The
Texts In The Funeral Chamber
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.
© 1999 Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli