Scarabs Part 9

CHAPTER XXVIII.

_Chapter whereby the Heart of a person is not taken from him in the Netherworld._

O Lion-G.o.d!

I am Unbu[E] and what I abominate is the block of execution.

Let not this Whole Heart of mine be torn from me by the Divine Champions[F] in Heliopolis.

O thou who clothest Osiris and hast seen Sutu.

O thou who turnest back after having smitten him, and hast accomplished the overthrow.

This Whole Heart of mine remaineth weeping over itself in (the) presence of Osiris.

Its strength proceedeth from him, it hath obtained it by prayer from him.

I have had granted to it and awarded to it, the glow of heart at the hour of the G.o.d of the Broad Face, and have offered the sacrificial cakes in Hermopolis.

Let not this Whole Heart of mine be torn from me.[G] It is I who entrust to you its place, and vehemently stir your Whole Heart towards it in Sechit-hotepit and the years of triumph over all that it abhors, and taking all provisions at thine appointed time from thine hand after thee.

And this Whole Heart of mine is laid upon the tablets of Tmu, who guideth me to the caverns of Sutu and who giveth me back my Whole Heart which hath accomplished its desire in (the) presence of the Divine Circle which is in the Netherworld.

The sacrificial joint and the funereal raiment, let those who find them bury them.

CHAPTER XXIXA.

_Chapter whereby the Heart of a person may not be taken from him in the Netherworld._

Back thou Messenger[H] of thy G.o.d! Art thou come to carry off by violence this Whole Heart of mine, of the Living.[I] The G.o.ds have regard to my offerings and fall upon their faces, all together, upon their own earth.[J]

Certain chapters referring to the Heart were incised upon hard precious stones,[K] and used as amulets and talisman. The XXVIth upon Lapis-lazuli, the XXVIIth on green Felspar, the x.x.xth on Serpentine. The following was usually incised on Carnelian.

CHAPTER XXIXB.

_Chapter of the Heart; upon Carnelian._

I am the Heron, the Soul of Ra, who conducts the Glorious ones to the Tuat.

It is granted to their Souls (_Baiu?_) to come forth upon the Earth, to do whatsoever their Genius (_Ka?_) willeth.

It is granted to the Soul (_Ba?_) of the Osiris (the name of the deceased was inserted here) to come forth upon the Earth to do whatsoever his Genius (_Ka?_) willeth.

CHAPTER x.x.xA.

_Chapter whereby the Heart of a person is not kept back from him in the Netherworld._

Heart mine which is that of my Mother, Whole Heart mine which was that of my coming upon Earth,

Let there be no estoppel against me through evidence; let not hindrance be made to me by the Divine Circle; let there not be a fall of the Scale[L] against me in (the) presence of the great G.o.d, Lord of Amenta.

Hail, to thee, Heart mine; Hail to thee, Whole Heart mine, Hail to thee, Liver mine!

Hail to you, ye G.o.ds who are on the side lock, conspicuous by your sceptres, announce my glory to Ra and convey it to Nehabkau.

[And lo, though he be buried in the deep deep Grave, and bowed down to the region of annihilation, he is glorified there.]

CHAPTER x.x.xB.

Heart mine which is that of my Mother, Whole Heart mine which is that of my birth,

Let there be no estoppel against me through evidence, let no hindrance be made to me by the Divine Circle; fall thou not against me in (the) presence of him who is at the Balance.

Thou art my Genius (_Ka?_) who art by me, the Artist who givest soundness to my limbs.

Come forth to the bliss towards which we are bound;

Let not those Ministrants[M] who deal with a man according to the course of his life give a bad odour to my Name.

Pleasant for us, pleasant for the listener, is the joy of the Weighing of the Words.

Let not lies be uttered in the presence of the great G.o.d (Osiris?) Lord of Amenta.

Lo! how great art thou [as the Triumphant one.]

This chapter is found upon numerous papyri and scarabs. The differences in the texts are many, the princ.i.p.al may be considered as in the 30A and 30B, of Naville's Text.

The oldest copy we have on a scarab, is on that of king Sebak-em-saf of the XIIIth Dynasty. In the British Museum, No. 7876. Dr. Samuel Birch has described it[N] in his study on the "Formulas relating to the Heart." He says: "This amulet is of unusual shape; the body of the insect is made of a remarkably fine green jasper carved into the shape of the body and head of the insect. This is inserted into a base of gold in the shape of a tablet. * * * The legs of the insect are * * *

of gold and carved in relief * * * The hieroglyphs are incised in outline, are coa.r.s.e, and not very legible."[O]