Appendix (The following is from the Papyrus of
Nefer-uben-f, Naville, op. cit., 1, Bl. 72.) The Chapter Of Drinking Water In Khert-Neter
The am khent priest, Nefer-uben-f, whose word is truth, saith:- I, even I, am he who cometh
forth from the god Keb. The water-flood is given to him, he hath become the master thereof in
the form of Hapi. I, the am khent Nefer-uben-f, open the doors of heaven. Thoth hath opened
to me the doors of Qebh (the Celestial Waters). Lo, Hepi Hepi, the two sons of the Sky,
mighty in splendour, grant ye that I may be master over the water, even as Set had dominion
over his evil power on the day of the storming of the Two Lands. I pass by the Great Ones,
arm to shoulder, even as they pass that Great God, the Spirit who is equipped, whose name is
unknown. I have passed by the Aged One of the shoulder. I am Nefer-uben-f, whose word is
truth. Hath opened to me the Celestial Water Osiris. Hath opened to me the Celestial Water
Thoth-Hapi, the Lord of the horizon, in his name of "Thoth, cleaver of the earth." I am master
of the water, as Set is master of his weapon. I sail over the sky, I am Ra, I am Ru. I am Sma.
I have eaten the Thigh, I have seized the bone and flesh. I go round about the Lake of
Sekhet-Ar. Hath been given to me eternity without limit. Behold, I am the heir of eternity, to
whom hath been given everlastingness.
(The following two Chapters are from the Papyrus of Nu, Sheets 7 and 12)
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