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Hymns to Isis in Her Temple at Philae
The first translation, with commentary, of the earliest and most important hymns to Egyptian goddess Isis.
223 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1988
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February 13, 2023
From Hymn VIII:
The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Usikare-meramun, adores his mother:
Hail to you, Isis, Great of magical power,
The eldest in the womb of her mother, Nut,
Mighty in Heaven before Re.
Adoration to you in the night-barque,
Jubilation to you in the day-barque,
You who gave birth to all the gods.
Son of Re, Ptolemy, has come before you, Lady of Life,
On this day on which you have gloriously appeared,
To tie onto you the uraeus-diadem,
To fasten onto you the Mighty One,
Usikare-meramun, your son Horus.
May your ka be in peace, O Lady of life,
On this day on which you have gloriously appeared,
You who the gods have propitiated after her rage.
O beloved of Re who are in his barque,
Repelling Apophis with the effectiveness of your utterance,
Behold, Ptolemy has come before you,
That, purified, he may adore your beauty.
☥
The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Usikare-meramun, adores his mother:
Hail to you, Isis, Great of magical power,
The eldest in the womb of her mother, Nut,
Mighty in Heaven before Re.
Adoration to you in the night-barque,
Jubilation to you in the day-barque,
You who gave birth to all the gods.
Son of Re, Ptolemy, has come before you, Lady of Life,
On this day on which you have gloriously appeared,
To tie onto you the uraeus-diadem,
To fasten onto you the Mighty One,
Usikare-meramun, your son Horus.
May your ka be in peace, O Lady of life,
On this day on which you have gloriously appeared,
You who the gods have propitiated after her rage.
O beloved of Re who are in his barque,
Repelling Apophis with the effectiveness of your utterance,
Behold, Ptolemy has come before you,
That, purified, he may adore your beauty.
☥
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