Spell
156 (to be recited when an amulet of red carnelian is
placed on the mummy's neck during the wrapping
process):
"You
have power, O his! You have magic, O his! This amulet is a
protection for this Great one. It will drive away those who would
perpetrate evil against him!"
Spell
23 (to be recited when the mummy was taken to the front of
the tomb during the Opening of the Mouth ritual):
"My
mouth is open! My mouth is split open by Shu (god of the air) with
that metal "spear" of his that he used to split open the
mouth of the gods. I am the Powerful One. I shall sit beside her
who is in the great breath of the sky!"
Three
statements from Spell 125 (the most famous of the spells,
it is recited when the mummy must receive its final judgment; the
entire spell is rather long and is addressed to Osiris and 42
gods; the spell itself is divided into two main parts: an
Introductory statement and the 42-item Declaration of Innocence,
each item indicating a wrong that the dead person did not do while
alive):
"'O
Bone-Breaker who comes from Heliopolis, I have not told lies...
O
Green Flame who comes from Memphis, I have not stolen food...
O
Nefertem who comes from Memphis, I have not done any wrong, I
have witnessed no crime...."
