Opening of the Mouth Ritual


sšm wi ib.i r wnwt.f nbd grḥ
s[ô]shm wae æbæ ar[ô] wn{[ô]w}[e]f n[o]bd g[ô]rH
Guide me and my heart at its hour of injury at night.

iw              rdi           n.i          r.i          mdw.i      im.f 
{è}             rd{o}       næ        r[ô]æ    m[ô]dæ    æmef
My mouth is given to me so that I may speak with it

m-bꜣḥ        nṯr                nb      [dwꜣt]
m[è]-bAh n[ô]tch[è]r n[é]b  dw{Ã}
in the presence of every  god of the underworld.

ii.n.i                 ḫr.k              ꜣḫ.ti                  wꜥb.ti
ænæ                Ħ[a]r[e]k     Akh{tè}           wab{tè}
I have come before you, who are transfigured, pure.

wn            r.i           in       ptḥ
w[ô]n       r[ô]æ    æn    Pt[a]h
My mouth is open by Ptah.
To pronunce the ancient Egyptian correctly, consult with Dr. Christian de Vartavan’s latest version of Vocalised Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian.

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