅪𓈓𓆓𓏏𓇾𓅓𓎁𓏏𓂡𓄣𓏤𓊪𓈖𓈖𓁹𓊩N
𓅓𓂭𓂭𓂭𓏏𓈖𓈓𓄂𓏏𓏭𓄣𓆑𓊪𓈖𓇋𓅓𓈖𓈖𓊃𓆣𓂋𓅱𓈓𓏏𓈖𓈓𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓈓𓈋𓅱𓏏𓅪𓈓𓂋𓆑𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏏𓇋𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓊪𓈖𓈖
𓁹𓊩N𓐙𓄣𓏤𓊪𓈖𓈖𓉻𓂝𓏝𓂋𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓈓𓅨𓂋𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓈓𓆑𓈖𓂝𓏏𓄹𓈓𓆑𓉔𓃀𓂻𓆑𓄣𓏤𓆑𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭
𓄡𓏏𓏤𓆑𓅁𓏏𓄣𓀁𓄣𓏤𓆑𓂋𓊹𓊹𓊹𓄣𓏤𓈖𓁹𓊩N𓐙𓊤𓈖𓆑𓌂𓅖𓆑𓇋𓅓𓆑𓂜𓈖𓆓𓂧𓆑𓁹𓏏𓈖𓆑𓈖𓏏𓆑𓌂𓅖
𓅓𓂝𓏏𓄹𓈓𓆑𓆓𓊃𓆑𓅓𓄔𓈖𓆑𓄣𓏤𓈖𓏏𓆑𓎟𓀀𓎢𓇋𓅱𓎢𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓆑𓂜𓈖𓂋𓈎𓂢𓂻𓎢𓏌𓎢𓀀𓎘𓅱𓂧𓂧𓏝𓄕𓐝𓎢𓈖𓀀𓊻
𓁹𓊨𓀭N𓐙𓊤𓐝𓊵𓌷𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅓𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈉𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓁷𓏤𓐖𓏏𓈉𓈖𓏏𓎛𓇳𓎛
Chapter XLIII: Not Allowing the Head to Be Cut Off
Transliteration — Coffin of Mentuhotep (Seventeenth Dynasty)
r n tm rdit Sad.tw tp n N r.f m Xrt-nTr Dd.f
ink wr sA wr nsr sA nsr
rdy n.f tp.f m-xt Sad.tw.f
nn nHm.tw tp.i m-a.i
iw.i Ts.kwi mA.kwi rnpi.kwi
ink wsir
Chapter LVIII: Breathing Air and Having Power Over Water
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓂋𓏤𓈖𓋴𓋴𓂊𓏏𓊡𓅱𓈓𓌂𓅓𓂡𓅓𓈗𓅓𓊻𓆓𓌃𓇋𓈖𓊩𓁹N𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓈖𓀀𓅖𓏏𓂋𓆵𓀁𓏏𓅱𓈖𓏏𓎢𓊄𓇋𓇋𓆣
𓂋𓈖𓎢𓏏𓈖𓌙𓅯𓏝𓏌𓎢𓀀𓌡𓏤𓂝𓇋𓅓𓏏𓈖𓈓𓈖𓅓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓏭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎢𓌻𓂋𓏏𓏭𓁹𓁹𓆗𓊪𓅱𓂋𓅱𓇋𓂻𓎢𓂋𓆑𓁶𓏤𓅓𓂝𓁶𓏤𓐝
𓏏𓎢𓈖𓂻𓄟𓋴𓈎𓈖𓉐𓀭𓂞𓆑𓍑𓄿𓊞𓀀𓂋𓉞𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓅠𓅓𓁷𓏤𓈓𓀭𓋴𓐠𓄿𓈎𓆌𓏝𓅽𓏤𓈓
𓂋𓈖𓀁𓈖𓅖𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓊛𓀀𓈖𓈙𓇋𓇋𓁸𓂡𓍲𓈖𓏭𓁸𓈓𓂋𓈖𓈖𓄊𓋴𓂋𓅱𓆱𓈓𓋴𓂋𓏏𓇮𓆱𓂋𓈖𓀁𓈖𓅖
𓍑𓄿𓃀𓏏𓆱𓊃𓂸𓏏𓌙𓌙𓏝𓂝𓄿𓈎𓌙𓌙𓏝𓂋𓈖𓀁𓈖𓈞𓅓𓇋𓇋𓊦𓆱𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏝𓋴𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾𓈎𓂋𓊃𓂡𓎢𓏏𓅱
𓅓𓊃𓃹𓈖𓈗𓈘𓈅𓏤𓂋𓂋𓂝𓇋𓏏𓇋𓈖𓈓𓈖𓀀𓅖𓉔𓂋𓇋𓏊𓈖𓇋𓁹𓏏𓏏𓏈𓈓𓍲𓈖𓊃𓏒𓉐𓊃𓏭𓏒𓂧𓈖𓏮𓏊𓅨𓂋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓆑
