This selection
is located in the pyramid of Pepi I on the west wall of the level Entrance
Passage. Faulkner is primarily following Merenra's version of this text
and is assuming in his translation that the third person Pepi I (or Merenra)
was originally in the first person.
1247a. djed medu uob en Pepi I pen em she iaru
djed
'Whenever said' (in the level Entrance
Passage facing West) [Faulkner omits]
medu
'is the solitary
Word,'
[Faulkner omits]
uob
en Pepi I pen 'it
is because this Pepi I has originated Soul control' [Faulkner has
'I have bathed']
em
iaru 'in the
Channel of Forms' [Faulkner has 'in the Lake of Rushes']
Whenever
said (in the level Entrance Passage facing West) is the solitary
Word,
it is because this Pepi I has originated Soul control in the Channel of
Forms
1247b. uob en ro im ef
im
ef 'in which'
uob
en ro 'the
god Star has originated Soul control.' [Faulkner has 'Ro bathed;']
in
which the god Star has originated Soul control.
1247c. heru zin sa en Pepi I pen sa en djehuti redui Pepi I redui shu
heru
'It is Second Sight' [Faulkner has 'O Horus,']
zin
sa en Pepi I pen
'which attains for this Pepi I's Back,' [Faulkner has 'rub my back;']
sa
en djehuti
'the (spinal) Back of Crossing the Two Powers,' [Faulkner has 'O
Thoth,']
redui
Pepi I
'so that the Footing of Pepi I' [Faulkner has '(rub) my feet;']
redui
shu 'will
be the (paranormal) Footing of the Universal Void
It is Second Sight which attains for this Pepi I's Back, the (spinal) Back of Crossing the Two Powers, so that the Footing of Pepi I will be the (paranormal) Footing of the Universal Void
1247d.
shed
su ir pet di o etjen en Pepi I pen
shed
su 'which draws
him forth' [Faulkner has 'O Shu, take me']
ir
pet 'to
the (Nirvanic) Blue Void,' [Faulkner has 'to the sky;']
di
o etjen
'whose control will be set in place for this Pepi I.' [Faulkner has
'(O Nut,) give me your hand.']
which draws him forth to the (Nirvanic) Blue Void, whose control will be set in place for this Pepi I.
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