75 Praises to RA
Taken from the book: Hymns to the Egyptian Gods
Written by: E.A. Wallis Budge
[The texts are found on the north of the royal tombs at THEBES (ed. NAVILLE).]
I. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, lord of the hidden Circles, producer of beings with forms. Thou reposest in secret habitation and performest thy creative works as the god TAMT
2. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, Creator, Thou spreadest out thy wings, thou restest in the TUAT (i.e. Other World or Underworld), thou givest form to the things which come forth from thy divine members.
3. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, TA-TENEN, the begetter of the gods [of his Company]. Thou guardest what is in them, thou performest thy acts of creation as Governor of thy Circle.
4. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, who lookest on the earth and brightenest AMENTET (the West, the Underworld). Thou art he whose attributes are his own creations; thou performest thy acts of creation in thy Great Disk.
5. Praise be unto thee, a RA, exalted Power, thou Word-soul who resteth on his high place. Thou strengthenest thy hidden AAKHIU, and they have their forms from thee.
6. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, mighty one, bold of face, who dost knit together thine own body. Thou dost gather together the gods of thy company when thou goest into thy Hidden Circle.
7. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou callest to thine Eye, thou speakest to thy head, thou givest breath to the souls in their places; they receive it and have their forms in him (i.e. thee).
8. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, the destroyer of thine enemies; thou dost decree destruction for the dead
9. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou sendest light unto thy Circle, thou makest darkness to be in thy Circle, and coveres1 those who are therein [therewith].
10. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, the illuminer of bodies in the horizon; thou enterest thy Circle.
11. Praise be unto thee. 0 RA, exalted PoweL supporter of the Circles of AMENTET; thou art the body of the god TEMU
12. Praise be unto thee, a RA, exalted Power, the hidden supporter of ANPU thou art the body of KHEPRI
13. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, whose existence is longer than that of her whose forms are hidden. Truly thou art the bodies of SHU
14. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, the leader of RA to his members. Truly thou art the bodies of TEFNUT
15. Praise be unto thee. 0 RA, exalted Power, who dost make abundant the things of RA in their seasons; truly thou an GEBB
16. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA. exalted Power, thou mighty one, who keepest count of the things which are in him (i.e. thee). Truly thou art the bodies of NUT
17. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, thou lord who advancest: truly thou art ISIS
18. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, whose head shineth more than what is in front of him; truly thou art the bodies of NEPHTHYS
19. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, who art united in thy members, One, who collectest all seed; truly thou art the bodies of HORUS
20. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, thou shining one, who dost send forth light upon the waters of heaven. Truly thou art the bodies of NU (NUNU)
21. Praise be unto thee. 0 RA, exalted Power, the avenger of NU, who comest forth from what is in him. Truly thou art the bodies of the god REMI
22. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou art the two Uraei (Cobras) who bear their two feathers [on their heads]. Truly thou art the bodies of the Two HUAITI gods
23. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou goest in and comest out, thou comest out and goest in to thy hidden Circle. Truly thou art the bodies of AATU
24. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, the Soul who departeth at his appointed time. Truly thou art the bodies of NETHERT
25. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, who standeth up, the Soul One, who avengeth his children. Truly thou art the bodies of NETUTI
26. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou raisest thy head, and makest thy brow strong, thou Ram, strengthener of creatures.
27. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, thou light of SHU, prince of AGERT. Truly thou art the bodies of AMENT
28. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, the Soul that seeth, the governor of AMENT. Truly thou art the bodies of the Double Circle
29. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou art the Soul that mourneth and the god that weepeth. Truly thou art the bodies of AAKEBI
30. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou makest thy hand to pass, and praisest thine Eye. Truly thou art the bodies of the god whose limbs are hidden (AMEN-HAU)
31. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou art the Exalted Soul in SHETATI. Truly thou art KHENTI AMENTI.
32. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, of manifold forms (?) in the Holy House. Truly thou art the bodies of the god KHEPRER
33. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou placest thine enemies in their strong fetters. Truly thou art the bodies of MATI
34- Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou givest light in the hidden place. Truly thou art the bodies of the god of generation
35. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, vivifier of bodies, making throats to inhale breath. Truly thou art the bodies of TEBATI
36. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, assembler of bodies in the TUAT, and they acquire living forms. Thou destroyest foul humours. Truly thou art the bodies of SERQI [the Scorpion god].
37. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, Hidden-face SESHEM NETHERT. Truly thou art the bodies of SHAI
38. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, lord of might, embracer of the TUAT. Truly thou art the bodies of SEKHEN-BA
39. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, hiding thy body in what is in thee. Truly thou art the bodies of AMEN-KHAT
40. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA. exalted Power, stronger of heart than thy followers, sender of fire into the house of destruction.
Truly thou art the bodies of REKHI
41. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou sendest forth destruction, and makest beings to live by thy creations in the TUAT. Truly thou art the bodies of TUATI
42. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, BUA-TEP governor of his Eye, the sender forth of light into the hidden place. Truly thou art the bodies of SHEPI
43. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, TEMT-HATU, stablisher of AMI-TA Truly thou art the bodies of TEMT-HATU
44. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, creator of hidden things, generator of bodies. Truly thou art the bodies of SESHTAI
45. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, providing those who are in the TUAT with their necessaries in the hidden Circles. Truly thou art the bodies of APER-TA
46. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thy limbs rejoice when they see thy body, 0 UASH-BA, when thou enterest thy body. Truly thou art the bodies of HAI.
47. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou art the Aged One of the pupil of the UDJAT, BAI. Thou makest full thy splendours and thou art indeed the bodies of THENTI
48. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou makest straight paths in the TUAT, and openest up roads in the hidden places. Truly thou art the bodies of MAA-UATU.
49. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power, thou Soul who advancest and hasteneth thy steps. Truly thou art the bodies of AKHPA (?)
50. Praise be unto thee, 0 RA, exalted Power. Thou sendest out thy stars and lighteneth the darkness in the Circles of those whose forms are hidden. Truly thou art the bodies of HEDJIU
5I. Praise be unto thee. 0 RA, exalted Power, maker of the Circles, maker of creatures by thine own creative force. Thou, o RA, hast created t