𓄹𓈓𓅓𓉞𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓁢𓇋𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏝𓂋𓏤𓊪𓈖𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅧𓈎𓂻𓆑𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓊹𓌨𓂋𓏏𓈉𓈖𓏏
Chapter LXXVII: Being Transformed into a Golden Falcon
Transliteration — Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477)
r n irt xprw m bik n nwb
iw.i xa.kwi sp sn m bik aA pr m swHt.f
pA.n.i xnn.n.i m bik n mH fd m psd.f
dnHwy.fy m wAD Sma
pr.n.i m afdt sktt
iw in.n.i ib.i m Dw iAbty
xnn.n.i m andt
iw in.n.i imyw pAwt.sn m ksw di.sn n.i iAw
xa.kwi dmd.kwi m bik nfr n nwb tp bnw
aq ra Hr sDm mdw.f ra nb
Hms.i r imywt nTrw ipw wrw n nwt
wAH n.i sxty Htp m-bAH.i wnm.i im.f Ax.i im.f
baH.i Ssp ib.i
rdi.n n.i npri Htyt
sxm.i m iry tp.i
Chapter LXXXVIII: Being Transformed into a Crocodile
Transliteration — Theban recension
r n irt xprw m sbk
ink sbk Hr-ib nrw.f ink sbk iT m awA
ink rmy wr aA m km-wr
ink nb ksw m xm
Chapter XCIX: Bringing a Boat in the Underworld
Transliteration — Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477)
r n int mXnt m Xrt-nTr
i innyw mXnt Hr Ts pwy qsn
in n.i mXnt Ts n.i aqA m Htp m Htp
mi mi xAm xAm ii.n.i r mAA it.i wsir
nb insy sxm m Awt-ib i.nb igp TAy sqdwt
i.sqdd Hr Ts pwy n aApp
i. Ts tpw smn wsrt m prt m nspw
i.iry mXnt StAt sAwty aApp
in n.i mXnt Ts n.i aqA r prt.i im.f
tA pn qsn xr sxd-sA im.f Hr Hr.sn
n gm.n.sn Ts.sn st
HnswA nst n ra indbw sSmw tAwy
mngb m Hmw.sn
sxm pw wn itn Hry-tp dSrw
in wi m iw.i
ii Ax sn.i wDA r bw rx.n.k im
Dd n.i rn.i in mnit / nbt-tawy m kAri rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in xrpw / xnd Hpwy rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in HAtt / Hnskt mnit inpw m kat wtw rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in wDyt / aAawt pw nt Xrt-nTr rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in Hpt / akr rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in xtw / in wrt m-xt wA.s rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in iat-nt-xry / iAt nt wp-wawt rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in bDA / Sbb n imsty rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in tAyt / nwt rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in Sdw / ir.n.tw tn m mskA n mn-wr wbdt nt swty rn.tn
