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THE FORERUNNER OF RA
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Thy mummy flieth with thy soul toward Ra.
Thou illuminest at the daybreak, and thou restest at evening, this being thy daily work;
For thou art at the left hand of Tum the everlasting, eternal. Thou risest, and hateful wickedness is restrained even before it is conceived, before its calamity cometh upon thee.
He turneth back the attack of foes that come fiercely against him.
The god Imsehti,[1] he is thy heir;
Cause thou every one of the gods to praise him.
Exalt the circle of the gods by thy victory; occupy thyself with Ra every day.
Behold thou the image on thy left hand—behold thou the image of living beings, for thou art Tum, the forerunner of Ra.
There cometh to thee the entire circle of the gods above thy head, invoking joy upon thy head, and falling flame upon thine enemies.
There is praise to thee from us, that thy flesh may embrace again thy bones; thy word is decreed every day.
Approach thou like Tum in his season, turning not: thy sinews are strong in thee, oh thou Opener-of-Ways!
He bringeth thee to the mountains, he heweth the place of burial;

  1. God of light.