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Apophis, the evil being, by the soul of the deceased ex- 
claiming to the gods : “ I have fought for tliee. I come 
to expel the wicked [literally f the opposers* of Satan the 
accuser] from Skhem (the heavenly region).” To this 
appeal the souls of the previously deceased, reply by in- 
terceding with Osiris for the admission of the applicant; 
speaking, as in the ancient idiom, of themselves in the third 
person, they exclaim : “ Oh, companions of souls, made in the 
house of Osiris, accompany ye the soul of the Osirian, with 
yourselves, to the house of Osiris ! Let him see as ye see ; 
let him hear as ye hear ; let him stand as ye stand ; let him 
sit as ye sit ! Oh, givers of food and drink to the spirits and 
souls made in the house of Osiris, give ye food and drink in 
due season to the Osirian with yourselves ! Oh, openers of roads 
and guides of paths to the soul made in the abode of Osiris, 
open ye the roads, level ye the paths to the Osiris with your- 
selves ! ” * The result of this intercessional chorus is, thaL 
“ He enters the gate of Osiris ; he is not found wanting in 
the balance ; he goes in with exultation ; he comes out (or 
passes through) in peace ; he is like the demons in heaven ; 
he is justified ! ” 
this grand exordium follow many short paragraphs 
xiv.) of far less significance, relating chiefly to the body 
ot the deceased, and the preliminary ceremonies of his funeral. 
These occupy the second to the fourteenth chapters. At last 
the soul of the deceased passes through the gates of the 
Kerneter (Hades), which, by the way, is a subterranean sphere, 
and at its entry is dazzled by the glory of the sun, which it 
now sees for the first time since its departure from the body 
(chap. xv.). Awe-struck with praise and admiration, thus the 
Usinan, or rather his soul, addresses the beneficent emblem of 
the Creator Hail ! Sun, Lord of the sunbeams. Lord of 
eternity ! Hail ! 0 Sun, Creator ! self-created ! Perfect is thy 
light m the horizon, illuminating the world with thy rays ! All 
the gods rejoice when they see the King of Heaven ! Glory 
to thee, shining in the firmament : thou hast shone, thou 
hast rendered it divine, making festive all countries, cities, 
and temples; supported by thy goodness; giving victory, 
first of the first ; illuminating the Osirian in Hades, smiting* 
the evil placing him out of sin, and letting him be with the 
gi eat blessed . Hail ! thou judge of the gods, weighing words 
m bLades. Hail ! thou who art over the gods. Hail ! thou who 
* Cf. Isaiah (xl. 3) : “ Prepare ye the way of the Lord 
the desert a highway for our God.” 
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