under [thy feet] in every place, and thou art triumphant in the presence
of the company of the gods and of the divine sovereign chiefs. Hail, O
Osiris, thou hast received thy sceptre and the place whereon thou art to
rest, and thy steps are under thee. Thou bringest food to the gods, and
thou bringest sepulchral meals unto those who dwell in their tombs. Thou
hast given thy might unto the gods and thou hast created the Great God;
thou hast thy existence with them in their spiritual bodies, thou
gatherest thyself unto all the gods, and thou hearest the word of right
and truth on the day when offerings to this god are ordered on the
festivals of Uka."

Of Making Perfect The Khu

[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 17).]

ANOTHER CHAPTER OF MAKING PERFECT THE _KHU_, WHICH IS [TO BE RECITED ON]
THE BIRTHDAY OF OSIRIS, AND OF MAKING TO LIVE THE SOUL FOREVER.(113) The
chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith:

"The heavens are opened, the earth is opened, the West is opened, the East
is opened, the southern half of heaven is opened, the northern half of
heaven is opened, the doors are opened, and the gates are thrown wide open
to Ra [as] he cometh forth from the horizon. The _Sektet_ boat openeth for
him the double doors and the _Matet_ boat bursteth open [for him] the
gates; he breatheth, and the god Shu(114) [cometh into being], and he
createth the goddess Tefnut. Those who are in the following of Osiris
follow in his train, and the overseer of the palace, the
chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, followeth on in the train of Ra. He
taketh his iron weapon and he forceth open the shrine even as doth Horus,
and pressing onward he advanceth unto the hidden things of his habitation
with the libations of his divine shrine; the messenger of the god that
loveth him. The Osiris Nu, the overseer of the palace, the
chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, bringeth forth the right and the truth,
and he maketh to advance the going forward(115) of Osiris. The Osiris Nu,
the overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, taketh in
[his] hand[s] the cordage and he bindeth fast the shrine. Storms are the
things which he abominateth. Let no water-flood be nigh unto him, let not
the Osiris Nu, the overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief,
triumphant, be repulsed before Ra, and let him not be made to turn back;
for, behold, the Eye is in his two hands. Let not the Osiris Nu, the
overseer of the