CHAPTER CI.

_Chapter of the Safeguards of the Bark of Rā._

O thou who art devoid of moisture in coming forth from the stream; and

who restest upon the deck of thy Bark: as thou proceedest in the

direction of Yesterday, and restest upon the deck of thy Bark, let me

join thy boatmen.

I am a powerful Chu.

O Rā, in that thy name of Rā, since thou passest through an Eye of seven

cubits, whose pupil is of three: do thou then make me sound, I am a

powerful Chu, let thy soundness be my soundness.

O Rā, in that thy name of Rā, since thou passest through those who are

perishing headlong: do thou then keep me standing on my feet. I am a

powerful Chu, let thy soundness be my soundness.

O Rā, in that thy name of Rā, since thou openest the secrets of the

Ammehit, which gladdeneth the hearts of the Divine Circle: do thou then

give me my heart. I am a powerful Chu, let thy soundness be my

soundness, and the soundness of thy limbs be the soundness of my limbs.

_Secured by reason of the writing with gum mixed with colours upon a

strip of royal papyrus, put at the throat of the deceased on the day of

burial. If these phylacteries are put at his throat, he will rise up as

one of the Divine Circle, and be united to the followers of Horus,

whilst his Lamp is made firm by Isis in heaven beside Sothis. He

followeth Horus who resideth in Sothis.(1.) His Shade becometh divine as

well as human. Vegetation is made to grow out of his body through the

goddess Menkit.(2.) He becometh a god for ever, and his limbs are made

vigorous in the Netherworld through Thoth, who hath done the like to

Osiris, in causing the light to rise out of his dead body; undeviatingly

and for times infinite._

NOTES.

This chapter does not occur in the earlier collections known to us.

1. _Horus who resideth in Sothis_ ⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂; _cf._

Teta, 277.

2. _Menkit_ is one of the names of Hathor, but the place is corrupt and

the true reading uncertain.

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