Chapter LXIII · A.
P. Le Page (Peter Le Page) Renouf translation
Chapter whereby one is not burnt with fire, but drinketh water in the Netherworld.
O Bull of Amenta! let me be borne to thee!
I am that Rudder of Râ, wherewith he conveyeth the Ancient(1) ones.
I am not burnt, I am not consumed.
I am Babai, the eldest son of Osiris, who striketh the eye of every god(2) in Heliopolis.
I am the Heir, the primary power of motion and of rest(3).
116I have made firm my name, and have preserved it that I may have life through it.
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · I am that Rudder of Râ, wherewith he conveyeth the Ancient ones. This passage is twice found in Horhotep (311 and 329), the word for Rudder Note 2 · Who striketh the eye, . The peaceful determinative may perhaps be intended to diminish the force of the very expressive in the verb of strikNote 3 · The primary power of motion and of rest. These words have a modern sound, but they express the sense of the original, . ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