Dd n.i rn.i in wsrw / Dbaw pw n Hr smsw rnw.tn
Dd n.i rn.i in mDAbt / drt pw n ist Hr pnq snf m irt Hr rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in wgAyw.s imyw-xt.s / imsty Hpy dwA-mwt.f qbH-snw.f HAq iT-m-awA mA.n-it.f ir.n.f-Ds.f rnw.tn
Dd n.i rn.i in smAt.f / xntt-Hspw rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in ibsyt / mrt rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in Hmw / aqA rn.k wbn m mw tAS DnHw.k
Dd n.i rn.i in dpt / wart pw nt ist Sadt.n ra m DAt-a r int snf r sktt rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in nfw / wy rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in TAw Dr fAt.k im.i / mHyt prt m itm r fnd n xnty-imntyw rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in itrw Dr DAt.k im.i / ptri.sn rn.k
Dd n.i rn.i in axmt / sHtm Aw-a m wabt rn.t
Dd n.i rn.i in sAtw Dr xnd.k Hr.i / fnd pt pr m wtw imy sxt-iarw prr Hay im.f
i.nD Hr.tn nfrw kAw nbw xt
wnnyw anx r nHH Hnty rn.tn Dt
wbA.i r.tn di.tn n.i dbH-Htpw r r.i mdw.i im.f
Sns qfn ist m-bAH nTr aA
iw.i rx.kwi nTr pn aA dd.tn DfAw r Srt.f tkm rn.f
iw.f wbA.f m Axt iAbtt nt pt
iw.f xp.f mAxt imntt nt pt rwi.f rwi.i wDA.f wDA.i
nn dr.tw.i Hr msqt nn sxm sbiw m iwf pn
iw t.i m p hnqt.i m dpw
Chapter CX: The Field of Hetep
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓄂𓂝𓅓𓂋𓏤𓈓𓏌𓏤𓇏𓏏𓈅𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏒𓈓𓊖𓂋𓏤𓈓𓏌𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓅧𓈎𓂻𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓊻𓎸𓅓𓏝𓅓𓇏𓈅𓏤𓇋𓄿
𓈖𓈓𓂋𓅱𓆰𓈓𓊖𓃹𓈖𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓅓𓊖𓏏𓏤𓅨𓂋𓎟𓏏𓊡𓅱𓈓𓌂𓅓𓂝𓀀𓇋𓅓𓏏𓅜𓐍𓀀𓇋𓅓𓂋𓋴𓂓𓄿𓍁𓌻𓂡𓀀𓇋𓅓𓄿
𓋴𓐍𓌪𓂡𓀀𓇋𓅓𓈎𓈎𓀁𓀀𓏤𓇋𓅓𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅓𓁹𓏏𓁹𓂋𓏏𓈓𓎟𓁶𓏤𓇾𓏤𓈅𓆓𓌃𓇋𓈖𓊩𓁹N
