Texts Relating To The Weighing Of The Heart Of Ani
THE PRAYER OF ANI:
My heart, my mother; my heart, my mother! My heart whereby I came into being! May
nought stand up to oppose me at [my] judgment, may there be no opposition to me in the
presence of the Chiefs (Tchatchau); may there be no parting of thee from me in the presence
of him that keepeth the Balance! Thou art my KA, which dwelleth in my body; the god
Khnemu who knitteth together and strengtheneth my limbs. Mayest thou come forth into the
place of happiness whither we go. May the Sheniu officials, who make the conditions of the
lives of men, not cause my name to stink, and may no lies be spoken against me in the
presence of the God. [Let it be satisfactory unto us, and let the Listener god be favourable
unto us, and let there be joy of heart (to us) at the weighing of words. Let not that which is
false be uttered against me before the Great God, the Lord of Amentet. Verily, how great
shalt thou be when thou risest in triumph.]
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