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OSIRIS RA EIGHT RA OSIRIS
EGYPTIAN MAGIC E.A.Wallis Budge 1899 ISIS COVETS THE POWER OF R.A Page 137 THE LEGEND OF RA AND ISIS. "The Chapter of the divine god, the self-created "being, who made the heavens and the earth, and the "winds [which give] life, and the fire, and the gods, " and men, and beasts, and cattle, and reptiles, and the " fowl of the air and the fish of the sea; he is the king " of men and of gods, he hath one period of life (?) and "with him periods of one hundred and twenty years "each are but as years; his names are manifold and "unknown, the gods even know them not. RA STUNG BY A SERPENT. "Now Isis was a woman who possessed words of " power; her heart was wearied with the millions of " men, therefore she chose the millions of the gods, but "she esteemed more highly' the millions of the spirits "(khu). And she meditated in her heart, saying, 'Can-"not I by means of the sacred name of God make "myself mistress of the earth and become a goddess "like unto Ra. in heaven and upon earth?' Now behold, each day Ra entered at the head of his holy mariners and established himself upon the throne of the two horizons. Now the divine one (i.e., Ra) had grown old, he dribbled at the mouth, his spittle fell upon the earth, and his slobbering dropped upon the ground. And Isis kneaded it with earth in her hand, and formed thereof a sacred serpent in the "form of a dart; she did not set it upright before her face, but let it lie upon the ground in the path / Page138 / whereby the great god went forth, according to his "heart's desire, into his double kingdom. Now the "holy god arose, and the gods who followed him as "though he were Pharaoh went with him and he came "forth according to his daily wont; and the sacred "serpent bit him. The flame of life departed from "him, and he who dwelt among the cedars (1) was " overcome. The holy god opened his mouth, and the "cry of his majesty reached unto heaven; his company "of gods said, 'What hath happened?' and his gods "exclaimed, 'What is it? ' But Ra could not answer, "for his jaws trembled and all his members quaked; "the poison spread swiftly through his flesh just as the " Nile rusheth through all his land. When the great " god had stablished hi.s heart, he cried unto those who "were in his train, saying, 'Come unto me, 0 ye who "have come into being from my body, ye gods who "have come forth from me, make ye known unto "Khepera that a dire calamity hath fallen upon me. " My heart perceiveth it, but my eyes see it not; my "hand hath not caused it, nor do I know who hath "done this unto me. Never have I felt such pain, "neither can sickness cause more woe than this. I " am a prince, the son of a prince, the sacred essence "which hath proceeded from God. I am the great " one, the son of the great one, and my father planned "my name; I have multitudes of names and multitudes "of forms, and my being is in every god. I have been / Page 139 / "proclaimed by the heralds Temu and Horus, and my "father and my mother uttered my name; but it hath "been hidden within me by him that begat me, " who Would not that the words of power of any seer "should have dominion over me. I came forth. to look "upon that. which I had made, I was passing through "the world which I had created, when lo! something "stung me, but what I know not. Is it fire? Is it " water? My heart is on fire, my flesh quaketh, and "trembling hath seized all my limbs. Let there be "brought unto me my children, the gods, who possess "the words of power and magical speech, and mouths "which know how to utter them, and also powers "which reach even unto the heavens. Page 139 ISIS OFFERS HER HELP. 'Then the, "children of every god came unto him uttering cries "of grief. And Isis also came, bringing with her her " words of magical power, and her mouth was full of '" the breath of life; for her talismans vanquish the "pains of sickness, and her words make to live again "the throats of those who are dead. And she spake, "saying, 'What hath come to pass, O holy Father? 'What hath happened? Is it that a serpent hath "bitten thee, and that a thing which thou hast created " hath lifted up his head against thee? Verily it shall "be cast down by my effective words of power, and. I "will drive it away from before the sight of thy sun"beams. Page 139 THE SUFFERINGS OF RA. The holy god opened his mouth and said, " 'I was passing along my path, and I was going / Page140 / "through the two regions of my lands according to "my heart's desire, to see that which I had created, " when lo! I was bitten by a serpent which I saw not. "Is it fire? Is it water? I am colder than water, I am hotter than fire. All my flesh sweateth, I quake, "my eye hath no strength, I cannot see the sky, and "the sweat rusheth to my face even as in the time of "summer.' Then said Isis unto Ra, ' O tell me thy " name, holy Father, for whosoever