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Hail,
thou lord of the underworld, thou Bull of those who are therein, thou
Image of Ra-Harmachis, thou Babe of beautiful appearance, come thou
to us in peace. Thou didst repel thy disasters, thou didst drive away
evil hap; Lord, come to us in peace.
O Un-nefer, lord of food, thou chief, thou who art of terrible majesty,
thou God, president of the gods, when thou dost inundate the land [all]
things are engendered. Thou art gentler than the gods. The emanation
of thy body make the dead and the living to live, O thou lord of food,
thou prince of green herbs, thou mighty lord, thou staff of life, thou
giver of offerings to the gods, and of sepulchral meals to the blessed
dead. Thy soul flieth after Ra, thou shinest at dawn, thou settest at
twilight, thou riseth every day; thou shalt rise on the left hand of
Atmu for ever and ever. Thou art the glorious one, the vicar of Ra;
the company of the gods cometh to thee invoking thy face, the flame
whereof reacheth unto thine enemies. We rejoice when thou gatherest
together thy bones, and when thou hast made whole thy body daily. Anubis
cometh to thee, and the two sisters (i.e., Isis and Nephthys) come to
thee. They have obtained beautiful things for thee, and they gather
together thy limbs for thee, and they seek to put together the mutilated
members of thy body. Wipe thou the impurities which are on them upon
our hair and come thou to us having no recollection of that which hath
caused thee sorrow.
Come thou in thy attribute of "Prince
of the Earth," lay aside thy trepidation and be at peace with us,
O Lord. Thou shalt be proclaimed heir of the world, and the One god,
and the fulfiller of the designs of the gods. All the gods invoke thee,
come therefore to thy temple and be not afraid. O Ra (i.e., Osiris),
thou art beloved of Isis and Nephthys; rest thou in thy habitation for
ever.
- Excerpt from "Songs of Isis
and Nephthys" sung to Osiris
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