"Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose names are manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in the temples, whose Ka is holy."
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"Hymn to Osiris", tr. E. A. Wallis Budge, The Papyrus of Ani: A Reproduction in Facsimile, vol. 2 (1913) appx. 1, p. 59
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Imenmes
Imenmes (fl. c. 1300 BC) was an ancient Egyptian official, who was overseer of the cattle of Amun, probably around the time of the late Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Little is known about him, but several items in the Louvre are related to him, including the "Hymn of Imenmes" on a stele and a gamebox, known as a senet, which belonged to one of his children. The stele contains a hymn of 28 lines related to the worship of Osiris. In the upper curve of the stele, a double offering scene depicts Imen
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