Nov. 7] PROCEEDINGS. [1893.
BOOK OF THE DEAD.By P. le Page Renouf.CHAPTER LXIV.Chapterwherebyone cometh forthby day from the Netherworld.I am Yesterday, To-day,and To-morrow, for I am born againand
again; mine is the unseen Force,(1) which createth the gods and
givethfoodto those in the Tuat (2) at the West of Heaven ; I am the
EasternRudder,(3) the Lord of Two Faces,whoseethby his own
light ; the Lord of Resurrections, whocomethforthfromthe dusk
and whose birthis from the House of Death.
Ye two divine Hawks (4) upon yourgables, who are giving
attentive heedto the matter; ye who accompanythe bier to the
tomb,and who conduct the ship of Ra, advancing onwardsfromthe
highest placeof the Ark in heaven —the Lord of the Shrine (5)
whichstandethin the centre of the Earth ;
He is I, and I am He. (6)
Mine is the radiance in which Ptah floateth over his firma
ment.(7)
Oh Ra, who smilethcheerfully, and whose heartis delighted
withthe perfect orderof this day as thou enterestinto Heaven and
coniest forthin the East: the Ancients and those whoare gone
beforeacclaimthee.
Let thy paths be made pleasantfor me ; let thy ways be made
widefor me to traverse the earth and the expanse of Heaven.
Shinethouuponme, oh gracious Power;(8) as I draw nighto
the divine wordswhichmy ears shall hearin the Tuat ; let no pollu
tion of my mother be upon me ; deliver me, protect me from him
who closeth his eyes at twilight and bringeth to an end in darkness.
I am the Overflower, and Kam-ura (9) is my name : I bring to
its fulness (10) the Force whichis hidden withinme.
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