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.