Pyramid Texts II: Teti

č̣(ṭ) mṭw ꞽn Nw.t ꜣḫ.t wr.t sꜣ (⸗ꞽ) pw śmś.w Ttꞽ wp ẖ.t (⸗ꞽ)

Words to be spoken by Nut, the great effective one: My son, my eldest, is Teti, who opened my womb.

nꞽ św ṭp nčr(.w) tḫtḫ

He is not [one for whom] the heads of the gods are dishevelled(?).

ꞽn Ttꞽ wč̣ꜥ mṭw ⸗f ḥnꜥ ꞽmn rn ⸗f hrw pw n(.ꞽ) rḫś śmś.w

It is Teti who judges his case with Him-whose-name-is-hidden, on this day of slaughtering the eldest.

ꞽn Ttꞽ wnm ḥkꜣ(.w) ⸗śn

It is Teti who eats their magic,

ꞽn Ttꞽ ꞽ:ꜥm ꜣḫ(.w) ⸗śn

it is Teti who swallows their akhs [spirit-powers].

gm.y ⸗f m wꜣ.t ⸗f wnm ⸗f n ⸗f św mwmw

Whoever he finds on his way, he eats for himself piecemeal(?).

č̣i̯ ⸗k ꜥw ⸗k m tꜣ mꜥḥꜣ ⸗k m ꞽꜣ.t wr.t wnwn ⸗k ꞽm ⸗f m-m ꜣḫ(.w)

Place your arm on the earth, your mꜥḥꜣ in the Great Mound; move about in it among the akhs [transfigured spirits].

ꜥḥꜥ čs čw mr Wśr(.w)

Stand, raise yourself, like Osiris!

hꜣ Wśr(.w) Ttꞽ pw ꞽw.n Ḥr.w sḫn ⸗f čw

O Osiris Teti, Horus has come to seek you;

rč̣.n ⸗f ś:ḫt n ⸗k Č̣ḥw.tꞽ (ꞽ)m(.ꞽw)-ḫt Śtẖ

he has had Thoth snare for you the followers of Seth,

ꞽn.n ⸗f n ⸗k śn ꞽwn(.w) ś:ḥm.n ⸗f ꞽb n(.ꞽ) Śtẖ

he has brought them to you bound(?); he has cowed(?) the heart of Seth.

ꞽn<.n> n ⸗k Gbb śn.t(ꞽ) ⸗k ꞽr-gś ⸗k Ꜣś.t tw ḥnꜥ Nb(.t)-ḥw.t

Geb has brought you your two sisters to your side, this Isis and Nephthys.

nꞽ ꞽ:b(ꞽ)ꜣ ꞽm ⸗śn m-ꜥw ⸗f

None of them can get away(?) from him.

nč̣.n čw Ḥr.w nꞽ č̣ṭ.n nč̣ ⸗f čw

Horus has protected you; he did not [merely] say he would protect you.

nḥm.n Ḥr.w ꞽr.t ⸗f m-ꜥw Śtẖ

Horus has taken his Eye from Seth

rč̣.n ⸗f n ⸗k ś(ꞽ)

and has given it to you,

ꞽr.t ⸗f ꞽtn bn(ꞽ).t ś:ḫt n ⸗k ś(ꞽ) ꞽp n ⸗k ś(ꞽ)

this sweet Eye of his. Catch it for yourself, claim it for yourself.

č̣(ṭ) mṭw ꞽhꞽ.n Ḥr.w n ꞽr.t ⸗f ꞽhꞽ.n Śtẖ n ẖr.w(ꞽ)

Words to be spoken: Horus has cried out because of his Eye; Seth has cried out because of his testicles.

ś:ꜥnḫ.n čw Ḥr.w m rn ⸗k pw n(.ꞽ) Ꜥnč̣.tꞽ

Horus has made you live in this your name of Andjeti.

hꜣ Wśr(.w) Ttꞽ pw wčs ꞽb ⸗k ꞽr ⸗f ꜥꜣ ꞽb ⸗k wn rʾ ⸗k

O Osiris Teti, lift up your heart toward him; may your heart be great, may your mouth be open.

hꜣ Wśr(.w) Ttꞽ pw čwt nčr śḫm nꞽ nčr mꞽw.tꞽ ⸗k

O Osiris Teti, you are a powerful god; there is no god like you.

rč̣.n n ⸗k Ḥr.w mś.w ⸗f wčs ⸗śn čw

Horus has given you his children, that they may lift you up;

rč̣.n ⸗f n ⸗k nčr(.w) nb(.w) šmś ⸗śn čw śḫm ⸗k ꞽm ⸗śn

he has given you all the gods, that they may follow you and that you may have power over them.

fꜣ.n čw Ḥr.w m rn ⸗f n(.ꞽ) Ḥnw

Horus has raised you up in his name of Henu;

wčs ⸗f kw m rn ⸗k n(.ꞽ) Skr

he lifts you up in your name of Sokar.

ꜥnḫ.t(ꞽ) nmnm ⸗k rꜥw-nb

You live, you move about every day;

ꜣḫ.tꞽ m rn ⸗k n(.ꞽ) ꜣḫ.t prr.t Rꜥw ꞽm ⸗ś

you are an akh [transfigured spirit] in your name of Horizon, from which Ra comes forth.

mś.n čw mw.t ⸗k Nw.t śk.n n ⸗k Gbb rʾ ⸗k

Your mother Nut has borne you; Geb has wiped your mouth for you.

ꞽꞽ n ⸗k śn.t ⸗k Ꜣś.t ḥꜥꜥ.t(ꞽ) [n]-[mrw.t] ⸗k

Your sister Isis comes to you, rejoicing [for] [love] of you.

Ḥr.w śpṭ pr(.w) ꞽm ⸗k m Ḥr.w ꞽm(.ꞽ) Śpṭ.t

Sharp Horus has come forth from you as Horus who is in Sothis.

ḫr Ḥr.w ḥr ꞽr.t ⸗f pꜣs Śtẖ ḥr ẖr.w(ꞽ) ⸗f

Horus fell because of his Eye; Seth was stricken(?) because of his testicles.

č̣śr ṭp ꞽm(.ꞽ) nꜣw.(w)t ꞽ:ḫr sbn

Clear of head(?), you who are in the nꜣw.t: fall down, slither away!

č̣(ṭ) mṭw ḫr Wr ḫr ḥm-pśč̣.t

Words to be spoken: The Great One falls before the Majesty of the Ennead.

č̣(ṭ) mṭw čn(ꞽ) Ḥr.w pr m šnč

Words to be spoken: Where is Horus who came forth from the acacia(?)?

m ⸗k Ttꞽ Ttꞽ pw Ḥr.w pr m šnč śꞽn(.w)

Look at Teti! Teti is Horus who came forth from the acacia(?), in haste(?);

nꞽ rč̣(.w) n ⸗f ꞽp(w).t(ꞽ)

no messenger was given to him(?).