N𓐙𓊤𓈖𓏏𓎢𓎁𓏏𓂝𓅃𓀭𓇋𓋔𓃩𓀭𓌴𓁹𓄿𓄿𓁹𓁹𓅓𓀨𓂡𓂋𓇏𓈅𓏤𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏏𓏒𓈓𓊖𓊪𓊃𓈙𓏏𓏒𓊡
𓈓𓅱𓁷𓏤𓎻𓅡𓏤𓀭𓈖𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓆑𓏶𓅓𓆇𓏏𓀭𓈖𓈞𓅖𓆑𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓄡𓏏𓏤𓈖𓅃𓀭𓏌𓎢𓀀𓎔𓂧𓂡𓀀𓇓𓅱𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐
𓆄𓅱𓀭𓇋𓅱𓂝𓏏𓉐𓇼𓇼𓇼𓆑𓏌𓎢𓀀𓇋𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊪𓅓𓊃𓊪𓅱𓊖𓈓𓆑𓊃𓌬𓅓𓏝𓆑𓎔𓏏𓏊𓈓𓈖𓇸𓏏𓈓𓊹𓋴𓅓𓊃𓅱𓀗
𓈓𓆑𓊃𓊵𓏏𓊪𓆑𓂚𓄿𓅱𓏭𓀭𓀭𓈖𓇋𓂋𓅱𓀹𓏝𓈓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓈎𓌳𓌙𓏝𓆑𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏎𓈖𓅱𓂧𓂋𓊪𓏝𓊃𓊵𓏏𓊪𓆑𓂚𓄿𓏭𓅱𓀭𓀭
𓈖𓇋𓂋𓏭𓀹𓏝𓈓𓊃𓈖𓈓𓃀𓎛𓈖𓌪𓂡𓆑𓇋𓄿𓎢𓈖
𓃀𓅱𓆰𓈓𓂋𓂚𓄿𓂡𓀭𓈓𓊃𓈖𓈓𓂧𓂋𓂡
𓆑𓂙𓈖𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂡𓈓𓂋𓈙𓂋𓇋𓅱𓀔𓈓𓇋𓎛
𓈖𓎢𓎢𓆑𓈖𓎢𓏏𓂿𓎻𓃞𓏤𓈓𓌂𓅓𓂡𓀀𓇋𓐝𓊃
𓏌𓎢𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏝𓈖𓊃𓂙𓈖𓊛𓂡𓀀𓅓𓈙
𓅓𓈗𓊃𓂋𓄭𓂋𓂻𓀀𓂋𓊖𓏏𓈓𓊃𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡
𓀀𓂋𓏤𓀀𓊃𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏝𓐍𓅜𓅱𓀼𓈓
𓂜𓈖𓌂𓅖𓊃𓈖𓈓𓇋𓅓𓏤𓌥𓃀𓏝𓏤𓇋𓅓𓐝𓇏
𓈅𓏤𓈓𓎢𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏒𓈓𓀭𓌻𓂋𓂋𓏏𓀁𓎢𓁹𓏏𓎢𓈖𓏏
Chapter CXXIV: Going Down to the Tribunal of Osiris
Transliteration — Papyrus Cairo 2512 (Eighteenth Dynasty)
r n irt xprw m bnw
qd bA.i xnrt m ddw
HDw m dp skA.n.i AHwt.i m sxt-iArw
iw.i Hr mAmA.i mnw Hr.s
Hr-ntt bwt.i pw Hs n wnm.i sw
bwt.i bwt.i Hs n wnm.i sw
Htp kA.i n anx.i im.s n xmy.i im.s n ar.i n.f m awy.i
n xnd.i Hr.f m tbwty.i
Hr-ntt t.i m bty HDt Hnqt.i m bty dSrt
in sktt mandt inn st wnm.i Xrt.i mAw isrw
iw.i rx.kwi rmnw nfrw
ix ir.tw n.i sAxt HDt Ts wi in arwt
i.iry-aA sHtp-tAwy iry nw Htp.k
fA n.i sAtw wn n.i Axw rmnw.f xr.i
wsr m pt m-m
ir nTr nb nTrt nbt DA.t.fy r.i im
sip.tw.f n tpyw-a ra sip.tw.f n sSsp Hnmmt
iw Axw Hbsw pt m-m wrw
iw Xrt.i im t m r.i nTr
aq.i Hr itn pr.i Hr iHw
swsf.i mdw.i n Smsw ntrw
wbn.i m itn Hnmmt.f
nrw.i imyw smAw m nw mHt-wrt r-gs imy-nhd.f
isk wi im Hna wsir tmA.i r tmA.f m-m wrw
Dd.i n.f mdw rmT wHm.i n.f mdw nTrw
ii Ax apr sar.k mAat mrr.s
ink apr Axw nbw
Chapter CXXV: The Entrance into the Hall of Double Maat
