The Thirtieth Ceremony: Setting the Statue in the Hetchet Shrine

The Sem priest said: “O Smeriu, the god comes to his place of protection. O Smeriu, the god comes to his place of protection. O Smeriu, the god comes to his place of protection. O Smeriu, the god comes to his place of protection.” The Kher heb then said: “O you Nine Smeriu, bring along the statue, and carry him [safely], and let him not fall down among you.” And as they were carrying the statue he said: “Hail, you sons of Horus, Amseth, Hapi, Tuamutef, and Qebhsennuf, advance, and come with your father, and carry him by means of the sledge, and bear him along. “Hail, Osiris! I have placed the sons of Horus with you, and they bear you along, and you are strong by reason of them. “Hail, you sons of Horus, Amseth, Hapi, Tuamutef, and Qebhsennuf, advance with your father, and bear him up, and let him not slip through your hands. “Hail, Osiris! They bear you up, like Horus on the Hennu sledge. You are raised up by it, like the gods, in its name of ‘Seker.’ You are united to it, and are made strong in the South and in the North, even as is Horus on it (i.e., his sledge).” Then the Kher heb said: “O priest, place the statue in the Hetchet Shrine.”⁠a And when the Kher heb had opened the doors of the Hetchet, he said: “The doors of heaven are opened. The doors of the House of the God are thrown back wide. And the House is opened for its Lord. “Let me come forth [as] he shall come forth. Let me enter in [as] he shall enter in. O may the God enter into it! “I am Thoth. I do not know whether the God will enter into it, for I have made myself to be without knowledge. What I know that soul which is ignorant of the thing that it abominates does not know. Let the door be thrust open by the god.” And the Kher heb also said: “I am Horus; my father is Osiris. I have smitten the phallus of Set with my hand. The God is in his house, and he rests in the arms of his father Osiris. “Your happiness is to you, O Osiris, and you have magical powers. Your father Osiris places you in his arms in his name of ‘Khut’ (i.e., horizon), in which Ra revolves. Life is given to you before your father Osiris. “Thoth comes to you, and he brings to you the Eye of Horus, and you become strong through it, and you rest in it. You have life, like a god, at the head of the gods forever.” And the Kher heb said: “Hetchet shrine (i.e., shining one), greatness is to you. Temi sledge (i.e., perfect one), the sledge is to you. Aat standard (i.e., that which does not diminish), greatness is to you. Arti Set (i.e., the two jawbones of Set), your jaws are to you. “Beneret qemat (i.e., sweetness of the South), Thoth has delivered the Eye of Horus from its enemies in its name of ‘Eye of the South.’ Thoth has carried it to Horus in its name of ‘Shepset’ (Holy One). Thoth has delivered (shef) it for Horus [from Set] in its name of ‘Shefit’ (Deliverer). Thoth has made it to be at peace (sehetep) with Horus in its name of ‘Hetepit’ (Pacifier). Thoth has made it triumphant (smaat) for Horus in its name of ‘Maat’ (Truth). Thoth has reckoned it up (sapi) for Horus in its name of ‘Apit’ (Reckoner).” When the statue was on the sledge the Kher heb said: “The beauties of this god are exalted.” And he also said: “Splendour is with you, and majesty is with you. The sledge shall never perish with you in it, and the sledge shall be with you.”