"Sennefer & Meryt"
Papyrus Painting

Artwork and translation © Jenny Carrington.

Transliteration and translation here .

Ritual North wall...

Plan of the Burial Chamber with Anubis tending the mummy
-top left: Ba-bird

Words spoken by the living soul.
Praising Ra when he sets in life in the western horizon of the sky, in the course of every day, by the Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer.

-son of Horus

Words spoken by Imseti.
I am your son, Osiris Mayor Sennefer, true of voice. I have come that I may be your protection. I have caused your house to flourish enduringly.

-centre- Djed pillar amulet

Osiris, Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer. I have come seeking to reverse the concealed living one (?)
I am one who stands behind the Djed pillar on the day of repelling slaughter.

-son of Horus

Words spoken by Hapy.
To Osiris, Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice. I have come that I might be your protection and that I may knit together your head and your limbs. I have smitten down for you your enemies beneath you. I have given you your head eternally.

-top right: Ba-bird

Words spoken by the living soul.
Praising Ra when he sets in life in the horizon of the sky in the course of every day, by the Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice.

-middle left side- Flame

I am the protection of your body………..

-left of centre

Words spoken by Nephthys.
I have encircled my brother Osiris Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice.
I have come that I may be your protection., My protection is around you, my protection is around you eternally. Your call has been heard by Re and you have been vindicated by the gods. Raise yourself up so that you may be vindicated because of what has been done against you. Ptah has overthrown your enemies for you, son of Hathor...

-centre

Anubis and mummy: .....

-right of centre

Words spoken by Isis
to Osiris mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice. I have come that I might be your protection. I fan air to your nose, the north wind which comes from Atum. I clear your throat. I cause you to be a god with your enemies under your sandals. May you be vindicated (in the sky) and may your flesh be powerful among the gods.

-middle right side- reclining Mummy

I am the protection of your body………..

-lower left- Shabti

The Illuminated One, Mayor of the (Southern) City, Sennefer, true of voice, says:
Oh Shabti, if the Mayor Sennefer, true of voice, is accounted to do any work that is to be done in the necropolis, as a man to his duties, to the growing of his fields, to the flooding of the banks, to row sand of the east to the west, Look, I am here.

Words spoken by Dwamutef. I am your son. Osiris Mayor Sennefer, true of voice. I am your son Horus, your beloved. I have come that I might protect my father Osiris from the one who does injury to him. I have placed him under your two feet eternally.

-centre- Anubis on shrine

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-lower right

Words spoken by Qebehsenef.
I am your son, Osiris Mayor Sennefer, true of voice. I have come that I may be your protection. I have reassembled for you your bones. I have (put together) your limbs. I have brought your heart.

The Illuminated One, Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice, says: Oh Shabti, if the Mayor Sennefer, true of voice, is accounted to do any work that is to be done in the necropolis, as a man to his duties, to the growing of his fields, to the flooding of the banks, to row sand of the east to the west, Look, I am here.

- Osiris and Anubis

Osiris, Ruler of Eternity, the Great God.
Osiris, Lord of Busiris.
Osiris, Lord of the West.
Osiris, King of the Living.
Anubis, Foremost of the Divine Booth, He who is in the Place of Embalming, Lord of the Sacred Land.

- Sennefer and Meryt Worshipping Osiris

Giving praise to Osiris, and obescience to He who is in the Place of Embalming, the Lord of the Sacred Land, by the Mayor, Sennefer, true of voice.

Hail to this noble god, Osiris, Lord of Restau, the Great One in Busiris, the Great One in Abydos, Sovereign Ruler of Eternity. I come before you with good praises in the course of every day.

His beloved companion of his affection, Mistress of the House, Musician of Amun, Meryt, true of voice.