Spell for Erecting a Bier

You are the Lion, you are the Double Lion, you are Horus the protector of his father, you are the fourth of these four mighty gods who belong to those who make acclamation and who make shouting, who bring water by means of their power of ... Raise yourself upon your right side, lift yourself upon your left side, for Geb will open for you your blind eyes, he will straighten your bent knees, and there will be given to you your heart which you had from your mother, your heart which belongs to your body. Your soul is bound for the sky, your corpse is beneath the ground; there is bread for your belly, water for your throat and sweet air for your nose. Those who are in your tombs will be kindly to you, those who are in their coffins will be open to you, they will bring to you your members when you are re-established in your original shape. You shall go up to the sky, the cord shall be knotted for you in the presence of Re, you shall close the net in the river, you shall drink water from it, you shall walk on your feet, you shall not walk upside down. You shall ascend to those who are above the earth, you shall not go out to those who are under the walls; your walls which belong to you, being what your city god made for you, will not be thrown down.

You are pure, your front is pure, your back parts are clean by means of natron, fresh water and incense, and your are pure by means of milk of Apis, by beer of Tjenmyt, and by natron which dispels the evil on you. Tefnut the daughter of Re will feed you in the presence of her father Re; She of the Valley will knit you together as at the burial of her father Osiris, you will bite on something sweet which he gives to you there. Your three portions are above with Re, of barley of Ibu; your four portions are below with Geb, of barley of Upper Egypt; it is the citizens who bring to you Him of the Field of Offerings, and he is set before you. You shall go forth with Re, you shall have power through Re, you shall have power in your legs at all seasons and at any hour.

You shall not be examined, you shall not be imprisoned, you shall not be watched, you shall not be fettered, you shall not be put in the cells for rebels, the sand shall be removed from your face. Beware of him who is heavy against you, let none oppose you; beware that you do not go forth. Take your garment, your sandals, your staff, your loin-cloth and all your weapons, so that you may cut off the heads and sever the necks of those rebellious enemies who draw near when your are dead. 'Do not go near' is the word of the Great God to you, even he who brings himself on the day of coming into being. The Falcon rejoices at you, the Goose cackles at you, the doors of the sky are opened by Re, the earth is thrown open for you by Geb, because you power is so great and the knowledge of your name is so effective. It is opening up the West for this worthy soul, it is speech which is pleasing to the heart of Re and satisfactory to the heart of his tribunal which watches over men. May the Double Lion lead to the place where N has made his ka content.

O N, entrap all those who would harm you, for you have life, your soul has health, your corpse is long-enduring, you see flame, you breathe the air, your vision is clear in the House of Darkness which is set in the entrance (of the sky), without seeing a stornm. You serve the ruler of the Two Lands, you refresh yourself at the meru-tree in ther presence of him whose magic is mighty, while Seshat sits before you, Sia protects your body, the Ox-herd milks for you his herd which follows Sekhat-Hor. May you raise yourself at the opening of the waters Kheraha, may the great ones of Pe and Dep praise you, may you gaze on Thoth the representative of Re in the sky, may you go up and enter into the pillared hall, may the Rivals make report to you. Your ka is with you because of your joy of heart at your existing. Your happy ... awaken you, the Ennead makes your heart glad; four loaves are issued to you in Letopolis, four loaves in Hermopolis and four loaves in Heliopolis upon the altar of the Lady of the Two Lands. May the night of stars awaken you, may the Lords of Heliopolis refresh you, may food be in your mouth, for your feet shall not go astray, your limbs shall have life, you shall grasp a whip in Abydos; you shall guide the collection of the great ones, the full muster of those who are in charge of the company at the jubilee of Osiris at the morning of the Wag-festival, and of the masters of the mysteries. You shall be adorned with gold, your vestment being of fine linen, Hapi shall surge over your breast, the seter-plant will be beneficial to you, being carved on your offering-stone, and you shall drink beside the Lake of the Two Knives. The gods who are yonder shall favour you, you shall ascend to the sky with the gods who present the Truth to Re, you shall be inducted into the presence of the Ennead, and you shall be made like one of them. Yours is the khar-goose, son of the ro-goose, and you shall offer it to Ptah South-of-his-Wall.