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HYMN TO OSIRIS-SOKAR

Hail, thou enlightener of those who are in the underworld, that they may see the sunlight!
Behold the lord of the Atef crown, the great one in Suten-Henen!
Hail, thou great and terrible one of Naret!
Hail, dweller in Uast,[1] flourishing for ever!
Hail, Amen-Ra, King of the Gods, who causeth his members to grow in his rising and in his setting!
Hail, receiver of monuments and offerings at the entrance of the tomb!
Hail, thou who placest the Uraeus crown upon the head of its lord!
Hail, thou who causest the earth to remain in its place!
Hail, opener of the mouth of the four great gods who are in the underworld!
Hail, living soul of Osiris, crowning him with the moon!
Hail, thou who dost hide his essence in the great shrine of Amen!
Hail, thou hidden God, Osiris in the underworld!
Hail, thou whose soul resteth in heaven,—whose enemy hath fallen!
The Goddess Isis speaketh unto thee, uttering a cry from the river—

"Send the purified 'Abd'-fish from before the boat of Ra, oh lord of the beginning,

  1. Thebes.