The Seven Arits
If [these] words be recited by the spirit when he shall come to the Seven Arits, and as he entereth the doors, he shall neither be turned back nor repulsed before Osiris, and he shall be made to have his being among the blessed spirits, and to have dominion among the ancestral followers of Osiris. If these things be done for any spirit he shall have his being in that place like a lord of eternity in one body with Osiris, and at no place shall any being contend against him.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Sekhmet-em-tsu-sen. The name of the Watcher is Aa-maa-kheru. The name of the Herald is Khesef-khemi.
The Osiris the
scribe Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he cometh to
this Arit]: "I have come unto thee, O Osiris, being purified
from foul emissions. Thou goest round about heaven, thou seest
Ra, thou seest the beings who have knowledge. [Hail], thou, ONE!
Behold, thou art in the Sektet Boat which traverseth the heavens.
I speak what I will to his Sahu (Spirit-body). He is strong, and
cometh into being even [as] he spake. Thou meetest him face to
face. Prepare thou for me all the ways which are good [and which
lead] to thee."
© 1999 Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli