Egyptian Literature/The Book of the Dead/Transformation into a Lotus
TRANSFORMATION INTO A LOTUS
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet n).]
The Chapter of making the transformation into a lotus. The overseer of the palace, the chancellor-in-chief, Nu, saith:
“I am the pure lotus which springeth up from the divine splendor that belongeth to the nostrils of Ra. I have made [my way], and I follow on seeking for him who is Horus. I am the pure one who cometh forth out of the Field.”
TRANSFORMATION INTO A LOTUS
[From the Papyrus of Paqrer (see Naville, op. cit., Bd. I. Bl. 93).]
The Chapter of making the transformation into a lotus. Saith Osiris Paqrer:
“Hail, thou lotus, thou type of the god Nefer-Temu! I am the man that knoweth you, and I know your names among [those of] the gods, the lords of the underworld, and I am one of you. Grant ye that [I] may see the gods who are the divine guide in the Tuat (underworld), and grant ye unto me a place in the underworld near unto the lords of Amentet. Let me arrive at a habitation in the land of Tchesert, and receive me, O all ye gods, in the presence of the lords of eternity. Grant that my soul may come forth whithersoever it pleaseth, and let it not be driven away from the presence of the great company of the gods.”