[Image of Isis]

The

Papyrus of Ani

[Image of Nephthys]

[Image of a Djed]

Translated by Neil Parker

1997

from Bardo Website

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Introductory hymns and the judgment of the soul

Chapter 15, hymn to Ra

An adoration of Ra when he rises on the eastern horizon of heaven

Chapter 15, hymn to Osiris

An adoration of Osiris Wen-Nefer, the great god in Abydos

Chapter 30b

(A spell for not letting the heart of the deceased be driven away from him in the underworld--title not given in this copy)

Miscellaneous necessary prayers and spells

Chapter 1

The beginning of the spells of coming forth by day, of exalting and glorifying, etc.

Chapter 22

A spell to give a mouth to the deceased

Chapter 17

The beginning of the exultations and glorifications, of coming forth and going down in the underworld, etc.

Chapter 147

(The seven chambers--no title given)

Chapter 146

(The ten gateways of the house of Osiris--no title given)

Chapter 18

(The ten divine Councils--no title given)

Chapter 23

A spell to open the mouth of the deceased

Chapter 24

A spell to bring words of power to the deceased

Chapter 26

A spell to give a heart to the deceased

Chapter 30b (2nd copy)

A spell for not letting the heart of the deceased be driven away from him in the underworld

Chapter 61

A spell for not letting a man's soul be snatched away from him in the underworld

Chapter 54

A spell to give breath in the underworld

Chapter 29

A spell for not letting the heart of a man be snatched away from him in the underworld

Chapter 27

A spell for not letting the heart of a man be taken from him in the underworld

Chapter 58

A spell to breathe air and have mastery over water in the underworld

Chapter 59

A spell to breathe air and have mastery over water in the underworld

Chapter 44

A spell for not dying again in the underworld

Chapter 45

A spell for not rotting in the underworld

Chapter 46

A spell for not perishing and for being alive in the underworld

Chapter 50

A spell for not entering to the god's execution block

Chapter 93

A spell for not letting a man be carried to the east in the underworld

Chapter 43

A spell for not letting a man's head be cut off from him in the underword

Chapter 89

A spell to let a soul and its body come together in the underworld

Chapter 91

A spell for not letting a man's soul be imprisoned in the underworld

Chapter 92

A spell to open the tomb for the soul and the shadow, to come forth by day, and to have mastery over the legs

Chapter 74

A spell to raise up the legs and come forth on earth

Chapter 8

A spell to cross over into the land of Amentet by day

Chapter 2

A spell to come forth by day and live after dying

Chapter 9

A spell to come forth by day after crossing into the death-god's kingdom

Chapter 132

A spell to let a man turn himself back to see his house on earth

Chapter 10, aka Chapter 48

Another spell for a man to come forth by day against his enemies in the underworld

Hymns to Ra and Osiris

Chapter 15, hymn to Ra

Adoration of Ra from his rising on the horizon to his setting in life

Chapter 15, hymn to Osiris

Adoration of Osiris, lord of eternity, Wen-nefer, and Harmachis numerous of forms and great of images, and Ptah-Seker-Atum in Heliopolis, lord of the coffin

Chapter 15, litany

(no title)

Chapter 15, hymn to Ra

Adoration of Ra when he rises on the eastern horizon of heaven, with those who are in his following

Chapter 133

To be spoken on the [first] day of the month

Chapter 134

Adoration of Ra on the [first] day of the month, when [his] boat sails.

Advancing to the divine Councils

Chapter 18 (2nd copy)

(The ten divine Councils--no title given)

Chapter 124

A spell to go down to the divine Council of Osiris

The spells of transformation

Chapter 86

The beginning of the spells for making transformations: To assume the form of a swallow

Chapter 77

To assume the form of a hawk of gold

Chapter 78

To assume the form of a divine hawk

Chapter 87

To assume the form of a horned snake

Chapter 88

To assume the form of Sebek

Chapter 82

To assume the form of Ptah

Chapter 85 (1st half)

To assume the form of the soul of Atum

Chapter 83

To assume the form of a phoenix

Chapter 84 (& 2nd half of chapter 85)

To assume the form of a heron

Chapter 81a

To assume the form of a water lilly

Chapter 80

To assume the form of a god who gives light and darkness

Not Dying Again

Chapter 175

A spell for not dying again

In the Hall of Truth

Chapter 125, part 1

A spell for entering the courtyard of truth, praising Osiris at the head of the west

Chapter 125, part 2

(The "negative confession")

Chapter 42

(The deification of members, also known as the spell to drive back slaughter in Herakleopolis)

Chapter 125, rubric

(Rubric for Chapter 125)

The tomb and its equipment

Chapter 155

The spell of the Djed of gold

Chapter 156

The spell of the Isis-amulet of red jasper

Chapter 29c

The spell of the heart of red stone

Chapter 166

The spell of the headrest placed under the head

Chapter 151

(The plan of the tomb--no title given)

Chapter 6

(A spell for not doing work in the underworld--title not given)

In the Field of Offerings

Chapter 110

The beginning of the spells of the Field of Offerings, and the spells of coming forth by day, and entering into and coming forth from the underworld, and arriving in the Field of Reeds, and being at peace in the great town of the lady of winds

Chapter 148

(A spell to provide the deceased with nourishment--title not given)

Chapter 185

Praise of Osiris at the head of the West, Wen-nefer at the heart of Abydos

Chapter 186

(Hymn to Hathor--title not given)

Additional Information

The Papyrus of Ani - by E. A. Wallis Budge

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