Chorus I. "Complain, complain, weep, weep, weep, without ceasing, as loudly as ever ye are able."
Wailers. "O worthy traveler, who turnest thy steps to the land of eternity, how quickly they are tearing thee from us."
Chorus II. "How beautiful is that which is happening to him! Since Khonsu of Thebes was loved by him greatly, the god has permitted the sovereign to reach that west, the world of the generations of his servants."
Wailers. "O Thou who hast been attended by so many servitors, Thou art now in the laud ruled by loneliness. Thou who hadst splendid robes and didst love spotless linen art lying now in the garments of yesterday!"
Chorus I. "In peace, in peace, to the West, O our lord, go Thou in peace. We shall see thee again when the day of eternity conies, for Thou art going to the land which brings all men together." [Authentic]
The final ceremony began.
They brought a bull and an antelope which it was the duty of Ramses XIII to slay, but they were slain by his substitute before the gods, Sem, the high priest. The inferior priests dressed the beasts quickly, after which Herhor and Mefres, taking the hind legs, placed them in turn at the mouth of the mummy. But the mummy had no wish to eat, for it was not brought to life yet, and its lips were closed.
To remove that obstacle Mefres washed it with holy water and incensed it with perfumes and alum, saying,
"Here stands thy father; here stands Osiris-Mer-Amen-Ramses. I am thy son; I am Horns; I come to purify thee and make thee alive. I put thy bones again in order; I join that which was severed, for I am Horus, the avenger of my father. Thou wilt sit on the throne of Ra who proceeds from Nut, who gives birth to Re every morning, who gives birth to Mer-Amen-Ramses daily, just as Re."
Thus speaking, the high priest touched with amulets the mouth, the breasts, the hands, and the feet of the mummy.