Tamino
Active Member
So, this was sparked by @Bharat Jhunjhunwala . He argued in another thread that the papyrus of Ani describes the sun god travelling to an eastern land, probably India, which is the source of creation.
I looked at the source and didn’t get it at all. But I see how one might think it, if only reading the flowery and unstructured Budge translation.
So, for those of you crazy enough to like poetry, here’s some Ancient Egyptian poetry.
I present to you:
Praising Ra when he rises in the eastern horizon of the sky
From the papyrus of Ani. A variation of spell15 of the Book of the Dead, unknown author.
Sources:
The papyrus: papyrus | British Museum
The Budge translation: Book of Dead Plate 1 (bibliotecapleyades.net)
The hymn has 3 parts with 23 verses each, and is subdivided in paragraphs of different lengths, which often show a strictly symmetrical structure.
.
Title
1 Praising Ra,
2 when he rises in the eastern horizon of the sky
3 by
4 the Osiris Ani, the scribe of the holy offerings of all the gods,
5 he says: I greet you
.
1st Part
1st adoration
1 you who come as KHEPERA,.................................is created
2 KHEPERA the creator of the gods,.....................is the creator
3 You appear, you rise................................................rises
4 illumining yout mother..........................................shines
.
5 you appear as the king of the gods..................Center: kingship
.
6 the mother NUT acts for you.............................receives protection
7 her hands perform nini.........................................receives honor
8 Manu receives you in peace...............................is received
9 MAAT embraces you at........................................is embraced
............................the two seasons of the day.
.
1st request
He may give:
1 (being) a strong Akh, who is justified........................justified
2 going out as a living Ba-Soul........................................Ba-Soul
3 to see HORACHTY.................................................Center: seeing the sun god
4 for the Ka-Soul of the Osiris, the scribe ANI...........Ka-soul
5 justified before OSIRIS.....................................................justified
.
2nd adoration
He says........................................................................................3 realms:
1 Oh all gods of the Temple of the Ba...........................Netherworld: balance and offerings
2 ..............who hold sky and earth in balance
3 ...............who give the Ka-Soul offerings
.
4 TA-TENEN, the one.................................................................................................................Earth: creation of all things
5 ..............who made all people and the primordial gods
6 ...............the south side, the north side, the west land and the east land
.
7 give praise to RA, lord of the sky..................................................................Sky: Kingship
8 ...............the ruler, may he live, be whole and healthy
9 ................the creator of the gods
I looked at the source and didn’t get it at all. But I see how one might think it, if only reading the flowery and unstructured Budge translation.
So, for those of you crazy enough to like poetry, here’s some Ancient Egyptian poetry.
I present to you:
Praising Ra when he rises in the eastern horizon of the sky
From the papyrus of Ani. A variation of spell15 of the Book of the Dead, unknown author.
Sources:
The papyrus: papyrus | British Museum
The Budge translation: Book of Dead Plate 1 (bibliotecapleyades.net)
The hymn has 3 parts with 23 verses each, and is subdivided in paragraphs of different lengths, which often show a strictly symmetrical structure.
.
Title
1 Praising Ra,
2 when he rises in the eastern horizon of the sky
3 by
4 the Osiris Ani, the scribe of the holy offerings of all the gods,
5 he says: I greet you
.
1st Part
1st adoration
1 you who come as KHEPERA,.................................is created
2 KHEPERA the creator of the gods,.....................is the creator
3 You appear, you rise................................................rises
4 illumining yout mother..........................................shines
.
5 you appear as the king of the gods..................Center: kingship
.
6 the mother NUT acts for you.............................receives protection
7 her hands perform nini.........................................receives honor
8 Manu receives you in peace...............................is received
9 MAAT embraces you at........................................is embraced
............................the two seasons of the day.
.
1st request
He may give:
1 (being) a strong Akh, who is justified........................justified
2 going out as a living Ba-Soul........................................Ba-Soul
3 to see HORACHTY.................................................Center: seeing the sun god
4 for the Ka-Soul of the Osiris, the scribe ANI...........Ka-soul
5 justified before OSIRIS.....................................................justified
.
2nd adoration
He says........................................................................................3 realms:
1 Oh all gods of the Temple of the Ba...........................Netherworld: balance and offerings
2 ..............who hold sky and earth in balance
3 ...............who give the Ka-Soul offerings
.
4 TA-TENEN, the one.................................................................................................................Earth: creation of all things
5 ..............who made all people and the primordial gods
6 ...............the south side, the north side, the west land and the east land
.
7 give praise to RA, lord of the sky..................................................................Sky: Kingship
8 ...............the ruler, may he live, be whole and healthy
9 ................the creator of the gods
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