Transliteration — Papyri of Nu, Maiherperi, and Cairo 2512
Section A — The Approach
Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477)
i.nD Hr.k nTr aA nb mAaty
ii.n.i xr.k nb.i int.k wi mAn.i nfrw.k
iw.i rx.kwi Tw rx.kwi rn.k
rx.kwi rn n pA nTr Hm-sn wnnyw Hna.k m wsxt tn nt mAaty
anxyw m sAwt Dwt samyw m snf.sn hrw pwy n Hsb qdw m-bAH wnn-nfr
mk sAty mrty nb mAaty rn.k
mk wi ii.kwi xr.k in.n.i n.k mAat dr.n.i n.k isft rmT
n smAir.i wnDwt n ir.i iwyt m st mAat
n rx.i iwtt n ir.i bw Dw
n ir.i tp ra nb bAkw m Hrw irt.n.i
n spr rn.i r iAt nt xrp Hmw
n nmH.i nmH m xt.f
n ir.i bwt nTrw
n sDw.i Hm n Hry-tp.f
n smr.i n sHqr.i n srm.i n smA.i
n HD.i smAw n ir.i mnt Hr nb
n xb.i Sbw m rw-prw
n HD.i pAwt nTrw
n nHm.i fnxw Axw
n nk.i nkk nkk n dAdA.i
n xb.i dbH n xb.i sTAt
n siAt.i AHt n wAH.i Hr mwt nt iwsw
n nmH.i m tx n mxAt
n nHm.i irt m r n nxnw
n kfA.i awt Hr smw.sn
n sxt.i Apdw m qsw nTrw
n HAm.i rmw n XAwt.sn
n xsf.i mw m tri.f
n dni.i dnit Hr mw Asw
n axm.i xt m At.s
n th.i ssw Hr stpw
n Sna.i mnmnt Hr xt nTr
n xsf.i nTr m prw.f
iw.i wab.kwi sp fd abw.i abw bnw pwy aA nty m Hnn-nswt
Hr-ntt ink is fnd pwy n nb TAw
sanx rxyt nbt hrw pwy n mH wDAt m iwnw m Abd 2 prt sw arqy
ink mAA mH wDAt m iwnw
nn xpr bw Dw r.i m tA pn m wsxt tn nt mAaty
Hr-ntt wi rx.kwi rn n nTrw wnnyw im.s
Section B — The Forty-Two Declarations
Papyrus of Maiherperi (mid-Eighteenth Dynasty)
i.wsx nmt m iwnw / n ir.i isft
i. Hpt sDt prt m Xr-aHA / n awA.i
i.fndy pr m xmnw / n awn ib.i
i.am-Swt pr m qrt / n tA.i
i.nHA-Hr pr m r-sTAw / n smA.i rmt
i.rwty pr m pt / n HD.i dbHw
i.irty.fy-m-ds pr m xm / n ir.i xbt
i.nbi pr m xtxt / n TA.i xt-nTr
i.sd-qsw pr m Hnn-nswt / n Dd.i grg
i.wd-nsr pr m Hwt-kA-ptH / n nHm.i wnmt
i.qrrty pr m imnt / n nkn.i
i. HD-ibHw pr m tA-S / n thA.i
i.wnm-snf pr m nmt / n smA.i awt n nTr
i.wnm-bskw pr m mabAyt / n ir.i hnyt
i.nb-mAat pr m mAaty / n awA.i Hnt-t
i.tnmy pr m bAst / n smtmt.i
