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Plain text of Chapter Clxxiii

The addresses of a son to his father, when he goes in to see his father, and they embrace one another; therefore he is honoured in the Netherworld.

Hail, my father; I am thy son; I have come,

I have avenged thee.

I have struck down thy enemies.

I have destroyed all that was wrong in thee.

I have stopped him who assailed thee.

I stretched forth my hand for thee against thy adversaries.

I have brought thee the land of the South, I have added to thee the land of the North.

I have settled for thee the offerings from the North and the South.

I have ploughed for thee the fields.

I have irrigated for thee thy land.

I have hoed for thee the ground.

I have built for thee ponds of water.

I have turned up the soil of thy possessions.

I have made sacrifices for thee, for God's sake, of thy cattle and thy victims.

I have supplied there in abundance....

I have brought thee....

I have shot for thee antelopes and bulls.

I have plucked for thee geese and waterfowl.

I have brought thee from Elephantine the fresh water which refreshes thy heart.

I have brought thee all the plants.

I have settled for thee on the earth all thy subsistence.

I have made for thee bread at Pu with red grain.

I have made for thee drink at Tepu with white grain.

I have ploughed for thee wheat and barley in the Field of Aarru.

I have mowed them there for thee.

I have honoured thee.

I have given thee thy power.

I have given thee thy bravery.

I have anointed thee with the offering of holy oil.

Adoration to God, the Lord of eternity, the One God who lives on justice. I am thy son. I have come to thee. I bring to thee truth. Grant me to be among the righteous, and to smite the enemies of justice. I have established for thee thy food offerings on the earth for ever.