 Hymn To Osiris
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"Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose names are manifold,
whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in the temples, whose Ka is holy. Thou art
the governor of Tattu (Busiris), and also the mighty one in Sekhem (Letopolis). Thou art the
Lord to whom praises are ascribed in the nome of Ati, thou art the Prince of divine food in
Anu. Thou art the Lord who is commemorated in Maati, the Hidden Soul, the Lord of Qerrt
(Elephantine), the Ruler supreme in White Wall (Memphis). Thou art the Soul of Ra, his own
body, and hast thy place of rest in Henensu (Herakleopolis). Thou art the beneficent one, and
art praised in Nart. Thou makest thy soul to be raised up. Thou art the Lord of the Great
House in Khemenu (Hermopolis). Thou art the mighty one of victories in Shas-hetep, the Lord
of eternity, the Governor of Abydos. The path of his throne is in Ta-tcheser (a part of
Abydos). Thy name is established in the mouths of men. Thou art the substance of Two Lands
(Egypt). Thou art Tem, the feeder of Kau (Doubles), the Governor of the Companies of the
gods. Thou art the beneficent Spirit among the spirits. The god of the Celestial Ocean (Nu)
draweth from thee his waters. Thou sendest forth the north wind at eventide, and breath from
thy nostrils to the satisfaction of thy heart. Thy heart reneweth its youth, thou producest the....
The stars in the celestial heights are obedient unto thee, and the great doors of the sky open
themselves before thee. Thou art he to whom praises are ascribed in the southern heaven, and
thanks are given for thee in the northern heaven. The imperishable stars are under thy
supervision, and the stars which never set are thy thrones. Offerings appear before thee at the
decree of Keb. The Companies of the Gods praise thee, and the gods of the Tuat (Other
World) smell the earth in paying homage to thee. The uttermost parts of the earth bow before
thee, and the limits of the skies entreat thee with supplications when they see thee. The holy
ones are overcome before thee, and all Egypt offereth thanksgiving unto thee when it meeteth
Thy Majesty. Thou art a shining Spirit-Body, the governor of Spirit-Bodies; permanent is thy
rank, established is thy rule. Thou art the well-doing Sekhem (Power) of the Company of the
Gods, gracious is thy face, and beloved by him that seeth it. Thy fear is set in all the lands by
reason of thy perfect love, and they cry out to thy name making it the first of names, and all
people make offerings to thee. Thou art the lord who art commemorated in heaven and upon
earth. Many are the cries which are made to thee at the Uak festival, and with one heart and
voice Egypt raiseth cries of joy to thee.
"Thou art the Great Chief, the first among thy brethren, the Prince of the Company of the
Gods, the stablisher of Right and Truth throughout the World, the Son who was set on the
great throne of his father Keb. Thou art the beloved of thy mother Nut, the mighty one of
valour, who overthrew the Sebau-fiend. Thou didst stand up and smite thine enemy, and set
thy fear in thine adversary. Thou dost bring the boundaries of the mountains. Thy heart is fixed,
thy legs are set firm. Thou art the heir of Keb and of the sovereignty of the Two Lands
(Egypt). He (Keb) hath seen his splendours, he hath decreed for him the guidance of the
world by thy hand as long as times endure. Thou hast made this earth with thy hand, and the
waters, and the winds, and the vegetation, and all the cattle, and all the feathered fowl, and all
the fish, and all the creeping things, and all the wild animals therof. The desert is the lawful
possession of the son of Nut. The Two Lands (Egypt) are content to crown thee upon the
throne of thy father, like Ra.
"Thou rollest up into the horizon, thou hast set light over the darkness, thou sendest forth air
from thy plumes, and thou floodest the Two Lands like the Disk at daybreak. Thy crown
penetrateth the height of heaven, thou art the companion of the stars, and the guide of every
god. Thou art beneficent in decree and speech, the favoured one of the Great Company of the
Gods, and the beloved of the Little Company of the Gods. His sister [Isis] hath protected him, and hath repulsed the fiends, and turned aside calamities
(of evil). She uttered the spell with the magical power of her mouth. Her tongue was perfect,
and it never halted at a word. Beneficent in command and word was Isis, the woman of
magical spells, the advocate of her brother. She sought him untiringly, she wandered round
and round about this earth in sorrow, and she alighted not without finding him. She made light
with her feathers, she created air with her wings, and she uttered the death wail for her
brother. She raised up the inactive members of whose heart was still, she drew from him his
essence, she made an heir, she reared the child in loneliness, and the place where he was not
known, and he grew in strength and stature, and his hand was mighty in the House of Keb.
The Company of the Gods rejoiced, rejoiced, at the coming of Horus, the son of Osiris,
whose heart was firm, the triumphant, the son of Isis, the heir of Osiris."
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