Egyptian religious poetry

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Hearken, all ye people, to my words. Hearken, O gods in the Temple of Souls Heaven thunders above us : = He is born! He is born !

He is born in the night !

He was born in the firmament

Homage to thee, Lady of the Mouth of the Valley :

Homage to thee, Osiris ! :

Horus has hacked off the legs of thy for Horus repeated the spell . :

How happy are the temple and the yards How happy is he who hath reached the West . How prosperous is this good prince ! Hymn to Osiris, Leader of the Westerners I am one of those gods born of Nut

I come to thee, O Nephthys .

I give praise, hear ye my call .

I have sinned against Ptah

In the Southern Shrine :

I rise, [ rise as a great Hawk of Gold

I shall go forth to heaven

I speak of a great matter

I will bless the name of Amon

King of the Nether World :

Lay thee not down at night fearing the morrow Let not him that would harm me

Lord of the Universe

Mayest thou never exist . : : Mayest thou wander as thou listest .

May he repose in the Western Mountain May he traverse the firmament

Mother of the gods, the One, the Only . : My heart desires to see thee

My name was given to me

O Aten, Lord of rays : O Atum! The King has come to fee : O Father Amon, what is in thy heart ?

O great Heir who came forth from Geb.

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