This selection is located
only in the pyramid of the Levitator Pepi II on the north
wall of the west or Atlantean Chamber. Again,
unknown meanings for untranslated words are suggested by their 'pun structures'
in italics. This Utterance is obviously organized into seven parts or sentences
in English.
1807a. djed {medu usir} Pepi II me iret heru onekh ma ek im es
djed
{medu Said is {the solitary
Word} sah, [Faulkner just omits,
as no more than ritual directions]
usir}
Pepi II {O Activity
of the Eye} of Pepi II; [Faulkner chooses concretely-
O Osiris the King,]
me
iret heru onekh be the living
Eye
of Second Sight, [Faulkner chooses concretely-
take the Eye of the living Horus]
ma
ek im es so that you will see
in it. [Faulkner has- that you may see with it.]
Said is the solitary
Word sah, O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II; be the living Eye of
Second Sight, so that you will see in it.
1807b. (djed medu) usir Pepi II up her ek em upesh
(djed
medu) (Said is the solitary
Word sah), [Faulkner just omits,
as no more than ritual directions]
usir
Pepi II O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, [Faulkner chooses concretely-
O Osiris the King,]
up
her ek so that your Sight
will open [Faulkner rewrites- may your vision
be cleared]
em
upesh in the predestined
opening. [Faulkner mostly guesses- by
means of the light.]
(Said is the solitary
Word sah), O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, so that your Sight
will open in the predestined opening.
1807c. (djed medu) usir Pepi II {sehedj her} ek em hedj ta
(djed
medu) (Said is the solitary
Word sah), [Faulkner just omits,
as no more than ritual directions]
usir
Pepi II O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, [Faulkner chooses concretely-
O Osiris the King,]
{sehedj
her} ek so that your Sight
will be brightened [Faulkner begs- may your vision
be brightened]
em
hedj ta in the brightening
of the earth. [Faulkner rewrites concretely- by
the dawn.]
(Said is the
solitary Word sah), O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, so that your Sight
will be brightened in the brightening of the earth.
1808a. (djed medu) usir Pepi II di en en ek iret heru em redit su ro
(djed
medu) (Whenever said is the
solitary
Word sah), [Faulkner just omits,
as no more than ritual directions]
usir
Pepi II O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, [Faulkner chooses concretely-
O Osiris the King,]
di
en en ek it is because there
has been set in place for you [Faulkner chooses-
I give to you]
iret
heru the Eye
of Second Sight [Faulkner has- the Eye
of Horus]
em
when
redit
su ro the god-Star
sets itself in place. [Faulkner has- Ro gives
it (the dawn).]
(Whenever said is
the solitary Word sah),
O Activity of the Eye of Pepi II, it is because
there has been set in place for you the
Eye of Second Sight when the god-Star
sets itself in place.
1808b. (djed medu) usir Pepi II de en ek iret heru kher ek ma ek im es
(djed
medu) (Said is the solitary
Word sah), [Faulkner just omits,
as no more than ritual directions]
usir
Pepi II O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, [Faulkner chooses concretely-
O Osiris the King,]
de
en ek so that there will be
placed for you [Faulkner chooses concretely- I
put for you]
iret
heru kher ek the Eye
of Second Sight near you, [Faulkner rewrites concretely-
the Eye of Horus on you]
ma
ek im es so that you will see
in it. [Faulkner fantasizes- that you may see
with it.]
(Said is the solitary
Word sah), O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, so that there will be placed for you the
Eye
of Second Sight near you, so that you will see in it.
1809a. (djed medu) usir Pepi II up en iret ek ma ek im es
(djed
medu) (Whenever said is the
solitary
Word sah), [Faulkner just omits,
as no more than ritual directions]
usir
Pepi II O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, [Faulkner chooses concretely-
O Osiris the King,]
up
en iret ek it is because there
has opened your Eye, [Faulkner
fantasizes- I have split open your Eye]
ma
ek im es so that you will see
in it. [Faulkner fantasizes- that you may see
with it.]
(Whenever said is
the solitary Word sah),
O Activity of the Eye of Pepi II, it is because
there has opened your Eye, so that you will
see in it.
1809b. (djed medu) usir Pepi II {. . .} medjet
(djed
medu) (Said is the solitary
Word sah), [Faulkner just omits,
as no more than ritual directions]
usir
Pepi II O Activity
of the Eye of Pepi II, [Faulkner chooses concretely-
O Osiris the King,]
{.
. .}
medjet
the anointing. [Faulkner chooses concretely- the
ointment.]
(Said is the solitary Word sah), O Activity of the Eye of Pepi II, [. . .] the anointing.
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