Egyptian Literature/The Book of the Dead/Of Giving a Mouth to Osiris Ani
THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO OSIRIS ANI
[From the Papyrus of Ani (British Museum No. 10,470, sheet 6).]
The Chapter of giving a mouth to Osiris Ani, the scribe and teller of the holy offerings of all the gods, triumphant, in the underworld. He Saith:
“I rise out of the egg in the hidden land. May my mouth be given unto me that I may speak therewith in the presence of the great god, the lord of the Tuat (underworld). May my hand and my arm not be forced back in the presence of the sovereign princes of any god. I am Osiris, the lord of Restau; may I, Osiris the scribe Ani, triumphant, have a portion with him who is on the top of the steps (i.e., Osiris). According to the desire of my heart, I have come from the Pool of Fire, and I have quenched the fire.”