Egyptian Literature/The Book of the Dead/Of Giving a Mouth to the Overseer
THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO THE OVERSEER
The Chapter of giving a mouth to the overseer of the house, Nu, triumphant, in the underworld. He Saith:
“Homage to thee, O thou lord of brightness, thou who art at the head of the Great House, prince of the night and of thick darkness. I have come unto thee being a pure khu. Thy two hands are behind thee, and thou hast thy lot with [thy] ancestors. Oh, grant thou unto me my mouth that I may speak therewith; and guide thou to me my heart at the season when there is cloud and darkness.”