Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology

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Jan.9]. PROCEEDINGS. [1894.

Mayhis will towards me be done by the Lord of the One Face.
O thou whoart upon thy two legs[or who art terrible uponthy
two legs], at thine ownhour,ownerof the Two TwinSouls,and who
kvestin Two TwinSouls.
Makethou me sound, evenas thou hast madethyselfsound,
whorevealestthyself,whodisrobestthyself,andpresentestthyselfto
the Earth.
Mayhis will towards me be done by the Lord of the One Face.
0 thou whocirclestroundwithinthineEgg,Lordof MehuriL
Makethou me sound, evenas thou hastmade thyselfsound,
whorevealestthyself,whodisrobestthyself,and presentest thyselfto
the Earth.
Mayhis will towards me be done by the Lord of the One Face.
Sebakstandetherect,surroundedby his high places,and Neith
standetherectin the midst of her alluvial grounds,in order to reveal
themselves,to disrobe themselvesandto present themselvesto the
Earth.
Mayhis will towards me be done by the Lord of the One Face.
Oh ye Seven DivineMasters,(7) who are the arms of the Balance
on the Night whereinthe Eye is fixed ; ye who strikeoff the heads
andcleavethe necks, whoseizethe hearts anddragforththe whole
hearts, and accomplish the slaughter in the Tank of Flame : ye
whomI know andwhosenamesI know, knowyoume as I know
yournames.
1 advance to you, advanceye to me : live in me and let me live
in you. Conveyto me the Symbol of Life whichis in your hands,
andthe Sceptre whichye grasp. (8)
Awardto me the life of yearly speechthrough countlessyearsof
life in addition to my years of life ; countless monthsin addition to
the months of my life ; countless daysin addition to the days of my
life ; and countlessnightsin addition to the nights of my life, that I
maycomeforthandbeamuponmy own imageswithbreathfor my
nostrils,andeyeswhichsee,amidthosewhoare at the Horizon, on
thatday when bruteForce(9) is brought to a reckoning.
If this Chapteris known thereis well-being on earth withHa
and a fair abode with Osiris, andthe person is glorified in the
Netherworld. There are granted to him the sacred cakesandthe
comingforthinto the presence,* in the course of eachday,undeviatingly,
for times infinite.


* Namely, "ofthe great god." Thisellipseis very frequent.
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