The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians eBook

E. A. Wallis Budge
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 349 pages of information about The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians.

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians eBook

E. A. Wallis Budge
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 349 pages of information about The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians.

The Hymn to the Sun-god is as follows: 

Hail to thee, Tem!  Hail to thee, Kheprer, who created himself. 
Thou art the High, in this thy name of “Height.” 
Thou camest into being in this thy name of “Kheprer.” 
Hail to thee, Eye of Horus,[1] which he furnisheth with his hands
    completely. 
He permitteth not thee to be obedient to those of the West;
He permitteth not thee to be obedient to those of the East;
He permitteth not thee to be obedient to those of the South;
He permitteth not thee to be obedient to those of the North;
He permitteth not thee to be obedient to those who are in the earth;
[For] thou art obedient to Horus. 
He it is who hath furnished thee, he it is who hath builded thee,
    he it is who hath made thee to be dwelt in. 
Thou doest for him whatsoever he saith unto thee, in every place
    whither he goeth. 
Thou liftest up to him the water-fowl that are in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him the water-fowl that are about to be in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him every tree that is in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him every tree that is about to be in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him the cakes and ale that are in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him the cakes and ale that are about to be in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him the gifts that are in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him the gifts that are about to be in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him everything that is in thee. 
Thou liftest up to him everything that is about to be in thee. 
Thou takest them to him in every place wherein it pleaseth him to be. 
The doors upon thee stand fast [shut] like the god Anmutef,[2]
They open not to those who are in the West;
They open not to those who are in the East;
They open not to those who are in the North;
They open not to those who are in the South;
They open not to those who are in the middle of the earth;
But they open to Horus.

He it was who made them, he it was who made them stand [firm], he it was who delivered them from every evil attack which the god Set made upon them.  He it was who made thee to be a settled country in this thy name of “Kerkut.”  He it was who passed bowing after thee in thy name of “Nut.”  He it was who delivered thee from every evil attack which Set made upon thee (Pepi II, ll. 767-774.)

[Footnote 1:  Here a name of Egypt.]

[Footnote 2:  The god who was “the pillar of his mother.”]

IV.  The following passages describe the power of the king in heaven, and his felicity there: 

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