i.aAdy pr m iwnw / n Sm r.i
i.dwdw pr m andty / n sxwn.i nis Hr xt.i
i.wAmmty pr m xbt / n nk.i Hmt TAy
i.mAA-int.f pr m pr-mnw / n dAdA.i
i. Hry wrw pr m iAmt / n ir.i hrw
i.xmy pr m st-wrt / n th.i
i.sd-xrw pr m wryt / n TA.i
i.nxn pr m hqa-and / n sX.i Hr mdt nt mAat
i.sr-xrw pr m wnsy / n Xnn.i
i.bAsty pr m StAyt / n srm.i
i. Hr.f-HA.f pr m tpHt / n nwH.i n nknk
i.tA-rdwy pr m ixxw / n am ib.i
i.knmty pr m knmt / n Snt.i
i.in-Htp.f pr m sAw / n pr a.i
i.nb-Hrw pr m dnft / n As ib.i
i.sxry pr m Twnt / n th.i iwn n ia nTr
i.abwy pr m sAwty / n aSA xrw.i Hr mdt
i.nfr-tm pr m Hwt-kA-ptH / n iwyt.i n ir.i bin
i.tm-sp pr m ddw / n ir.i Snt nswt
i.ir-m-ib.f pr m Tbw / n rhn.i mw-di-mw
i.ihy pr m nw / n qa xrw.i
i. HD-rxyt pr m wnn.f / n Snt.i nTr
i.nHbt-nfrt pr m gm / n ir.i sfw
i.nHb-kAw pr m niwt / n ir stnt r.i
i. Dsr-tp pr m niwt / n wr Xrt n is Hr xt.i
i.inn-a.f pr m niwt / n sAt.i nTr m niwt.i
Section C — The Conclusion
Papyri of Nu and Hepres (UC 71000)
i.nD Hr.tn nTrw ipw imyw wsxt tn nt mAaty
iw.i rx.kwi tn rx.kwi rnw.tn nn xr.i n Sat.tn
n sar.tn bin.i n nTr pn nty tn m-xt.f
nn iwt sp.i Hr.tn Dd.tn maat r.i m-baH nb-r-Dr
Hr-ntt ir.n.i mAat m tA-mri
n Snt.i nTr n iw sp.i Hr nswt imy hrw.f
i.nD Hr.tn imyw wsxt tn nt mAaty
iwtyw grg m Xt.sn
anxyw m mAat samyw m mAat m-baH Hr imy itn.f
nHm.tn wi m-a bbn anx m bskw wrw hrw pwy n ipt aAt
mtn wi ii.kwi xr.tn nn isft.i nn xbnt.i
nn Dwt.i nn mtrw.i nn irt.n.i xt r.f
anx.i m mAat sam.i m mAat iw ir.n.i Ddt rmT hrrt nTtrw Hr.s
iw sHtp.n.i nTr m mrrt.f
iw rdi.n.i t n Hqr Hnqt n ib Hbsw n HAwy mXnt n iw
iw ir.n.i Htp-nTtr n nTtrw prt-xrw n Axw
nHmw wi irf.tn xw wi irf.tn
nn smi.tn r.i m-baH
ink wab r wab awy Ddw n.f iiwy iiwy m Htp in mAAw sw
Hr-ntt sDm.n.i mdw pwy aA Ddw saH Hna miw m pr HApd-r
mtrw.i m Hr.f HA.f di.f dniwt
iw mA.n.i psS iSd m-Xnw r-stAw
ink smwy n nTrw rx xt Xt.sn
ii.n.i aA r smtr maAt r rdit iwsw r aHaw.f m-Xnw iwgrt
Chapter CXLVIII: The Seven Celestial Cows and Their Bull
