Hymns to the Sun-god
The following extracts from Hymns to the Sun-god and Osiris are written in the hieratic character upon slices of limestone now preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
"Well dost thou watch, O Horus, who sails over the sky, thou child who proceeds from the divine father, thou child of fire, who shines like crystal, who destroys the darkness and the night. Thou child who grows rapidly, with gracious form, who rests in thine eye. Thou wakes up men who are asleep on their beds, and the reptiles in their nests. Thy boat sailed on the fiery Lake Neserser, and thou traverse the upper sky by means of the winds thereof. The two daughters of the Nile-god crush for thee the fiend Neka, Nubti pierced him with his arrows. Keb seized him by the joint of his back; Serqet gripped him at his throat. The flame of this serpent, that is over the door of thy house burn him up. The Great Company of the Gods is wroth with him, and they rejoice because he is cut to pieces. The Children of Horus grasp their knives, and inflict very many gashes in him. Hail! Thine enemy hath fallen, and Truth stand firm before thee. When thou again transform thyself into Tem, thou give thy hand to the Lords of Akert, those who lie in death give thanks for thy beauties when thy light fall upon them. They declare unto thee what is their hearts' wish, which is that they may see thee again. When thou hast passed them by, the darkness covers them, each one in his coffin. Thou art the lord of those who cry out to thee, the god who is beneficent for ever. Thou art the Judge of words and deeds, the Chief of chief judges, who establishes truth, and doest away sin. May he who attack me be judged rightly, behold, he is stronger than I am; he hath seized upon my office, and hath carried it off with falsehood. May it be restored to me?"
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