By James P. Allen
The professional but available language areas the profundity of the Pyramid Texts nearer than ever prior to to the intense scholar of Egyptian mystical concept.
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UNIS: ANTECHAMBER, WEST GABLE 163 43 For Unis has repulsed those who were caught and struck down their heart. The arm of Unis cannot be barred in the Akhet. RECITATION. Lift your face, you gods in the Duat: Unis has come that you might see him changed into the great god. Induct Unis shaking (for fear of him), array Unis as lord of you all. Unis will govern the people and Unis will judge the living within the Sun’s shore; Unis will speak with the one who parted the two gods49 at the clean shore where he has made his seat.
126 Osiris Unis, accept Horus’s eye: prevent him from wrenching it away. 2 BOWLS OF ROASTED BARLEY. 127 Osiris Unis, accept Horus’s eye: it is slipping. 2 BOWLS OF BæT. 128 Osiris Unis, accept Horus’s eye, which they have licked. 2 BOWLS OF SIDDER-FRUIT. 129 Osiris Unis, open your eyes and see with them. 2 BOWLS OF SIDDER-BREAD. 130 Osiris Unis, accept Horus’s eye: prevent him from netting it. 2 BOWLS OF CAROB BEANS. VEGETABLES 131 Osiris Unis, accept Horus’s sweet eye: return it to yourself. 2 BOWLS OF EVERY KIND OF SWEET STALK.
You will not perish, (Unis); you will not cease: your identity will endure with people even as your identity comes to be with the gods. 157 SPELLS FOR EMERGING FROM THE DUAT (ANTECHAMBER, WEST GABLE) ADDRESS TO THE SPIRIT AS IT LEAVES THE BURIAL CHAMBER46 158 RECITATION. Your son Horus has acted for you. The great ones will shake, having seen the knife in your arm as you emerge from the Duat. Greetings, experienced one! Geb has created you, the Ennead has given you birth. Horus has become content about his father, Atum has become content about his years, the eastern and western gods have become content about the great thing that has happened in his47 embrace—the god’s birth.