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓆓𓌃𓇋𓈖𓊩𓁹N𓐙𓊤𓇋𓐩𓁷𓏤𓎢𓇴𓏤
𓐝𓈖𓏏𓏭𓎟𓎟𓐙𓏏𓂝𓏝𓈓𓌡𓏤𓂝𓌡𓏤𓂝𓏲𓅪𓎟𓎛𓇳𓎛𓁹𓏏
𓆓𓏏𓇾𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓈖𓏤𓐍𓂋𓎢𓎟𓀭𓁚𓊃𓇆𓏝
𓎢𓏤𓅱𓈖𓎟𓄱𓏮𓏮𓏦𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓂓𓂸𓇋𓂋𓏭𓂞𓂞𓇋𓇋𓅱𓈓
𓏏𓏒𓏊𓈓𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏭𓈓𓈖𓏏𓅜𓏤𓀭𓈓𓂞𓏏𓈖𓈓𓈖𓅽𓏤𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓈖𓈓
𓆣𓂋𓆑𓌨𓂋𓊪𓐍𓂧𓆛𓏏𓈖𓈓𓃹𓈖𓈖𓆑𓏇𓇋𓌡𓏤𓂝
𓇋𓐝𓏏𓈖𓈓𓂋𓈖𓎛𓇳𓎛𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆓𓏏𓇾𓏏𓅜𓐍𓏝𓆑𓐝𓋀𓅂𓏏𓈉𓈓
𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓇋𓋔𓊩𓁹N𓐙𓊤
𓇋𓀞𓌂𓏤𓄤𓈞𓅓𓇋𓏏𓇋𓊦
𓄤𓆑𓂋𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯𓎔𓂡𓏏𓏏𓈅𓏤
𓇋𓀞𓄴𓂋𓂻𓇯𓊃𓌬𓐝𓂻
𓇾𓇾𓈅𓈅𓊦𓄤𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈉
𓇋𓀞𓅜𓐍𓇶𓈓𓁷𓁶𓏏𓉞𓏏𓉐
𓂝𓈙𓅓𓏲𓈓𓊦𓄤𓈖𓇯𓋁𓏏𓏏𓈉
𓇋𓀞𓏏𓏭𓏘𓁷𓁶𓏏𓉞𓏏𓉐𓈙𓂝𓏭
𓈓𓊦𓄤𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯𓇔𓏭𓈅𓏤𓈓
𓇋𓀞𓊹𓈓𓁷𓂋𓏭𓇯𓇾𓏤𓈅
𓊃𓌬𓅓𓂻𓈓𓇽𓄿𓏏𓉐
𓇋𓀞𓈓𓊹𓏏𓅐𓏏𓈓𓁷𓂋𓏭
𓇯𓈓𓇾𓏤𓈅𓐝𓊻𓐝𓉐𓏤𓊩𓁹𓈒𓏭
𓇋𓀞𓈓𓊹𓊃𓈓𓌬𓏲𓇾𓏤𓈅𓂦
𓂋𓏏𓈉𓁷𓂋𓇯𓈓𓇾𓏤𓈅𓌬𓇽𓏏𓉐
𓇋𓀞𓌞𓊃𓂻𓈓𓇳𓏤𓀭𓇋𓏶𓅓𓏭
𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓊨𓁹𓀭
Chapter CLV: The Tet of Gold
Transliteration — Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477)
r n Dd n nbw
Ts.tw wsir di.k tw Hr gs.k di.i mw Xr.k
in.n.i n.k Dd n nbw Hay.k im.f r n Dd n nbw
Dd-mdw Hr Dd n nbw mnxw Hr Xty n nh
rdi n Ax r xxy.f hrw n smA tA
ir ddw n.f wDAw r xxy.f wnn.f m Ax iqr imy Xrt-nTr
hrw n tp rnpt mi imyw-xt wsir
Ss mAa HH n sp
Chapter CLVI: The Buckle of Carnelian
Transliteration — Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477)
r n tit n xnmt
snf.t n.t ist Axw.t n.t ist
HkAw.t n.t ist
wDAw m sAw wr pn
sAw ir btA.f
Dd-mdw Hr tit n xnmt iwH.ti m mw nw anx-imy mnx.ti Hr Xty n nh
rdi.ti n Ax r xxy.f hrw n smA tA
ir irw n.f nn wDAw r xxy.f
wnn Axw ist m sA Haw.f Haa Hr sA ist im.f mAA.j sw m sStAw
n wAt r.f
a.f r pt a.f r tA
Ss mAa HH n sp
Chapter CLXXXV: Hymn to Osiris
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓇼𓀢𓏝𓁹𓊨𓀭𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈉𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄤𓀲𓁷𓄣𓍌𓃀𓈋𓊖𓇋𓋔𓊩𓁹N𓐙𓊤𓆓𓂧𓆑𓇋𓀞𓎟𓀭𓀀𓊄𓃀𓃀𓏭𓂻
