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[Rubric for Chapter 125]

The Papyrus of Ani, Chapter 125

Copyright 1997 by Neil Parker.

Text:

O Far-strider, who comes forth from Heliopolis,
I have not done wrong.

O Embracer of Fire, who comes forth from Kher-Aha,
I have not committed violent robbery.

O Nose, who comes forth from Hermopolis,
I have not stolen.

O Eater of Shadows, who comes forth from Qernet,
I have not slain people.

O Stinking Face, who comes forth from Re-Staw,
I have not stolen offerings.

O Double Lion-God, who comes forth from the sky,
I have not pilfered.

O He whose Eyes Are As Fire, who comes forth from Sais,
I have not stolen the property of the god.

O Burner, who comes forth from behind,
I have not spoken lies.

O Breaker of Bones, who comes forth from Heliopolis,
I have not seized food.

O Commander of Flame, who comes forth from Memphis,
I have not cursed.

O God of the Cave, who comes forth from the west,
I have not committed fornication.

O He Whose Face Is Behind Him, who comes froth from his chamber,
I have not caused weeping.

O Bast, who comes forth from the sarcophagus,
I have not devoured my heart.

O Burning Feet, who comes forth from darkness,
I have not trespassed.

O Eater of Blood, who comes forth from the execution block,
I have not behaved wickedly.

O Eater of Intestines, who comes forth from the court of the thirty judges,
I have not robbed farmland.

O Lord of Truth, who comes forth from the hall of truth,
I have not eavesdropped.

O Wanderer, who comes forth from Bubastis,
I have not slandered.

O Sower, who comes forth from Heliopolis,
I have not been angry without cause.

O Evil of His Evil, who comes forth from the Busirites nome,
I have not made love with the wife of [another] man.

O Serpent, who comes forth from the slaughterhouse,
I have not made love with the wife of [another] man.

O He Who Sees What Has Been Brought, who comes forth from Panopolis,
I have not ejaculated.

O One Who Is Over the Great Ones, who comes forth from the tree,
I have not caused terror.

O Overthrower, who comes forth from Canopus,
I have not trespassed.

O Speaker Of Words, who comes forth from Werit,
I have not been hot with anger.

O Child, who comes forth from the nome of Heliopolis[?],
I have not been deaf to words of truth.

O Darkness, who comes forth from the Oasis of Khargah,
I have not spoken out.

O He Who Brings Peace, who comes forth from Sais,
I have not brought forth violence.

O Preparer of Voice, who comes forth from Wenist,
I have not disturbed the peace.

O Lord of Faces, who comes forth from Nedjeft,
I have not hastened my heart.

O Teacher, who comes forth from Weten,
I have not eavesdropped.

O Lord of Horns, who comes forth from Sais,
I have not made my voice numerous with words.

O Nefertem, who comes forth from Memphis,
I have not sinned, nor caused misery.

O Atum-Sepu, who comes forth from Busiris,
I have not spoken out against the king.

O He Who Acts According To His Heart, who comes forth from Atfih,
I have not held up water.

O Prince, who comes forth from the Celestial Ocean,
I have not raised up my voice.

O One Who Makes The People Flourish, who comes forth from Sais,
I have not spoken out against the god.

O Subjugater of the Ka, who comes forth from his chamber,
I have not exalted feebleness.

O Subjugater of Beauty, who comes forth from his chamber,
I have not stolen the bread of the gods.

O Holy of Head, who comes forth from the shrine,
I have not taken the sacrifical bread of the glorified spirits.

O Bringer of his Arm, who comes forth from the hall of truth,
I have not taken a child's bread, nor belittled[?] the god of my town.

O White of Teeth, who comes forth from the Fayyum,
I have not slain the divine cattle.