Athribis translated text

W.F.Petrie


he is my hero....~sigh~

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May the king present an offering table to Anpu, Lord of the sacred
land (the necropolis) and a burial in the Western desert (after) a
very happy old age, before the great god.

2
All life and streanth surround him, like Ra for ever. As the good
lives. Pleasing his mistress by counting out her beautiful things, the
trees wich come from Punt, for the perpose of making her heart to
live, with that which comes for from it. May no evil ever happen to
her. Son of the sun, lord of the diadems

Sekhet, the eye of Heru, regent of the West, lady of Ta netert, the
great one in heaven, whose beauties make brilliant the two lands, the
scintillating one, magnifold of forms, great hearts of the ntru, the
ones who lives like Ra for ever. The princess, lady of all rulers,
great of marvels in the two lands and the deserts, shining of face,
great of reverence, ruler of rulers, manifold of forms the two lands
are lit up by her beauties, every foreign country trembles before her,
she who lives like Ra forever.

3
Bathing Purification

My thy body be purified with the great water which flowes from... for
your body..

I have purified you with water, you are made divine in the horizon;
you are cleansed, together with you Ka, by ... water, as Geb purifies
the earth

The water has entered into my body. I am cleasend

Water of sam which flows forth from Nut, sanctifiying you with your
image as heaven is purified


4
to the house of the full moon the provender of Aset for the purpose of
seeing your approach .. without journeying...

5
(for khemenu and Djehuti)
I present to you the ujat, may your boundaries be opened up to the
limits of the sea


6
I give you your scimitars for the purpose of smiting your eneimies...
to you on this earth. (for heru)

7
Sokar/Wsr the god accounted to Hat-Repyt, the glorius god of heaven,
the king of Kmt, the prince of the Western desert, he who gives orders
to the Ntr, the Ntr who smites his enemy
(accept) my offering to your ka, all things pleasant and sweet.


8
the great one protecting the shrine of the shining Ntr.

Heru, the great lord within the horizon, protecting the temples

9
Shu tefnut
who overthrows the enemies of her brother, the ntr who shines forth
from her dwelling, the great ntr in Hat-Repyt, she who holds the two ujat

10
the ams sceptre, in the left hand, that it may repel for thee all evil

11
Pure offerings and incense, the great one, the ntr of the North Uazt,
the chief ntr of the NorthLady of the great house... Menhet is
glorified, with the sacred oil of life... the deified majesty for the
purpose of seeing the ... of the ntr in his glorious white house. May
there be given to him all life, stability and strength like Ra for
ever... for the purpose of seeing the glory of Usert in the house of
gold. May she give him all... and all health for ever... for the
purpose of seeing the child of Ma'at in the great house. May there (to
much missing words)

12
May your dream or walking/watching be peaceful in the peace of your
dream .. Min mighty in the peace of your dream, peace... Wsr grant me
peace in every dream. My your dream be peaceful with the peach of a
dream... Heru, the great one in Apu, lying down.... her suffering in
the peace of your dream. (Im sure you get the jist...lots of missing
words too)

13
HAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL to theeeee
Soul or Ram that comes forth from the abys, sochmet, holy one among...
HIAL TO THEEE Esr, in Kmt/Tamara(tameran) that make glad the heart of
Djehuti, and the lion. strong, making bright the night even as the
day. HAIL TO THEE
Khnum that fashioned mortals that make gods that creat every seed
HAIL TO THEE
Heru, lord of ten thousand, as AmunRa, as one who is unknown, let
there be pranted plenty, let there be granted glorious provisions of
all bread, all food on which ntr and men live, food for the dead.
HAIL TO THEE
lover of ntr that make glad the heart of Heru, lord of the four genii,
..are you.... lord of.... ... RA of the two eyes make.. rays of light
lord of light, giving life to the earth with.... every night ruler of
the festival of the 15th day of the month of the festival six are
reckoned to thee...and it keeps going.... its kinda nice but Im not
typing this out....
it edns with
Lord of Truth who hates deceit