𓎛𓇳𓎛𓃹𓈖𓏏𓆑𓂋𓆓𓏏𓇾𓎟𓀭𓎟𓅱𓈓𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇓𓀯𓈓𓇋𓍘𓇋𓇋𓀛𓅃𓅃𓅃𓅃𓃹𓈖𓈖
𓇋𓇋𓈖𓈓𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓈓𓊃𓈖𓈓𓐍𓂋𓎢𓅓𓊹𓀭𓈓𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓈓𓁹𓇋𓇋𓎢𓅱𓀭𓊨𓏏𓉐𓊃𓈖𓈓𓏃𓊻𓋴𓈖𓌰𓐝
𓎛𓏦𓀢𓊃𓈖𓈓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾𓈓𓈖𓂓𓏤𓎢
𓈖𓏏𓏮𓅓𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓈓𓈖𓁨𓈓𓈖
𓁨𓈓𓄖𓅱𓂻𓏠𓈖𓇋𓇋
𓏝𓊧𓇋𓂋𓎢𓅱𓀭𓈖𓏏𓏮𓐝𓄡𓏏𓏤𓄹
𓁷𓂋𓊃𓈖𓈓𓎢𓂜𓈖𓆣𓂋
𓇋𓋴𓈎𓂾𓂻𓅓𓇾𓏤𓈅𓌻𓂋
𓇋𓆵𓊖𓊖𓊃𓈖𓈓𓅓𓇋𓐝𓂝𓎢
𓇍𓏭𓂻𓊃𓈖𓈓𓈖𓎢𓏏𓍃𓏝𓅨𓂋𓈓
𓏇𓇋𓎢𓏏𓏏𓅪𓈓𓂞𓆑𓂻𓂽
𓅓𓊹𓌨𓏏𓈉𓂜𓈖𓍵𓈖𓂝𓏏𓏲𓂻
𓁷𓏤𓋴𓇼𓃀𓊀𓈓𓈖𓇽𓈖𓂓𓏤𓈖
𓁹𓊨𓀭N
Chapter CLXXXVI: Hymn to Hathor
Hieroglyphic — Papyrus of Ani (TM 134357)
𓉡𓎟𓏏𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈉
𓏶𓐝𓏏𓅨𓂋𓏏𓈉𓎟𓏏
𓇾𓂦𓂋𓏏𓈉𓁹𓏏𓏤𓇴𓏤𓀭
𓏶𓐝𓏏𓄂𓏏𓏤𓆑𓄤𓏏𓁷𓏤
𓅓𓊞𓈖𓁨𓈓𓊨𓏏𓉐
𓊵𓏏𓊪𓈖𓁹𓌷𓂝𓏏𓐙
𓐝𓄚𓈖𓏌𓏲𓏏𓊜𓈖𓎿𓇋𓇋
𓈓𓏏𓄿𓊃𓏏𓂋𓁹𓂋𓈖𓏠𓏏
𓊞𓅨𓂋𓏏𓂋𓍒𓄿
𓊜𓅮𓌷𓂝𓆄𓏏𓏭
Source Colophon
Hieroglyphic source text from the STaTbS21D project: Synoptic Edition of Book of the Dead Spell Sources from the 21st Dynasty, by Ivan Rodriguez Lopez (CC BY 4.0). Transcribed from the Papyrus of Ani (P. London BM EA 10470, TM 134357, Ramesside period). Repository: github.com/STaTbS21D/Book_of_the_Dead_Sources.
Transliteration source text from UCL Digital Egypt (University College London), drawing on the following manuscripts: Papyrus of Nu (BM EA 10477, mid-Eighteenth Dynasty), Papyrus of Tjaymesu (UC 71002, Nineteenth Dynasty), Papyrus of Maiherperi (mid-Eighteenth Dynasty), Papyrus Cairo 2512 (Eighteenth Dynasty), Papyrus of Hepres (UC 71000), and the Coffin of Mentuhotep (Seventeenth Dynasty).
Nine of forty-eight chapters are given in hieroglyphic Unicode directly from the Papyrus of Ani. Eleven additional chapters are given in Egyptological transliteration from parallel Theban recension manuscripts. The remaining chapters await digital transcription from the papyrus plates or future scholarly digitization projects.
Compiled for the Good Work Library by the New Tianmu Anglican Church, 2026.
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