The
Chapter Of Making The Transformation Into A Swallow
The Osiris Ani,
whose word is truth, saith:- I am a swallow, [I am] a swallow. [I
am] that Scorpion, the daughter of Ra. Hail, O ye gods whose
odour is sweet. Hail, O ye gods whose odour is sweet. Hail,
Flame, who comest forth from the horizon. Hail, thou who art in
the city. I have brought the Warder of his corner there. Give me
thy two hands, and let me pass my time in the Island of Flame. I
have advanced with a message, I have come having the report
thereof [to make]. Open to me. How shall I tell that which I have
seen there? I am like Horus, the governor of the Boat, when the
throne of his father was given unto him, and when Set, that son
of Nut, was [lying] under the fetters which he had made for
Osiris. He who is in Sekhem hath inspected me. I stretch out my
arms over Osiris. I have advanced for the examination, I have
come to speak there. Let me pass on and deliver my message. I am
he who goeth in, [I am] judged, [I] come forth magnified at the
Gate of Nebertcher. I am purified at the Great Uart. I have done
away my wickednesses. I have put away utterly my offences. I have
put away utterly all the taints of evil which appertained to me
[upon the earth]. I have purified myself, I have made myself to
be like a god. Hail, O ye Doorkeepers, I have completed my
journey. I am like unto you. I have come forth by day. I have
advanced on my legs. I have gained the master over [my]
footsteps. [Hail, ye] Spirit-souls! I, even I, do know the hidden
roads and the Gates of Sekhet Aaru. I live there. Verily, I, even
I, have come, I have overthrown my enemies upon the earth,
although my body lieth a mummy in the tomb.
© 1999 Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli