Clothing and Anointing the Image

The Thirty-seventh Ceremony. The Chapter of the White Bandlet. The following shall be said: “Hail, Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, you have received this your shining bandlet, you have received this your beautiful thing, you have received this your apparel, you have received this your bandlet [of beauties], you have received this Eye of Horus, the White one, which comes forth from Nekheb. “You rise in it, you are perfect in it in its name of ‘Menkhet,’ it collects (temu) your face in its name of ‘Atma,’ it magnifies your face in its name of ‘Aat,’ it fashions (qema) your face in its name of ‘Qemat.’ “I have equipped you with the Eye of Horus, with the equipment of Rennut, O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, the White one of the Divine Water House, the gods strengthen you, the gods strengthen it, even as they are strong through the Eye of Horus.” The Thirty-eighth Ceremony. The Chapter of Putting on the Bandlet. The following shall be said: “Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, has arrayed himself in his apparel so that he may walk on the earth in the form of a mummy (?). Horus has arrayed himself in his apparel so that he may walk on the earth in the form of a mummy (?). Thoth has arrayed himself in his apparel so that he may walk on the earth in the form of a mummy (?). Sep has arrayed himself in his apparel so that he may walk on the earth in the form of a mummy (?). “Hail, Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, I have presented to you the Eye of Horus that you may be filled in the House of the Aged Prince in Annu. Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, your Ka is filled before your enemies.” The Thirty-ninth Ceremony. The Chapter of Putting on the Green Bandlet. The following shall be said: “Rises Uatchit, Lady of Nebit, the perfect one, who cannot be repulsed in heaven or in earth. The green bandlet makes green Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, with its greenness, it makes perfect with its Menkhet bandlet, it makes green those who are in its greenness, and one renews his youth through it as Ra renewed his youth. O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, and he is (i.e., you are) strong by what is in it.” The Fortieth Ceremony. The Chapter of Putting on the Red Bandlet. The following shall be said: “Rises the Eye of Ra, Lady of the Two Lands, Ruler of the great Lake of Two Fires, Lady of the storm, the Majesty who makes to go forth the word, Creatress of the Company of the Gods by what she has emitted. She makes green Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, by her greenness, she makes him perfect by this her Menkhet bandlet, she makes him green by what is in her greenness. “Come, you who are among the gods who are in front of him, and rise before him. She protects him, she guards him, she causes the fear of him to exist. She makes him to be mighty of terror, and greater in his power than the gods. “O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, live, renew yourself, and become young like Ra every day. Songs of praise are to you because of your beauties, O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, [they come] to you from all who are in the Two Lands. Your arm cannot be resisted in all the earth, O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, and you see through it.” The Forty-first Ceremony. The Chapter of Putting on the Atma Bandlet. The following shall be said: “Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, has received his bandlet of Atmat, on the two arms of the goddess Tait, for his flesh. God unites himself to god, and god arrays himself with god in his name of ‘Atmat.’ The god who washes away her outflowing is Hapi, and the light of the bandlet illumines her head. “Isis has carded it and Nephthys has woven it, and they make to shine the bandlet for Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands. The word of Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, is law against his enemies.” [To be said] four times. The Forty-second Ceremony. The Chapter of Presenting Oil. The following shall be said: “Does not (?) the heart of Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, rejoice at meeting the Eye of his body? Does not (?) the heart of Horus rejoice at meeting the Eye of his body? It makes you green, and it adorns you in its name of ‘Uatchit,’ and its odour pleases you in its name of ‘Sweet Odour.’” “Metchet oil. I have filled you, O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, with the Eye of Horus, Metchet. “Festival scent. I have filled you with the Eye of Horus which makes glad. “Oil of praise. I have filled you with the Eye of Horus, the oil praises your head.⁠a “Sefi oil. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, by which Set was destroyed. “Nem oil. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, which is united to the oil. “Tua oil. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, which he has brought; he has praised the gods with it. “Hatent ash oil. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, which you have carried off before you. “Hatent Thehennu oil. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus, which you have carried off before you. “Aber oil. I have presented to you, O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, the Eye of Horus, and it will not gainsay you, but having it Set will gainsay you. “Beq oil. I have presented to you the Eye of Horus; you have counted it up, anoint yourself with it. “Hail, Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, I have filled you with the Eye of Horus, [with] the Metchet oil which comes forth from the Eye of Horus, in its name of ‘Metchet,’ that you may place it before you. The Eye of Horus, [that is] Sekhet, burns up for you the gods who are in the following of Set. “Seb has given to you his inheritance, your word is law against your enemies, and behold, you have taken possession of the Urertu Crown at the head of the gods, who are upon earth. Ap-uat has opened for you the roads against your enemies. “The Eye of Horus has been given to you that you may rest on it, that you may place it with those who are in you, and that you may place it in you. The Eye of Horus is before you, O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands. [To be said] four times. This shall be done (i.e., said) on the festival of the sixth day, on the festival of the fifteenth day, and on other festivals in addition to these.” The Chapter of Presenting Metchet Oil Daily. The following shall be said: “O this Oil! O this Oil! O youthful one who are in the Eye of Horus, O youthful one who are in the front of Horus! I have set [your] greenness (i.e., vigour) before Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, that he may rejoice in possessing it, and that he may make use of it. Cause him to have power over his body. Give to him his sacrifices through the two eyes of all the spirits, and behold, let them see him and hear him in his name.” The Forty-third Ceremony. The Chapter of Presenting Copper Ointment. The following shall be said: “Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, I have presented to you the Eye of Horus that you may make healthy your face with it.” The Forty-fourth Ceremony. The Chapter of Presenting Lead Ointment. The following shall be said: “O Amen-Ra, Lord of the Throne of the Two Lands, I have presented to you the Eye of Horus that you may see with it.”