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Ikhernofret's Description of the Osiris "Passion Play" at Abydos
I organized the going forth of Wepwawet when he proceeded to avenge his father; I drove away the rebels from the neshmet-barque; I overthrew the enemies of Osiris; I celebrated the great going forth. I followed the god at his going, and caused the ship to sail, Thoth steering the sailing. I equipped the barque with a chapel and affixed (Osiris's) beautiful adornments when he proceeded to the district of Peqer. I cleared the ways of the god to his tomb before Peqer. I avenged Wennefer that day of the great fight; I overthrew all his enemies upon the sandbanks of Nedyt; I caused him to proceed into the great barque. It raised up his beauties, I making glad the people/tomb owners of the Eastern Desert, creating joy amongst the people/tomb owners of the Western Desert; they saw the beauties of the neshmet-barque when it touched land at Abydos, when it brought Osiris-Khentyamentiu to his palace; I followed the god to his house, I carried out his purification and extended his seat and solved the problems of his residence [...and amongst] his entourage."
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I did everything that His Person commanded, putting into effect my lord's
command for his father, Osiris-Khentyamentiu, Lord of Abydos, great of power,
who is in the Thinite nome. I acted as beloved son of Osiris-Khentyamentiu. I
embellished his great barque of eternity; I made for it a shrine which displays
the beauties of Khentyamentiu, in gold, silver, lapis-lazuli, bronze, sesnedjem-wood
and cedar[?]. I fashioned the gods in his train. I made their shrines anew. I
caused the temple priesthood to do their duties, I caused them to know the
custom of every day, the festival of the Head-of-the-Year. I controlled work on
the neshmet-barque; I fashioned the shrine and adorned the breast of the Lord of
Abydos with lapis-lazuli and turquoise, electrum and every precious stone, as an
adornment of the divine limbs. I changed the clothes of the god at his
appearance, in the office of Master of Secrets and in my job as sem-priest. I
was clean of arm in adoring the god, a sem clean of fingers.