The Gods of the Egyptians Vol 1
Studies in Egyptian Mythology
by E. A. Wallis Budge | 1904 | 170,388 words
Volume 1-16 chapters including The Gods of Egypt, Primitive Gods and Nome-Gods, Hell and the Damned, Ra the Sun-God and His Forms, Hathor and the Hathor-Goddesses, The Horus Gods, and more. Includes 49 plates, 38 illustrations....
Chapter XI - The Legend Of Rā And Isis
Hieroglyphic Text With Transliteration And Translation
 Re Chapter |
 en of |
 neter the god |
 neterti divine (?) |
 kheperu tchesef self-produced, |
 ȧri the maker |
 pet of heaven, |
 ta [and] earth, |
 māu [and] the breath |
 en of |
 ānkh life, |
 khet of fire, |
 neteru of gods, |
 reth of men, |
 āut of beasts, |
 menmen of cattle, |
 tcheṭfet of reptiles and creeping things, |
 apt of the fowl of the air, |
 remu [and] of fishes, |
 suten the king |
 reth of men |
 neteru [and] of gods, |
 em in |
 kher form |
 uā one, |
 ḥenti [to whom] periods of 120 years |
 er [are] as |
 renput years, |
 āsht of many |
 renu names, |
 ȧn not |
 rekh known |
 pefi is that [god], |
 ȧn not |
 rekh known |
 pefi is that [god to] |
 neteru the gods. |
 ȧstu Behold, |
 Ȧst Isis |
 em was in the form of |
 set a woman |
 saa [who was] skilled |
 en in |
 tcheṭu words (i.e., matters). |
 khak-ȧb-s Her heart rebelled |
 er at |
 ḥeḥu the millions |
 em of |
 reth men, í |
 setep eres she chose rather |
 ḥeḥu the millions |
 em of |
 neteru the gods, |
 ȧpt-set and she esteemed |
 ḥeḥu the millions |
 em of |
 khu the spirits [of more value]. |
 ȧn khem set “Could she not be |
 em in |
 pet heaven |
 ta [and] earth |
 mȧ like |
 Ra Rā |
 ȧri ḳert [and] make herself mistress |
 ta of the earth |
 netert and a goddess,” |
 ka-set she meditated |
 em in |
 ȧb-set her heart. |
 er rekh “by knowing |
 ren the name |
 neter of the god |
 shepsi holy?” |
 ȧstu Behold, |
 āq en came in |
 Rā Rā |
 hru neb every day |
 em ḥāt in front of |
 qet - [f] [his] sailors, |
 smen-thȧ and was stablished |
 ḥer upon |
 nest the throne |
 khuti of the two horizons. |
 ȧaut Had become old |
 netri the divine one, |
 ennu - nef re - ƒ he dribbled at his mouth, |
 sat - ƒ he poured out |
 nebȧut - f his exudations |
 er upon |
 ta the ground, |
 peḳas en su and his spittle |
 sekher fell |
 her upon |
 sat the earth. |
 sek-nes Ȧst Isis she kneaded [it] |
 em in |
 ṭet-set her hand |
 ḥenā with |
 ta earth |
 unenet which was |
 ḥer-set on it, |
 qeṭ-nes-set she fashioned it |
 em in the form of |
 tcheṭfeti a serpent |
 shepsi sacred, |
 ȧri en set [and] she made [it] |
 em in |
 qaȧ the form |
 ḥeti of a dart. |
 ȧn Not |
 nemunemuȧ-s did it move along |
 ānkh-thȧ alive |
 er kheft-set before her, |
 khaā-set [and] she left [it] |
 ḥamu lying |
 ḥer on |
 uat the path |
 āpep neter āa ḥer-s whereon journeyed the great god |
 er according |
 ȧba - f to his desire |
 em khet through |
 tani - ƒ his two lands. |
 neter The god |
 shepsi holy |
 khā - ƒ rose up, |
 er ḥa behind |
 neteru the gods |
 em in |
 Āci-perti ; the great double house, |
 ānkh life, |
 utcha strength, |
 senb health! |
 em khet- ƒ [were] following him, |
 seftseft - ƒ [and] he marched on |
 mȧ as [he did] |
 hru neb every day |
