The Book of Prayers and Sacred Praises

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And Amenomope and his wife Hathor said:

Blessed is one who sits in the hands of Amen Ra, for it is He who directs the timid, who rescues the humble and the needy, who gives the breath of life to the one whom He loves and grants him or her a long life in the West of Thebes.

Oh my God, Lord of Lords, Amen Ra, Lord of Karnak. Give me your hand and save me. Shine upon me and sustain me. You are the only God and there is none like you. You are Ra who rises in the heavens, the God who created men and women.

It is you who hears the prayers of one who calls on Him, who saves a man and woman from the hands of the violent and who makes the Nile rise and flow for those who are in Him. Ra is the perfect guide for everyone.

When He rises men and women live and their hearts are lifted up when they see the one who gives the breath of life to those who are in the egg, who make people and birds to live, who supplies even food for mice in their holes as well as for worms and fleas.

May He grant us an honourable burial after an old age, so that we may be safe in His hands.