Originally Posted by astraelia
INSPIRING ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PRAYERS
from Astraelia
O RA
You God of Life, you Lord of Love,
All men live when you shine.
You are the crowned King of the Gods.
The goddess ISIS embraces you,
and enfolds you in all seasons.
Those who follow you sing to you with joy,
and they bow down their foreheads to the earth
In gratitude for your radiant blessings.
O RA, You the King of Truth, the Lord of Eternity,
The Prince of Everlastingness,
You Sovereign of all Gods,
You God of Life, you Creator of Eternity,
You Maker of Heaven.
All the Gods rejoice at your rising.
O RA, You giver of all life,
The Earth rejoice when it sees your golden rays
People who have been long dead
come forward with cries of joy
to behold your beauties every day.
You go forth each day over Heaven and Earth.
O RA God of Life, you Lord of Love,
All men live when you shine.
( Translation of the Hieroglyph prayer on the wall of the Egyptian tomb of
Shepenmut.
Prayers such as this were often carved on the walls of tombs and/or written
on papyrus to help bring good fortune and blessings in the journey of the
soul in the Afterlife. )
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Hymn to ISIS
the Lady of Extasy
( from the Temple of Heru at Edfu )
All hail, jubilation to You, ISIS, O Golden One,
Sole ruler, Uraeus of the Supreme Lord Himself!
Mysterious One who gives birth to the divine entities,
Forms the animals, models them as She pleases, fashions men...
Luminous One who thrusts back the darkness,
who illuminates every human creature with your rays,
hail, Great One of many Names...
You from whom the Divine Entities come forth
You-Who-Cause us to breathe,
Daughter of Ra,
Daughter of the Word
whom He spat forth from His mouth
O Venerable Mother, You who subdues Your adversaries.
O You-Who-Knows-How-To-Make-Right-Use-of-the-Heart,
You who triumphs over Your enemies.
It is the Golden One...
the Lady of Extasy,
of Music, of Dance, of incense,
of the Crown, of Young Women,
Whom men acclaim because they love Her!
It is the Gold of the Divine Entities,
who comes forth at Her season,
the Day of the New Moon,
at the Festival of "She is Delivered"...
Heaven makes merry,
the earth is full of gladness,
the Castle of Heru rejoices.
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