The Book of the Dead by E. A. Wallis Budge
page 19 of 40 (47%)
page 19 of 40 (47%)
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In the second part of Chapter CXXV Osiris is seen seated at one
end of the Hall of Maati accompanied by the two goddesses of Law and Truth, and the Forty-Two gods who are there to assist him. Each of the Forty-Two gods represents one of the nomes of Egypt and has a symbolic name. When the deceased had repeated the magical names of the doors of the Hall, he entered it and saw these gods arranged in two rows, twenty-one on each side of the Hall. At the end, near Osiris, were the Great Scales, under the charge of Anpu (Anubis), and the monster Amemit, the Eater of the Dead, i.e., of the hearts of the wicked who were condemned in the Judgment of Osiris. The deceased advanced along the Hall and, addressing each of the Forty-Two gods by his name, declared that he had not committed a certain sin, thus: "O Usekh-nemmit, comer forth from Anu, I have not committed sin. "O Fenti, comer forth from Khemenu, I have not robbed. "O Neha-hau, comer forth from Re-stau, I have not killed men. "O Neba, comer forth in retreating, I have not plundered the property of God. "O Set-qesu, comer forth from Hensu, I have not lied. "O Uammti, comer forth from Khebt, I have not defiled any man's wife. "O Maa-anuf, comer forth from Per-Menu, I have not defiled myself. "O Tem-Sep, comer forth from Tetu, I have not cursed the king. |
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