Book of the Dead - Hymn to Osiris

Hymn To Osiris

"Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose names are manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in the temples, whose Ka is holy. Thou art the governor of Tattu ( usiris!, and also the mighty one in "e#hem (Letopolis!. Thou art the Lord to whom praises are as$ribed in the nome of %ti, thou art the &rin$e of divine food in %nu. Thou art the Lord who is $ommemorated in 'aati, the Hidden "oul, the Lord of (errt ()lephantine!, the *uler supreme in +hite +all ('emphis!. Thou art the "oul of *a, his own body, and hast thy pla$e of rest in Henensu (Hera#leopolis!. Thou art the benefi$ent one, and art praised in ,art. Thou ma#est thy soul to be raised up. Thou art the Lord of the Great House in Khemenu (Hermopolis!. Thou art the mighty one of vi$tories in "has-hetep, the Lord of eternity, the Governor of %bydos. The path of his throne is in Ta-t$heser (a part of %bydos!. Thy name is established in the mouths of men. Thou art the substan$e of Two Lands ()gypt!. Thou art Tem, the feeder of Kau (.oubles!, the Governor of the /ompanies of the gods. Thou art the benefi$ent "pirit among the spirits. The god of the /elestial O$ean (,u! draweth from thee his waters. Thou sendest forth the north wind at eventide, and breath from thy nostrils to the satisfa$tion of thy heart. Thy heart reneweth its youth, thou produ$est the.... The stars in the $elestial heights are obedient unto thee, and the great doors of the s#y open themselves before thee. Thou art he to whom praises are as$ribed in the southern heaven, and than#s are given for thee in the northern heaven. The imperishable stars are under thy supervision, and the stars whi$h never set are thy thrones. Offerings appear before thee at the de$ree of Keb. The /ompanies of the Gods praise thee, and the gods of the Tuat (Other +orld! smell the earth in paying homage to thee. The uttermost parts of the earth bow before thee, and the limits of the s#ies entreat thee with suppli$ations when they see thee. The holy ones are over$ome before thee, and all )gypt offereth than#sgiving unto thee when it meeteth Thy 'a0esty. Thou art a shining "pirit- ody, the governor of "pirit- odies1 permanent is thy ran#, established is thy rule. Thou art the well-doing "e#hem (&ower! of the /ompany of the Gods, gra$ious is thy fa$e, and beloved by him that seeth it. Thy fear is set in all the lands by reason of thy perfe$t love, and they $ry out to thy name ma#ing it the first of names, and all people ma#e offerings to thee. Thou art the lord who art $ommemorated in heaven and upon earth. 'any are the $ries whi$h are made to thee at the 2a# festival, and with one heart and voi$e )gypt raiseth $ries of 0oy to thee. "Thou art the Great /hief, the first among thy brethren, the &rin$e of the /ompany of the Gods, the stablisher of *ight and Truth throughout the +orld, the "on who was set on the great throne of his father Keb. Thou art the beloved of thy mother ,ut, the mighty one of valour, who overthrew the "ebau-fiend. Thou didst stand up and smite thine enemy, and set thy fear in thine adversary. Thou dost bring the boundaries of the mountains. Thy heart is fi3ed, thy legs are set firm. Thou art the heir of Keb and of the sovereignty of the Two Lands ()gypt!. He (Keb! hath seen his splendours, he hath de$reed for him the guidan$e of the world by thy hand as long as times endure. Thou hast made this earth with thy hand, and the waters, and the winds, and the vegetation, and all the $attle, and all the feathered fowl, and all the fish, and all the $reeping things, and all the wild animals therof. The desert is the lawful possession of the son of ,ut. The Two Lands ()gypt! are $ontent to $rown thee upon the throne of thy father, li#e *a. "Thou rollest up into the hori4on, thou hast set light over the dar#ness, thou sendest forth air from thy plumes, and thou floodest the Two Lands li#e the .is# at daybrea#. Thy $rown penetrateth the height of heaven, thou art the $ompanion of the stars, and the guide of every god. Thou art benefi$ent in de$ree and spee$h, the favoured one of the Great /ompany of the Gods, and the beloved of the Little /ompany of the Gods. His sister 56sis7 hath prote$ted him, and hath repulsed the fiends, and turned aside $alamities (of evil!. "he uttered the spell with the magi$al power of her mouth. Her tongue was perfe$t, and it never halted at a word. enefi$ent in $ommand and word was 6sis, the woman of

magi$al spells, the advo$ate of her brother. "he sought him untiringly, she wandered round and round about this earth in sorrow, and she alighted not without finding him. "he made light with her feathers, she $reated air with her wings, and she uttered the death wail for her brother. "he raised up the ina$tive members of whose heart was still, she drew from him his essen$e, she made an heir, she reared the $hild in loneliness, and the pla$e where he was not #nown, and he grew in strength and stature, and his hand was mighty in the House of Keb. The /ompany of the Gods re0oi$ed, re0oi$ed, at the $oming of Horus, the son of Osiris, whose heart was firm, the triumphant, the son of 6sis, the heir of Osiris."