done for thee; [he] giveth [unto thee thy] portion of right and truth according to the decision concerning the states and conditions [of men].”
DRIVING AWAY APSHAIT
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 8).]
The Chapter of driving away Apshait. Osiris Nu, the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, saith:
“Depart from me, O thou that hast lips which gnaw, for I am Khnemu, the lord of Peshennu,[1] and [I] bring the words of the gods to Ra, and I report [my] message to the lord thereof.”[2]
DRIVING BACK THE MERTI
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 8).]
The Chapter of driving back the two Merti goddesses. Nu, the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, saith:
“Homage to you, ye two Rekht goddesses,[3] ye two Sisters, ye two Mert goddesses, I bring a message to you concerning my magical words. I shine from the Sektet boat, I am Horus the son of Osiris, and I have come to see my father Osiris.”
LIVING BY AIR
[From the Papyrus of Nebseni (British Museum No. 9,900, sheet 12).]
The Chapter of living by air in the underworld. The scribe Nebseni, the lord to whom veneration is paid, saith:
“[I am the god Tem], who cometh forth out of Nu into the watery abyss. I have received [my habitation of Amentet, and have given commands] with my words to the [Khus] whose abiding-places are hidden, to the Khus and to the double Lion-god. I have made journeys round about and I have sung hymns of joy in the boat of Khepera. I have eaten there-