shall be delivered "by thy name shall live.' And Ra said, 'I have made "the heavens and the earth, I have knit together the "mountains, I have created all that is above them, "I have made the water, I have made to come into "being the goddess Meht-urt, and I have made the " " Bull of his mother," from whom spring the delights "of love. I have made the heavens, I have stretched "out the two horizons like a curtain, and I have placed "the soul of the gods within them. I am he who, if "he openeth his eyes, doth make the light, and, if he "closeth them, darkness cometh into being. At his "command the Nile riseth, and the gods know not "his name. I have made the hours, I have created "the days, I bring forward the festivals of the year, "I create the Nile-flood. I make the fire of life, and " I provide food in the houses. I am Khepera in the " morning, I am Ra at noon, and I am Temu at even.' "Meanwhile the poison was not taken away from his "body, but it pierced deeper, and the great god could " no longer walk. Page 141 RA REVEALS HIS NAME TO ISIS. "Then said Isis unto Ra, 'What thou hast said is "not thy name. O tell it unto me, and the poison "shall depart; for he shall live whose name shall be " revealed.' Now the poison burned like fire, and it "was fiercer than the flame and the furnace, and the "majesty of the great god said, 'I consent that Isis "shall search into me, and that my name shall pass "from me into her.' Then the god hid himself from "the gods, and his place in the Boat of Millions of "Years was empty. And when the time had arrived "for the heart of Ra to come forth, Isis spake unto "her son Horus, saying, 'The god hath bound himself "by oath to deliver up his two eyes (i.e., the sun and "the moon).' Thus was the name of the great god taken "from him, and Isis, the lady of words of magical "power, said, 'Depart, poison, go forth from Ra. - O "Eye of Horus, go forth from the god, and shine outside "his mouth. It is I who work, it is I who make to fall "down upon the earth the vanquished poison, for the "name of the great god hath been taken away from "him. Let Ra live, and let the poison die! Let the "poison die, and let Ra live!' These are the words " of Isis, the mighty lady, the mistress of the gods, who "knew Ra by his own name."
Page 139 THE SUFFERINGS OF RA. The holy god opened his mouth and said, " 'I was passing along my path, and I was going / Page140 / "through the two regions of my lands according to "my heart's desire, to see that which I had created, " when lo! I was bitten by a serpent which I saw not. "Is it fire? Is it water? I am colder than water, I am hotter than fire. All my flesh sweateth, I quake, "my eye hath no strength, I cannot see the sky, and "the sweat rusheth to my face even as in the time of "summer.' Then said Isis unto Ra, ' O tell me thy " name, holy Father, for whosoever shall be delivered "by thy name shall live.' And Ra said, 'I have made "the heavens and the earth, I have knit together the "mountains, I have created all that is above them, "I have made the water, I have made to come into "being the goddess Meht-urt, and I have made the " " Bull of his mother," from whom spring the delights "of love. I have made the heavens, I have stretched "out the two horizons like a curtain, and I have placed "the soul of the gods within them. I am he who, if "he openeth his eyes, doth make the light, and, if he "closeth them, darkness cometh into being. At his "command the Nile riseth, and the gods know not "his name. I have made the hours, I have created "the days, I bring forward the festivals of the year, "I create the Nile-flood. I make the fire of life, and " I provide food in the houses. I am Khepera in the " morning, I am Ra at noon, and I am Temu at even.' "Meanwhile the poison was not taken away from his "body, but it pierced deeper, and the great god could " no longer walk. Page139 "I have made "the heavens and the earth, I have knit together the "mountains, I have created all that is above them, " I have made the water, I have made to come into "being the goddess Meht-urt, and I have made the " " Bull of his mother," from whom spring the delights "of love. I have made the heavens, I have stretched "out the two horizons like a curtain, and I have placed "the soul of the gods within them. I am he who, if "he openeth his eyes, doth make the light, and, if he . . . . . . . . "closeth them, darkness cometh into being. At his "command the Nile riseth, and the gods know not "his name. . I have made the hours, I have created "the days, I bring forward the festivals of the year, "I create the Nile-flood. I make the fire of life, and " I provide food in the houses. I am Khepera in the " morning, I am Ra at noon, and I am Temu at even.' "Meanwhile the poison was not taken away from his "body, but it pierced deeper, and the great god could " no longer walk.
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