 unkhu-set [when] bit |
 em [him] |
 tcheṭfeti the serpent |
 shepsi sacred ; |
 khet the fire |
 ānkhet of life |
 per-thȧ was coming out |
 ȧm - ƒ from him |
 tchesef himself, |
 ṭer-nes it destroyed |
 ȧmi the dweller |
 na in the |
 āshu cedars. |
 neter The god |
 netri divine |
 [un] - ƒ he opened |
 re - f his month, |
 kheru the voice |
 en of |
 ḥen -f his Majesty |
 ā. L. |
 u. S. |
 s. H. |
! |
 peḥ-nef reached |
 er unto |
 pet heaven. |
 Paut The company |
 neteru of the gods |
 tuf was |
 her for [saying], |
 mā pu-u “What is it?” |
 neteru - f His gods [were] |
 her for [saying] |
 petrȧ-u “What is the matter?” |
 ȧn Not |
 qem - ƒ found he |
 meṭtu words |
 er to |
 ushebt answer |
 her-f about it. |
 ȧrti-fi His two jaws |
 her khetkhet rattled, |
 āt - ƒ his limbs |
 neb all |
 ȧstiti trembled, |
 metu the poison |
 thetet-nef took possession |
 eon ȧufi of his body |
 mȧ as |
 thetet taketh possession |
 Ḥāp the Nile |
 em of |
 khet -ƒ his river bed. |
 neter The god |
 āa great |
 smen-nef stablished |
 ȧb-f his heart, |
 [nȧs] - f he [cried] out |
 er to |
 ȧmiu those in |
 khet - ƒ his train :— |
 māi-ten “Come |
 nȧ to me, |
 khepert O ye who have come into being |
 em from |
 ḥāt-ȧ my members, |
 neteru [ye] gods |
 peru who have proceeded |
 em-ȧ from me, |
 ṭāt rekh-ten and I will make you to know |
 kheperȧ-set what hath happened : |
 ṭemu-entu I am wounded |
 khet by something |
 meru deadly, |
 rekh-set knoweth it |
 ȧb-ȧ my heart. |
 ȧn Not |
 maa su have seen it |
 maa-ȧ my eyes, |
 ȧn not |
 ȧri made it |
 set ṭet-ȧ my hand, |
 ȧn not |
 rekh-set know [I] it |
 em ȧri-nȧ nebt who hath done [this] to me anyone, |
 ȧn not |
 ṭeptu-ȧ have I tasted |
 ment pain |
 mȧtet-set like it, |
 ȧn never was |
 meru deadly [anything] |
 er-s more than it. |
 ȧnuk I am |
 ser a prince, |
 sa the son |
 ser of a prince, |
 mu the divine issue |
 hheperu produced |
 em by |
 neter a god. |
 ȧnuk I am |
 ur a great one, |
 sa the son |
 ur of a great one, |
 maut en thought out |
 ȧtef-ȧ my father |
 ren-ȧ my name. |
 ȧnuk I am |
 āshu of many |
 rennu names, |
 āsht of many |
 kheperu forms (or, existences) |
 ȧu is |
 kheperȧ-ȧ my form (or existence) |
 unu living |
 em in |
 neter god |
 neb every. |
 nȧs-ȧ-tu I have proclaimed |
 Temu Ḥeru ḥekennu Temu and Ḥeru Ḥekennu. |
 ȧu tcheṭ Have uttered |
 ȧtef-ȧ my father |
 mut-ȧ and my mother |
 ren-ȧ my name, |
 ȧmen-set hidden was it |
 em in |
 khat-ȧ my body |
 er by |
 mes-ȧ my begetter |
 en meri who wished |
 tem not |
 erṭāt khepera to let have |
 peḥti power |
 ḥekau-ȧ him who would enchant me |
 en by |
 ḥekai enchantments |
 er-ȧ over me. |
 peru-k I had come forth |
 er from |
 ḥa er the abode to |
 maa ȧri-nȧ see what I had made |
 sutet [and] was being led |
 em through |
 taui the lands |
 qemamu-nȧ [which] I had created, |
 em tcheṭem when [something] aimed a blow |
 kher-ȧ at me |
 ȧn rehh-ȧ su [and] I know not what it is. |
 ȧn khet ȧs pu Behold it is not fire, |
 ȧn mu ȧs pu behold it is not water. |
 ȧb-ȧ My heart |
 kheri contains |
 [khet]u fire, |
 ḥāt-ȧ my limbs |
 ȧstiti [are] trembling, |
 āt-[ȧ] [my] members |
 kheri contain |
