The solar barque
THE BOOK OF RESPIRATIONS
Thou art justifiée! for ever and ever.
4 Hail to thee, Osiris N. !
Thine individuality is permanent.
Thy body is durable.
Thy mummy doth germinate.
Thou art not repulsed from heaven (neither from) earth.
Thy face is illuminated near the Sun.
Thy soûl liveth near to Ammon,
Thy body is rejuvenated near to Osiris.
Thou dost breathe for ever and ever.
5 Thy soûl maketh thee offerings, each day,
of bread, of drinks, of oxen, of geese, of fresh water, of condiments.
Thou comest to justify it.
Thy flesh is on thy bones, like unto thy form on earth.
Thou dost imbibe into thy body.
Thou eatest with thy mouth.
Thou receivest bread, with the soûls of the gods.
Anubis doth guard thee.
He is thy protection.
Thou art not repulsed from the gates of the Lower Heaven. Thoth, tbe doubly great, the Lord of Sesennu, cometh to thee. He writeth for thee the Book of Respirations, with his own Angers.
Thy soûl doth breathe for ever and ever.
Thou dost renew thy form on earth, among the living.
Thou art divinized with the soûls of the gods.
Thy heart is the heart of Ra.
Thy members are the members of the great god '.
Thou livest for ever and ever.
6 Hail to thee, Osiris N. !
Ammon is with thee each day
to render thee life.
Apheru openeth to thee the right way.