The Negative Confessions
The Book of Coming Forth by Day or The Book of the Dead |
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1 | The Egyptian Book of the Dead 1240 BC The Papyrus of Ani | |
2 | Book of the Dead (Wikipedia) |
a
usex per em Annu an ari-a asfet
Hail, Strider, coming forth from Annu,
not have I done wrong
a hept seset
per em xer-aba an auau-a
Hail, Embraced with flame, coming forth
from Kher-aba not have I despoiled
a fentiu per em
xemmenu an t'au-a
Hail, Fentiu (i.e. The Nose), coming
forth from Khemmenu, not have I robbed
a am xaibit
per em qernet an smam-a ret sep sen
Hail, Eater of shades, coming forth
from Qernet, not have I slain men: twice.
a Nehaa-hra per
em Re-stau an het tebh
Hail, Nehaa-hra coming forth from
Re-stau, not have I defrauded the offerings
a rereti per em
pet au xebt-a
Hail Double Lion-god, coming forth from
heaven, not have I diminished [oblations]
a maa-f em xet
per em Saut as t'a-a
Hail, Whose two eyes are of fire,
coming forth from Saut, not have I despoiled
xet neter a
nebat per em xetxet an t'et-a
the things of the god. Hail, Flame, coming
forth in going back, not have I spoken
ker a set
qesu per em Suten-henen an
lies. Hail, Breaker of bones, coming
forth from Suten-henen, not
nehem-a
ammet a utu neser per em
have I carried off food. Hail, Shooter
forth of flame, coming forth from
Het-ka-Ptah an
kena-a a Qereti per em amentet an
Memphis, not have I afflicted [any ].
Hail Qereti, coming forth from Amentet, not
nek-a en
nek-a a hra-f ka-f per em tephet-f
have I committed fornication. Hail,
whose face is behind him, coming forth from his cavern
an Oerem--a a
Bastiper em setat an
not have I made to weep. Hail, Bast,
coming forth from the secret place, not
am ab-a a ta
ret per em axex an
have I eaten my heart. Hail, Blazing
legs, coming forth from the darkness, not
teh-a a am
snef per em nemmat an
have I transgressed. Hail Eater of
blood, coming forth from the block, not
ari
hennuit-a a am besek per em Mabet
have I acted decietfully. Hail Eater of
intestines, coming forth from Mabet,
an auau-a
henbet a neb maat per em Maati
not have I desolated plowed lands. Hail,
Lord of Maat, coming forth from Maat,
au metmet-a
a tennemiu per em Bast an
not have I been an eavesdropper. Hail
Strider backwards, coming forth from Bast, not
sem re-a a
Sertiu per em
have I set my mouth in motion [ against
any man ]. Hail Sertiu coming forth from
annu an
sexun-a[an]-as her xet a Tutu-f per em
Annu, not have I raged except with a
cause. hail, Doubly wicked, coming forth from
Ati an nek-a
hemt t'a a Uaamenti per
Ati, not have I defiled the wife of a
man. Hail Double Serpent, coming forth
em xebt an nek-a
hemt t'a a maa
from the torture chamber, not have I
defiled the wife of a man. Hail, Looker at
antu-f per
am Per-Amsu an tata-a a
what is brought to him, coming forth
from Per-Amsu, not have I polluted myself. Hail,
Her uru per em
amemt an ari-a heru a
Chief of the mighty, coming forth from
Amemt, not have I caused terror. Hail,
Khemiu, coming forth from Kesiu, not
have I committed offence. Hail,
Seset-xeru
per em Urit an ta-a
Disposer of speech, coming forth from
Urit, not have I inflamed myself with rage.
a Nexennu
per em Uab an sexa-a hra-a her t'etet
Hail, Babe, coming forth from Uab, not
have I made deaf myself to the words of
maat a
Kennememti peer em Kennemmet an sent-a
right and truth. Hail Kennememti,
coming forth from Kennemmet, not have I caused grief.
a An hetep-f
per em Sau an per-a
Hail, Bringer of his offering, coming
forth from Sais, not have I acted insolently.
a Sera-xeru
per em Unaset, an xennu-a
Hail, Disposer of speech, coming forth
from Unaset, not have I stirred up strife.
a Neb hrau per em Net'fet an asta-ab-a
Hail, Lord of faces, coming forth from
Netchefet, not have I judged hastily.
a Sexeriu per em Uten an semetmet-a
Hail, Sekheriu, coming forth from Uten, not have I been an
eavesdropper.
a Neb
abui per em Sauti an as xeru-a
Hail, Lord of the two horns, coming
forth from Sais, not have I multiplied my words
her t'etet a
Nefer-Tmu per em Het-Ptah-ka an auiti-a
upon words. Hail, Nefer-Tmu, coming
forth from Memphis, not have I harmed,
an ari-a ban
not have I done evil.
a Tem sepu per
em Tettu an ari-a senti
Hail Tmu [in his ] seasons, coming
forth from Tattu, not have I made curses of
suten a ari
em ab-f per em Tebu an rehen-a her
the king. Hail, Working in his heart,
soming forth from Tebu, not have I fouled
mu a Ahi per
em Nu an qa xeru-a
water. Hail Sistrum bearer, coming
forth from Nu, not have I made haughty my voice.
a uat rexit
per em Sau an
Hail, Provider of mankind, coming forth
from Sais, not
senu-a neter
a Neheb-ka per em tephet-f an ari a
have I cursed god. hail, Neheb-ka,
coming forth from his cavern, not have I
saqit a
Neheb-nefert per em tephet-f an
committed theft (?). Hail Neheb-nefert,
coming forth from his cavern, not
het pautti
neteru a Set'eses-tep per
have I defrauded the offerings of the
gods. hail Arranger of [ his ] head, coming forth
em kera an
nehem-a xenf er xu
from [ his ] shrine, not have i carried
away offerings from the beautified ones.
a An a-f per
em Maat an nehem-a xenf
Hail, Bringer of his arm, coming forth
from {the double town of Maat,} not have I carried off the food.
nexen an
seqasat-a neter nut-a. A Het' abehu
of the infant, not have I sinned against
the god of the town. Hail, White teeth,
per em Ta-se
an semam-a ah neteri
coming forth from Ta-she not have I
slaughtered the cattle divine.