 mesu the children |
 ḥesiu of quakings. |
 ȧmmā ȧntu-nȧ I pray you let be brought to me |
 mesu-ȧ my children, |
 neteru the gods |
 khui mighty |
 meṭet of words, |
 rekhi skilful |
 re-sen with their mouths, |
 sarṭ-sen their powers, |
 peḥ-sen they reach |
 her to heaven. |
 iu-eref Came to him |
 mesu [his] children, |
 neter god |
 neb every |
 ȧm there |
 kheri with |
 ȧkebu-nef his cries of weeping. |
 iu en Ȧst Came Isis |
 kheri with |
 khut-set her power |
 ȧst re-set and her skilled mouth, |
 em with |
 nifu the breath |
 en of |
 ānkh life, |
 thes-set her incantations |
 ḥer ṭer destroy |
 ment diseases, |
 meṭtu-set her word |
 sānkh maketh to live |
 ḳa stinking |
 ḥeti throats (i.e., throats of the dead). |
 tcheṭ-set She said, |
 mā pu-u What is this, |
 ȧtef O father |
 neter god ? |
 petrȧ What is it ? |
 theṭfi A snake |
 ṭen mennu hath shot sickness |
 ȧm-k into thee. |
 uā A thing |
 mes-k made by thee |
 fa hath lifted up |
 ṭep-f its head |
 erek against thee. |
 ka Verily |
 sekher-set it shall be overthrown |
 em by |
 Ḥekaiu words of power |
 menkhiu beneficent, |
 ṭā-ȧ khetkhet - f I will make it to depart |
 er from |
 maa the sight |
 sati-k of thy rays. |
 neter The god |
 tcheseri holy |
 ȧpu-nef opened |
 re - f his mouth: |
 ȧnuk I |
 pu shemi was passing |
 ḥer over |
 uat the way |
 sutut going |
 em through |
 tani the two lands |
 set-ȧ of my country, |
 ȧba en ȧb-ȧ er wished my heart to |
 maa see |
 qemamu-nȧ what I had created |
 khunen-nȧ [when] I was bitten |
 em by |
 tcheṭfi a snake |
 ȧn maa set invisible. |
 ȧn khet ȧs pu Behold it is not fire, |
 ȧn mu ȧs pu behold it is not water. |
 qebebḥ-kuȧ I am colder |
 er than |
 mu water, |
 shemem-kuȧ I am hotter |
 er than |
 seshet fire, |
 ḥāt-ȧ my limbs |
 neb all |
 er kheri are full of |
 fetet sweat, |
 tuȧ I |
 ȧstiti tremble, |
 maat-ȧ my eye |
 ȧn is without |
 smen stability, |
 ȧn |
 qemḥu-ȧ I cannot see |
 pet the heavens, |
 ḥu bursteth out |
 mu water |
 ḥer on |
 ḥrȧ-ȧ my face |
 em [as] in |
 shemu summer. |
 tcheṭ ȧn Said |
 Ȧst Isis |
 en to |
 Rā Rā, |
 ȧ O |
 tcheṭ-nȧ tell me |
 ren-k thy name, |
 ȧtef father |
 neter god; |
 ānkh liveth |
 sa the person |
 ṭemu-tu ḥer who hath declared |
 ren - f his name. |
 ȧnuh [Said Rā] I am |
 ȧri the maker |
 pet of heaven |
 ta [and] earth, |
 thes the knitter together |
 ṭuu of the mountains, |
 qemamu the creator |
 unnet of what exists |
 ḥer - f upon it. |
 nuk I am |
 ȧri the maker |
 mu of the water |
 khepertu making to exist |
 Meḥt-ur Meḥt-ur, |
 ȧri acting [as] |
 ka en bull of |
 mut - ƒ his mother, |
 kheperu the creator |
 netchem netchemiu of the joys of love. |
 nuk ȧri I am the maker |
 pet of heaven |
 sesheta and have covered over |
 khuti the two horizons, |
 ṭā-ȧ I have set |
 ba the soul |
 nu of |
 neteru the gods |
 em-khennu-set within them |
 ȧnuk I am |
 un he who openeth |
 maati-f his eyes, |
 kheperu becometh |
 ḥetchetchtu the light; |
 ākhennu shutteth [he] |
 maati-f his eyes, |
 kheperu becometh |
 kekui the dark. |
 ḥu Riseth |
 mu the flood |
 Ḥāp of Ḥāp (Nile) |
 kheft when |
 utu-nef he giveth the command, |
 ȧn not |
 rekh en neteru know the gods |
