The amulet of the pillow

The amulet of the pillow

This amulet is a model of the pillow which is found placed under the
neck of the mummy in the coffin, and its object is to "lift up" and to
protect the head of the deceased; it is usually made of hematite, and is
inscribed with the text of the CLXVIth Chapter of the Book of the Dead,
which reads:

"Thou art lifted up, O sick one that liest prostrate. They lift up thy
head to the horizon, thou art raised up, and dost triumph by reason of
what hath been done for thee. Ptah hath overthrown thine enemies, which
was ordered to be done for thee. Thou art Horus, the son of Hathor, . .
. who givest back the head after the slaughter. Thy head shall not be
carried away from thee after [the slaughter], thy head shall never,
never be carried away from thee."

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