 ren - ƒ his name. |
 nuk I am |
 ȧri the maker |
 unnu of hours, |
 kheperu the creator |
 hru of days, |
 nuh I am |
 ȧpu the opener |
 ḥebu of the festivals |
 renpit of the year, |
 qemamu the creator |
 ȧtru of streams of water. |
 nuk I am |
 ȧri the maker |
 khet of flame |
 ānkhet of life |
 er sekheperu making to be performed |
 kat works |
 en in |
 amu the houses. |
 nuk I am |
 Kheperȧ Kheperȧ |
 em in |
 ṭuauu the morning, |
 Rā Rā |
 em in |
 āḥāu-f his noontide, |
 Temu Temu |
 ȧmi māsheru in the evening. |
 ȧn [But] not |
 khesef was driven |
 met the poison |
 em out of |
 shemi-set its course, |
 ȧn not |
 netchem was relieved |
 neter āa the great god. |
 tcheṭ ȧn Said |
 Ȧst Isis |
 en to |
 Rā Rā: — |
 ȧn ren-k ȧpu Thy name is not enumerated |
 em among |
 na the |
 tcheṭu-k-nȧ things which thou hast said to me ; |
 ȧ O |
 tcheṭ-k tell thou |
 set it |
 nȧ to me, |
 peri and shall come out |
 ta the |
 metu poison. |
 ānkh Shall live |
 sa a person |
 ṭemu-tu having uttered |
 ren - f his name. |
 metu The poison |
 tcheṭemu-set it burned |
 em with |
 tcheṭemu burnings, |
 sekhemu-nes it was stronger |
 er than |
 nebȧu the flame |
 en of |
 ārt fire. |
 tcheṭ ȧn Said |
 ḥen the majesty |
 en of |
 Rā Rā, |
 ṭāt-nȧ I give myself |
 ḥeḥui mā Ȧst to be searched out by Isis, |
 per em ren-ȧ shall come forth my name |
 em from |
 khat-ȧ my body |
 er into |
 khat-s her body. |
 ȧmen en su Hid himself |
 netri the divine one |
 em from |
 neteru the gods, |
 usekh empty was |
 ȧst the place |
 em in |
 uȧa the Boat |
 en of |
 ḥeḥ renput millionsof years. |
 ȧr When |
 kheperu it became |
 mȧ about |
 sep the time of |
 pert the coming forth |
 ent of |
 ȧb the heart |
 tcheṭ-s she said |
 en to |
 sa [her] son |
 Ḥeru Horus:— |
 senḥa ent su Let him bind himself by an oath |
 em ānkh sworn by the life |
 neter of the god |
 erṭāt neter that the god will give |
 maati-f his two eyes. |
 neter The god |
 āat great |
 uthes - nef ḥer ren - ƒ was removed from his name, |
 Ȧst Isis, |
 urt-ḥekauti great in words of power [said]:— |
 shept Run out, |
 metu poison, |
 per come forth |
 em from |
 Rā Rā, |
 maat Eye |
 Hern of Horus, |
 peri come forth |
 em from |
 neter the god, |
 nubȧu and shine |
 en without |
 re - ƒ his mouth. |
 nuk I, |
 ȧri-ȧ I have worked, |
 nuk I |
 hau er māȧi make to fall down |
 ḥer upon |
 ta the ground |
 er metu sekhemu the poison which is defeated, |
 māki verily |
 uthes was removed |
 en from |
 neter the god |
 āa great |
 ren - ƒ his name. |
 Rā ānkh - ƒ Rā may he live, |
 met the poison |
 mit may it die |
 thes rer and conversely. |
 men A certain one, |
 mes the son |
 en of |
 ment a certain woman, |
 ānkh - f may he live, |
 metu the poison |
 mit may it die. |
 tcheṭ en Ȧst ur [Thus] said Isis, great lady, |
 mistress |
 neteru of the gods, |
 rekh who knew |
 Rā Rā |
 em by |
 ren - f his name |
 tchesef his own. |
 tcheṭ To be said |
 ḥer over |
 tut en an image of |
 Temu Temu |
 ḥenā and |
 Ḥeru-ḥekennu Ḥeru-ḥekennu, |
 erpit and [over] a figure |
 Ȧst of Isis, |
 tut and an image |
 Ḥeru of Horus. |
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